﻿TWO_NN1 DAYS_NN2 LEFT_VVN 
I_PNP am_VBB seventeen_CRD years_NN2 and_CJC fifty-six_CRD days_NN2 old_AJ0 when_CJS I_PNP realize_VVB I_PNP 've_VHB been_VBN wrong_AJ0 about_PRP asteroids_NN2 all_DT0 my_DPS life_NN1 ._SENT 
When_CJS I_PNP thought_VVD of_PRF them_PNP —_PUN if_CJS ever_AV0 I_PNP did_VDD —_PUN I_PNP pictured_VVD the_AT0 grainy_AJ0 photos_NN2 in_PRP last_ORD year_NN1 's_POS astronomy_NN1 textbook_NN1 ._SENT Smudged_AJ0 thumbprints_NN2 of_PRF light_NN1 ,_PUN multicolored_AJ0 and_CJC coldly_AV0 beautiful_AJ0 ,_PUN blazing_VVG across_PRP the_AT0 starspattered_AJ0 backdrop_NN1 of_PRF outer_AJ0 space_NN1 ._SENT Turns_VVZ out_AVP ,_PUN those_DT0 were_VBD comets_NN2 ._SENT Comets_NN2 are_VBB made_VVN of_PRF ice_NN1 and_CJC dust_NN1 ,_PUN asteroids_NN2 of_PRF metal_NN1 and_CJC rock_NN1 ._SENT Which_DTQ shows_VVZ you_PNP how_AVQ little_DT0 attention_NN1 I_PNP paid_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 textbook_NN1 versus_PRP the_AT0 latest_AJS copy_NN1 of_PRF MixxZine_NN1 that_CJT I_PNP 'd_VHD tucked_VVN behind_PRP it_PNP ._SENT Sailor_NN1 Moon_NN1 >_NN1 the_AT0 regular_AJ0 moon_NN1 ._SENT So_AV0 images_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 asteroid_NN1 Callisto_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 TV_NN1 in_PRP our_DPS dorm_NN1 's_POS common_AJ0 room_NN1 take_VVB me_PNP by_PRP surprise_NN1 ._SENT Ugly_AJ0 and_CJC pockmarked_AJ0 ,_PUN like_PRP a_AT0 battered_AJ0 chunk_NN1 of_PRF human_AJ0 bone_NN1 hurtling_VVG through_PRP the_AT0 black_AJ0 ._SENT 
Hurtling_VVG toward_PRP Mom_NN1 and_CJC Dad_NN1 down_AVP in_PRP St._NP0 Petersburg_NP0 ,_PUN Florida_NP0 ,_PUN while_CJS they_PNP sip_VVB their_DPS coffee_NN1 on_PRP our_DPS porch_NN1 swing_NN1 ,_PUN watching_VVG the_AT0 evening_NN1 breeze_NN1 sway_VVB the_AT0 royal_AJ0 palms_NN2 (_PUL I_PNP want_VVB to_TO0 picture_VVI them_PNP that_DT0 way_NN1 ,_PUN instead_AV0 of_PRF glued_VVN to_PRP CNN_NP0 like_PRP me_PNP )_PUR ._SENT Toward_PRP JoJo_NP0 ,_PUN my_DPS five-year-old_NN1 sister_NN1 ,_PUN streaking_VVG through_PRP the_AT0 sun-crisped_AJ0 grass_NN1 in_PRP her_DPS jellies_NN2 before_PRP bedtime_NN1 ._SENT Toward_PRP Bubbe_NP0 and_CJC Papa_NN1 picking_VVG avocados_NN2 in_PRP their_DPS backyard_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 coolest_AJS part_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 day_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 whole_AJ0 ocean_NN1 unrolling_VVG beyond_PRP their_DPS fence_NN1 ._SENT 
And_CJC hurtling_VVG toward_PRP the_AT0 Frost_NP0 Preparatory_AJ0 School_NN1 for_PRP Girls_NN2 in_PRP Boston_NP0 ,_PUN where_AVQ I_PNP sit_VVB on_PRP this_DT0 prickly_AJ0 couch_NN1 in_PRP my_DPS common_AJ0 room_NN1 ,_PUN totally_AV0 alone_AV0 ._SENT 
Even_AV0 before_CJS the_AT0 big_AJ0 news_NN1 broke_VVD yesterday_AV0 —_PUN before_CJS falling_VVG rocks_NN2 from_PRP space_NN1 decapitated_VVD the_AT0 Great_AJ0 Sphinx_NN1 of_PRF Giza_NP0 and_CJC cratered_AJ0 Lake_NP0 Nakuru_NP0 in_PRP Kenya_NP0 ,_PUN RIP_NP0 flamingos_NN2 —_PUN the_AT0 Frost_NP0 campus_NN1 was_VBD all_DT0 but_CJC empty_AJ0 ._SENT I_PNP got_VVD permission_NN1 to_TO0 stay_VVI on_PRP the_AT0 gated_AJ0 grounds_NN2 for_PRP the_AT0 summer_NN1 because_CJS of_PRF my_DPS internship_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 Museum_NN1 of_PRF Fine_AJ0 Arts_NN2 (_PUL awesome_AJ0 for_PRP those_DT0 college_NN1 applications_NN2 I_PNP ,_PUN along_AVP with_PRP the_AT0 rest_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 class_NN1 of_PRF 1999_CRD ,_PUN may_VM0 never_AV0 fill_VVI out_AVP )_PUR ._SENT So_AV0 it_PNP was_VBD always_AV0 going_VVG to_TO0 be_VBI the_AT0 hall_NN1 mothers_NN2 who_PNQ live_VVB on_PRP campus_NN1 year-round_AJ0 ,_PUN a_AT0 few_DT0 international_AJ0 students_NN2 with_PRP similar_AJ0 arrangements_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 janitorial_AJ0 staff_NN0 ,_PUN and_CJC me_PNP ._SENT 
And_CJC Jem_NP0 ,_PUN as_CJS often_AV0 as_CJS she_PNP could_VM0 come_VVI ._SENT She_PNP was_VBD supposed_AJ0 to_TO0 be_VBI here_AV0 ..._PUN 
No._NN1 I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 need_VVI to_TO0 think_VVI about_PRP Jemma_NP0 Bridgeham_NP0 when_CJS there_EX0 's_VBZ an_AT0 asteroid-not-comet_NN1 headed_VVN toward_PRP Earth_NN1 ,_PUN three_CRD days_NN2 from_PRP impact_NN1 ._SENT According_VVG to_PRP the_AT0 clock_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 corner_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 screen_NN1 ,_PUN that_DT0 's_VBZ 43_CRD hours_NN2 ,_PUN 18_CRD minutes_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC 6_CRD seconds_NN2 ._SENT 
5_CRD seconds_NN2 ..._PUN 
4_CRD ..._PUN 
They_PNP 've_VHB cut_VVN from_PRP a_AT0 replay_NN1 of_PRF last_ORD night_NN1 's_POS press_NN1 conference_NN1 with_PRP some_DT0 NASA_NP0 dude_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 president_NN1 ,_PUN sweating_VVG behind_PRP the_AT0 podium_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP drawls_VVZ ,_PUN "_PUQ My_DPS fellow_AJ0 Americans_NN2 ,_PUN we_PNP 're_VBB being_VBG faced_VVN tonight_AV0 with_PRP a_AT0 dire_AJ0 challenge_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 Bible_NN1 's_VHZ got_VVN a_AT0 word_NN1 for_PRP this_DT0 —_PUN "_PUQ 
Across_PRP the_AT0 common_AJ0 room_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 phone_NN1 rings_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP stumble_VVB from_PRP the_AT0 couch_NN1 and_CJC sprint_NN1 to_TO0 reach_VVI it_PNP before_CJS it_PNP stops_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ Hello_ITJ ?_SENT "_PUQ Desperately_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP cup_VVB the_AT0 handset_NN1 to_PRP my_DPS mouth_NN1 like_CJS it_PNP 's_VBZ an_AT0 oxygen_NN1 mask_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Adina_NP0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
Because_CJS our_DPS dorms_NN2 do_VDB n't_XX0 have_VHI phone_NN1 lines_NN2 ,_PUN all_DT0 calls_NN2 come_VVB through_PRP the_AT0 common_AJ0 room_NN1 ,_PUN one_PNI per_PRP hall_NN1 ._SENT During_PRP the_AT0 school_NN1 year_NN1 we_PNP have_VHB to_TO0 sign_VVI up_AVP for_PRP a_AT0 time_NN1 slot_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 call_NN1 log_NN1 ._SENT There_EX0 are_VBB thirty_CRD girls_NN2 in_PRP Tyler_NP0 Hall_NN1 ,_PUN all_DT0 fighting_VVG to_TO0 call_VVI their_DPS friends_NN2 back_AVP home_AV0 or_CJC that_DT0 boy_NN1 they_PNP met_VVD at_PRP a_AT0 mixed_AJ0 dance_NN1 with_PRP Stamper_NP0 Academy_NN1 ,_PUN our_DPS brother_NN1 school_NN1 ._SENT Serious_AJ0 calls_NN2 —_PUN sick_AJ0 relatives_NN2 or_CJC dead_AJ0 dogs_NN2 ,_PUN that_DT0 stuff_NN1 —_PUN came_VVD through_PRP the_AT0 hall_NN1 mothers_NN2 '_POS offices_NN2 ._SENT But_CJC I_PNP saw_VVD Miss_NP0 Potter_NP0 ,_PUN my_DPS own_DT0 hall_NN1 mother_NN1 ,_PUN leaving_VVG campus_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 dead_AJ0 of_PRF last_ORD night_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC Abrielle_NP0 Boucher_NP0 ,_PUN a_AT0 French_AJ0 student_NN1 ,_PUN tennis_NN1 team_NN1 captain_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 only_AV0 other_AJ0 summertime_NN1 resident_NN1 of_PRF Tyler_NP0 Hall_NP0 ,_PUN flew_VVD the_AT0 coop_NN1 this_DT0 morning_NN1 for_PRP her_DPS local_AJ0 boyfriend_NN1 's_POS summer_NN1 house_NN1 on_PRP Martha_NP0 's_POS Vineyard_NN1 (_PUL I_PNP thought_VVD she_PNP might_VM0 ask_VVI me_PNP to_TO0 come_VVI with_PRP ,_PUN but_CJC she_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 ,_PUN which_DTQ is_VBZ fine_AJ0 )_PUR ._SENT So_AV0 there_EX0 are_VBB no_AT0 rules_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 only_AJ0 girl_NN1 who_PNQ could_VM0 be_VBI getting_VVG calls_NN2 is_VBZ me_PNP ._SENT 
"_PUQ Hi_ITJ ,_PUN Daddy_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP turn_VVB my_DPS back_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 TV_NN1 and_CJC press_VVB the_AT0 plastic_NN1 to_PRP my_DPS ear_NN1 until_CJS I_PNP imagine_VVB I_PNP can_VM0 hear_VVI the_AT0 ocean_NN1 ._SENT Not_XX0 cold_AJ0 and_CJC gloomy_AJ0 blue_NN1 ,_PUN like_PRP the_AT0 water_NN1 that_CJT laps_VVZ at_PRP the_AT0 pilings_NN2 in_PRP Boston_NP0 Harbor_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC jewel_NN1 bright_AJ0 and_CJC Florida-warm_AJ0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Sorry_AJ0 it_PNP 's_VBZ so_AV0 late_AJ0 ,_PUN honey_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ That_DT0 's_VBZ okay_AJ0 ._SENT Where_AVQ 's_VBZ Mom_NN1 ?_SENT How_AVQ 's_VBZ JoJo_NP0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Mom_NN1 's_VBZ at_PRP Bubbe_NP0 and_CJC Zayde_NP0 's_POS ._SENT We_PNP 're_VBB moving_VVG them_PNP into_PRP the_AT0 spare_AJ0 room_NN1 ,_PUN just_AV0 until_CJS —_PUN just_AV0 for_PRP a_AT0 few_DT0 days_NN2 ._SENT Johanna_NP0 does_VDZ n't_XX0 really_AV0 ..._PUN we_PNP told_VVD her_DPS folks_NN2 are_VBB getting_VVG ready_AJ0 for_PRP a_AT0 really_AV0 bad_AJ0 storm_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ That_DT0 makes_VVZ sense_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ JoJo_NP0 knows_VVZ about_PRP hurricanes_NN2 by_PRP now_AV0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Listen_VVB ,_PUN honey_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP 've_VHB been_VBN calling_VVG everyone_PNI I_PNP can_VM0 think_VVI of_PRF since_CJS we_PNP talked_VVD last_ORD night_NN1 ._SENT Airlines_NN2 ,_PUN every_AT0 travel_NN1 agency_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 yellow_AJ0 pages_NN2 ,_PUN bus_NN1 companies_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP could_VM0 n't_XX0 get_VVI through_PRP most_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 time_NN1 ._SENT Dial-up_NN1 keeps_VVZ going_VVG out_AVP ,_PUN and_CJC folks_NN2 are_VBB n't_XX0 showing_VVG up_AVP for_PRP work_NN1 since_CJS they_PNP heard_VVD the_AT0 news_NN1 ._SENT Plus_NN1 planes_NN2 are_VBB n't_XX0 taking_VVG off_AVP with_PRP ,_PUN you_PNP know_VVB ,_PUN cause_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 rocks_NN2 flying_VVG around_AVP up_AVP there_AV0 ,_PUN so_AV0 —_PUN "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 come_VVI home_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP finish_VVB for_PRP him_PNP ,_PUN keeping_VVG my_DPS voice_NN1 steady_AV0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP 'd_VM0 jump_VVI in_PRP the_AT0 car_NN1 this_DT0 second_NN1 if_CJS I_PNP could_VM0 and_CJC pick_VVB you_PNP up_AVP ._SENT But_CJC all_DT0 the_AT0 channels_NN2 are_VBB showing_VVG the_AT0 highways_NN2 parked_VVD up_AVP ,_PUN saying_VVG interstate_AJ0 travel_NN1 's_VBZ almost_AV0 impossible_AJ0 ._SENT I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 even_AV0 think_VVI I_PNP 'd_VM0 get_VVI there_AV0 before_AV0 ..._PUN "_PUQ Again_AV0 ,_PUN he_PNP trails_VVZ off_AVP ,_PUN but_CJC this_DT0 time_NN1 I_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 bring_VVI myself_PNX to_TO0 end_VVI the_AT0 thought_NN1 ._SENT Dad_NN1 clears_VVZ his_DPS throat_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Who_PNQ 's_VBZ with_PRP you_PNP ,_PUN honey_NN1 ?_SENT Is_VBZ the_AT0 staff_NN0 taking_VVG care_NN1 of_PRF you_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Yeah_ITJ ,_PUN Daddy_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP lie_VVB ._SENT What_DTQ else_AV0 can_VM0 I_PNP do_VDI ?_SENT Tell_VVB him_PNP that_CJT the_AT0 grown-ups_NN2 on_PRP campus_NN1 have_VHB all_AV0 fled_VVN or_CJC forgotten_VVN about_PRP me_PNP completely_AV0 ?_SENT My_DPS family_NN1 ca_VM0 n't_XX0 do_VDI anything_PNI about_PRP it_PNP from_PRP over_PRP a_AT0 thousand_CRD miles_NN2 away_AV0 ,_PUN besides_AV0 worry_VVB themselves_PNX into_PRP an_AT0 earlier_AJC grave_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Is_VBZ your_DPS hall_NN1 mother_NN1 there_AV0 ?_SENT "_PUQ Dad_NN1 pushes_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP 'd_VM0 like_VVI to_TO0 talk_VVI to_PRP her_PNP ,_PUN make_VVB sure_AJ0 she_PNP 'll_VM0 look_VVI after_PRP you_PNP until_CJS —_PUN until_CJS we_PNP can_VM0 get_VVI you_PNP home_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ She_PNP 's_VBZ in_PRP bed_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ And_CJC wherever_AVQ she_PNP is_VBZ ,_PUN she_PNP might_VM0 be_VBI ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ almost_AV0 ten_CRD now_AV0 ,_PUN after_PRP lights_NN2 out_AVP ._SENT 
"_PUQ Tomorrow_AV0 morning_NN1 ,_PUN then_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Sure_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP say_VVB feebly_AV0 ._SENT Maybe_AV0 I_PNP 'll_VM0 come_VVI up_AVP with_PRP something_PNI by_PRP the_AT0 time_NN1 Dad_NN1 tries_VVZ again_AV0 ._SENT 
Honestly_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP 'm_VBB a_AT0 little_AV0 disappointed_AJ0 with_PRP myself_PNX —_PUN you_PNP 'd_VM0 think_VVI I_PNP 'd_VM0 have_VHI a_AT0 better_AJC plan_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 end_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 world_NN1 than_CJS cowering_VVG in_PRP my_DPS bedroom_NN1 ,_PUN alone_AV0 ._SENT Jem_NP0 and_CJC I_PNP even_AV0 talked_VVD about_PRP it_PNP once_AV0 ._SENT We_PNP rented_VVD Independence_NN1 Day_NN1 with_PRP her_DPS dad_NN1 's_POS Blockbuster_NN1 card_NN1 last_ORD winter_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC Jem_NP0 said_VVD she_PNP would_VM0 n't_XX0 have_VHI bothered_VVN trying_VVG to_TO0 leave_VVI the_AT0 city_NN1 ,_PUN even_AV0 with_PRP an_AT0 alien_AJ0 ship_NN1 hovering_VVG overhead_AV0 ._SENT Why_AVQ go_VVI out_AVP on_PRP a_AT0 highway_NN1 ?_SENT No_ITJ ,_PUN if_CJS she_PNP had_VHD one_CRD day_NN1 left_VVD ,_PUN she_PNP 'd_VM0 spend_VVI it_PNP doing_VDG something_PNI she_PNP really_AV0 wanted_VVD ,_PUN but_CJC was_VBD too_AV0 scared_AJ0 to_TO0 do_VDI in_PRP the_AT0 before-times_NN2 ._SENT Like_PRP breaking_VVG into_PRP the_AT0 zoo_NN1 to_TO0 pet_VVI the_AT0 giraffes_NN2 ._SENT She_PNP 's_VBZ so_AV0 soft_AJ0 for_PRP animals_NN2 ;_PUN she_PNP melts_VVZ like_PRP butter_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 microwave_NN1 when_CJS she_PNP passes_VVZ a_AT0 dog_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 street_NN1 ,_PUN or_CJC even_AV0 sees_VVZ a_AT0 field_NN1 mouse_NN1 scuttling_VVG across_PRP the_AT0 grounds_NN2 of_PRF Frost_NP0 ._SENT I_PNP snuggled_VVD into_PRP her_PNP ,_PUN buried_VVD my_DPS face_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 warm_AJ0 crook_NN1 between_PRP her_DPS jaw_NN1 and_CJC collarbone_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC said_VVD I_PNP 'd_VM0 come_VVI too_AV0 ,_PUN because_CJS I_PNP 'd_VM0 only_AV0 want_VVI to_TO0 spend_VVI the_AT0 last_ORD day_NN1 with_PRP her_PNP —_PUN 
Oh_ITJ yeah_ITJ ._SENT The_AT0 Bridgehams_NP0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Actually_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP 'm_VBB going_VVG to_PRP Jem_NP0 's_POS house_NN1 tomorrow_AV0 ._SENT To_TO0 stay_VVI with_PRP the_AT0 Bridgehams_NP0 ._SENT So_AV0 it_PNP 's_VBZ okay_AJ0 ,_PUN Dad_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP 'm_VBB gonna_NN1 be_VBI safe_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
You_PNP might_VM0 guess_VVI that_DT0 Mom_NN1 and_CJC Dad_NN1 were_VBD n't_XX0 thrilled_AJ0 by_PRP the_AT0 idea_NN1 of_PRF their_DPS daughter_NN1 spending_VVG a_AT0 minimally_AV0 supervised_AJ0 summer_NN1 in_PRP what_DTQ seems_VVZ to_PRP them_PNP like_PRP The_AT0 Big_AJ0 City_NN1 ,_PUN especially_AV0 before_PRP my_DPS final_AJ0 year_NN1 of_PRF high_AJ0 school_NN1 ._SENT So_AV0 I_PNP reminded_VVD them_PNP that_CJT my_DPS girlfriend_NN1 and_CJC her_DPS parents_NN2 live_VVB only_AV0 fifteen_CRD minutes_NN2 away_AV0 in_PRP Jamaica_NP0 Plain_NN1 ._SENT Jem_NP0 could_VM0 easily_AV0 be_VBI a_AT0 day_NN1 student_NN1 ,_PUN like_PRP half_DT0 the_AT0 girls_NN2 at_PRP Frost_NP0 ,_PUN but_CJC her_DPS dad_NN1 went_VVD to_PRP Stamper_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC loved_VVD it_PNP ,_PUN and_CJC wanted_VVD her_PNP to_TO0 have_VHI the_AT0 full_AJ0 boarder_NN1 experience_NN1 ._SENT Anyways_NN2 ,_PUN I_PNP told_VVD my_DPS parents_NN2 her_DPS family_NN1 would_VM0 drive_VVI to_PRP campus_NN1 once_CJS a_AT0 week_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP could_VM0 sign_VVI out_AVP to_TO0 go_VVI to_PRP dinner_NN1 with_PRP them_PNP ,_PUN or_CJC to_PRP a_AT0 movie_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 Coolidge_NP0 Corner_NN1 Theatre_NN1 in_PRP Brookline_NP0 ._SENT The_AT0 Bridgehams_NP0 ,_PUN I_PNP promised_VVD ,_PUN would_VM0 keep_VVI an_AT0 eye_NN1 on_PRP me_PNP ._SENT 
And_CJC that_DT0 was_VBD the_AT0 plan_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 time_NN1 ._SENT Jem_NP0 was_VBD gonna_AJ0 work_NN1 it_PNP all_DT0 out_AVP ._SENT She_PNP was_VBD gonna_AJ0 tell_VVB them_PNP ,_PUN she_PNP promised_VVD to_TO0 tell_VVI them_PNP ._SENT I_PNP found_VVD the_AT0 guts_NN2 to_TO0 tell_VVI my_DPS parents_NN2 I_PNP had_VHD a_AT0 girlfriend_NN1 —_PUN I_PNP came_VVD out_AVP to_PRP them_PNP in_PRP eighth_ORD grade_NN1 when_CJS I_PNP was_VBD getting_VVG bullied_VVN at_PRP public_AJ0 school_NN1 in_PRP St._NP0 Pete_NP0 for_PRP supposedly_AV0 peeping_VVG at_PRP Lisa_NP0 Katz_NP0 in_PRP the_AT0 girls_NN2 '_POS locker_NN1 room_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ I_PNP did_VDD not_XX0 —_PUN but_CJC I_PNP never_AV0 talked_VVD about_PRP that_DT0 night_NN1 in_PRP early_AJ0 June_NP0 ._SENT Our_DPS shouting_NN1 match_NN1 behind_PRP the_AT0 tennis_NN1 courts_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 Best_AJS Summer_NN1 Ever_AV0 that_CJT never_AV0 was_VBD ._SENT 
"_PUQ That_DT0 's_VBZ really_AV0 good_AJ0 ,_PUN honey_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Dad_NN1 sounds_VVZ so_AV0 totally_AV0 relieved_AJ0 that_CJT I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 regret_VVI the_AT0 fib_NN1 ._SENT Until_CJS he_PNP suggests_VVZ ,_PUN "_PUQ Call_VVB us_PNP then_AV0 ,_PUN as_CJS soon_AV0 as_CJS you_PNP 're_VBB settled_VVN in_PRP ._SENT I_PNP want_VVB to_TO0 thank_VVI her_DPS family_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Well_AV0 ,_PUN shit_VVB ._SENT 
"_PUQ It_PNP might_VM0 be_VBI pretty_AV0 late_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ That_DT0 's_VBZ okay_AJ0 ._SENT We_PNP 'll_VM0 be_VBI waiting_VVG ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Sure_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP mumble_VVB ,_PUN stunned_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 trap_NN1 I_PNP set_VVD for_PRP myself_PNX and_CJC strolled_VVD right_AV0 into_PRP ._SENT 
"_PUQ Then_AV0 I_PNP 'll_VM0 talk_VVI to_PRP you_PNP real_AJ0 soon_AV0 ._SENT We_PNP 'll_VM0 see_VVI you_PNP soon_AV0 ._SENT The_AT0 astronauts_NN2 and_CJC the_AT0 constr_NN1 —_PUN the_AT0 demolition_NN1 experts_NN2 ,_PUN they_PNP 're_VBB gonna_AJ0 take_VVB care_NN1 of_PRF this_DT0 ._SENT They_PNP know_VVB what_DTQ they_PNP 're_VBB doing_VDG ._SENT So_AV0 you_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 have_VHI to_TO0 worry_VVI ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP know_VVB ,_PUN Daddy_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ We_PNP love_VVB you_PNP ,_PUN Dina_NP0 Bean-a_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
I_PNP drop_VVB the_AT0 phone_NN1 onto_PRP the_AT0 wall_NN1 cradle_NN1 before_PRP his_DPS pet_NN1 name_NN1 puts_VVZ a_AT0 wobble_NN1 in_PRP my_DPS voice_NN1 ,_PUN then_AV0 turn_VVB back_AVP to_PRP the_AT0 Kennedy_NP0 Space_NN1 Center_NN1 just_AV0 in_PRP time_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 launch_NN1 countdown_NN1 to_TO0 reach_VVI zero_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 Hallelujah_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 huge_AJ0 shuttle_NN1 stuffed_VVN with_PRP astronauts_NN2 and_CJC like_VVB ,_PUN construction_NN1 workers_NN2 (_PUL "_PUQ demolition_NN1 experts_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ the_AT0 NASA_NP0 dude_NN1 insisted_VVN )_PUR lifts_VVZ off_AVP ._SENT Of_PRF course_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 government_NN1 has_VHZ known_VVN about_PRP Callisto_NP0 for_PRP weeks_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC this_DT0 is_VBZ the_AT0 plan_NN1 they_PNP came_VVD up_AVP with_PRP ._SENT The_AT0 last_ORD hope_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 planet_NN1 rises_VVZ into_PRP the_AT0 night_NN1 sky_NN1 ,_PUN flames_NN2 roaring_VVG and_CJC smoke_NN1 roiling_VVG ,_PUN trailing_VVG bright_AJ0 white_AJ0 flame_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 help_VVI but_CJC picture_VVI the_AT0 people_NN0 on_PRP board_NN1 in_PRP hard_AJ0 hats_NN2 instead_AV0 of_PRF helmets_NN2 ._SENT 
The_AT0 countdown-to-impact_AJ0 clock_NN1 now_AV0 reads_VVZ :_PUN 43_CRD hours_NN2 ,_PUN 9_CRD minutes_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC 15_CRD seconds_NN2 ._SENT 
None_PNI of_PRF this_DT0 is_VBZ fair_AJ0 ._SENT This_DT0 was_VBD supposed_AJ0 to_TO0 be_VBI the_AT0 Best_AJS Summer_NN1 Ever_AV0 ._SENT Jem_NP0 was_VBD supposed_AJ0 to_TO0 be_VBI around_PRP all_DT0 the_AT0 time_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC it_PNP 's_VBZ August_NP0 now_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC we_PNP have_VHB n't_XX0 talked_VVN once_AV0 ._SENT And_CJC now_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP have_VHB to_TO0 get_VVI myself_PNX to_PRP her_DPS house_NN1 by_PRP tomorrow_AV0 night_NN1 and_CJC sweet-talk_NN1 her_DPS family_NN1 into_PRP taking_VVG me_PNP in_AVP ._SENT That_DT0 ,_PUN or_CJC confess_VVB to_PRP my_DPS parents_NN2 that_CJT I_PNP 'm_VBB all_AV0 alone_AJ0 ._SENT Then_AV0 they_PNP might_VM0 just_AV0 pack_VVI JoJo_NP0 ,_PUN Bubbe_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC Papa_NN1 into_PRP the_AT0 car_NN1 and_CJC spend_VVB the_AT0 next_ORD two_CRD days_NN2 —_PUN maybe_AV0 the_AT0 last_ORD two_CRD days_NN2 —_PUN inching_VVG toward_PRP Boston_NP0 ,_PUN arrival_NN1 not_XX0 guaranteed_VVN ._SENT 
It_PNP 's_VBZ late_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 fall_VVI asleep_AJ0 for_PRP hours_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP just_AV0 lie_VVB on_PRP the_AT0 common_AJ0 room_NN1 couch_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 TV_NN1 turned_VVD down_AVP low_AJ0 ,_PUN the_AT0 final_AJ0 fight_NN1 with_PRP Jem_NP0 playing_VVG and_CJC rewinding_VVG and_CJC replaying_VVG behind_PRP my_DPS eyes_NN2 ._SENT 
ONE_CRD DAY_NN1 LEFT_AJ0 
After_PRP accidentally_AV0 sleeping_VVG through_PRP most_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 morning_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP waste_VVB another_DT0 half_NN1 an_AT0 hour_NN1 crying_VVG about_PRP it_PNP ,_PUN unhelpfully_AV0 ._SENT Lunch_NN1 is_VBZ cheese_NN1 and_CJC peanut_NN1 butter_NN1 cracker_NN1 sandwiches_NN2 and_CJC a_AT0 lone_AJ0 strawberry_NN1 Smirnoff_NN1 Ice_NN1 I_PNP find_VVB in_PRP the_AT0 mini_AJ0 fridge_NN1 in_PRP Miss_NP0 Potter_NP0 's_POS office_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP drink_VVB it_PNP while_CJS catching_VVG up_AVP on_PRP the_AT0 news_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 astronauts_NN2 and_CJC construction_NN1 workers_NN2 docked_VVN with_PRP the_AT0 International_AJ0 Space_NN1 Station_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 early_AJ0 hours_NN2 after_CJS I_PNP passed_VVD out_AVP ._SENT It_PNP split_VVD in_PRP half_DT0 somehow_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP guess_VVB —_PUN the_AT0 Space_NN1 Station_NN1 ,_PUN not_XX0 the_AT0 Hallelujah_NN1 —_PUN but_CJC everyone_PNI 's_VBZ fine_AJ0 ._SENT When_CJS I_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 put_VVI it_PNP off_AVP anymore_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP step_VVB outdoors_AV0 for_PRP the_AT0 first_ORD time_NN1 in_PRP two_CRD days_NN2 ,_PUN a_AT0 little_AJ0 fuzzy_AJ0 headed_AJ0 and_CJC blinking_VVG in_PRP the_AT0 midday_NN1 sun_NN1 ._SENT 
According_VVG to_PRP the_AT0 brochures_NN2 the_AT0 middle_AJ0 school_NN1 guidance_NN1 counselor_NN1 in_PRP St._NP0 Pete_NP0 gave_VVD my_DPS parents_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 Frost_NP0 campus_NN1 is_VBZ "_PUQ 20_CRD beautiful_AJ0 acres_NN2 of_PRF study_NN1 gardens_NN2 ,_PUN soccer_NN1 fields_NN2 ,_PUN tennis_NN1 courts_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC classrooms_NN2 where_CJS your_DPS college-bound_AJ0 daughter_NN1 and_CJC future_NN1 leader_NN1 can_VM0 thrive_VVI ._SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 brochures_NN2 did_VDD n't_XX0 lie_VVI ._SENT From_PRP where_AVQ I_PNP stand_VVB on_PRP the_AT0 white_AJ0 gravel_NN1 path_NN1 outside_PRP Tyler_NP0 Hall_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP can_VM0 see_VVI the_AT0 other_AJ0 halls_NN2 ,_PUN Hunt_NP0 and_CJC Thorton_NP0 ,_PUN to_PRP the_AT0 right_NN1 ._SENT To_PRP the_AT0 left_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 library_NN1 with_PRP its_DPS little_AJ0 koi_NN2 pond_NN1 and_CJC stone_NN1 benches_NN2 ._SENT Behind_AV0 me_PNP is_VBZ the_AT0 visual_AJ0 arts_NN2 building_NN1 ,_PUN my_DPS favorite_AJ0 part_NN1 of_PRF campus_NN1 and_CJC a_AT0 huge_AJ0 part_NN1 of_PRF why_AVQ I_PNP 'm_VBB here_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC on_PRP scholarship_NN1 ._SENT 
