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didn't have to wink twice。 I smiled
and said; “Sure thing!” then jumped off the liftgate and
headed for my new front door。
I heard her ing after me but I couldn't believe it。 Maybe it just sounded like she was
chasing me; maybe she was really going the other way。
But before I got up the nerve to look; she blasted right past me; grabbing my arm and
yanking me along。
This was too much。 I planted myself and was about to tell her to get lost when the weirdest
thing happened。 I was making this big windmill motion
to break away from her; but somehow on the downswing my hand wound up tangling into
hers。 I couldn't believe it。 There I was; holding the mud
monkey's hand!
I tried to shake her off; but she just clamped on tight and yanked me along; saying; “C'mon!”
My mom came out of the house and immediately got the world's sappiest look on her face。
“Well; hello;” she says to Juli。
“Hi!”
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I'm still trying to pull free; but the girl's got me in a death grip。 My mom's grinning; looking at
our hands and my fiery red face。 “And what's your
name; honey?”
“Julianna Baker。 I live right over there;” she says; pointing with her unoccupied hand。
“Well; I see you've met my son;” she says; still grinning away。
“Uh…huh!”
Finally I break free and do the only manly thing available when you're seven years old — I
dive beh
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