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7. Over the Line
“Would you like to go over the line? See the Fourth of July fireworks?” Rhodes stands at the door in a red-and-white striped western shirt with blue jeans, and heels with a narrow band of cut-out stars across the toes.
Abi tries not to smile at the shoes and shakes her head, mumbles something about the lineup there’ll be at the border crossing. The few times she’s been there, Blaine and Peace Arch were always busy. Besides, except for the flag and the watermelon, she doesn’t usually do anything about Canada Day.
But Rhodesy is rattling on with her firecracker speech: “It’s wonderful fun! The best. I never miss fireworks! Sure you don’t want to come?”
Abi shakes her head. “No thanks.” She resists saying that she doesn’t have the right footwear.
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