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wayward bees。 If she caught wind of this�察�I'd be the    
one stung。    
Then Garrett reaches over to snag a piece of paper like he does about fourteen times a day�察   �
only I have a plete mental spaz and slam down    
on his hand with mine。    
^Dude� 院�he says。 ^What's your problem�拭院   �
^Sorry�察院�I say�察�tuning in to the fact that he was only going for lined paper�察�not newspaper。    
^Dude�察院�he says again。 ^You know you've been really spaced lately�拭�Anyone else tell you    
that�拭院�He rips a piece of paper out of my binder�察�then    
notices the edges of the newspaper。 He eyes me�察�and before I can stop him�察�he whips it out。    
I pounce on him and tear it out of his hands�察�but it's too late。 He's seen her picture。    
Before he can say a word�察�I get in his face and say�察 �You shut up�察�you hear me�拭�This is not    
what you think。 ̄    
^Whoa�察�kick back�察�will ya�拭�I wasn't thinking anything´。 ̄ But I could see the little gears go    
click´click´click in his brain。 Then he smirks at me and    
says�察 �I'm sure you've got a perfectly reasonable explanation for why you're carrying a picture    
of Juli Baker around with you。 ̄    
The way he said it scared me。 Like he was playing with the idea of roasting me in front of the    
whole class。 I leaned over and said�察 �Zip it�察�would    
you�拭院   �
The teacher hammered on us to be quiet�察�but it didn't stop Garrett from smirking at me or    
doing the double´eyebrow wiggle in the direction of my    
binder。 After class Darla tried to act all cool and preoccupied�察�but she had her radar up and    
pointed our way。 She shadowed me practically all day�察   �
so there was no real window of opportunity to explain things to Garrett。    
What was I going to tell him�察�anyway�拭�That the paper was in my binder because I was trying    
to hide it from my sister�拭�That would help。    
Besides�察�I didn't want to make up some lame lie about it。 I actually wanted to talk to Garrett。 I    
mean�察�he was my friend�察�and a lot had happened in    
the last couple of months that was weighing on me。 I thought that if I talked to him�察�maybe    
he'd help get me back on track。 Help me to stop thinking    
about everything。 Garrett was real reliable in that arena。    
Luckily�察�in social studies our class got library time to do research for our famous historical    
figure report。 Darla and Juli were both in that class�察�but    
I managed to drag Garrett into a back corner of the library without either of them noticing。    
And the minute we were by ourselves�察�I found myself    
laying into Garrett about chickens。    
He shakes his head at me and says�察 �Dude� �What are you talking about�拭院   �
^Remember when we went and looked over her fence�拭院   �
^Back in the sixth grade�拭院   �
^Yeah。 Remember how you were down on me for wondering what a hen was�拭院   �
He rolled his eyes。 ^Not this again´。 ̄    
^Man�察�you didn't know jack´diddly´squat about chickens。 I put my life in your hands and you    
dumped me in a bucket of bull。 ̄    
So I told him about my dad and the eggs and salmonella and how I'd been intercepting eggs    
for nearly two years。    
He just shrugged and said�察 �Makes sense to me。 ̄    
^Man�察�she caught me� 院   �
^Who�拭院   �
^Juli� 院     �
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^Whoa�察�dude� 院   �
I told him about what I'd said�察�and how almost right after that she was out playing weed    
warrior in her front yard。    
^Well�察�so�拭�It's not your fault her yard's a mess。 ̄    
^But then I found out that they don't even own that house。 They're all poor because her dad's    
got a retarded brother that they're�察�you know�察�paying    
for。 ̄ Garrett gives me a real chumpy grin and says�察 �A retard�拭�Well�察�that explains a lot�察   �
doesn't it�拭院   �
I couldn't believe my ears。 ^What�拭院   �
^You know�察院�he says�察�still grinning�察 �about Juli。 ̄    
My heart started pounding and my hands clenched up。 And for the first time since I'd learned    
to dive away from trouble�察�I wanted to deck    
somebody。    
But we were in the library。 And besides�察�it flashed through my mind that if I decked him for    
what he'd said�察�he'd turn around and tell everyone that I    
was hot for Juli Baker�察�and I was not hot for Juli Baker�    �
So I made myself laugh and say�察 �Oh�察�right�察院�and then came up with an excuse to put some    
distance between him and me。    
After school Garrett asked me to e to his house and hang for a while�察�but I had zero    
interest in that。 I still wanted to slug him。    
I tried to talk myself down from feeling that way�察�but in my gut I was flaming mad at the guy。    
He'd crossed the line�察�man。 He'd crossed it big´time。    
And what made the whole thing so stinking hard to ignore was the fact that standing right    
next to him�察�on the other side of the line�察�was my father。        
The Visit    
Sunday mornings are peaceful in our house。 My father lets himself sleep in。 My mother lets    
herself not fix breakfast。 And if my brothers have been    
out late playing with their band�察�you won't even know they're around until noon。    
Usually I tiptoe out to collect eggs while everyone else is asleep�察�then spirit a bowl of    
Cheerios back to my room to have breakfast in bed and    
read。    
But that Sunday!after spending most of the night feeling upset or uneasy!I woke up    
wanting to do something physical。 To shake off the    
confused way I was still feeling。    
What I really needed was a good climb in my sycamore tree�察�but I settled for watering the    
lawn while I tried to think of other things。 I cranked open    
the spigot and admired how rich and black the dirt looked as I sprinkled back and forth    
across the soil。 And I was busy talking to my buried    
seedlings�察�coaxing them to spring up and greet the rising sun�察�when my father came outside。    
His hair was damp from a shower�察�and he had a    
grocery sack rolled closed in his hand。 ^Dad� �I'm sorry if I woke you。 ̄    
^You didn't�察�sweetheart。 I've been up for a while。 ̄    
^You're not going to work�察�are you�拭院   �
^No�察�I ´ ̄ He studied me for a moment�察�then said�察 �I'm going to visit David。 ̄    
^Uncle David�拭院   �
He walked toward his truck�察�saying�察 �That's right。 I ´I should be back around noon。 ̄    
^But Dad�察�why today�拭�It's Sunday。 ̄    
^I know�察�sweetheart�察�but it's a special Sunday。 ̄    
I turned off the spigot。 ^Why's that�拭院   �
^It's his fortieth birthday。 I want to see him and deliver a gift�察院�he said as he held up the paper    
bag。 ^Don't worry。 I'll rustle us up some pancakes for    
lunch�察�all right�拭院   �
^I'm ing with you�察院�I said�察�and tossed the hose aside。 I wasn't even really dressed!I'd    
just pulled on some sweats and sneakers�察�no socks!      
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but in my mind there was no doubt。 I was going。    
^Why don't you stay home and enjoy the morning with your mother�拭�I'm sure she would! ̄    
I went over to the passenger side of his truck and said�察 �I'm ing�察院�then climbed inside and    
slammed the door back in place。    
^But! ̄ he said through the driver's door。    
^I'm ing�察�Dad。 ̄    
He studied me a moment�察�then said�察 �Okay�察院�and put the bag on the bench seat。 ^Let me    
leave a note for your mother。 ̄    
While he was inside�察�I strapped on the lap belt and told myself that this was good。 This was    
something I should've done years ago。 Uncle David    
was part of the family�察�part of my father�察�part of me。 It was about time I got to know him。    
I studied the paper sack sitting next to me。 What was my father bringing his brother for his    
fortieth birthday�拭   �
I picked it up。 It wasn't a painting!it was much too light for that。 Plus�察�it made a strange�察   �
muted rattling noise when I shook it。    
I was just unrolling the top to peek inside when my father came back through the front door。 I    
dropped the sack and straightened up�察�and when he    
slid behind the wheel�察�I said�察 �It's okay with you�察�isn't it�拭院   �
He just looked at me�察�his hand on the key in the ignition。    
^I ´ I'm not ruining your day with him or anything�察�am I�拭院   �
He cranked the motor and said�察 �No�察�sweetheart。 I'm glad you're ing。 ̄    
We didn't say much to each other on the drive over to Greenhaven。 He seemed to want to    
look at the scenery and I�察�well�察�I had a lot of questions�察   �
but none I wanted to ask。 It was nice�察�though�察�riding with my father。 It was like the silence    
connected us in a way that explanations never could。    
When we arrived at Greenhaven�察�my father parked the truck�察�but we didn't get out right away。    
^It takes some getting used to�察�Julianna�察�but it does    
grow on you。 They grow on you。 They're all good people。 ̄    
I nodded�察�but felt oddly afraid。    
^e on�察�then�察院�he said�察�taking the sack from the seat。 ^Let's go inside。 ̄    
Greenhaven didn't look like any kind of hospital to me�察�but it didn't look quite like a house�察   �
either。 It was too long and rectangular for that。 The    
walkway had a faded green awning that covered it�察�and flower beds alongside with freshly    
planted pansies that looked muddied and slightly askew。    
The grass was patchy�察�with three deep holes dug near the building。    
^The residents tend the grounds�察院�my father said。 ^It's part of their occupational training    
program�察�and it's therapeutic。 Those holes are the future    
homes of Peach�察�Plum�察�and Pear。 ̄    
^Fruit trees�拭院   �
^Yes。 The vote caused quite a motion。 ̄    
^Among the ´ residents�拭院   �
^That's right。 ̄ He swung open one of the glass double doors and said�察 �e on in。 ̄    
It was cool inside。 And it smelled of pine cleaner and bleach�察�with something vaguely    
pungent underneath。    
There wasn't a reception desk or waiting area�察�just a large intersection with white walls and    
narrow wooden benches。 To the left was a big room    
with a television and several rows of plastic chairs�察�to the right were open office doors�察�and    
beside us were two pine armoires。 One was open�察�with    
half a dozen gray sweaters hung neatly in a row。    
^Good morning�察�Robert� 院�a woman called through one of the office doors。    
^Good morning�察�Josie�察院�my father replied。    
She came out to meet us�察�saying�察 �David's up and about。 Has been since around six。 Mabel    
tells me it's his birthday today。 ̄    
^Mabel is right again。 ̄ He turned to me and smiled。 ^Josie�察�it's my pleasure to introduce my    
daughter�察�Julianna。 Julianna�察�meet Josie      
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Gruenmakker。 ̄    
^Well now�察�isn't this nice�察院�Josie said�察�clasping my hand。 ^I recognize you from David's photo    
album。 You're gettin' ready to graduate into high    
school�察�isn't that right�拭院   �
I blinked at her�察�then looked at my dad。 I'd never really thought of it that way�察�but I could see    
that he had。 ^Yes�察�I ´I suppose I am。 ̄    
^Josie's the site administrator。 ̄    
^And�察院�Josie added with a laugh�察 �I'm not graduatin' to nowhere� �Been here seventeen years�察   �
and I'm staying put。 ̄ The phone rang and she hurried    
off�察�saying�察 �Gotta get that。 I'll meet up with you in a bit。 Check the rec room�察�then his room。    
You'll find him。 ̄    
My dad led me around a corner�察�and as we proceeded down a hallway�察�the underlying    
pungent part of the smell got stronger。 Like the place had    
had years of Mystery Pissers�察�with no one quite neutralizing what had been tagged。    
Down the hall was a small person hunched in a wheel´chair。 At first I thought it was a child�察   �
but as we approached�察�I could see it was a woman。    
She had almost no hair�察�and as she gave my dad a toothless smile�察�she grabbed his hand    
and spoke。    
My heart bottomed out。 The sounds she made were choked and lost on her tongue。 Nothing    
she said was intelligible�察�yet she looked at my father    
with such intensity!like of course he understood what she was saying。    
To my plete surprise�察�he said�察 �You're absolutely right�察�Mabel。 It is today。 Which is why    
I'm here。 ̄ He held up the grocery sack and whispered�察   �
^I've brought him a little gift。 ̄    
^Gwa´aaal�察院�she said。 ^How'd you know�拭院   �
She gurgled at him until he patted her hand and said�察 �I'm much too predictable�察�I'm afraid。    
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