the person who spoke comes into blurry view , moving her chair into his line of sight . sitting . legs crossed . smiling , but not smiling . not really . '' i was wondering when you 'd wake up . '' she wears dark pants and a blouse . pattern of the blouse too blurry to make out . and the color . the color . he ca n't put a finger on the color

i agreed to make another batch , but this is going to consume most of my sugar ration for the month , '' she winked at me . '' it 's a good thing i always have a bit left over . '' '' i ca n't believe you bake your own cookies . aspen said that nobody cooks for themselves anymore and that everybody has a chef , '' i said . cheyenne laughed . '' i guess many people do have a chef

i forced myself to shove that thought down and concentrate on the here and now . and here and now i had the opportunity to shock addy . i tried to never miss those sorts of opportunities , though most of the time it just kinda came naturally . or by accident . '' sure ! i 'll meet you there . what time ? '' i said to izzy , while looking at addy

'' holding this tray is easier when you do n't have so much on it , '' sam said . '' i told you you 'd get the hang of it . '' jack removed the last glass from the tray and handed it to jessie . '' sam , this is jessie , a friend of mine . '' '' a pleasure to meet you ,
jessie