All I've ever wanted is for Julie Baker to leave me alone, for her to back支持 off. You know, just give me some space. It all started the summer before second grade when our moving van pulled into her neighborhood. And since we're now about done with the eighth grade, that, my friend, makes more than half a decade of strategic战略上的 avoidance避免 and social社会的 discomfort不适. She didn't just barge蹒跚 into my life. She barged蹒跚 and shoved and wedged her way into my life.
Did we invite her to get into our moving van and start climbing all over boxes? No. But that's exactly what she did, taking over and showing off like only Julie Baker can. My dad tried to stop her. "Hey," he says as she's catapulting herself on board. "What are you doing? You're getting mud everywhere." So true, too. Her shoes were, like, caked with this stuff. She didn't hop单足跳跃〔跳行〕 out, though虽然.
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