迪文小说

第12部分（第2页）

“No　way。”

“Its　true！　All　those　eggs　I　gave　to　you　I　couldve　sold　to　Mrs。　Stueby　or　Mrs。　Helms！”

“Oh；”　he　said；　and　looked　away。　Then　he　eyed　me　and　said；　“Well；　why　did　you　just　give

them　to　us？”

I　was　fighting　back　tears；　but　it　was　hard。　I　choked　out；　“I　was　trying　to　be　neighborly…！”

He　put　down　the　trash　can；　then　did　something　that　made　my　brain　freeze。　He　held　me　by

the　shoulders　and　looked　me　right　in　the　eyes。　“Mrs。

Stuebys　your　neighbor；　isnt　she？　Sos　Mrs。　Helms；　right？　Why　be　neighborly　to　us　and　not

them？”

What　was　he　trying　to　say？　Was　it　still　so　obvious　how　I　felt　about　him？　And　if　he　knew；　how

could　he　have　been　so　heartless；　just　throwing　my

eggs　away　like　that；　week　after　week；　year　after　year？

I　couldnt　find　any　words。　None　at　all。　I　just　stared　at　him；　at　the　clear；　brilliant　blue　of　his　eyes。

“Im　sorry；　Juli；”　he　whispered。

I　stumbled　home；　embarrassed　and　confused；　my　heart　pletely　cracked　open。

Get　a　Grip；　Man

It　didnt　take　long　for　me　to　realize　that　Id　traded　in　my　old　problems　with　Juli　Baker　for　a

whole　new　set　of　problems　with　Juli　Baker。　I　could　feel　her

anger　a　mile　away。

It　was　actually　worse　having　her　mad　at　me　than　having　her　harass　me。　Why？　Because　Id

screwed　up；　thats　why。　I　had　egg　all　over　my　face；　and

blaming　it　on　her　yard　had　done　nothing　to　wash　it　off。　The　way　she　ignored　me；　or　so

obviously　avoided　me；　was　a　screaming　loud　reminder　to　me

that　Id　been　a　jerk。　A　royal　cluck…faced　jerk。

Then　one　day　Im　ing　home　from　hanging　out　with　Garrett　after　school；　and　theres　Juli　in

her　front　yard；　hacking　at　a　shrub。　She　is　thrashing

on　the　thing。　Branches　are　flying　over　her　shoulder；　and　clear　across　the　street　I　can　hear　her

grunting　and　growling　and　saying　stuff　like；　“No…

you…　dont！　You　are　ing…　off…　whether　you　like　it　or　…not！”

Did　I　feel　good　about　this？　No；　my　friend；　I　did　not。　Yeah；　their　yard　was　a　mess；　and　it　was

about　time　someone　did　something　about　it；　but

cmon　—　wheres　the　dad？　What　about　Matt　and　Mike？　Why　Juli？

Because　Id　embarrassed　her　into　it；　thats　why。　I　felt　worse　than　ever。

So　I　snuck　inside　and　tried　to　ignore　the　fact　that　heres　my　desk　and　heres　my　window；　and

right　across　the　street　from　me　is　Juli；　beating　up　a