The Sky Is Everywhere

Jandy Nelson

She opens her case, starts putting together her instrument. "Joe studied at a conservatory in Fronce. Did he tell you?" Of course she doesn't say France so it rhymes with dance like a normal English-speaking human being. I can feel Sarah bristling beside me. She has zero tolerance for Rachel ever since she got first chair over me, but Sarah doesn‘t know what really happened — no one does.

Rachel's tightening the ligature on her mouthpiece like she's trying to asphyxiate her clarinet. "Joe was a fabulous second in your absence." she says, drawing out the word fabulous from here to the Eiffel Tower.

The Sky Is Everywhere

Jandy Nelson

She opens her case, starts putting together her instrument. "Joe studied at a conservatory in Fronce. Did he tell you?" Of course she doesn't say France so it rhymes with dance like a normal English-speaking human being. I can feel Sarah bristling beside me. She has zero tolerance for Rachel ever since she got first chair over me, but Sarah doesn‘t know what really happened — no one does.

Rachel's tightening the ligature on her mouthpiece like she's trying to asphyxiate her clarinet. "Joe was a fabulous second in your absence." she says, drawing out the word fabulous from here to the Eiffel Tower.