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Megan's heart caught and stumbled. Then there were the sa-konye and the u-konye, the sa-hyoye andthe u-hyoye, the sa-yemon and the u-yemon. He envied theirexuberance and coveted their innocence. His trophy bride.

the cars with their moms or dads, talking a mile a minute about theplays and drills they had worked on in practice. She trudged back up to the curve and stood there with her hands tuckedinto the pockets of her parka, her shoulders hunched against the wind. It footed no one. Still, it helped to know people cared.