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rn er. C alls a n d c atc alls r e b o und ed w it h a ll t h e s n ap a n d f lic k er o f
b ill ia rd b alls a fte r a h ard b re ak .
' - s o T om m y s a id h e h ate d i t o n m e a n d I - '
' - I'm g oin g w it h m y s is te r a n d h er h usb an d. H e p ic k s h is n ose b ut s o d oes s h e, s o t h ey 'r e v ery -'
' - s h ow er a fte r s c h oo l a n d-'
' - to o c h eap t o s p en d a g o ddam p en n y s o C in d i a n d I -'
M is s D esja rd in , t h eir s lim , n onb re aste d g ym t e ach er, s te p p ed i n , c ra n ed h er-n eck a ro und b rie fly , a n d s la p ped h er h an d s t o geth er o n ce,
s m artly . 'W hat a re y ou w aiti n g f o r, C arr ie ? D oom ? B ell i n f iv e m in ute s.' H er s h orts w ere b lin d in g w hit e , h er l e g s n o t t o o c u rv ed b u t
s tr ik in g i n t h eir u n obtr u siv e m usc u la rity . A s ilv er w his tl e , w on i n c o lle g e a rc h ery c o m petiti o n, h un g a ro und h er n ec k .
T he g ir ls g ig g le d a n d C arrie l o ok ed u p, h er e y es s lo w a n d d az ed f ro m t h e h eat a n d t h e s te a d y, p ou ndin g r o ar o f t h e w ate r. 'O huh ?'
I t w as a s tr a n gely f ro ggy s o und , g ro te sq uely a p t, a n d t h e g ir ls g ig gle d a g ain . S ue S nell h ad w hip ped a t o w el f r o m h er h air w it h t h e
s p eed o f a m ag ic ia n e m bark in g o n a w ondro u s f e at a n d b eg an t o c o m b r a p id ly . M is s D esja rd in m ad e a n i r rit a te d c ra n kin g g estu re a t
C arr ie a n d s te p p ed o u t.
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Carr ie t u rn ed o ff t h e s h ow er. I t d ie d i n a d rip a n d a g urg le .
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