#graceresponse

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“Hero” by Skillet

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When Melinda giggles because she’s imagining her parents tap dancing during the behaviorial meeting with her guidance counselor

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I should probably tell someone, just someone. Get it over with. Let it out, blurt it out.

Melinda, pg. 99

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David Petrakis when Melinda tries to use the expensive microscope

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“I have been painting watercolors of trees that have been hit by lightning. I try to paint them so they are nearly dead, but not totally.”