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“Deliver us from evil,” Brian said suddenly, and crossed himself. The girls looked at him. “What?” he said. “I’m not a good Catholic but maybe God is listening.”
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Coco didn’t cry because she was weak. Coco cried because she felt things.
“There has to be a way to fix it,” Ollie said. “Like Narnia in winter—that got fixed. Or Sleeping Beauty, when the castle all woke up. That’s what we have to do.” Brian wiped his eyes. “Okay,” he said again, straightening his shoulders. “But I’m only kissing Phil if I absolutely have to.”
“How is she the clumsiest person ever on the ground, yet a squirrel when she’s climbing?” muttered Ollie. Brian grinned. “You’re kind of grumpy most of the time, but when things get bad, you’re the bravest. People can surprise you, Ollie-pop.”
“You’re the smiling man,” said Ollie slowly. She could barely believe it. “I thought—” She’d imagined a skull smile, a pumpkin-head smile. A scarecrow smile. She’d not imagined a kind smile, the sort that would make a scared kid not be scared anymore.
