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Hello, friends, and welcome to sleep

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Tight Stories. This

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is a story about a girl named

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Casey and her brother car.

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They are very busy kids and

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this Saturday, they are going to

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visit their grandmother after

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their practices are over. When

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they finish their lunch, their mother

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tells them that their grandmother sent over

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some clothes for them and she has

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laid them out on their beds. Casey

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and Carl's mother thinks it would be nice if

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they wore the clothes their grandmother sent

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them over to her house. When

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they go to visit, the

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kids have another idea. Casey

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does not like pink.

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Casey and her brother Carl were

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sitting at the table trying

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very very hard to eat

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breakfast. Today

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was Saturday and it was their

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father's turn to make breakfast.

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He just had to make scrambled

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eggs with cheese.

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Casey could not stand scrambled

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eggs. She would

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use the word hate if no one was

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listening. Her mother

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didn't like to hear that word, and

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she was told to remove it from her

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vocabulary, which

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she would if her father would stop

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making scrambled eggs. She

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moved the eggs around on her plate,

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hoping that by moving them from

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one side to the other, they

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might magically disappear. It

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hadn't worked yet. Maybe

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we should get a dog, she thought, then

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I could secretly drop the egg under

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the table. Dogs

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will eat anything. Hey,

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Carl, you look like you could use

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more eggs. Want mine, she asked.

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Carl replied with a mouthful of

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eggs. No, thank you, I'm

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good. Carl.

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Don't talk with food in your mouth. It's

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disgusting. Casey,

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hurry up and finish your breakfast. We

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have to get going or you both will be late,

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their blurry eyed father said as

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he walked by the table to

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grab another cup of coffee. We

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leave in fifteen minutes. Just

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do what I do, Carl said, as

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he demonstrated plugging his nose

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with his fingers, stuffing

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his mouth full of eggs, and

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washing it all down with his cup of milk.

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Works for me, he said, yeah,

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But ever since you got serious about swimming,

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you eat anything and everything.

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What eggs, Carl replied. Saturday

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mornings were for practice.

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Carl had to go to swimming practice,

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and Casey had a CrossFit class.

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She used to be part of the local gymnastics

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team, but she stopped going this year

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because she got injured. After

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practice, it was time for lunch.

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Casey's mom was preparing something

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so that thankfully meant no

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eggs. Casey

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thought that her mom secretly didn't like scrambled

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eggs either, but just humored

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her father. She couldn't

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possibly like eggs. How

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was practice you two, her father

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asked as he came in the kitchen door

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after working outside all morning. Saturday

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mornings for him were about doing things

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outside or attending our

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competitions, where he could

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be heard sharing his egg recipes.

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He just doesn't give up, Casey

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thought, whenever she saw him talking

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to the other parents, I

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think the coach was in a bad mood today,

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Carl said, why do you say

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that? Their mother asked, he

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worked us too hard, and now

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my shoulders feel like they are on fire.

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It's fun to work hard, their father said,

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if you say so. I all

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replied, unconvinced. We

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had a good workout today, but it's

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made me super hungry, and I

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think I could eat a whole pizza all

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by myself, Casey said, with

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a side order of French fries and maybe

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some chicken nuggets. Carl laughed, I'm

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glad you both are so hungry, because

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I heat it up, some leftover chicken

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soup for you to eat. There

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are some fresh rolls, and I have

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some fruit for you for dessert. Their

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mother said, chicken

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soup. Oh no,

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Karl cried, I think my shoulders

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are too sore to lift up a spoon. Do

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we have to have chicken soup again?

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Casey asked. We have had it at

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least ten times so far this month,

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about once a month. Her mother

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said, eat it up. It's good

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for you and will help both of you

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grow up big and strong. You

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won't get big mussels, Casey by

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eating fries and nuggets alone.

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Your grandma Nitty called while you two

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were out at practice. She wants

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you to come over to her place for a visit

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after lunch and stay for dinner. Then

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your mother and I and go out to dinner tonight.

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Their father said, ooh,

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sounds like a date. So romantic.

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Carl jokingly replied, Also,

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I forgot to give you some clothes she sent

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over a couple weeks ago. I

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put them in your rooms, and it would

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be nice if you wore them when you go to visit

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her today. Okay,

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I'll go and get dressed, Casey said. Casey

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walked into her bedroom and saw

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laid out across her bed a

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pair of pink colored socks,

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pink pants, and a white

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shirt with pink flowers on them.

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No way, she

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said out loud, I will not wear

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pink. I

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dislike pink. Mom,

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she called, can you come to my room

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please? What's

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wrong, Casey? She said as she came

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into her bedroom. What's wrong?

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Look at these clothes. They

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are all pink. You know

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I don't wear pink, Casey said,

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Casey, It's just for one

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day. Just wear them for

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one day. It makes

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her happy if you two wear the clothes

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she buys for you. I

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don't care what colors you wear. How

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you express yourself is up to you.

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I'm even wearing one of your hoodies because

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it's comfortable. I

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think that purple hoodie is one of carals.

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The pants are obviously too small anyways,

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and my legs have grown mussels. Well,

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just wear the shirt and socks, then, Mom,

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Why can't you cooperate? Her

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mother said as she walked out of the room.

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Frustrated, girls

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don't wear pink, Casey

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muttered to herself. She

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loved her grandma, but she

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seemed so old fashioned. Sometimes.

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Then she had an idea.

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Hey, Carl, why don't you come to my

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room for a minute.

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What's up Case? What

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clothes did grandma give you to wear? Baggy

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blue sports clothes that don't fit right?

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Would you like to switch with me? Ha ha

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ha, he laughed, Sure, I'll

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wear your pink socks and that T shirt? What

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evs? Casey

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and Carl arrived at their grandma Nitty's

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place a short time later. They

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walked together up the front steps as

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their Grandma Nitty opened the door and

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waved to their parents as they drove

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away in their car. Come

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on in, kids, it's been ages

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since I've had you all to myself. You

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too, are way too busy with school

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and activities, so

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let me have a look at you both. Well,

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what do we have here, their

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Grandma Nitty said, looking at

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them wearing the clothes she bought them. Carl

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was wearing pink socks and a pink flowered

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T shirt, while Casey was

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wearing baggy dark blues. Did

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your clothes get mixed up in the wash,

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she said, laughing, Well,

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Grandma, I thought it would be funny,

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I know her. Grandma Nitty

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interrupted, You think your

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old grandma is old fashioned

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and has an outdated taste in clothes.

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Well, you are half right.

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I do like pink, and Carl,

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I think it looks great on you. I

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love buying clothes for you too, and

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it's hard to keep up with the latest fashion

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these days, as you can see

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by what I'm wearing. I gave

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up a long time ago,

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she said, with a laugh. And the

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stores I shop at don't help.

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The selection is so terrible. Sorry,

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Grandma. I mostly wear dark,

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baggy clothes these days. It's

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comfortable, and I can wear my workout

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clothes underneath if I am in a rush.

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I haven't worn pink since I

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was in elementary school, and

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even then I think I preferred

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other colors. You

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can buy me pink clothes, Grandma, Carl

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said, I don't mind.

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I bet you two didn't know that blue

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was originally the color for girls.

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How that was a long time ago. It's

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kind of silly. I think. How

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about we go to that new clothing

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store and we can get some clothes

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that you both like to wear, and

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maybe you can help me pick

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out something to liven up my wardrobe.

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Then we can grab a pizza to take home

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and eat in front of the TV. How

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does that sound sounds

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good to me, Carl said. I

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can't wait to see you wearing clothes that

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I wear, Casey said with a smile.

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Casey, Carl, and Grandma Nity

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drove to the nearby shopping center

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that had a clothing store that Casey

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liked to shop in. Carl

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didn't really care where they went, as he

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didn't really care what he wore. As

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they walked in the front door of the clothing store

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there, Grandma said with a laugh. Wow,

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it certainly is loud in here.

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Can you hear me talking? Is

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this the kind of music you listen to? Carl?

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No, not really, I like jazz.

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Well, it certainly has fast

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beat. That's so

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you will buy clothes faster, Casey

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said with a laugh. Casey,

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Carl, and their Grandma Nitty spent

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the next hour trying on various

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outfits. Carl

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just picked a pair of plain sweats and

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a hoodie, and Casey was much

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the same. Most

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of their time was spent having fun watching

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their grandma wear the same kinds

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of clothes that Casey liked

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to wear. It certainly

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was a big change from the flowery dresses

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she usually wore. Grandma

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Nitty finally settled on a pair of

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loose fitting pants and a dark

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hoodie with a flower print on it.

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You look like a teenager, Carl

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said, laughing. You really

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want pizza, don't you. Grandma said

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with a smile. These clothes

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certainly are more comfy and cozy

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than the clothes I wore when I was your

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age. I may just

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come back here tomorrow and buy more.

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They picked up a large pizza, some

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chicken nuggets, and fries, and

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brought it back to eat while they watched

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a funny movie on TV. Thank

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you for the pizza nuggets, Grandma Casey

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said, and for the clothes,

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Carl said, you are

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welcome. I've never had

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chicken nuggets and pizza before.

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I wouldn't have thought of ordering them both,

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but I think it's a tasty treat, she

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replied. As

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they finished their dinner, the door bell rang

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and Casey and Carl's parents walked

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into the room. Who

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are these three young teenagers sitting

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here? I thought we dropped

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you off at your grandma's house. Their

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father said, what do

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you think of my new outfit? Grandma

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Nitty asked, kids helped

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me pick it out. I

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think it looks great on you. I

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do too, and

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that's the end of our story.

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