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he clear; brilliant blue of his eyes。
“I'm sorry; Juli;” he whispered。
I stumbled home; embarrassed and confused; my heart pletely cracked open。
Get a Grip; Man
It didn't take long for me to realize that I'd 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 I'd
screwed up; that's 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 I'd been a jerk。 A royal cluck…faced jerk。
Then one day I'm ing home from hanging out with Garrett after school; and there's 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… don't! 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
c'mon — where's the dad? What about Matt and Mike? Why Juli?
Because I'd embarrassed her into it; that's why。 I felt worse than ever。
So I snuck inside and tried to ignore the fact that here's
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