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Lisa McMann
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: February 27
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With practice, you will master your own dreams.
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Hippie said he couldn't stay. Be back tomorrow -Love,Mom
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Feels like I'm in a play and I don't know all my lines.
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But then you slammed a door handle into my gut. And when a girl does that to a guy it means she likes him.
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I lurve you, circus freak, Cabel says. It almost hurts to hear him say that. I lurve you, too, you big lumpy monster man, Janie says. That hurts even more to say.
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Cabel gives her a quizzical look. I am totally not getting enough attention here.
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That was the goth stage, where I decided I'd never get the girl of my dreams because of my scars. Not to mention my hairstyle. (pause) But then she slammed a door handle into my gut. And when a girl does that to a boy, it means she likes him.
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So, what are you doing tonight? Me? Janie laughs. Homework, of course. You want company? Carrie's looking wistful. Do you have homework to do? Of course. WEther I do it or not is the real question.
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Oh baby, he whispers. Steps back. Out of the doorway. His face ashen. He walks slowly back to the kitchen. Leans over the counter. Puts his head in his hands. His hair falls over his fingers. The bathroom door clicks shut. She stays there for a long time. He's pulling his hair out.
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Whatever I want,' he says. 'Yes.' 'I'm afraid you haven't been privy to that dream yet.
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Just stand. Bend. Balance.
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It's the intent, not the word, that makes something harsh.
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So, ah, I'm not sure if you know this, but you're not wearing a shirt. Distracting, isn't it?
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Dreams aren't memories, he says.
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Janie blinks and leans against the wall, just in case. But it's no one's dream. It's just the end of some things. And the beginning of others.
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Because there's no way on earth she's going to make it through college unless she grows some serious ovaries and turns this train wreck around
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The thought of being with Shay Wilder makes me want to gouge my eyes out with a butter knife
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You're asking for trouble, Hannagan, he growls. And you would be....? Janie asks. She giggles. Trouble.
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Do you still love me, Janie?' Janie stares at him, incredulous. 'Yes, of course! I don't say it lightly.' 'Say it lightly in my ear,' he demands. She smiles, rests her soft cheek on his scratchy one, and whispers it. 'I love you, Cabe.
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It's just the end of some things. And the beginning of others.
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