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Prologue

I want to have enough

-E-card

Georgia

Thirteen years old

“Hey,” a girl’s voice called fro me to look up

The Hispanic girl s forward

She’d been at tryouts today with ht her name was Nikki, but I wasn’t a hundred percent sure

My brain was still a little foggy fro to run two miles in a time limit I’d never had to meet before

“Nikki, right?” I asked for confirmation

I’dreally sounded cool when you had to fight to breathe I’d at least h

The poor girls that didn’t make it had to run an extra mile I’d have collapsed

She nodded, walking up to e, right?”

I snorted “Actually, it’s Georgia Although, I’ve gotten George before, too”

She walked at ot an eye full of butt crack e entered

There was, apparently, a proble to the man’s shirt that said, ‘We’ll always keep you cool, even when you’re hot’ Under that denoted hi for Freeze Me

Classy, I thought

“So, I know this airl’s locker roos

We didn’t have actual assigned lockers, which hy the rooirls exploded all over it

“When?” I asked hesitantly

I had to walk hoame, it’d be even later Then my dad would probably be really, really mad

She looked at her watch “Oh, about fifteen ot off of”

I thought about it for a moment

My parents weren’t expecting me until later and, up until now, I’d never had free ti

Cattle liked to be fed on time

But I’d gotten the day to myself because my father had hired an extra hand to help out when I started soccer I’d begged and begged to start on a club team, and he’d finally relented

Although it was only because ed him until he’d relented

Moe tuition

I, on the other hand, was just doing it for fun If a scholarship ca to bust et out of this town no matter what it took

“Sure,” I said softly “I think I’d like that”

She sive you a ride home”

We both grabbed our bags and alking out to the parking lot before I replied

“Off of 31, on County Road 3311,” I answered hesitantly