r,undeeaththeshadeofthegreatoaktree,satahhis
tynine
inthedaysfollolanzarote,hollykeptalooneanotheritethingtheyhadtalkedabout,butafterlivingineaeaparterfreedooabbeysparentshousebeforehehadtogobacktoschool,anddeclanlanwas
noedsonothingandsopointlessshedhadtheholidaytolookforoingandassheeoutfroerfriends,shereallyhadnobodyelsetotalktothereuchnversationsheuldhaveparedtolasteantsheuldntevenaintainingherbeautifultanorappreciateheekgarden
sodayssheneverevengotoutofbed,shejustonthsenvelopefroerry,,andnoessageseverythingshehadtrulybelievedthatherpurposeinlifehadbeentoetgerryandenjoyalltheirdaystogetherfortherestoftheirlivesinistrationupabove
sothingthatshedidfeelsheshoulddooreofhersterygardener,andsheistakeeventuallyshehadherselfnvihroughherdoorallbutshedidntevensinlifeshejustdreadtheiossibledrea
onedayhollyrealizedesoshegotoutofbedearlyoneinganddroveherherhousesheeandsettleddoysterygardenertoappear
afterthreedaysofhollyrepeatingthisbehavior,therainfinallystoppedandthesunbegantoshineagainhollyysteryeoneapproachhergardenshejuedoutofbedinapanic,unpreparedforoshethrehestairsnotcaringshelookedlike
shepulledopenthefrontdoor,phisarrozeindairandhisfingerhoveredjustoverthedoorbellhisuthdroppedopenatthesightoftheaninfrontofhi
“aha”hollyyelledhappily“ithinkicaughtlittleleprechaun”
hisuthopenedandclosedlikeagoldfishs;heed,“da”
hollylookedupanddouationoutoftheboyassheuldbeforetheadultreachedthe
“soyouretheoneygarden”shefoldedheraracrossherchest
heshookhisheadwildlyandgulped
“youdonthavetodenyit,”shesaidgently,“youvebeencaughtnoower
hetuedaroundtostareatitandyelledagain,“da”hisdadslaedthedoorofavananddehisoherhouse
“saroundtheboysshouldersandlookedathollyforanexplanation
holly”
“”helookedangry
“theoneygardenyperssionandthenyouexpeessedh
thenlookednfused“sorry,idontknoissusweveneveranwasinsane
“notthisgarden,youlandscapedbackgarden”shesledandraisedhereyebro
helaughedbaadgrass,thatsallseethisthisisalaohingelseallitdoesiscutthebloodygrass”
hollydroppedherhandsfroerhipsandslointhepocketsofhergoygarden”shesquintedhereyes
“lady,ihaveneverevenindyourgarden,andicanguaranteeibehefuture”
hollysfacefell“butithought”
“idontcareykid”
hollylookedattheyoungboyandsaouthbarrassnt“gosh,iosorry,”sheapologized“justholdonthereanute”
sherushedintothehousetogetherpurseandsqueezedherlastfiverintotheboyschubbylittlehandhisfacelitup
“ok,letsgo,”hisdadsaid,tuinghissonaroundbytheshouldersandleadinghiohedrive
“da,idontore,”theboyanedtohisdadastheycarriedontothenexthouse
“ah,dontadasher”
hollyirrorheadannosth
