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Chapter 37

           ButwhicheverwayIsawhimIwasfascinated,andLily,Lilywithherhairblownsideways,Lilywithhertearstainedface,Lilyatthatfirstmoment,inthelamplight,coolivory…Ididn’ttrytopretendthatIwasanythingelsethanalmostliterallybewitchedbyBourani.Itwasalmostaforce,likeamagnet,drawingmeoutoftheclassroomwindows,throughtheblueairtothecentralridge,anddowntherewhereIsowantedtobe.Therowsofolive-skinnedfaces,bentblackheads,thesmellofchalkdust,anoldinkstainthatrorschachedmydesktheywerelikethingsinamist,realyetunreal;obstaclesinlimbo.Iwasglad,withasimplicitythatrecalledearliestadolescence,firstpashonagirl,thatIhadthewhitethread.Iputitinanenvelope,andImusthavelookedatitadozentimesthatday,betweenclasses,evenduringclasses,asifitwasamascot,aproof,agoodomen.AfterlunchDemetriadescameintomyroomandwantedtoknowwhoAlisonwas;andbeganbeingobscene,dreadfulstockGreekfacetiaeabouttomatoesandcucumbers,whenIrefusedtotellhimanything.Ishoutedathimtofuckoff;hadtopushhimoutbyforce.Hewasoffendedandspenttherestofthatweekavoidingme.Ididn’tmind.Itkepthimoutofmyway.AftermylastlessonIcouldn’tresistit.IhadtogobacktoBourani.Ididn’tknowwhatIwasgoingtosay,butIhadtoreenterthedomaine.

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