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after them and their jutted hips, their high ponytails swinging in unison as they walk off<br />
to join a table of girls sitting skinny on the edges of their seats.<br />
The next day, Liza brings an oozing cherry pie to school. At lunch she walks<br />
right over to Mirabelle’s table and before anyone can even turn around, Liza drops that<br />
fat pie smack in the center of the empty table.<br />
Red juice gushes over the pie tin and creeps toward the girls as they shriek and<br />
fall out of their chairs. Their fingernails run bright red marks over each other as they<br />
scramble to get away from the pie.<br />
When the seats are empty Liza sits down, takes a fork from her purse, and<br />
scoops a huge bite. As Mirabelle scrambles away, Liza catches Bridget’s eye. A smile<br />
tugs at her lips and stretches the gaunt skin at her cheekbones. Bridget lifts a slender hand<br />
and licks a sweet, sticky glob of pie filling dripping from her fingers. °<br />
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