“The walking dead,” said Short Grade-School Girl. “I like that. Much better to call them ‘the walking dead’ than ‘idiots.’” “Are you stupid or what?” asked Ezekiel. “Hard choice, but I’ll take ‘what,’” she answered. “You know that I’m the school leper. Why would you walk with me?” “I’m not walking with you. I’m walking inside your shunning bubble.”
Two odd people with something in common.
