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she says.

I check the lost and found box.

We search through it.
We are almost at the end of it.

I am worried,
I say

But at the very bottom,

this must be it! Hannah says
I look to Hannah’s hand, and

I see her holding a piece of yellow and blue fabric.
You found it! I say happily.

I am really glad that Hannah has found it,
and that she showed me

the lost and found box.

Thank you, I say.
No problem, that's what friends do!

I like having a friend, I say.

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Arabella Serfilippi
Emerald L.A.

Ed. Isaac Ylitalo
LIFE IS PERFECT

(Takes place In between “HEARTS” and “WHITE GIRL”)

I look down and see fresh manure,
I scoop it up with my shovel.

I look at Ganwar, and he looks at me.
I think maybe to tell Ganwar a joke,

He looks more glum than usual.

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