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closed the door behind him； and then sat on my bed。 He
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did this all without making a sound。 No squeaking； no clanking； no scraping； no breathing …I
swear； the guy moved through my room like a ghost。
And of course I'm banging my knee and dropping my pencil and deteriorating into a pathetic
pool of Jell…O。 But I tried my best to sound cool as I
said； “Hello； Granddad。 e to check out the digs？”
He pinched his lips together and looked at nothing but me。
I cracked。 “Look； Granddad； I know I messed up。 I should've just told her； but I couldn't。 And I
kept thinking they'd stop。 I mean； how long can a
chicken lay eggs？ Those things hatched in the fifth grade！ That was like； three years ago！
Don't they eventually run out？ And what was I supposed to
do？ Tell her Mom was afraid of salmonella poisoning？ And Dad wanted me to tell her we
were allergic—c'mon； who's going to buy that？ So I just
kept； you know； throwing them out。 I didn't know she could've sold them。 I thought they were
just extras。”
He was nodding； but very slowly。
I sighed and said； “Thank you for not saying anything about it at dinner。 I owe you。”
He pulled my curtain aside and looked across the street。 “One's character is set at an early
age； son。 The choices you make now will affect you
for the rest of your life。” He inute； then dropped the curtain and said； “I hate
to see you swim out so far you can't swim back。”
“Yes； sir。”
He frowned and said； “Don't yes…sir me； Bryce。” Then he stood and added； “Just think about
what I've said； and the next time you're faced with a
choice； do the right thing。 It hurts everyone less i
