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DATE: NOV 17

To: kdbookonline.com

From: kdbookonline.com

FOR THE LOVE, send me a copy of this email. I am DYING to read it. It sounds…JUICY.

DATE: NOV 17

To: kdbookonline.com

From: kdbookonline.com

You’re dead to me.

I just sent it. Double-checked the name seven times before sending it.

DATE: NOV 17

To: kdbookonline.com

From: kdbookonline.com

Just read it and…I just…I…

WOW.

DATE: NOV 17

To: kdbookonline.com

From: kdbookonline.com

Celery Stick,

I was surprised to get your email. Regardless, it was a most insightful read.

I was a bit shocked by all the errors, however. I thought the English Department at Stanton had a higher standard of quality. I’ve taken the liberty of pointing these out to you, for your own study. You’ll find the corrected document scanned and attached to this email.

Your man with the fine pair of hams,

Miles

ONE

One Month Later

“I have not the pleasure of understanding you.”

Jane Austen -Pride and Prejudice

“Olive.”

I looked up from putting the end-of-semester grades into my computer system to find Mrs. Barnes, the school counselor, poking her curly blonde head into my empty classroom.

I smiled, leaning back in my chair and stretching my back for a moment. “Hey, Jill. Excited for the break?”