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t yard。
Obviously that never happened。” He shook his head。 “It's a major undertaking； and fencing is
not cheap。 I can't see putting that sort of investment
into a property that's not ours。 Plus； it's the principle of the thing。”
“But we live here；” I whispered； “and it looks so bad。”
My father studied me。 “Julianna； what happened？”
“Nothing； Daddy；” I said； but he knew I was lying。
“Sweetheart；” he whispered； “tell me。”
I knew what he'd say if I told him； and yet I couldn't not tell him。 Not with the way he was
looking at me。 So I took a deep breath and said； “The
Loskis have been throwing my eggs away because they were afraid they'd have salmonella
because our yard is such a mess。”
My father said； “Oh； that's ridiculous；” but my mother gasped； “What？” Then she cried； “Did
Patsy say that？”
I looked down。 “No； Bryce did。”
“But it must've been a family discussion！ A boy doesn't e up with that on his own … ！” My
mother looked for all the world like a doe waiting to
be shot through the heart。 She covered her face with her hands and said； “I can't go on like
this！ Robert； things have got to change。 They've just got
to！”
“Trina； you know I'm doing the best I can。 I'm sorry about the yard； I'm sorry about the
situation。 This isn't the picture I had for my life； either； but
sometimes you have to sacrifice for what's right。”
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