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Quote #10
I closed my eyes. This question would lead to other questions, and then they would be so angry, so I closed my eyes and pretended to sleep until I really did fall asleep. I was asleep when we passed the charred rubber tires of a burned motorcycle. (49.28)
When in doubt, pretend. That's Pearl's motto. She doesn't want to deal with answering the firefighter's questions about where she's been, so she fakes sleep to get out of it. This is a classic teenager move: Don't deal with the problem, just avoid it all together and it will go away. Right…