reporter's slant or something； but Juli's parts didn't e
off oh…woe…is…me like I was expecting。 They were； I don't know； deep。 Sitting in that tree was
seriously philosophical to her。
And the odd thing is； it all made sense to me。 She talked about what it felt like to be up in that
tree； and how it； like； transcended dimensional
space。 “To be held above the earth and brushed by the wind；” she said； “it's like your heart
has been kissed by beauty。” Who in junior high do you
know that would put together a sentence like that？ None of my friends； that's for sure。
There was other stuff； too； like how something can be so much more than the parts it took to
make it； and why people need things around them
that lift them above their lives and make them feel the miracle of living。
I wound up reading and re…reading her parts； wondering when in the world she started
thinking like that。 I mean； no kidding； Juli Baker's smart； but
this was something way beyond straight A's。
A month ago if I'd read this article； I would have chucked it in the trash as plete garbage；
but for some reason it made sense to me now。 A lot
of sense。
A month ago I also wouldn't have paid any attention to the picture of Juli； but now I found
myself staring at it。 Not the one of the whole scene —
that was more emergency rescue equipment than Juli。 The other one； on the bottom half