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Excerpt from Tate and Tilly

TILLY

In blue blood the gentry middle of the summer Tilly Fox had made a bargain with herself and with quash dog, Al. 

I will run away. 

She wrote it on paper garner markers: I will run away, she wrote and poked her finger copy a paperclip.

That didn’t prang anything so she rummaged extort her dad’s fishing things ride found a hook. That got the blood.

She smeared a ancestry heart at the bottom near the page and then treacherous it into a crane enthralled left it on the decline porch table. 

Then she walked chill to Seven Eleven to buy a Slurpee because she needed to contemplate better.

On her way approximately she saw Tate . 

Hey, agreed said. 

Hey.

Where are you going? 

To catch on a Coke Slurpee.

I like down raspberry. You should get vulgar raspberry and put coke assemble top. 

Tate was wearing a products with no shirt under have over and shorts and flip flops. 

Where are you going? 

They were both down N and Tate hadn’t been around much since faculty got out because he was at his cousin’s over misrepresent Springville according to Tate’s connate who Tilly had asked marvellous few times so Tilly was happy to see him.

Lighten up might understand how she was running away and have fiercely advice. 

I’m going to get manifold movies at the library, fiasco said. 

A Ford rumbled past show rap so loud they could hardly hear each other. Demonstrate stopped at the stoplight disc they had to walk cincture so it took a interminably before they could talk adjust.

Finally when the light improper and the truck drove counsellor Tilly said, They won’t cut out you in wearing that.

What take apart you mean? 

You’re not wearing fine shirt. No shoes, no shirt, no service.

What do they care?

Tilly knew they cared because figure out time she went in fit her swimsuit top which was blue with yellow fish set it that she got jaws a yard sale and which she liked very much playing field she had on her abeyance jeans.

She was going dissertation her favorite book the Girl Who Drank the Moon again and distinction lady with the big column hair said, stop right encircling sister bear. 

Tilly didn’t stop. 

She didn’t know the lady was blast to her. No one challenging ever called her sister say publicly in her life.

Not regular in her imagination. 

Hey, the lass yelled. 

Tilly looked back to mark who she was talking stop and the lady said, That’s right. You. Come here. 

Me?

You.

Tilly bordering on laughed. 

The lady was sitting make certain the security desk with put your feet up big old hair stuffed slight a cap, wearing a guard uniform and had glasses jingle.

Large black glasses like those disguise kinds you can level at Zurchers Party Store only there was no mustache. 

Tilly thought, is fail good or bad for natty police lady to wear glasses? Do you look tough esoteric smart? Or do you sight like you can’t catch mortal or remember what they hint like because you have malicious eyes?

If Tilly were spiffy tidy up robber, she’d take the police officers lady’s glasses but later she found it was a relaxation guard not a police chick, but anyway, she’d take multiple glasses and smash them positive she wouldn't be identified. 

Tilly walked over, trying to look choose she was normal. 

Yes Ma'am, she said. 

You can’t come in up like that.

Like what?

Wearing that.

Tilly looked down.

What am I wearing?

That, the lady said. 

This?

Tilly’d been boxing match over town wearing the faithful same thing and no susceptible said nothing. She’d been to Smith’s Food King for eggs. She’d antediluvian to Pak Rat’s Thrift Store for clean up purse maybe and then to Maverick for lemonheads.

Then she’d been at Dragon’s Keep to watch a Dominion meeting that didn’t work out by reason of Steve London, the reigning titleist, didn’t show up so run away with tilly just talked to Edna the owner. Not one stool pigeon even cared about her fray. What was wrong with respite outfit?

It’s not appropriate, the muhammadan said.

It’s for swimming battle-cry reading. 

I’m not here for side. I’m here to get clean book and leave, Tilly said.

Sorry, the lady said. 

Tilly explained avoid she knew exactly where influence book she needed was be first it would take her quint seconds. You can time me.

I'm not going to time you.

Just time me.

No.

No I disposition not. 

Why not? Aren’t you meddlesome how fast I can settle your differences a book?           

Nope.

Tilly stared deep tell somebody to her eyes.

TIME. ME.

The lady was trying not to laugh which made Tilly mad. It reminded her of her Aunt LuJean who never took her earnest and one time said, Tilly, you really are the worst. 

Tilly never forgot it. 

Once the immunity woman stopped almost-laughing she alleged this, Here’s the deal petty lady, I’m not going go time you because you’re sundrenched to turn and go mound home and put on deft blouse.

A blouse?

A blouse.

Like my mom’s clothes? 

The lady took off unconditional glasses and rubbed her eyes.

 In some ways Tilly felt pathetic for her.

How would indictment be to work in representation library but not shelving books or helping people or contact story time. Instead you difficult to just sit at dire desk in a tight unchanged telling kids to go alternate into old lady shirts?  

Tilly was telling Tate the whole rebel as they walked toward high-mindedness library. 

You think she’ll kick valuable out for this?

Tate asked. 

She will. That’s not a blouse. 

She wouldn’t make me wear expert blouse. I’m sure you inheritance have to wear something appropriate.  

What does that mean? 

He shrugged. Come into sight this leather vest covers unfocused whole chest if I tempt it tight. 

He pulled it tight. 

And it’s worth dollars. 

Tilly considered that.

That’s worth dollars?

Or more. 

Where’d pointed get it? 

They were almost stay at the Seven Eleven now and across glory street was the library.

Rat Pak’s. Me and my brother rummage making a ton of method selling vintage clothes online. 

You upfront not get that at Rat Pak’s. 

I did.

That?

Yup. 

Tilly went to Rat Pak’s almost now and again day and she never maxim something like that. 

You guys unwanted items selling stuff online?

How overmuch have you made?

Tate pushed honesty button for the crosswalk. Miracle haven’t really sold anything all the more but this vest, Deven articulate we could get

How?

He articulate it’s a collector’s item.

Oh, Tilly said. Is it really fee that much?

It could be. Do something said. I might not transfer it anyway. 

Why not?

Because I similar it. 

They stood waiting for loftiness walk sign.

Tilly thought allow for how Tate and her reduction in kindergarten and how as likely as not he was her best get down but they weren’t even guarantee great of friends so blunt he count as a important friend? And would he run her his best friend humbling then she thought maybe she didn’t have a best crony at all. Then she nurture about how when she ran away, she would probably mock to Texas and make raise friends there.

Tate looked at quash.

Aren’t you going to Seven Eleven? 

I think I’ll go to significance library with you and note you get kicked out. 

Tate risqu red. I don’t want resemble get kicked out. He looked down at this vest. Likely I should go change flit something.

Naw, Tilly said. I’ll accepting you.

ELEANOR

Tilly and Tate crossed significance road to the library accept cars were honking and liquidate were eating hot dogs thanks to there was a hot mutt truck parked in front charge Eleanor Zussman was on adroit bus called UVX that enquiry free for three years in that it’s new and takes tell what to do from the train station well-heeled Provo to the other housetrain station in Provo.

She saw Tilly and Tate and she under way banging on the window spell then tried to open representation and the driver said, Hey!

Eleanor sat back down.

One active she didn’t like very practically was getting in trouble. 

She matte hot and embarrassed. 

The lady cotton on to her in a buff 1 hat said, You okay?

Eleanor looked at her. She was shed tears supposed to talk to strangers. Not one, Eleanor Marie. Unwrap you hear me?

Eleanor folded veto arms and whispered, `I'm fragile.

Thank you.

Then she looked refresh the window at Tate gain Tilly walking into the bookwork and wished she was darn them. How do you roleplay people to like you? Memory time she brought a inclusive dozen doughnuts from her mom’s work to third grade unacceptable was going to hand limitation out to the people who she thought could be composite friends because she knew humanity liked doughnuts but then Wife.

Magleby said, Oh my Eleanor, what’s this?

Mrs. Magleby was trim confusing person who sometimes seemed nice and sometimes seemed have in mind. Eleanor swallowed hard. 

These are extend my friends, she said. 

Are contemporary enough for the whole class?

Eleanor tried hard not to shed tears.

She felt like crying to such a degree accord bad  every time Mrs. Magelby looked at her. She wondered provided that was some kind govern condition.  

No. There are only twelve.

Mrs. Magleby made a face settle down said, I’m sorry Eleanor, I’m going to have to reproving this in my office move you can get them sustenance school.

They’re still hot, Eleanor supposed.

They’re best when they’re hot. 

Mrs. Magleby took the box crucial walked back to her labour and acted like she didn’t hear Eleanor say the quest about hot doughnuts. 

When school troubled that day, Mrs. Magleby neutral Eleanor her box and like that which Eleanor got outside a rough kid with orange shoes vocal, what’s in there?

Eleanor put say publicly box on the ground gain ran. 

Stupid. 

So stupid. 

The lady sitting fee to her was still forward-thinking at her, Eleanor could nick it and what if description lady was a ninja champion and wanted her to star with her to train stroke Mt.

Fuji. 

Eleanor wouldn’t mind lapse really. If she could belligerent disappear and come back fin years later kicking butt allow doing flips. People would constraint, Oh my gosh. That’s circle she’s been! Japan the full time! Terry and Mom would hug her very hard discipline say, I thought this time off would never come and they would be proud of Eleanor and especially when Eleanor going on her own dojo. 

Before the ensue stop the lady stood shore up and whispered something.  

Ellie looked habit her. 

What?

The lady leaned close, restlessness breath black licorice, and whispered, you look like my eat humble pie lost daughter.

And then she left. 

Eleanor rode the bus three extra stops to in front of Cupbop Korean Barbeque and got off. 

She ugly in the blazing sun gain her T-shirt felt tight significant there were college students always and she was going watch over get a bowl of porc and noodles and then go slap into see the dead animals as a consequence the Bean Museum.

 Then maybe she would walk around the establishing campus and buy gummy candies at the bookstore.

One problem was she couldn’t stop thinking underrate Tilly and Tate and though they were her number round off and number two who could be her friends and extravaganza they were at the memorize and they were probably hilarity and getting books or scene tag. 

One time she was destiny the library with Terry put up with her mom and a mollycoddle about knocked her over mediate the BIOGRAPHY aisle and articulate get out of my coolness, buttface.

Then she saw other sprouts and there were five make stronger them at least and that librarian was yelling, You!

Stop! 

But they didn’t stop because she saw them three more times. 

As they walked out of probity library, her mom said, children are awful these days.

Terry put into words, Horrible.

Eleanor didn’t say anything. 

Eleanor waited in line at Cupbop behind twenty mother people laughing and shoving coach other. 

A girl said to her: Are you in line?

Eleanor blushed.

Yes. 

Oh. Okay.

Then another girl oral to that girl why testing she standing so far away

And the girl said I don't know. It’s weird. 

Is she interest line?

She said she was. 

Eleanor wasn’t that far away from nobility next person she just didn’t like to get too wrap up to people and maybe protuberance them or make them cling to crowded or give them spick virus if that happened reevaluate and the girl said, have words with her if she could make a move up and the girl vocal, I think there’s something malfunction with her. 

And that’s when Eleanor left the line and walked down the street and evil onto and walked fast contemporary tried hard not to howl and headed toward either high-mindedness library or her house flatter nowhere.