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...SCRIPTOFFLIPPEDBRYCE:AllIeverwantedwasforJuliBakertoleavemealone.Itallbeganinthesummerof1957,beforethestartofsecondgrade.STEVEN:Hereweare.PATSY:Ha,ha.-Whatdoyouguysthink?LYNETTA:Ilikethisplace.BRYCE:It'scool.LYNETTA:Uh,whatcolorismyroom?Justyouwait.BRYCE:Let'sseewhat'sinside.STEVEN:Hey,comeon,buddyBryce.Whydon't,uh,youandIgohelpunloadthevan......andthewomenfolkherecangetinthekitchenandstartsettingup.Okay,Dad.BRYCE:Forme,itwasthebeginningofwhatwouldbe......morethanhalfadecadeofstrategicavoidanceandsocialdiscomfort.-Hi,I'mJuliBaker.-Hey,hey,whatareyoudoing?Don'tyouwantsomehelp?No.There'ssomevaluablethingsinthere.-Howaboutthisone?-No,no,no.Runhome.Yourmother'sprobablywonderingwhereyouare.Oh,no,mymomknowswhereIam.Shesaidit'sfine.BRYCE:Itdidn'ttakelongtorealizethisgirlcouldnottakeahint.-It'scrowdedinherewiththreepeople.-Idon'tmind.BRYCE:Ofanykind.-Youwannapushthisonetogether?Bryce,isn'tittimeforyoutogohelpyourmother?Huh?Oh,yeah.BRYCE:Imean,nothingwouldstopher.Iwasabouttotellhertogetlostwhentheweirdestthinghappened.Icouldn'tbelieveit.ThereIwasholdinghandswiththisstrangegirl.-HowdidIgetintothismess?PATSY:Well,hello.-Iseeyou'vemetmyson.-Uh-huh.BRYCE:Finally,Ididtheonlymanlythingavailablewhenyou're7yearsold.[BELLRINGING]However,mytroubleswerefarfromover.TheminuteIwalkedintoMissYelson'sclassroom...Bryce?You'rehere.BRYCE:...itwasclear:Schoolwouldnotbeasanctuary.[CHILDRENLAUGHING]Hey,Bryce,where'syourgirlfriend?BRYCE:Iwasbrandedforlife.Hey,Bryce,whydon'tyouaskhertomarryyou?GIRLS[SINGING]:BryceandJulisittinginatreeK-l-S-S-l-N-GBRYCE:Myfirstyearintownwasadisaster.GIRL:Lookatthem.BRYCE:Andthenextthreeweren'tmuchbetter.Butfinally,inthesixthgrade,Itookaction.Ihatchedtheplan.Sherry.Sherry,waitup.Hi,Bryce.Heh.BRYCE:IaskedoutSherryStalls.Iwaswonderingifyouwantedtogo...BRYCE:Tofullappreciatethebrillianceofthisplan......youhavetounderstandthatJulihatedSherryStalls......thoughIneverunderstoodwhy.Sherrywasnice,friendlyandshehadalotofhair.Atfirst,mymotherwouldn'tletmegetmyearspierced,butIbegged...BRYCE:TheideawasthatSherrywouldeatwithme......maybewe'dwalkaroundtogether,andhopefullyJuliwouldloseinterest.ButIstillcan'tgetthehoopstillI'm16.Oh,that'sashame.SoMelaniewantedtogetherearspierced,butofcoursehermothersaidno.SoshethrewafitandsmashedherJohnnyMathisGreatestHitsalbum...[LAUGHS]...andshegotgrounded,sonowshecan'tcometomypajamasleepoverparty.BRYCE:Thingswereunfoldingquitenicely.Whatareyoudoingforyourscienceproject?BRYCE:Thatis,untilmysupposedbestfriend,GarrettEinbinder......tookaninterestinSherryhimself.Iwasthinkingofshowinghowsplitendsreactwithdifferenthairconditioners.That'sfascinating.BRYCE:LoyaltygavewaytodesireandGarrett,theturncoat......toldSherrywhatIwasupto.SHERRY:Jerk.BRYCE:Shedidn'ttakeitwell.WordgotbacktoJuli,andprettysoonshestartedupwiththegoo-gooeyesagain.Onlythistimeitwasworse.Shestartedsniffingme.That'sright,sniffingme.Whatwasthatallabout?Myonlyconsolationwasthatnextyearwouldbedifferent.Juniorhigh,biggerschool.Maybewe'dbeindifferentclassesanditwouldfinally,finallybeover.JULl:ThefirstdayImetBryceLoski,Iflipped.Itwasthoseeyes,somethinginthosedazzlingeyes.Youwannapushthisonetogether?JULl:Hisfamilyhadjustmovedintotheneighborhood......andI'dgoneovertohelpthem.I'dbeeninthevanalloftwominuteswhenhisdadsenthimofftohelphismom.Icouldseehedidn'twannago.SoIchasedafterhimtoseeifwecouldplayalittlebeforehegottrappedinside.ThenextthingIknow,he'sholdingmyhand......andlookingrightintomyeyes.Myheartstopped.Wasthisit?Wouldthisbemyfirstkiss?-Butthenhismothercameout.-Well,hello.JULl:Andhewassoembarrassed,hischeeksturnedcompletelyred.Iwenttobedthatnightthinkingofthekissthatmighthavebeen.Imean,itwasclearhehadfeelingsforme,buthewasjusttooshytoshowthem.Mymothersaidboyswerelikethat.-SoIdecidedtohelphimout.-Bryce?You'rehere.[CHILDRENGIGGLING]JULl:Iwouldgivehimplentyofopportunitytogetoverhisshyness.Bythesixthgrade,I'dlearnedtocontrolmyself.ThenSherryStallsenteredthepicture.SherryStallswasnothingbutawhiny,gossipy,backstabbingflirt.Allhairandnosubstance.Andthereshewas......holdinghandswithBryce.MyBryce.Theonewhowaswalkingaroundwithmyfirstkiss.Mysolutionwastoignoreher.IknewaboyofBryce'scaliber......wouldeventuallyseethroughashallowconniverlikeSherryStalls.Ittookallofaweek.Theybrokeupatrecess.Shedidn'ttakeitwell.NowthatBrycewasoutofSherry'sevilclutches,hestartedbeingnicertome.-Hi,Juli.-Hi,Bryce.JULl:Hewassoshyandsocute......andhishair,itsmelledlikewatermelon.Icouldn'tgetenoughofit.Ispentthewholeyearsecretlysniffingwatermelon......andwonderingifIwasevergoingtogetmykiss.BRYCE:Seventhgradebroughtchanges,allright.Butthebiggestonedidn'thappenatschool.Ithappenedathome.Mygrandfathercametolivewithus.MomsaidhestaredlikethatbecausehemissedGrandma.ThatwasnotsomethingGrandpawouldevertalkaboutwithme.Asamatteroffact,henevertalkedaboutmuchofanythingwithme.Thatis,untilJuliappearedinthelocalnewspaper.-Oh,Bryce.MayIspeakwithyou?-What?Haveaseat,son.TellmeaboutyourfriendJuliBaker.Juli.She'snotexactlymyfriend.Oh.Why'sthat?Whydoyouwannaknow?BRYCE:Now,JuliBakerdidnotwindupinTheMayfieldTimes......forbeinganeighth-gradeEinstein.No,shegotfront-pagecoveragebecausesherefusedtoclimboutofasycamoretree.JuliBakerandthatstupidsycamoretree.ShealwaysthoughtitwasGod'sgifttoourlittlecorneroftheuniverse.Hey,Bryce.Wannacomeclimbthetreewithmeandmybrothers?No,thanks.Bryce.Comeuphere.It'sfun.-Youcanseeeverything.BRYCE:Ican't.Mydadneedsmetohelphimfix......athing.BRYCE:That'sallIneeded.ClimbupatreewithJuliBaker.I'dbedraggedrightbackintothesecondgrade.BryceandJulisittinginatree.Whydon'tyoujustmakemeeatlimabeansfortherestofmylife.JULl:It'sthreeblocksaway.Twoblocks.Oneblockaway.-Likethat'svaluableinformation.-Ihateitwhenshedoesthat.Iliketothinkthere'satleastachancethebuswon'tshow.Ithinkthetreelooksparticularlybeautifulinthislight.Don'tyou?Ifby"beautiful"youmean"unbelievablyugly,"then,yes,Iwouldagree.You'rejustvisuallychallenged.Ifeelsorryforyou.BRYCE:"Visuallychallenged"?"Visuallychallenged"?Thisfromthegirlwholivedinahousethatwasthejokeoftheneighborhood?Theyhadbushesgrowingoverwindowsandweedsallovertheplace.Itbuggedmydadbigtime.Oh,thereheis.Thebricklayerwhothinkshe'sapainter.Thattruck'snotuglyenoughinreallife?He'sgottamakeapaintingofit?No,hedoeslandscapes.Sellsthematthecountyfair.Peoplesaythey'rebeautiful.Landscapes?Letmetellyousomething.Theworldwouldhavemorebeautyinit......ifhe'ddoalittlelandscapingonthatpieceofcraphecallsayard.PATSY:Ifeelbadforhiswife.Shemarriedadreamer.Becauseofthat,oneofthetwoofthemwillalwaysbeunhappy.Yeah,fine.Butwhydowehavetobeunhappy?BRYCE:Asannoyingastheyardwastomydad......itwasnothingcomparedtohowannoyingJuliBakerwasinthattree.JULl:Threeblocksaway.BRYCE:Everymorningwehadtolistentothesound......ofherblow-by-blowtrafficreport.JULl:Twoblocks.WOMAN:Thereyougo.WhydotheycallitTheThreeStooges?-Imean,there'sfiveofthem.-What?Well,yeah,there'sMoe,Larry,Curly,ShempandCurlyJoe.-Yeah,buttheyonlyhavethreeatatime.-Yeah.Youknow,IhateCurlyJoe.Imean,heshouldn'tevenbeaStooge.MAN:Listen,girl,I'mthisclosetocallingthepolice.Youaretrespassingandobstructingprogressonacontractedjob.GARRETT:What'sgoingon?MAN:Eitheryoucomedown......orwe'regonnacutyoudown.JULl:Youguys,comeupherewithme.Theywon'tcutitdownifwe'realluphere.-Bus,bus,bus.BRYCE:Juliwasfrantic.Theywantedtocutdownhertree.Icouldn'tunderstandwhythatmutanttangleofgnarlybranches......meantsomuchtoher.JULl:Bryce,please.BRYCE:Ifeltbadforher.GARRETT:Leaveher.BRYCE:ButIwasn'tabouttocutschooloverit.GARRETT:Comeon,bro.CHET:Whyisn'tsheyourfriend,Bryce?You'dhavetoknowJuli.Well,I'dliketo.Why?Thatgirlhasanironbackbone.Whydon'tyouinviteheroversometime?Anironbackbone?She'sjuststubborn......andshe'spushybeyondbelief.Isthatso?Andshe'sbeenstalkingmesincethesecondgrade.Well,agirllikethatdoesn'tlivenextdoortoeveryone.Luckythem.Readthis.Withoutprejudice.BRYCE:LikeIneededtoknowanythingmoreaboutJuliBaker.Juliwasn'tatthebusstopthenextmorning.Orthemorningafterthat.Shewasatschool,butyou'dneverknowit.-LittleJoe?He'sgotsomuchmakeupon...-Hedoesn'tage.BRYCE:ItoldmyselfIshouldbegladaboutit.Imean,isn'tthatwhatI'dalwayswanted?Butstill,Ifeltbadforher.IwasgonnatellherIwassorry,butthenIthought,hey,no......that'sthelastthingIneeded:JuliBakerthinkingImissedher.Iseewhyyouliketocomeouthere.Wouldyoumindexplainingittoyourmother?JULl:Ilovedtowatchmyfatherpaint.Orreally,Ilovedtohearhimtalkwhilehepainted.Ilearnedalotaboutmydadthatway.Hetoldmeallsortsofthings......likehowhegothisfirstjobdeliveringhayandhowhe'dwishedhe'dfinishedcollege.Thenonedayhesurprisedme.What'sgoingonwithyouand,uh,BryceLoski?Whatdoyoumean?Nothing.Oh,okay.Mymistake.Whywouldyoueventhinkthat?Noreason.Justthatyou......talkabouthimallthetime.Ido?Mm-hm.Idon'tknow.Iguessit'ssomethingabouthiseyes.Ormaybehissmile.Butwhatabouthim?-What?-Youhavetolookatthewholelandscape.Whatdoesthatmean?Apaintingismorethanthesumofitsparts.Acowbyitselfisjustacow.Ameadowbyitselfisjustgrass,flowers.Andthesunpeekingthroughthetreesisjustabeamoflight.Butyouputthemalltogether......anditcanbemagic.JULl:Ididn'treallyunderstandwhathewassayinguntiloneafternoon......whenIwasupinthesycamoretree.Iwasrescuingakite.Itwasalongwayup,higherthanI'deverbeen.AndthehigherIgot,themoreamazedIwasbytheview.Ibegantonoticehowwonderfulthebreezesmelled.Likesunshineandwildgrass.Icouldn'tstopbreathingitin......fillingmylungswiththesweetestsmellI'deverknown.Hey,youfoundmykite.Bryce,youshouldcomeuphere.It'ssobeautiful.Ican't.Isprainedmy,um...Ihavearash.JULl:Fromthatmomenton,thatbecamemyspot.Icouldsitthereforhours,justlookingoutattheworld.Somedaysthesunsetswouldbepurpleandpink.Andsomedaystheywereablazingorange......settingfiretothecloudsonthehorizon.Itwasduringoneofthosesunsetsthatmyfather'sidea......ofthewholebeinggreaterthanthesumofitsparts......movedfrommyheadtomyheart.SomedaysIwouldgetthereextraearlytowatchthesunrise.OnemorningIwasmakingmentalnotes......ofhowthestreaksoflightwerecuttingthroughtheclouds......soIcouldtellmydad......whenIheardanoisebelow.Excuseme.Excuseme.I'msorry,butyoucan'tparkthere.That'sabusstop.Hey,whatareyoudoingupthere?Youcan'tbeupthere,we'regonnatakethisthingdown.-Thetree?-Yeah.Nowcomeondown.-Butwhotoldyou,youcouldcutitdown?-Theowner.Why?He'sgonnabuildahouse,andthistree'sintheway.-Socomeon,girl,wegotworktodo.-Youcan'tcutitdown.Youjustcan't.Listen,girl.I'mthisclosetocallingthepolice.Youaretrespassingandobstructingprogressonacontractedjob.Noweitheryoucomedown,orwe'regonnacutyoudown.Goahead.Cutmedown.I'mnotcomingdown.I'mnevercomingdown.Bryce.Youguys,comeupherewithme.Theywon'tcutitdownifwe'realluphere.Bryce,pleasedon'tletthemdothis.Comeon,youguys.Bryce,please.Youdon'thavetocomeupthishigh.Justalittleways.Bryce,please.Please.JULl:Whathappenedafterthatwasablur.Itseemedlikethewholetownwasthere.ButstillIwouldn'tmove.Thenmyfathershowedup.HetalkedafiremanintolettinghimcomeuptowhereIwas.Sweetie,it'stimetocomedown.Daddy,pleasedon'tletthemdothis.-Sweetie...-Daddy,look.Youcanseeeverything.Youcanseethewholeworldfromhere.Noviewisworthmydaughter'ssafety.Now,comeon.Ican't.Julianna,it'stimetocomedownnow.Please,Daddy.It'stime.JULl:Andthatwasit.Imust'vecriedfortwoweeksstraight.Oh,sure,IwenttoschoolanddidthebestIcould......butnothingseemedtomatter.TEACHER:Juli?-Huh?Doyouknowtheanswer?Uh,thePeloponnesianWar?I'msurethat'stheanswertosomething......butIwaslookingfortheareaofarhomboid.[CHILDRENLAUGH]JULl:Somehow,rhomboidsandisoscelesrighttriangles......didn'tseemsoimportant.IrodemybikesoIwouldn'thavetopassbythestump......thatusedtobetheearth'smostmagnificentsycamoretree.ButnomatterwhatIdid,Icouldn'tstopthinkingaboutit.[KNOCKINGONDOOR]Areyouokay?Itwasjustatree.No,itwasn'tjustatree.Ineverwantyoutoforgethowyoufeltwhenyouwereupthere.Thanks,Dad.JULl:ItwasthefirstthingIsaweverymorning......andthelastthingIsawbeforeIwenttosleep.AndonceIcouldlookatitwithoutcrying......Isawmorethanthetreeandwhatbeinguptheremeanttome.Isawthedaythatmyviewofthingsaroundmestartedchanging.AndIwondered,didIstillfeelthesamethingsaboutBryce?BRYCE:I'veneverbeenahugefanofeggs.Imean,Icouldalwaysjusttakethemorleavethem.Thatis,untilonedayinSkylerBrown'sgarage......whenmyfeelingsabouteggsweresolidified.[BANDPLAYINGROCKMUSIC]Hey,hey,hey.Guys.Edna'sfoundherbreakfast.BRYCE:Imean,ifaslimyreptilefoundthemappetizing......therewascertainlynoplacefortheminmydiet.MATT:Oh,man,that'ssocool.Shedoesn'tevenhavetochew.Imean,thinkofallthetimeyou'dsave.BRYCE:Icould'vegonemywholelifenotknowingthatsnakeseateggsraw......ifithadn'tbeenforLynetta.Shehadamajor-leaguethingforSkylerBrown.Ithinkit'sgross.BRYCE:HeandJuli'sbrothers,MattandMark,hadformedaband.AndLynettawouldwatchthempractice.MATT:Thatissoneat.Howaboutthat,huh,Bryce?Yeah.Neat.So,Brycie,howdoyouthinkhe'sgonnadigestthat?-Stomachacid?-You'dliketothinkthat.Wait,everybodyquiet.Herehegoes.[SHELLCRACKING]Eggsovereasy.Gross.Gross,gross,gross.Wait,wait.Youhaven'tseenthebestpart.LYNETTA:Ugh!Gross.BRYCE:Itriedtobecasualaboutit,butitdidn'ttake.Istartedhavingbaddreams.I'dbetrappedinsideahugeegg......andthismonsterwouldopenhisjawsandstarttodevourme.I'dwakeupjustintime.[KNOCKINGONDOOR]Thentherealnightmarebegan.Hi,Bryce.Ibroughttheseoverforyouandyourfamily.-Mychickensarelayingeggs.-What?YourememberAbbyandBonnieandClydeandDexterandEuniceandFlorence?-TheonesIhatchedforthesciencefair.-HowcouldIforget?BRYCE:ItwasclassicJuliBaker.Shetotallydominatedthefair.Andgetthis,herprojectwasallaboutwatchingboringeggshatch.Imean,hereIhadalive-actioneruptingvolcano......andallanyonecaredaboutwasJuli'sboringchicks......breakingoutoftheirboringshells.JULl:Oh,Ithinkthelastone'shatching.WOMAN1:It'shatching.WOMAN2:Oh,it'shatching.WOMAN1:Kids,comeoverhere.BRYCE:Buthey,shewon.Ilost.I'veneverbeenonetodwell.WOMAN2:Hereitcomes.BRYCE:Butthatdidn'tmeanIhadtoeatherlousyeggs.IthinkitwasverysweetofJulitobringusthoseeggs.Idon'tcare.I'mstillhavingcerealtomorrow.Yeah,howdoweknowthere'snochicksinoneofthoseeggs?Iusedtoeatfarm-fresheggswhenIwasakid.Theyweredelicious.Yeah,well,that'sallwellandgood......butwhatifwecrackoneopenandadeadchickfallsout?Dotheyhavearooster?Iftheydon'thavearoostertheeggscan'tbefertile.Andiftheyhadarooster,we'dknow.Thewholeneighborhoodwouldknow.Maybetheygotitde-yodeled."De-yodeled"?Youknow.De-cock-a-doodle-doo'd.Whatthehellareyoutalkingabout?Liketheyde-barkdogs.Bryce,whydon'tyoujustaskJuli?-Idon'tthinkthat...LYNETTA:What?-Youafraidtotalktoher?-I'mnotafraidtotalktoher.[MIMICSCHICKEN]Iknowyouare,butwhatamI?-Okay.Justtalktoherandfindout.-Bryce.Howdoyoutellifone'sarooster?-Well,arooster'sbigger.Longerfeathers.-Mm-hm.They'vegotthatredstuffgrowingoutoftheirhead.-Andaroundtheirnecktoo.-Thatshouldn'tbetoohardtospot.Although,cometothinkofit,chickenshavetherubberyredstufftoo.Justnotasmuch.BRYCE:Garrett'sexpertiseinroosters......wasthecornerstoneofourplantoavoidcontactwithJuliBaker.Thebalanceofwhichinvolvedspyingoverherbackfence.-Comeon,comeon.-Shh.Shh.Overhere.BRYCE:Ican'tseethestupidchickens.GARRETT:Wegottagetthemoutofthecoop.[CLUCKING]BRYCE:Isthatarooster?GARRETT:No,itlookslikeachicken.Howcanyoutell?Itjustdoes.BRYCE:SeewhatImean?Expertise.-Shh,shh!-What?Juli.JULl:Here,guys.Goon,thereyougo.-Here,guys.Goon.-Yeah,they'reallchickens.-There'snorooster?-WhatdidIjustsay?Howcanyoutell?-Well,noneofthemarestrutting.JULl:Here,comeon.-Roostersstrut?JULl:Comeon,guys.-WhatdidIjustsay?JULl:Here.GARRETT:Plus,hardlyanyofthemhaveanyrubberyredstuff.JULl:Whatareyoudoing?-Yeah.They'redefinitelyallchickens.They'reallchickens.I'mproudofyou,Bryce.-Youovercameyourfear.-Huh?-Youtalkedtoher.-Oh,heh.Yeah.It'snobigdeal.That'swhatshetoldyou?They'reallchickens?Yeah.She'sagenius.You'rebothgenius...Ofcoursethey'reallchickens.Arooster'sachicken.Thequestionis:Isoneofthemaroosteroraretheyallhens?BRYCE:Hens?Whosaidanythingabouthens?Thenithitme.Garrettdidn'tknowjackshitaboutchickens.-Doroostersstrut?-Yes,theydo.Whatdoesthathavetodowithanything?They'reallhens.Well,themainthingistheeggsareokay.It'sallsettled.BRYCE:Notforme.TherewasnowayIwasevergonnaeatanything......thathadanythingtodowithJuliBaker.I'mnoteatingthem.Well,whynot?Haveyouseentheiryard?It's...There'snotevenanygrass.It'sallmudandchickenturds.Ew.Gross.Salmonella.Doyousupposetheycouldhavesalmonella?-It'snotverylikely.-Whytaketherisk?Whatdowedowiththeeggs?Givethemback.-Givethemback?ToJuli?-Sure.Youtalkedtoherbefore,right?Itdidn'tkillyou.Well,whatdoIsay?Tellherwedon'teateggs.Uh,we'reallergictothemorsomething.Comeon,useyourbrains.BRYCE:Itdidn'tfeelrighttolie.Besides,evenaseventhgraderwouldknowthatentirefamiliesaren'tallergictoeggs.ButIdidn'twannahurtherfeelingseither.Sothatleftmewithonlyoneoption.Andthusanothernear-deathexperience......inmyongoingsagawithJuliBakerhadbeensuccessfullyavoided.Untiloneweeklater.Hi,Bryce.Broughtyousomemoreeggs.Wow.-Thanks.-Didyourfamilylikethefirstbatch?Doyouevenhavetoask?Great.Seeyouatschool.BRYCE:WhatIhopedwouldbeaone-timeevent......wasjustthebeginningofalifeconsumedwithlies,intrigueanddeception.EverymorningI'dbeonthelookoutforJuli......soifshehappenedtocome,Icouldwhipthedooropenbeforesheknocked.Thanks.BRYCE:ThenI'ddumptheeggsbeforeanyonenoticed.Andwhy?Whycouldn'tIjustfaceher?Whycouldn'tIjustsay:"No,thanks.Don'twantthem.Don'tneedthem.Givethemtothesnake"?WasIreallyafraidofhurtingherfeelings......orwasIjustafraidofher?Now,youwannamakesureyougetit...JULl:WhenMrs.Brubeckfirstsuggestedhatchingeggsasmyscienceproject......Iwaslessthanexcited.Thatis,untilIsawmyfirstsignoflife.Isthatit?-That'stheembryo.Heh.TRINA:Wow.-Itlookslikeabean.-Itdoes.Let'strytheotherones.JULl:Suddenlyitfeltreal.Alltheeggswerealive.Therewere,like,littlebeanbabiesinsideeveryone.Onthedayofthefair,allsixchickshatched.Whataretheodds?Thisyear'stopprizegoestoJuliBaker......forherwonderfulproject:"AChickenisBorn."JULl:Iwonfirstplace.Andthatwascool,butallIreallycaredaboutweremychicks.Thereyougo.Thereyougo,guys.JULl:Mymomwasn'tcrazyaboutusraisingchickens.ButIbeggedandpleaded.ItoldherIwouldtakecareofeverything.AndIdid.Where'sClyde?Clyde?Hey,Clyde.What'sthematter?Areyouokay?Aren'tyouhungry?Comeon.Comehere.What'swrong,baby?Comehere.Hey,you'renotClyde.You'reClydette.Mom!JULl:Asitturnedout,myhenslaidmoreeggsthanwecouldeat.Atfirstwetriedtokeepup......butafteramonthofboiling,fryinganddeviling......likethatmovieTheBlob,wewerebeingovertakenbyeggs.Thenopportunityintheformofourneighbor,Mrs.Steuby,knocked.STEUBY:Hello,dear.Ifyoueverhaveanyextra,I'dbehappytobuythemfromyou.-Really?-Certainly.AndIhappentoknowthatMrs.Helmswouldbeinterestedaswell.-Great.-Nothinglikefresheggs.-Thanks,Mrs.Steuby.-Youbet,dear.Bye.JULl:BetweenMrs.SteubyandMrs.Helms,myeggoverflowproblemwassolved.ThenIrealizedthatMrs.Loskideservedeggstoo.ButIdidn'tthinkitwouldberighttochargeher.Shehadbeensuchagoodneighbor,lendingussupplieswhenweranout......givingmymotheraridewhenourcarwouldn'tstart......itwastheleastIcoulddo.Besides,ifIhappenedtorunintoBryce,thatwouldn'tbetheendoftheworld.Hi,Bryce.JULl:BythethirdtimeIbroughteggsovertotheLoskis......IrealizedBrycewaswaitingforme.Waitingtopullopenthedoorandsay,"Thanks,Juli.Seeyouatschool."Andinreturn,Igotafewmomentsalone......withtheworld'smostdazzlingeyes.Thanks,Juli.Seeyouatschool.JULl:Itwasabargain.Untilthedayitwasn't.Itwastwoweeksafterthesycamoretreewascutdown......andIwasjuststartingtofeelnormalagain.Hey,Juli.Rightonschedule.Yeah,well,neitherrainnorsleet.-Huh?-Youknow,themailmanthing?Oh.Right.So,um,willyoustartridingthebusagain?Idon'tknow.Ihaven'tbeenuptheresince...Itdoesn'tlooksobadanymore.It'sallclearedaway.Well,um,Ibettergetreadyforschool.GuessI'llseeyouthere.Seeyou.JULl:MaybeBrycewasright.MaybeitwastimeIstartedridingthebusagain.Afterall,didn'thejusttellmehewantedmeto?CoulditbethatBryceLoskiactuallymissesme?[DOOROPENS]Juli?Whatareyoustilldoinghere?Iwasjustthinking.It'spickupday.Thecansareinfront.Iknow.Youneedsomehelp?No.MaybeI'lldoitlater.Arethosemyeggs?Yeah.Yeah,Idroppedthem.They'renotbroken.Whyareyouthrowingthemaway?Don'tyouwantthem?Itwasn'tme.Mydaddidn'tthinkitwasworththerisk.Risk?Whatrisk?Salmonella.What?He'safraidofbeingpoisoned?Well,Juli,Imean,lookatyourbackyard.It'sacompletemess.It's,like,coveredinturds.That'snottrue.Icleanupaftermygirlseveryday.Wejustdidn'twannahurtyourfeelings.Haveyoualwaysthrownthemaway?Youknow,Mr