The Homecoming Queen Gets Her Man

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Shirley Jump. The Homecoming Queen Gets Her Man

“I’m not who I used to be, and people in this town are never going to get past that.”

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“Well then, they’re just ignorant. Don’t they realize you’re too damned old to be prancing down a runway in a tiara?”

Meri laughed. “Gee, thanks.”

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God, how could he be gone? Just being here, it seemed as if her cousin, with his giant personality, was still alive, that she’d see him at Sunday church or hanging out in the drive-through of the Quickie Burger. He was her best friend, one of the few people who could tease her out of a bad mood or a bad day, and more like a brother than a cousin. But in her head she could still hear that heartbreaking call from her aunt last year, telling Meri he was gone. The realization hit her anew with a sharp ache.

Meri drew in a breath, then tucked the key in her pocket and turned back to her mother. All Meri wanted to do was go see her grandfather, the most sane person on her father’s side of the family. “Have you seen Grandpa Ray?”

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