[ El shakes her head. She doesn't know many people here yet, and she wouldn't call any of them friends. Friends tell the truth, but El has nothing to say, truth or otherwise. She forgot it all.
El's eyes flick back to the sign. Do not talk about the past.
El tears off a scrap of fabric from the bottom of her gown and places it over the sign. Now it doesn't say anything. She looks back at Pebbles, expecting the other girl to talk. ]
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El's eyes flick back to the sign. Do not talk about the past.
El tears off a scrap of fabric from the bottom of her gown and places it over the sign. Now it doesn't say anything. She looks back at Pebbles, expecting the other girl to talk. ]