SUNK NY TEETH INTO IT.I OFFERED A SLICE TO LIZ WHO TOOK IT.KIIVIBER STCPP FLIRTING TO GET A SODS AND STOPPED TO TALK.LILA JOINED THEN AS’ DID JESSI,CHRIS,JULIE,KIM,AND JILLIAN .WE ALL GOT ME BACK ON MY TOES AND AT ~OC WHEN IT WAS DARK AND I WAS STILL IN’ A EIKINI.WE STARTED OFF WITH F S’~ SONGS T EN AT 16:00 SWITCHED TO SLOW.I SHIVERED A FEW TIMES WHEN I S NGOUR SONa OR ‘EVERY ROSE HP~ IT,S THORN’ .RANDY GLARED AT ME.FIANIALLY’ IT WAS PACKING UP TIME. “‘SLEEPING BEAUTY,THIS IS YOUR PRINCE I COMMAND YOU TO AWAKE.”’ A EERIE VOICE CALLED..I PILLED ANOTHER PILLOW ONTO MY’ HEAD AND GROANED.~I CHECKED MY” CL0CK.8~C3.I SAT UP AND WAS GREETED BY A HU@.JAIVIEY WAS THERE. “HEELLCOC,BEAUTY.~” HE GAVE ME A LOP SIDED GRIN? AND I GOT UP STRETCHING. JAIVIEY GOES TO COLLAGE IN ANOTHER CITY~~MIANI.EVERY~ OTHER WEEK HE GAME HCIVIE.AS FOR LIFE GAURD THAT WAS WHY HE WAS STUDING TO BE A PRO AT. I HUGGED HIM BACK AND TROTTED DOWN STAIRS.~I POURED MYSELF A CUP OF COFF AND THEN POURED ONE FOR JAMEYFJAMEY WENT WITH SHAWN.THAT’S HOW COME SHE WASN”Y FLIWDING YESTERDA~.WE TALKED AND LAUGHED AND JOKED UNTIL MOM CAME DOWNSTAIRS.SHE KISSED EACH OF US ON THE FOREHEAD AN~ JAMEY KICKED ME UNDER TI~E TABLE. “01 MOM JAMEY KICKER MEL” I STOOD UP AND IIVIATATED HER FAMOUS SPEECH AS SHE SAID IT. “JAMES LEE ELLIOTT JR.,I’VE TOL1D YOU A THOUSAND TIMES DON”T PICK ON~ YOUR SISTER’.YOUR MUCH OLDER THAN HER.THAT ONE YEAR IS VERY IMPORTANT, AND ACT IT..I DO MEAN IT YOUNG MANa--” SHE SPUN AROUND AND CAUGHT ME MOC~ ING HER. “ALL RIGHT WISE LADY.IF YOU KNOW WHAT I’M G~ING TO SAY SAY IT.” “YOUR GOING TO SAY: “WHEN YOUR FATHER AND I WERE CHILDREN~ WE NEVER PICKED ON CUR BROTHERS OR SISTERS SO SET THAT AS AN EXAMPLE. “ SHE SIGHED. “IS IT THAT EASY TO SEE?” SHE SAID HELPING HERSELF T~?: A DONUT.I LICKED THE POWERED SUGAR OFF MY FINGERS AND ~0DDED. “YEAH,MCM.FACE IT YOUR AGING.” HER EYES GREW WIDE AND SH-E COVERED HER EARS. “DON’T SAY THAT.PLEASE:” SHE SAID SARCASTICALLY’.I STIFFLED A LAUGH AND SHOOK MY HEAD. ~ ~ (WY~YD~ ~U~’D~ I~ T /V1~ff~’V nA TTntTm TXJT ~ ~TT~ A T~Tr~ TTYTh~,V~~VT’ ~