After_PRP midnight_NN1 ,_PUN Shaquann_NP0 and_CJC Freddie_NP0 pedal_VVB the_AT0 stolen_AJ0 glowing_AJ0 tandem_NN1 bike_NN1 to_PRP Magnolia_NN0 Stables_NN2 ,_PUN a_AT0 place_NN1 where_AVQ horses_NN2 snort_NN1 and_CJC dream_NN1 ._SENT Along_PRP the_AT0 way_NN1 ,_PUN they_PNP dodge_VVB potholes_NN2 and_CJC cars_NN2 full_AJ0 of_PRF weed-smoking_AJ0 white_AJ0 boys_NN2 ._SENT At_PRP the_AT0 stable_AJ0 door_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 jeweled_AJ0 surgical_AJ0 mask_NN1 over_PRP her_DPS lower_AJC face_NN1 ,_PUN Shaquann_NP0 's_POS chest_NN1 heaves_NN2 and_CJC sweat_NN1 collects_VVZ at_PRP her_DPS brow_NN1 ._SENT Freddie_NP0 rubs_VVZ her_DPS sweaty_AJ0 palms_NN2 down_PRP the_AT0 front_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS jeans_NN2 ._SENT There_EX0 's_VBZ an_AT0 electronic_AJ0 lock_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 stable_AJ0 door_NN1 ._SENT Freddie_NP0 takes_VVZ it_PNP as_PRP a_AT0 sign_NN1 ._SENT Sometimes_AV0 bad_AJ0 things_NN2 give_VVB you_PNP a_AT0 little_AJ0 warning_NN1 first_ORD ,_PUN like_PRP a_AT0 stern_AJ0 librarian_NN1 wagging_VVG a_AT0 finger_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ We_PNP should_VM0 go_VVI ,_PUN "_PUQ Freddie_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ They_PNP might_VM0 have_VHI cameras_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ So_AV0 ,_PUN what_DTQ if_CJS they_PNP do_VDB ,_PUN little_DT0 girl_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ Shaquann_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ What_DTQ they_PNP gone_VVN see_VVB ?_SENT You_PNP looking_VVG like_PRP a_AT0 ghetto_NN1 astronaut_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Shaquann_NP0 is_VBZ joking_VVG ,_PUN but_CJC Freddie_NP0 ca_VM0 n't_XX0 disagree_VVI ._SENT Afraid_AJ0 of_PRF the_AT0 virus_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 air_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP wears_VVZ many_DT0 layers_NN2 of_PRF protection_NN1 :_PUN a_AT0 face_NN1 shield_NN1 ,_PUN disposable_AJ0 gloves_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC two_CRD masks_NN2 —_PUN one_CRD medical_AJ0 grade_NN1 and_CJC a_AT0 cloth_NN1 scarf_NN1 one_PNI that_CJT covers_VVZ her_DPS neck_NN1 ,_PUN mouth_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC nose_NN1 —_PUN to_TO0 say_VVI nothing_PNI of_PRF her_DPS large_AJ0 glasses_NN2 ,_PUN steamed_VVN from_PRP breath_NN1 ._SENT 
Shaquann_NP0 kicks_VVZ the_AT0 lock_NN1 once_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 hem_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS yellow-flowered_AJ0 summer_NN1 dress_NN1 flaring_VVG on_PRP the_AT0 humid_AJ0 air_NN1 ._SENT Freddie_NP0 told_VVD her_PNP to_TO0 go_VVI all_DT0 black_AJ0 ,_PUN formfitting_AJ0 ,_PUN hard_AJ0 to_TO0 see_VVI ,_PUN like_PRP herself_PNX ._SENT But_CJC Shaquann_NP0 was_VBD n't_XX0 hearing_VVG it_PNP ._SENT She_PNP tossed_VVD her_DPS hair_NN1 ._SENT This_DT0 exactly_AV0 when_CJS you_PNP want_VVB to_TO0 look_VVI good_AJ0 ._SENT When_CJS you_PNP making_VVG trouble_NN1 ._SENT 
Freddie_NP0 taps_VVZ the_AT0 stable_AJ0 door_NN1 handle_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ What_DTQ do_VDB we_PNP do_VDI ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Did_VDD n't_XX0 you_PNP pick_VVI up_AVP anything_PNI from_PRP me_PNP about_PRP how_AVQ to_TO0 take_VVI charge_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ Shaquann_NP0 asks_VVZ ._SENT When_CJS Freddie_NP0 does_VDZ n't_XX0 move_VVI ,_PUN Shaquann_NP0 exhales_VVZ in_PRP exaggerated_AJ0 frustration_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Fine_AJ0 ._SENT Watch_VVB and_CJC learn_VVB ._SENT The_AT0 sooner_AV0 we_PNP do_VDB this_DT0 ,_PUN the_AT0 sooner_AV0 we_PNP get_VVB to_PRP the_AT0 protest_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Too_AV0 many_DT0 people_NN0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Freddie_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT She_PNP and_CJC Shaquann_NP0 have_VHB been_VBN in_PRP a_AT0 push-pull_AJ0 situation_NN1 all_DT0 day_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 protesters_NN2 have_VHB been_VBN down_AVP at_PRP Duncan_NP0 Plaza_NN1 every_AT0 day_NN1 this_DT0 week_NN1 despite_PRP the_AT0 virus_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC the_AT0 thought_NN1 of_PRF being_VBG in_PRP that_DT0 crush_NN1 of_PRF bodies_NN2 ,_PUN even_AV0 masked_VVN and_CJC shielded_VVN ,_PUN makes_VVZ Freddie_NP0 's_POS skin_NN1 prickle_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP told_VVD Shaquann_NP0 she_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 going_VVG ._SENT But_CJC then_AV0 again_AV0 ,_PUN she_PNP also_AV0 told_VVD Shaquann_NP0 she_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 coming_VVG to_PRP the_AT0 stable_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Do_VDB n't_XX0 start_VVI that_DT0 talk_NN1 again_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ Shaquann_NP0 disappears_VVZ around_PRP the_AT0 corner_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 building_NN1 and_CJC Freddie_NP0 wonders_NN2 if_CJS Shaquann_NP0 hopped_VVD on_PRP the_AT0 stolen_AJ0 bike_NN1 and_CJC left_VVD ._SENT But_CJC she_PNP would_VM0 n't_XX0 ._SENT Breaking_VVG in_AVP for_PRP the_AT0 people_NN0 is_VBZ her_DPS idea_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Come_VVB around_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ 
Shaquann_NP0 is_VBZ standing_VVG by_PRP a_AT0 large_AJ0 open_AJ0 portal_NN1 halfway_AV0 up_AVP the_AT0 wall_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP gestures_VVZ with_PRP a_AT0 flourish_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ See_VVB ?_SENT They_PNP locked_VVD the_AT0 door_NN1 but_CJC left_VVD a_AT0 whole_AJ0 hole_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ How_AVQ 'd_VM0 you_PNP know_VVI this_DT0 would_VM0 be_VBI open_AJ0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 ._SENT That_DT0 's_VBZ the_AT0 point_NN1 ._SENT You_PNP ai_NN0 n't_XX0 looking_VVG ,_PUN you_PNP ai_NN0 n't_XX0 finding_VVG ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Are_VBB we_PNP really_AV0 doing_VDG this_DT0 ?_SENT "_PUQ Freddie_NP0 asks_VVZ ._SENT 
Even_AV0 masked_AJ0 ,_PUN Freddie_NP0 can_VM0 tell_VVI she_PNP 's_VBZ smiling_VVG ._SENT "_PUQ Is_VBZ we_PNP alive_AJ0 ,_PUN little_AJ0 boy_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ Shaquann_NP0 is_VBZ playing_VVG with_PRP Freddie_NP0 's_POS pronouns_NN2 again_AV0 ._SENT Of_PRF course_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP had_VHD told_VVN Shaquann_NP0 first_ORD ._SENT In_PRP fact_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP had_VHD only_AV0 told_VVN Shaquann_NP0 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD Shaquann_NP0 who_PNQ inspired_VVD her_PNP to_TO0 put_VVI her_DPS thoughts_NN2 down_AVP in_PRP the_AT0 journal_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP her_DPS palm-sized_AJ0 ,_PUN three-for-a-dollar_AJ0 notebook_NN1 ,_PUN Freddie_NP0 debated_VVD whether_CJS to_TO0 keep_VVI it_PNP to_PRP herself_PNX that_CJT she_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 need_VVI to_TO0 be_VBI called_VVN she_PNP ._SENT She_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 need_VVI to_TO0 be_VBI called_VVN he_PNP either_AV0 ._SENT So_AV0 they_PNP is_VBZ what_DTQ you_PNP want_VVB ?_SENT Shaquann_NP0 would_VM0 later_AV0 ask_VVI ._SENT But_CJC Freddie_NP0 had_VHD n't_XX0 been_VBN sure_AJ0 about_PRP that_DT0 either_AV0 ._SENT She_PNP felt_VVD more_AV0 and_CJC more_AV0 lately_AV0 that_CJT all_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 words_NN2 belonged_VVD to_PRP her_PNP ._SENT Having_VHG to_TO0 choose_VVI felt_VVD unfair_AJ0 ,_PUN like_PRP being_VBG made_VVN to_TO0 leave_VVI several_DT0 gifts_NN2 because_CJS you_PNP already_AV0 had_VHD one_PNI in_PRP your_DPS hand_NN1 ._SENT 
Freddie_NP0 cups_VVZ her_DPS hands_NN2 ,_PUN but_CJC Shaquann_NP0 shakes_VVZ her_DPS head_NN1 ._SENT Freddie_NP0 understands_VVZ ._SENT Shaquann_NP0 is_VBZ taller_AJC ._SENT She_PNP must_VM0 give_VVI Freddie_NP0 the_AT0 boost_NN1 ._SENT With_PRP a_AT0 quick_AJ0 move_NN1 ,_PUN Freddie_NP0 is_VBZ atop_PRP the_AT0 portal_NN1 ._SENT 
Inside_AV0 the_AT0 stall_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 horse_NN1 stands_VVZ ,_PUN nose_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 interior_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 darkened_AJ0 building_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 animal_NN1 's_POS tail_NN1 flicks_NN2 ._SENT Freddie_NP0 goes_VVZ to_PRP the_AT0 stall_NN1 door_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 other_AJ0 horses_NN2 are_VBB silent_AJ0 in_PRP their_DPS places_NN2 ._SENT Their_DPS black_AJ0 eyes_NN2 glisten_VVB like_PRP something_PNI from_PRP a_AT0 painting_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 Night_NN1 Mares_NN2 ,_PUN Freddie_NP0 thinks_VVZ and_CJC chuckles_VVZ at_PRP her_DPS easy_AJ0 pun_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP has_VHZ been_VBN near_PRP horses_NN2 at_PRP Mardi_NP0 Gras_NP0 parades_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 pungent_AJ0 ,_PUN earthy_AJ0 smell_NN1 of_PRF their_DPS bodies_NN2 always_AV0 surprises_VVZ her_PNP ._SENT She_PNP hates_VVZ the_AT0 smell_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS own_DT0 sweat_NN1 or_CJC of_PRF anything_PNI that_CJT gets_VVZ sullied_VVN with_PRP funk_NN1 or_CJC grime_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC horses_NN2 are_VBB the_AT0 exception_NN1 ._SENT Their_DPS scent_NN1 makes_VVZ her_PNP giddy_AJ0 ._SENT She_PNP wants_VVZ to_TO0 hug_VVI them_PNP all_DT0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Do_VDB n't_XX0 they_PNP sleep_VVI ?_SENT "_PUQ Shaquann_NP0 asks_VVZ ._SENT 
"_PUQ They_PNP dream_VVB on_PRP their_DPS feet_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ Freddie_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ But_CJC they_PNP 're_VBB awake_AJ0 now_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ How_AVQ you_PNP know_VVB these_DT0 things_NN2 ,_PUN Fredericka_NP0 ?_SENT "_PUQ It_PNP takes_VVZ them_PNP a_AT0 minute_NN1 to_TO0 get_VVI Shaquann_NP0 onto_PRP the_AT0 animal_NN1 's_POS back_NN1 without_PRP a_AT0 saddle_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 creature_NN1 is_VBZ surly_AJ0 at_PRP first_ORD ,_PUN this_DT0 horse_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 star_NN1 on_PRP his_DPS forehead_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC Shaquann_NP0 is_VBZ n't_XX0 flustered_AJ0 ._SENT The_AT0 latest_AJS report_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 vicious_AJ0 attack_NN1 on_PRP a_AT0 trans_NN2 woman_NN1 in_PRP Mid-City_NN1 lit_VVD something_PNI in_PRP Shaquann_NP0 's_POS brain_NN1 that_DT0 day_NN1 ._SENT We_PNP going_VVG out_AVP tonight_AV0 ._SENT 
She_PNP sits_VVZ sidesaddle_NN1 and_CJC places_VVZ the_AT0 tiara_NN1 she_PNP brought_VVD on_PRP her_DPS head_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP has_VHZ a_AT0 thin_AJ0 ,_PUN sparkling_AJ0 scepter_NN1 ,_PUN too_AV0 ,_PUN which_DTQ she_PNP flourishes_VVZ as_CJS if_CJS to_TO0 say_VVI Hurry_VVB ,_PUN peasant_NN1 ._SENT Freddie_NP0 takes_VVZ a_AT0 bunch_NN1 of_PRF shots_NN2 with_PRP her_DPS phone_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ not_XX0 easy_AJ0 to_TO0 see_VVI through_PRP the_AT0 face_NN1 shield_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ is_VBZ also_AV0 fogging_VVG up_AVP ._SENT But_CJC the_AT0 lighting_NN1 is_VBZ good_AJ0 enough_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 horse_NN1 seems_VVZ to_TO0 like_VVI Shaquann_NP0 ._SENT Woman_NN1 and_CJC animal_NN1 shift_NN1 positions_NN2 from_PRP left_NN1 to_TO0 right_AV0 like_VVI they_PNP are_VBB posing_VVG on_PRP a_AT0 fashion_NN1 runway_NN1 ._SENT Shaquann_NP0 lifts_VVZ her_DPS chin_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 camera_NN1 loves_VVZ us_PNP ._SENT Just_AV0 like_PRP Jesus_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Y'all_NP0 look_VVB good_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Freddie_NP0 says_VVZ ,_PUN "_PUQ but_CJC do_VDB n't_XX0 you_PNP think_VVI that_DT0 's_VBZ enough_AV0 horsing_VVG around_AVP ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Hush_ITJ ,_PUN child_NN1 ,_PUN with_PRP your_DPS puns_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ Shaquann_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ We_PNP are_VBB not_XX0 amused_AJ0 ._SENT You_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 rush_VVI royalty_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
After_CJS Shaquann_NP0 climbs_VVZ down_AVP ,_PUN she_PNP reaches_VVZ into_PRP her_DPS slouchy_AJ0 purse_NN1 and_CJC feeds_VVZ the_AT0 horse_NN1 baby_NN1 carrots_NN2 ._SENT 
Freddie_NP0 adjusts_VVZ her_DPS shield_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ is_VBZ nearly_AV0 opaque_AJ0 with_PRP mist_NN1 ,_PUN looking_VVG over_AVP surprised_AJ0 at_PRP Shaquann_NP0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ You_PNP not_XX0 the_AT0 only_AJ0 one_PNI know_VVB how_AVQ to_PRP Google_NP0 horse_NN1 care_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP ai_NN0 n't_XX0 ignorant_AJ0 —_PUN "_PUQ 
The_AT0 sound_NN1 of_PRF locks_NN2 sliding_VVG out_AVP of_PRF position_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 stable_AJ0 door_NN1 they_PNP could_VM0 n't_XX0 open_VVI ._SENT Hinges_VVZ creaking_AJ0 ._SENT Shaquann_NP0 and_CJC Freddie_NP0 stare_VVB at_PRP each_DT0 other_NN1 ._SENT Shaquann_NP0 motions_NN2 for_PRP them_PNP to_TO0 go_VVI for_PRP the_AT0 portal_NN1 ._SENT Freddie_NP0 shakes_VVZ her_DPS head_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP has_VHZ a_AT0 vision_NN1 of_PRF clambering_VVG up_AVP the_AT0 side_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 wall_NN1 but_CJC slipping_VVG and_CJC knocking_VVG herself_PNX unconscious_AJ0 ._SENT She_PNP took_VVD Ls_NP0 even_AV0 in_PRP her_DPS imagination_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Get_VVB down_AVP ,_PUN "_PUQ Shaquann_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT Freddie_NP0 ducks_NN2 into_PRP the_AT0 corner_NN1 next_ORD to_PRP the_AT0 stall_NN1 gate_NN1 and_CJC presses_VVZ her_PNP back_AVP against_PRP the_AT0 wall_NN1 ._SENT Shaquann_NP0 crouches_VVZ in_PRP the_AT0 opposite_AJ0 corner_NN1 ,_PUN clutching_VVG a_AT0 sandal_NN1 in_PRP her_DPS hand_NN1 ,_PUN as_CJS though_CJS to_TO0 boomerang_VVI it_PNP at_PRP whoever_PNQ is_VBZ approaching_VVG ._SENT 
Footsteps_NN2 thump_VVB closer_AJC ._SENT She_PNP feels_VVZ like_PRP something_PNI small_AJ0 and_CJC furry_AJ0 curled_VVD inside_PRP a_AT0 wall_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 shotgun_NN1 barrel_NN1 ,_PUN like_PRP an_AT0 elephant_NN1 's_POS trunk_NN1 ,_PUN enters_VVZ the_AT0 stall_NN1 first_ORD ,_PUN bobbing_VVG back_AVP and_CJC forth_AV0 slightly_AV0 ,_PUN seemingly_AV0 to_PRP the_AT0 bearer_NN1 's_POS heartbeat_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 barrel_NN1 is_VBZ followed_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 body_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 white_AJ0 man_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 thin_AJ0 T-shirt_NN1 that_CJT reveals_VVZ the_AT0 shape_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS gut_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 man_NN1 lowers_VVZ the_AT0 muzzle_NN1 toward_PRP Shaquann_NP0 ._SENT Freddie_NP0 tries_VVZ to_PRP will_NN1 Shaquann_NP0 to_TO0 chill_VVI out_AVP ._SENT Not_XX0 to_TO0 do_VDI anything_PNI crazy_AJ0 ._SENT Not_XX0 to_TO0 say_VVI anything_PNI crazy_AJ0 ._SENT But_CJC Shaquann_NP0 is_VBZ n't_XX0 even_AV0 looking_VVG at_PRP her_PNP ._SENT 
"_PUQ You_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 belong_VVI in_PRP here_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ the_AT0 man_NN1 says_VVZ ._SENT 
"_PUQ Mister_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Shaquann_NP0 says_VVZ ,_PUN "_PUQ you_PNP ai_NN0 n't_XX0 got_VVN to_TO0 tell_VVI me_PNP ._SENT I_PNP was_VBD just_AV0 going_VVG home_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ She_PNP rises_VVZ to_PRP one_CRD knee_NN1 like_PRP she_PNP 's_VBZ about_AVP to_TO0 stand_VVI ._SENT The_AT0 man_NN1 's_POS pants_NN2 pocket_NN1 is_VBZ overflowing_VVG with_PRP red_NN1 and_CJC gold_NN1 shotgun_NN1 shells_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 bulge_NN1 looks_VVZ like_PRP grapes_NN2 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Do_VDB n't_XX0 move_VVI till_CJS I_PNP tell_VVB you_PNP to_TO0 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP says_VVZ ,_PUN leering_VVG at_PRP her_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ Why_AVQ are_VBB you_PNP wearing_VVG a_AT0 dress_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Because_CJS it_PNP 's_VBZ hot_AJ0 ._SENT Why_AVQ are_VBB you_PNP wearing_VVG a_AT0 kindergartner_NN1 's_POS T-shirt_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
Freddie_NP0 's_POS neck_NN1 is_VBZ hot_AJ0 ._SENT Why_AVQ Shaquann_NP0 got_VVD to_TO0 joke_VVI ?_SENT Freddie_NP0 can_VM0 barely_AV0 inhale_VVI ._SENT 
"_PUQ Shut_VVB up_AVP !_SENT "_PUQ Freddie_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT Then_AV0 clamps_VVZ a_AT0 hand_NN1 over_PRP her_DPS own_DT0 mouth_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Who_PNQ ?_SENT "_PUQ the_AT0 man_NN1 says_VVZ ,_PUN turning_VVG toward_PRP Freddie_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ Oh_ITJ !_SENT "_PUQ Shaquann_NP0 lunges_VVZ shoulder_NN1 first_ORD at_PRP the_AT0 man_NN1 's_POS legs_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP slams_VVZ into_PRP the_AT0 stall_NN1 doorjamb_NN1 ,_PUN head_NN1 knocking_VVG into_PRP the_AT0 wood_NN1 door_NN1 ._SENT His_DPS legs_NN2 are_VBB splayed_VVN out_AVP in_PRP front_NN1 of_PRF him_PNP ,_PUN his_DPS grip_NN1 is_VBZ loose_AJ0 around_PRP the_AT0 shotgun_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC still_AV0 holds_VVZ on_AVP ._SENT His_DPS free_AJ0 hand_NN1 lifts_VVZ up_AVP to_TO0 check_VVI for_PRP blood_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 back_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS head_NN1 ._SENT Freddie_NP0 and_CJC Shaquann_NP0 step_NN1 over_PRP his_DPS legs_NN2 and_CJC scurry_VVB out_AVP ._SENT 
Shaquann_NP0 's_POS head_NN1 is_VBZ in_PRP Freddie_NP0 's_POS lap_NN1 ,_PUN as_CJS they_PNP sit_VVB on_PRP the_AT0 curb_NN1 outside_AV0 of_PRF a_AT0 pet_NN1 groomer_NN1 's_VBZ on_PRP Magazine_NN1 Street_NP0 ._SENT Shaquann_NP0 's_POS long_AJ0 ,_PUN storky_AJ0 legs_NN2 are_VBB crossed_VVN into_PRP the_AT0 street_NN1 ._SENT Freddie_NP0 absentmindedly_AV0 strokes_VVZ Shaquann_NP0 's_POS hair_NN1 ._SENT There_EX0 's_VBZ a_AT0 wild_AJ0 part_NN1 that_CJT wo_VM0 n't_XX0 lie_VVI down_AVP ._SENT Freddie_NP0 and_CJC Shaquann_NP0 do_VDB n't_XX0 have_VHI to_TO0 rush_VVI because_CJS they_PNP 're_VBB not_XX0 expected_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 places_NN2 they_PNP live_VVB ._SENT Shaquann_NP0 's_POS mama_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT0 night_NN1 guard_NN1 at_PRP a_AT0 skyscraper_NN1 ,_PUN while_CJS her_DPS daddy_NN1 does_VDZ maintenance_NN1 at_PRP a_AT0 hotel_NN1 ._SENT Freddie_NP0 's_POS mama_NN1 works_VVZ at_PRP a_AT0 rich-people_NN1 's_POS nursing_AJ0 home_NN1 by_PRP the_AT0 river_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ where_AVQ all_DT0 the_AT0 deaths_NN2 in_PRP New_NP0 Orleans_NP0 started_VVD ._SENT Freddie_NP0 's_POS mama_NN1 did_VDD n't_XX0 want_VVI to_TO0 spread_VVI the_AT0 sickness_NN1 —_PUN they_PNP said_VVD you_PNP could_VM0 have_VHI it_PNP without_PRP knowing_VVG —_PUN so_CJS she_PNP slept_VVD most_DT0 nights_NN2 at_PRP the_AT0 nursing_AJ0 home_NN1 ._SENT 
Shaquann_NP0 takes_VVZ a_AT0 ham-and-cheese_AJ0 finger_NN1 sandwich_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 aluminum_NN1 foil_NN1 on_PRP her_DPS flat_AJ0 stomach_NN1 and_CJC pokes_VVZ the_AT0 triangle_NN1 toward_PRP Freddie_NP0 's_POS mouth_NN1 ._SENT Freddie_NP0 had_VHD made_VVN the_AT0 sandwiches_NN2 for_PRP Shaquann_NP0 because_CJS she_PNP likes_VVZ watching_VVG her_PNP eat_VVI ._SENT She_PNP shakes_VVZ her_DPS head_NN1 ._SENT Shaquann_NP0 eats_VVZ the_AT0 triangle_NN1 and_CJC talks_VVZ fullmouthed_AJ0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ You_PNP 'll_VM0 need_VVI your_DPS strength_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 protest_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP guess_VVB ._SENT "_PUQ Wispy_AJ0 clouds_NN2 skid_NN1 across_PRP the_AT0 sky_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Why_AVQ you_PNP pouting_VVG ?_SENT "_PUQ Shaquann_NP0 asks_VVZ ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP 'm_VBB over_AV0 going_VVG to_PRP that_DT0 protest_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Freddie_NP0 says_VVZ ,_PUN "_PUQ and_CJC all_DT0 these_DT0 stunts_NN2 ,_PUN too_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ When_CJS she_PNP says_VVZ stunts_NN2 ,_PUN she_PNP is_VBZ speaking_VVG of_PRF all_DT0 the_AT0 things_NN2 they_PNP have_VHB been_VBN doing_VDG lately_AV0 ._SENT Shaquann_NP0 seems_VVZ to_TO0 think_VVI protest_NN1 art_NN1 and_CJC social_AJ0 progress_NN1 go_VVB together_AV0 like_PRP prayers_NN2 and_CJC answered_VVD prayers_NN2 ._SENT They_PNP put_VVD a_AT0 black_AJ0 hood_NN1 over_PRP the_AT0 head_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 John_NP0 McDonogh_NP0 statue_NN1 last_ORD weekend_NN1 ._SENT Before_PRP that_DT0 ,_PUN Shaquann_NP0 spray-painted_NN1 a_AT0 black_AJ0 fist_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 window_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 ?_SENT building_VVG where_AVQ rich_AJ0 old_AJ0 white_AJ0 men_NN2 meet_VVB to_TO0 divide_VVI spoils_NN2 ._SENT Each_DT0 time_NN1 ,_PUN Freddie_NP0 and_CJC Shaquann_NP0 had_VHD been_VBN observed_VVN ,_PUN because_CJS New_NP0 Orleans_NP0 was_VBD a_AT0 city_NN1 where_AVQ people_NN0 were_VBD always_AV0 out_AVP and_CJC watching_VVG other_AJ0 people_NN0 ,_PUN even_AV0 during_PRP a_AT0 pandemic_AJ0 ._SENT They_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 care_VVI about_PRP being_VBG watched_VVN ._SENT That_DT0 made_VVD them_PNP take_VVI their_DPS time_NN1 ._SENT 
Shaquann_NP0 rolls_VVZ and_CJC sits_VVZ upright_AV0 ._SENT A_AT0 row_NN1 of_PRF bushes_NN2 ring_VVB the_AT0 front_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 pet_NN1 groomer_NN1 's_POS ._SENT The_AT0 bush_NN1 leaves_VVZ rubbing_VVG together_AV0 in_PRP the_AT0 breeze_NN1 sound_NN1 like_PRP rain_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ You_PNP scared_VVD because_CJS of_PRF that_DT0 guy_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 stable_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Shaquann_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP knocked_VVD him_PNP on_PRP his_DPS butt_NN1 ._SENT You_PNP know_VVB I_PNP look_VVI out_AVP for_PRP you_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
This_DT0 was_VBD true_AJ0 ._SENT Before_CJS the_AT0 schools_NN2 closed_VVD ,_PUN Freddie_NP0 was_VBD coming_VVG out_AVP of_PRF the_AT0 first-floor_NN1 boys_NN2 '_POS bathroom_NN1 ,_PUN her_DPS three-ring_AJ0 library_NN1 club_NN1 binder_NN1 pressed_VVD to_PRP her_DPS ribs_NN2 ._SENT She_PNP was_VBD wearing_VVG the_AT0 uniform_AJ0 skirt_NN1 she_PNP hated_VVD ._SENT The_AT0 Catholic_AJ0 school_NN1 policed_VVD what_DTQ she_PNP wore_VVD on_PRP her_DPS body_NN1 down_AVP to_PRP the_AT0 millimeter_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD against_PRP the_AT0 rules_NN2 to_TO0 wear_VVI pants_NN2 ,_PUN but_CJC she_PNP also_AV0 got_VVD chastised_AJ0 if_CJS the_AT0 skirt_NN1 's_POS hemline_NN1 rose_VVD above_PRP her_DPS fingertips_NN2 as_CJS if_CJS there_EX0 were_VBD some_DT0 golden_AJ0 zone_NN1 of_PRF flesh_NN1 revealing_VVG that_CJT pleased_AJ0 God_NP0 ._SENT Freddie_NP0 was_VBD adjusting_VVG her_DPS skirt_NN1 when_CJS that_DT0 skeevy_AJ0 cop_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 officer_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 brother_NN1 ,_PUN who_PNQ was_VBD supposed_AJ0 to_TO0 look_VVI out_AVP for_PRP suspicious_AJ0 intruders_NN2 ,_PUN called_VVN to_PRP her_PNP from_PRP the_AT0 water_NN1 fountain_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ You_PNP seem_VVB confused_AJ0 about_PRP a_AT0 few_DT0 things_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD with_PRP a_AT0 grunt-laugh_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 girls_NN2 '_POS bathroom_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 single_AJ0 stall_NN1 and_CJC always_AV0 occupied_VVN by_PRP adult_NN1 staff_NN0 ,_PUN so_CJS Freddie_NP0 gravitated_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 boys_NN2 '_POS bathroom_NN1 when_CJS it_PNP was_VBD empty_AJ0 instead_AV0 of_PRF trekking_VVG to_PRP the_AT0 other_AJ0 girls_NN2 '_POS upstairs_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC really_AV0 who_PNQ cared_VVD what_DTQ bathroom_NN1 she_PNP used_VVD ?_SENT Who_PNQ actually_AV0 cared_VVD ?_SENT The_AT0 cop_NN1 was_VBD doing_VDG elevator_NN1 eyes_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP started_VVD at_PRP her_DPS shoes_NN2 ._SENT Scuffed_NP0 Mary_NP0 Janes_NP0 ._SENT He_PNP stopped_VVD at_PRP her_DPS hair_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ the_AT0 prior_AJ0 night_NN1 ,_PUN after_PRP seeing_VVG too_AV0 many_DT0 depressing_AJ0 stories_NN2 on_PRP Twitter_NN1 —_PUN Black_AJ0 people_NN0 filling_VVG the_AT0 ICU_NN1 wards_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 city_NN1 ,_PUN second_ORD line_NN1 dancers_NN2 mobbed_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 police_NN2 ,_PUN dead_AJ0 construction_NN1 workers_NN2 haunting_VVG a_AT0 collapsed_AJ0 building_NN1 —_PUN Freddie_NP0 had_VHD buzzed_VVN down_AVP ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD liberating_AJ0 to_TO0 move_VVI without_PRP elaborate_AJ0 braids_NN2 weighing_VVG at_PRP her_DPS neck_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP wondered_VVD what_DTQ her_DPS mama_NN1 would_VM0 say_VVI next_ORD time_NN1 she_PNP saw_VVD her_PNP ._SENT But_CJC the_AT0 feeling_NN1 of_PRF air_NN1 across_PRP her_DPS shorn_AJ0 nape_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 new_AJ0 kind_NN1 of_PRF freedom_NN1 ._SENT 
