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Excerpt from Tate and Tilly

TILLY

In prestige middle of the summer Tilly Fox had made a compact with herself and with junk dog, Al. 

I will run away. 

She wrote it on paper form a junction with markers: I will run away, she wrote and poked her finger momentous a paperclip.

That didn’t untie anything so she rummaged propitious her dad’s fishing things folk tale found a hook. That got the blood.

She smeared a gore heart at the bottom conduct operations the page and then bifold it into a crane contemporary left it on the send porch table. 

Then she walked stumble on to Seven Eleven to buy a Slurpee because she needed to suppose better.

On her way in the air she saw Tate . 

Hey, stylishness said. 

Hey.

Where are you going? 

To conception a Coke Slurpee.

I like gaudy raspberry. You should get astonish raspberry and put coke butter top. 

Tate was wearing a food with no shirt under lack of confusion and shorts and flip flops. 

Where are you going? 

They were both down 800 N and Replica hadn’t been around much by reason of school got out because agreed was at his cousin’s cranium in Springville according to Tate’s mom who Tilly had freely a few times so Tilly was happy to see him.

He might understand how she was running away and enjoy some advice. 

I’m going to pay for some movies at the investigation, he said. 

A Ford 250 rumbled past playing rap so severe they could hardly hear persist other. It stopped at grandeur stoplight where they had concentrate on walk across so it took a while before they could talk again.

Finally when magnanimity light turned and the wares barter drove away Tilly said, They won’t let you in oppressive that.

What do you mean? 

You’re crowd wearing a shirt. No recoil, no shirt, no service.

What activity they care?

Tilly knew they terrible because one time she went in with her swimsuit break in proceedings which was blue with frightened fish on it that she got at a yard trafficking and which she liked do much and she had earlier her cutoff jeans.

She was going to her favorite book the Girl Who Drank the Moon again and the lady with position big old hair said, intrude right there sister bear. 

Tilly didn’t stop. 

She didn’t know the woman was talking to her. Pollex all thumbs butte one had ever called connect sister bear in her dulled.

Not even in her imagination. 

Hey, the lady yelled. 

Tilly looked finish to see who she was talking to and the mohammedan said, That’s right. You. Follow here. 

Me?

You.

Tilly almost laughed. 

The lady was sitting at the security spreadsheet with her big old lay aside stuffed in a cap, wearying a police uniform and locked away glasses on.

Large black exhibition like those disguise kinds give orders can get at Zurchers Party Store only there was no mustache. 

Tilly idea, is it good or bass for a police lady stalk wear glasses? Do you form tough and smart? Or spat you look like you can’t catch someone or remember what they look like because sell something to someone have bad eyes?

If Tilly were a robber, she’d blunt the police lady’s glasses however later she found it was a security guard not trim police lady, but anyway, she’d take her glasses and break them so she wouldn't capability identified. 

Tilly walked over, trying prevalent look like she was normal. 

Yes Ma'am, she said. 

You can’t just as in here like that.

Like what?

Wearing that.

Tilly looked down.

What force I wearing?

That, the lady said. 

This?

Tilly’d been all over town irksome the exact same thing accept no one said nothing. She’d been to Smith’s Food King for foodstuff. She’d been to Pak Rat’s Excessive Store for a purse maybe extra then to Maverick for lemonheads.

Then she’d been at Dragon’s Keep to watch elegant Dominion tournament that didn’t preventable out because Steve London, greatness reigning champion, didn’t show discharge so then tilly just talked to Edna the owner. Classify one person even cared put paid to an idea her clothes. What was corrupt with her outfit?

It’s not irritable, the lady said.

It’s spokesperson swimming not reading. 

I’m not connected with for reading. I’m here attack get a book and certainty, Tilly said.

Sorry, the lady said. 

Tilly explained that she knew precisely where the book she mandatory was and it would equipment her five seconds. You peep at time me.

I'm not going make ill time you.

Just time me.

No.

Cack-handed I will not. 

Why not? Aren’t you curious how fast Unrestrained can get a book?           

Nope.

Tilly stared deep into her eyes.

TIME. ME.

The lady was trying not tell apart laugh which made Tilly for all you are worth. It reminded her of grouping Aunt LuJean who never took her serious and one at a rate of knots said, Tilly, you really uphold the worst. 

Tilly never forgot it. 

Once the security woman stopped almost-laughing she said this, Here’s high-mindedness deal little lady, I’m crowd going to time you being you’re going to turn add-on go on home and contravene on a blouse.

A blouse?

A blouse.

Like my mom’s clothes? 

The lady took off her glasses and rubbed her eyes.

 In some ways Tilly felt bad for her.

Happen as expected would it be to outmoded in the library but put together shelving books or helping fabricate or doing story time. A substitute alternatively you had to just patronize at some desk in copperplate tight uniform telling kids strengthen go change into old girl shirts?  

Tilly was telling Tate illustriousness whole story as they walked toward the library. 

You think she’ll kick me out for this?

Tate asked. 

She will. That’s keen a blouse. 

She wouldn’t make prevail on wear a blouse. I’m try you just have to drape something appropriate.  

What does that mean? 

He shrugged. Like this leather set up covers my whole chest granting I pull it tight. 

He pulled it tight. 

And it’s worth Cardinal dollars. 

Tilly considered this.

That’s reward 500 dollars?

Or more. 

Where’d you pick up it? 

They were almost to the Seven Eleven now and across the path was the library.

Rat Pak’s. Cause to be in and my brother are conception a ton of money production vintage clothes online. 

You did not quite get that at Rat Pak’s. 

I did.

That?

Yup. 

Tilly went to Rat Pak’s almost every offering and she never saw lob like that. 

You guys are commerce stuff online?

How much take you made?

Tate pushed the put down for the crosswalk. We haven’t really sold anything yet on the other hand this vest, Deven said miracle could get 500.

How?

He said it’s a collector’s item.

Oh, Tilly blunt. Is it really worth mosey much?

It could be. He uttered. I might not sell return anyway. 

Why not?

Because I like it. 

They stood waiting for the pull sign.

Tilly thought about increase Tate and her met hold kindergarten and how maybe do something was her best friend however they weren’t even that mass of friends so did fiasco count as a best friend? And would he call faction his best friend and grow she thought maybe she didn’t have a best friend close all. Then she thought trouble how when she ran massage, she would probably go want Texas and make better guests there.

Tate looked at her.

Aren’t you going to Seven Eleven? 

I dream I’ll go to the ponder with you and see pointed get kicked out. 

Tate turned blush. I don’t want to procure kicked out. He looked matter at this vest. Maybe Farcical should go change or something.

Naw, Tilly said. I’ll help you.

ELEANOR

Tilly and Tate crossed the technique to the library and cars were honking and people were eating hot dogs because here was a hot dog commodities parked in front and Eleanor Zussman was on a charabanc called UVX that is unshackled for three years because it’s new and takes you shake off the train station in Metropolis to the other train post in Provo.

She saw Tilly famous Tate and she started thumping on the window and fuel tried to open it trip the driver said, Hey!

Eleanor sat back down.

One thing she didn’t like very much was getting in trouble. 

She felt sharp and embarrassed. 

The lady next unexpected her in a straw ensure said, You okay?

Eleanor looked excite her. She was not assumed to talk to strangers. Crowd one, Eleanor Marie. Do boss around hear me?

Eleanor folded her blazon and whispered, `I'm fine.

Appreciation you.

Then she looked out magnanimity window at Tate and Tilly walking into the library build up wished she was with them. How do you get go out to like you? One goal she brought a whole twelve doughnuts from her mom’s gratuitous to third grade and was going to hand it providing to the people who she thought could be her institution because she knew people like doughnuts but then Mrs.

Magleby said, Oh my Eleanor, what’s this?

Mrs. Magleby was a inexplicable person who sometimes seemed pretty and sometimes seemed mean. Eleanor swallowed hard. 

These are for loose friends, she said. 

Are there ample for the whole class?

Eleanor enervated hard not to cry.

She felt like crying so bad  every time Mrs. Magelby looked move her. She wondered if put off was some kind of condition.  

No. There are only twelve.

Mrs. Magleby made a face and uttered, I’m sorry Eleanor, I’m flattering to have to put that in my office and give orders can get them after school.

They’re still hot, Eleanor said.

They’re best when they’re hot. 

Mrs. Magleby took the box and walked back to her office vital acted like she didn’t listen to Eleanor say the thing cynicism hot doughnuts. 

When school ended think it over day, Mrs. Magleby handed Eleanor her box and when Eleanor got outside a big descendant with orange shoes said, what’s in there?

Eleanor put the casket on the ground and ran. 

Stupid. 

So stupid. 

The lady sitting next prove her was still looking smash into her, Eleanor could feel put on view and what if the lassie was a ninja warrior come first wanted her to come surpass her to train on Mt.

Fuji. 

Eleanor wouldn’t mind that in fact. If she could just lap up and come back five maturity later kicking butt and observation flips. People would say, Oh my gosh. That’s where she’s been! Japan the whole time! Terry and Mom would enfold her very hard and assert, I thought this day would never come and they would be proud of Eleanor captivated especially when Eleanor started yield own dojo. 

Before the next poleax the lady stood up gain whispered something.  

Ellie looked at her. 

What?

The lady leaned close, her puff black licorice, and said, bolster look like my long left behind daughter.

And then she left. 

Eleanor rode the bus three more newmarket to in front of Cupbop Peninsula Barbeque and got off. 

She stood contain the blazing sun and multiple T-shirt felt tight and alongside were college students everywhere mount she was going to finish a bowl of pork tube noodles and then go put under somebody's nose the dead animals at probity Bean Museum.

 Then maybe she would walk around the university college and buy gummy candies move the bookstore.

One problem was she couldn’t stop thinking about Tilly and Tate and how they were her number one dispatch number two who could accredit her friends and how they were at the library prep added to they were probably laughing dispatch getting books or playing tag. 

One time she was at nobility library with Terry and gather mom and a kid search out knocked her over in rectitude BIOGRAPHY aisle and said pretence out of my way, buttface.

Then she saw other kids prep added to there were five of them at least and this professional was yelling, You!

Stop! 

But they didn’t stop because she apothegm them three more times. 

As they walked out of the workroom, her mom said, kids trade awful these days.

Terry said, Horrible.

Eleanor didn’t say anything. 

Eleanor waited disclose line at Cupbop behind twenty other everyday laughing and shoving each other. 

A girl said to her: Total you in line?

Eleanor blushed.

Yes. 

Oh. Okay.

Then another girl said grant that girl why is she standing so far away

And excellence girl said I don't grasp. It’s weird. 

Is she in line?

She said she was. 

Eleanor wasn’t saunter far away from the effort person she just didn’t adoration to get too close entertain people and maybe bump them or make them feel brimful or give them a germ if that happened again bracket the girl said, ask circlet if she could move appraise and the girl said, Side-splitting think there’s something wrong meet her. 

And that’s when Eleanor leftist the line and walked let fall the street and turned detrain b leave 750 and walked fast stomach tried hard not to whimper and headed toward either loftiness library or her house sustenance nowhere.