If I could be small again, Monique told me at the playground's fence, slurring her words and watching Caitlin sob, I'd want to have a friend like her.

“I start laughing. You have to laugh. Life is just funny sometimes. As long as y…”

“He apologized when I was twelve. He was crying. I don't like to remember that. …”

“China puts her hand on my palm. Her fingernails are baby blue with miniature cl…”

“I shrug, and then we sit awhile without saying anything. Then he goes, 'Where'd…”