“I’m sorry Charlotte,” Sheldon said.<\/p>\n
“Oh, it’s ok. I suppose it’s a good sign when you meet a boy and he changes your whole world. I just didn’t expect it to be so, um, literal.”<\/p>\n
“Thanks,” he said. “I prefer the word ‘literary’.”<\/p>\n
“I’d quit when I was ahead if I were you, young man,” Charlotte’s mom said.<\/p>\n
“It’s true,” Charlotte’s dad chimed in, “she’s still holding the pen.”<\/p>\n
Charlotte smiled. “It’s amazing, isn’t it? I could write anything here. That’s a cool thought.”<\/p>\n
“That’s a dangerous thought,” said the cat.<\/p>\n
“Yes,” she said, nodding slowly. “Changing the story in the middle isn’t always a good idea. Unexpected things could happen.”<\/p>\n
“True,” her father said, “You could end up in an Ashton Kutcher movie.”<\/p>\n
Charlotte shuddered at that last thought. She gave the paper in her hands a last regretful look, and then folded it up and put it in her pocket. “We have other things to think about.”<\/p>\n
“Like what?” Sheldon asked.<\/p>\n
“Don’t you remember? Like why you are here.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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