迪文小说

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about　hitting　the　water　slides　this　summer。

And　when　I　got　home；　there　was　Juli；　sprinkling　the　yard。

She　saw　me；　all　right；　but　she　didnt　wave　or　smile　or　anything。　She　just　looked　away。

Normally　what　Id　do　in　that　situation　is　maybe　pretend　like　I　hadnt　seen　her；　or　give　a　quick

wave　and　charge　inside。　But　shed　been　mad　at　me

for　what　seemed　like　ages。　She　hadnt　said　word　one　to　me　since　the　morning　of　the　eggs。

Shed　pletely　dissed　me　in　math　a　couple　days

before　when　Id　smiled　at　her；　trying　to　tell　her　I　was　sorry。　She　didnt　smile　back　or　nod　or

anything。　She　just　turned　away　and　never　looked　back。

I　even　waited　for　her　outside　the　classroom　to　say　something；　anything；　about　her　fixing　up

the　yard　and　how　bad　I　felt；　but　she　ditched　me　out　the

other　door；　and　after　that　anytime　I　got　anywhere　near　her；　shed　find　some　way　to　skate

around　me。

So　there　she　was；　watering　the　yard；　making　me　feel　like　a　jerk；　and　Id　had　enough　of　it。　I

went　up　to　her　and　said；　“Its　looking　real　good；　Juli。

Nice　job。”

“Thanks；”　she　said　without　smiling。　“Chet　did　most　of　it。”

Chet？　I　thought。　Chet？　What　was　she　doing；　calling　my　grandfather　by　his　first　name？　“Look；

Juli；”　I　said；　trying　to　get　on　with　why　I　was　there。　“Im

sorry　for　what　I　did。”

She　looked　at　me　for　a　second；　then　went　back　to　watching　the　water　spray　across　the　dirt。

Finally　she　said；　“I　still　dont　get　it；　Bryce。　Why　didnt

you　just　tell　me？”

“I…I　dont　know。　It　was　dumb。　I　should　have。　And　I　shouldnt　have　said　anything　about　the

yard；　either。　It　was；　you　know；　out　of　line。”

I　was　already　feeling　better。　A　lot　better。　Then　Juli　says；　“Well；　maybe　its　all　for　the　better；”

and　starts　bouncing　up　and　down　on　the　balls　of　her

feet；　acting　more　like　her　old　self。　“Doesnt　it　look　great？　I　learned　so　much　from　Chet　its

amazing。　You　are　so　lucky。　I　dont　even　have　grandparents

anymore。”

“Oh；”　I　said；　not　knowing　what　to　say。

“I　do　feel　sorry　for　him；　though。　He　sure　misses　your　grandmother。”　Then　she　laughs　and

shakes　her　head；　saying；　“Can　you　believe　it？　He　says　I

remind　him　of　her。”