" Ah," I said. "I understand that." You've been there," Tina purred. Little kiss. "Me too. And if Grandma was still alive and I was in the world I lef... with her, I'd probably be in the same boat. I had a taste of it. It's tough being the 'smart kid'."And other serious discussions.And quiet times."Look what I found," she said on one evening when we were lounging in the trailer after dinner."What's that?" I asked."This chamber orchestra from Germany is doing a tour in the USA. They have a date in. Tilling has asked to observe the class to see how we're doing and how Jared and Amanda are doing in the program." HI. MR. TILLING!" the whole class yelled, bringing laughter from Ms T and a smile from Mr. Tilling."Good," Ms. T laughed. "Now, what we're going to be discussing today-and it is going to be a discussion, Jared and Amanda," she smiled at us," is expectations, and reactions. I don't know exactly how this is going to go, frankly-and that's because we're going to be asking Jared and. I think the thermometer topped off at 105 degrees, and it was dry as a barbecue pit in hell. All of us were pretty much loafing in the house with the windows open and fans blowing as hard as they could. The cows were huddled miserably in the barns and under trees. All we wanted to do was sleep."Let's go to the lake," Tabby said suddenly. She was curled up on the floor listlessly turning the pages of a comic book.I perked up slightly. I was lying a few feet away from her, flipping through a. It was a beautiful Sunday morning and I took in the sights as I drove. The tall Georgia pines surrounded the fields, while the sun lightly reflected from the leaves of the crops; it was a wonderful sight. I allowed Kira's gossip to wander my mind. My curiosity go the best of me and I couldn't help but wonder if what she said was true. I was so deep in thought that I didn't realize the blue lights in my mirror. I was 100 feet from my house and being pulled over, but for what? I wasn't speeding;.