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y　got　into　Harvard！？

bdoesj　a　little　favor

Jenny　had　always　been　shy　and　had　trouble　making　friends；　but　she　had　managed　to　make　one　in

peer　group　that　day。

？You　know；　I　never　really　noticed　your；　um　。　。　。　bra　size；？　Elise　murmured　shyly　as　they　were

packing　up　their　book　bags　to　go　home。　On　either　side　of　them　girls　slammed　their　metal　locker

doors　closed　and　shouted　to　each　other　as　they　ran　downstairs　and　out　the　school　doors。

？Yeah；　right；？　Jenny　responded　sarcastically；　trying　to　wedge　her　geometry　notebook　into　her

red…and…black…striped　Le　Sportsac　bag　in　between　her　French　textbook　andAnna　Karenina　。

Elise　giggled　as　she　wound　a　fuzzy　pink　scarf　around　her　neck　and　buttoned　the　black　velvet

buttons　on　her　nerdy　tweed　coat。　She　definitely　looked　like　her　mother　still　dressed　her　in　the

mornings。　？Okay；　I　noticed。　But　I　never　thought　it　bothered　you。？

Jenny　tucked　her　curly　dark　brown　hair　behind　her　ears　and　squinted　at　Elise。　？Itdoesn？t　bother

me。？

Elise　pulled　her　fuzzy　pink　hat　down　over　her　blond　bob　and　hitched　her　backpack　up　on　her

shoulder。　She　was　nearly　a　foot　taller　than　Jenny。　？Um；　are　you　busy　now？　Do　you　want　to；　like；

do　something？？

？Like　what？？　Jenny　zipped　up　her　puffy　black　parka。　Now　that　she　no　longer　hung　out　with　Nate

or　her　older　brother；　Dan；　she　really　needed　some　new　friends；　and　it　might　be　kind　of　nice　to　hang

out　with　a　girl　for　once；　even　though　Elise　seemed　kind　of　prissy　and　immature。

？I　don？t　know。　Like　go　buy　some　new　makeup　at　Bendel？s　or　something？？　Elise　suggested。

Jenny　cocked　her　head；　pleasantly　surprised。　For　a　minute　there　she？d　thought　Elise　was　going　to

suggest　buying　a