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Miss Mariam 's House : Why You Did You Say You Came Here From?

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“Where did you say you came here from?” I ask, as we make our way back to Miss Mariam’s house. I remember that she mentioned it in a blur of sentences before she went to get the brownies, but I don’t remember exactly what the name that she said was. Since being out of school for about a month now, my memory has been drastically fading, which probably isn 't a good thing. Maybe taking a gap year wasn’t the best choice to make if this keep going.
“You mean the last town that I was in or where I’m originally from?”
“Are they two seperate things?”
As much as I love Miss Mariam and the fact that it’s hot yearlong in South Carolina most of the time, I really wish that i wasn’t still here in Franklin. It’s the only place that I’ve ever been able …show more content…

Indie’s lips pull into a grimace, as if my question was one that she didn’t want to answer. Was it the wrong question to ask or something? I don’t think it came off as rude. Miss Mariam is always going off about how the fact that my high level of confidence tends to come off as direct and therefore disconcerting, so maybe she was right. Indie looks as if she 's still going to answer my question, but by the time she opens her mouth to get the words out, we reach the backgate of Miss Mariam’s and all chances of a private conversation goes up in flames.
I’m the only one to use the gate, as it’s seen to be more customary to use the front door, but i used to do it when i was younger and haven’t gotten around to stopping. The downside to that, however, is that she automatically knows that it’s me coming. “Eleanora! You better have taken that pie over to that girl staying in Johnny’s own lot that I’ve been telling you to for days now. I know you heard me for sure earlier.”
I let out a laugh. “I already did that, Miss Mariam! I even brought her back here for company.”
I look back over at the new girl and have to catch a second glance because she’s standing there with her shoulders tense and a look I can’t pinpoint on her face. I guess she’s a touch on the shy side. I place my hand on her bare shoulder to make sure that she knows I was just teasing about how she had to come here with me. “You’ll be fine. Just relax, okay? She’s

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