BED.SHOO~ HE WAS USED TO SADDELING UP MISS BESSY HIS HORSE AND CATCHING
         A PEW 3’S.BUT THE BED FELT NICE AN]) COMPORTABLE.HE SIGHED CONTENTLY AND
         FELL ASLEEP.CARRIE WAS ALREADY ASLEEP.S.AMDY LAY AWAKE HER MIND ON JOEY’.
         THEY WERE B~TH NINETEEN,AND HE WAS SOC CUTE.SANDY HAD NEVER HAD A CRUSH EEl
         BEFORE.SHE HAD TO TELL CARRIE ABOITIT.NOW~ SHE PICKED UP HER PILLOK TOOK
         CAREFUL AIM AND THREW IT ON CARRIE’S FACE.CARRIE Sk~ UPRIGHT QUICKER THAN
         A BOLT OF LIGHTENING.
            “ARE YOU AWAKES” SANDY HISSED.CARRIE LOCKED OVER AT SANDY~ HER MOUTH
         TWISTED IN A MAD LINE.
            “NO I WAS !~[EDITATINGLY~S I WAS ASLEEP”’ SHE SNAPPED LAYING BACK DOWN.
         “THIS HAD BETTER BE GOOD.” SHE MUTTERED.
            “I’M IN LOVE.” SHE SAID HAPPILY.
         “SO WASN’T EQ DER~~ DID THAT STOP HER FROM SLEEPINGL~t” CARRIE PRACTICALLY
         SCREAMED.
            “MY YOUR UPTIGHT WHEN YOUR TIRED,I THINK YOU SHOTJI,D GO TO BED.”
         
         
              JESSE’S ALAI~I CLOCK JARRED HIM AWAKE AT EXACTLY FIVE.HE STRETCHED
         FULL OF ENERGY FOI~ THAT DAY.HE HAD R~Z~BERED HE”]) EROMISEJ) TO GET UP
         CORI AND L.L.HE TIPTOED ACROSS THE HALL AND KNOCKED SOFTLY.
              “CORI. ..L.L?GET UP.” THE WAS A MUFFLED GRUMBLING NOISE BUT NO SCUND
         OP LIPE.I ‘LL CALL TH~II HE DECIDEDIB TIPTG)ED BACK INTO HIS ROOM AND PICKER.
         UP THE PHONE.IT RANG THREE TIMES.
              “hl-.H*liE LLO?REDWING AND G~ILD BLOOD.” CORI GRUMBLED.
         “IT’S REDBLOOD AN]) G1)L]) WINO.AND CORI IT’S SIX THIRTY.”SUDDENLY’ SHE SOUNDE]1
         VERY AWAKE.
             “WHA!t~ I ASKED YOU TO GET ME UP AT Fl—”
         “I KNOW AND I’TS FIVE,GET L.L UP AND WE’LL PRACTICE.” THREE MINUTED LATER
         THEY WERE GCBBLING DOWN (JOFPEE IN THEIR MUGS ON THERE WAY TO JESSE’S ROOM.
         JESSE OPENED THE DOOR AND THEY HANDED HIM A CUP.
             “THE PRINCESS AWAKES.YOUR CUTE WHEN YOUR TIRED:” HE TEASED L.L.
         “WE’LL LET 121 KISS YOU AND HOPEFULLY~ YOU’LL !URN~ INTO A FROG AND HOP
         kWAY~.”’ JESSE AND CORI DROPPED TO THE FLOOR AND STARTED THEIR RITUAL OF
         1100 SIT UPS AND PUSH UPS.
             “HOW DO YOU DO THAT THIS EARLY?” L.L COMPLAINED.CORI GRABBER HER WRIST
         AND PULLED HER DOWN.
            .Q~RRTh~WASALREADY( UP AN]) SIE HAD AROUSED SANDY • SHE WAS APPLYING
         A RAK5U1~’ POUNDATIOr4 ON HER FACE.
             I’LL MAKE TH2M THINK I’M NOT A CHILD.” SHE POUTED.HER HAIR WAS IN A
         LONG BRAID AND HER PACE WAS TAKING SHAPE.SHE PUT ON BLUSHER AND SOME POWDER
         AND WORKER. ON HER EYES • WHEN SANDY WOKE SHE FOUND A BEAUTIFUL S TRANGER IN TH
         DOOR WAY.
           “WHAT DO You WANrI??” SANDYr WHISPERED~CARRIE SMILED.SHE WAS PUTTING ON
         HIR DENIM ACID WASHED SKIRT AND A WHITE UNTUCKED BLOUSE THAT TOUCHED HER
         KNEBS.SHE PUT ON WHI2~E ANKLE BOOTS.
             “SANDRA IT’S ME CARRIE.” SHE STUCK A PANAMA JACK HAT ON HER HAED.BY
         NO IT WAS SEVEN THIRTY.THE MEETING ASSBY~IBLED IN DR.~PREBRAIR’S OFFICE.