“I’m part of this, part of the line.” “What does that count for?” “I don’t know,” she said, “but it should count for something. Look, I’m sorry Jocelyn calls you names. She’s a loudmouth. She’s been a loudmouth since fourth grade. We’re all just used to her. And if you’ve noticed me at all at school, you’ve noticed that I don’t exactly reach out. I don’t talk to anybody in some of my classes. There’s nobody in my math class who could pick me out of a line-up.” “I don’t believe that,” he said. “I’m sorry,” she said, “that I’ve never talked to you before. But you’ve never talked to me either.
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