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CHAPTER 8 “PLEASE PUT AWAY YOUR BOOKS and take out several sheets of blank paper.” Mr. Dorcas’s voice is monotone. “We are having a pop quiz on The Republic.” The whole class groans. Me? I just carry out his instructions with the resignation of a beaten dog. Since the moment I thought my life couldn’t get worse, the world, this school, and everyone on this island have conspired to prove me monumentally wrong. No one but Nicole and Troy are talking to me, though Troy hasn’t even been at lunch because he’s getting extra tutoring in Chemistry. I keep e-mailing and IMing Cesca and Nola every night in the hope that I’ll eventually wear them down. Mom is giving me my distance, not that I mind, and Damian has been so busy with school business that I haven’t even seen him in days. And, though I’m not mourning the fact that Stella’s stopped speaking to me, I’m starting to miss our sparring sessions. They’re better than no human contact at all. <strong>My</strong> running times have not improved, despite the millions of hours of extra practice. Coach Lenny assures me I’m just at a pla-
teau and any day now I’m going to see major improvement. I don’t believe him. I still haven’t figured out Plato and have given up all hope of ever understanding his concept of justice. Ironically enough, Physics II and Art History—the classes Nicole switched me to—are the only classes I’m actually doing well in. Everything else will be lucky to see a passing grade. So, of course Mr. Dorcas is giving us a pop quiz on a Friday. It’s just the way my life is going. “Answer the following question.” He tugs on the projection screen, sending it rolling into its case and revealing the pop quiz. An essay question. Hardly shocking. Plato ends The Republic with the myth of Er, a story about the fate of men, both good and bad, in the afterlife. Why do you think he, a believer in reincarnation, chooses this tale with which to end his discourse on justice? The first thing that jumps out at me is the word myth. After what Troy told me, I don’t think some story Plato made up about a guy visiting the afterlife qualifies as “explaining the unexplainable.” This is more like a fairy tale, a story that Plato wanted to be true. He wanted to believe that good men would be rewarded and bad men punished because that would mean the world made sense. Clearly, he’d been burned by the success of some undeserving people. 181
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Tera Lynn Childs DUT TON CHILDREN
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DUTTON CHILDREN’S BOOKS A divisio
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CH A P TE R WHEN I’M RUNNING I ca
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“Congratulations, Phoebe,” he s
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excitement. “The wedding will be
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Mom gives me an of-course-not look.
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“I don’t know,” Nola says.
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just right—and it’s not like I
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line at LAX security was so long I
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many miles away, the lacy iron stru
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Then, with no consideration for my
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lissville and not even caring what
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think about it, I’m off the train
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in exhaustion and watching the wave
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guy who keeps his speech squeaky cl
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And while I might doubt her judgmen
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tie—my first clue that he’s a l
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around. “We descendants are more
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defines their world in terms of ‘
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I grab my backpack off the ground a
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Stella laughs at me and pops one in
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I don’t plan on eating anything t
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major changes in our lives. I didn
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Is that all? “Fine,” I say, sou
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I click send and log off. Bed is ca
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water on my face in the bathroom, l
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high cheekbones. His lips are full
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that time have been technological m
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Reaching up, I finger the glass in
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Clearly, Stella is not high on her
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one year than I’ve read in my ent
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is a lot more appealing as a mentor
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Some of the girls are in sundresses
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sandra and the Hades harem and foll
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smile is more parental, small but s
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Don’t they have better things to
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Nicole points at Troy. “Travatas
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His coal black hair curls over the
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He looks right at me. There are at
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I cheer, too. After all the embarra
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“Yeah,” he says, blushing a lit
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would know it. I’m only amusing m
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The sounds of footsteps and heavy b
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I wave my hand back over my shoulde
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ice on Coach Lenny’s head. A grou
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“Everyone, may I have your attent
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“Damian told me the cross-country
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“Of course,” she says with that
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eight homework problems are going t
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He points to the chair in front of
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“Son of a—” “Something wron
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TrojanTiger: just wanted to check i
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To my total shock, Damian laughs ou
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Coach Lenny starts scribbling on th
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I gasp. At first I think she must n
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perate. She pauses in the doorway,
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“You will if you want to get back
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“Mmnff,” I grumble and settle b
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“You can’t run and do schoolwor
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What can I say about Griffin Blake?
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I sign off, sad to be so far away f
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can do. But—and this is a big but
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“That’s ridiculous,” Troy say
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gesturing at the airplane and indic
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much as I do—has to have a pure h
Page 137 and 138: Bat, bat, bat. Biting my lip, I try
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Page 143 and 144: I’ve ever heard. I turn away from
Page 145 and 146: “Thank—” “Well, well, well,
Page 147 and 148: Everyone turns to stare at her as s
Page 149 and 150: you’ll find a way.” I lay a rea
Page 151 and 152: proving. He points at me. The sand
Page 153 and 154: Who wouldn’t stare at a girl on h
Page 155 and 156: paper bag in his left hand. My hear
Page 157 and 158: comfy gray sweats. I feel practical
Page 159 and 160: accept responsibility for his actio
Page 161 and 162: “Right,” he says, his eyes snap
Page 163 and 164: “No, really, that’s not nec—
Page 165 and 166: He nods once. “How many of you ar
Page 167 and 168: I was taunting him in the qualifyin
Page 169 and 170: Oh. My. God. I totally forgot the s
Page 171 and 172: LostPhoebe: just some junk about sc
Page 173 and 174: NaughtyNic: did she freak out? Lost
Page 175 and 176: LostPhoebe: um, not anymore Princes
Page 177 and 178: While everyone moves to a machine,
Page 179 and 180: friendly advice when suddenly her a
Page 181 and 182: fifty years in a day.” Then, purs
Page 183 and 184: though I didn’t mean to do it, it
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Page 187: Somehow that’s more appropriate f
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Page 193 and 194: Griffin adds, “I’ll make sure s
Page 195 and 196: “Fine.” I turn off the track, h
Page 197 and 198: “Oh really?” I ask, trying for
Page 199 and 200: He makes no indication he even hear
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Page 203 and 204: stay focused on my goal. I can’t
Page 205 and 206: “Don’t be ridiculous, Mom,” I
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Page 209 and 210: When she and Damian make no move to
Page 211 and 212: “You’re right,” I say. “The
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Page 217 and 218: I manage to steer clear of Stella u
Page 219 and 220: take a calming breath. I’ve decid
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Page 223 and 224: “Hey, how is my being part of tha
Page 225 and 226: fall for his lies. He could be maki
Page 227 and 228: “Whatever.” I roll my eyes. But
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Page 231 and 232: “What are you doing with him?”
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a quick glance around to see if any
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I wish I could know what Jackie is
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The finish line is closing in, so I
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know Nola and Cesca from anyone, bu
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Damian, following us across the law
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When I glance back he’s still the
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stand what he’s saying. It’s li
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“What rules?” I stare at him, f
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side of the desk and leaning her hi
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“This is the other reason, beside
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“Really,” I say. “Everyone at
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ger. You scare me.” When I act ap
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going to USC next year. Parsons acc
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“I figured I’d find you here.
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“I didn’t mean to try to cheat,
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ity, leaning into his shoulder, “
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deserve a little good-natured retri
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THANK YOU . . . . . . Sarah Shumway
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