第20部分 (第8/8页)

when　Darla　Tressler　flagged　me　from　the　end　of　a　stack。

Darla　was　in　a　few　of　my　classes；　but　we　weren't　really　friends；　so　I　looked　behind　me　to　see

who　else　she　might　be　flagging。

“e　here！”　she　mouthed；　frantically　waving　me　over。

So　I　hurried　over。　She　pointed　through　the　column　of　books　and　whispered；　“Listen！”

It　was　Garrett's　voice。　And　then　Bryce's。　And　they　were　talking　about　…　me。　About　my

chickens。　And　salmonella　poisoning。　And　how　Bryce　had

been　throwing　away　my　eggs。　And　about　me　fixing　up　our　yard。

Bryce　was　sounding　like　he　felt　really　bad；　but　then　suddenly　my　blood　ran　cold。　He　was

talking　about　David！

And　then　Garrett　laughed　and　said；　“A　retard？　Well；　that　explains　a　lot；　doesn't　it？　You

know…　about　Juli？”

For　a　second；　there　was　silence。　And　at　that　moment　I　was　sure　they　must　be　able　to　hear

my　heart　pounding　in　my　chest；　but　then　Bryce　laughed

and　said；　“Oh；　right。”

I　positively　crumbled　onto　the　floor。　And　in　a　flash　th