K L Denman Fine I’ll read it She picks up her tablet and starts reading aloud Coyote spirit messages may appear as jokes to remind you not to take things too seriously Hmm I murmur What else She keeps reading Its ways are indirect but the coyote is a teacher with a sense of humor and hidden wisdom Coyote wisdom reveals the truth behind illusion Don’t be tricked by appear ances She snorts at this As if I would be That actually sounds pretty cool You think Kiara is doubtful I’d still feel better with a deer animal spirit Deer are beautiful I like the part about revealing the truth behind illusion I should tell her why I like it I’d like her to see that all the so-called truth in these quizzes is an illusion But I’m tired of arguing about it 6
Quiz Queens And look at this Kiara says Coyote wisdom often uses trickery to deliver its message That’s interesting Coyote wisdom is interesting Trickery to deliver a message I’ve got to remember that Maybe I could use it to cure Kiara’s quiz craziness In a way trickery is what I’ve got planned for Sherry Did I tell you about the real quiz I found online Real quiz Kiara squints suspi ciously You mean something boring like a math quiz No Actually it’s not a quiz It’s a questionnaire She rolls her eyes Let me explain Sherry’s boyfriend dumped her like they all do So she’s a mess Again It doesn’t make sense She keeps falling for the same type of guy over and over It’s insane Kiara nods sympathetically Your mom is She doesn’t finish her 7
K L Denman (cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:70)(cid:72)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:69)(cid:88)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:44)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:191)(cid:79)(cid:79)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:69)(cid:79)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:78)(cid:17)(cid:3)(cid:48)(cid:92)(cid:3) mom is pathetic So anyway I continue I’ve given up trying to make her stop seeing (cid:74)(cid:88)(cid:92)(cid:86)(cid:17)(cid:3)(cid:54)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:68)(cid:92)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:182)(cid:87)(cid:17)(cid:3)(cid:37)(cid:88)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:44)(cid:3)(cid:191)(cid:74)(cid:88)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3) there had to be something I could do So I looked online at some psychology stuff And I found this questionnaire It’s supposed to help people get to know each other I mean truly know each other They got some complete strangers to ask each other these questions and guess what happened What Some of the strangers fell in love Kiara stares Like actual love I nod Wow I know right So I want to give it to Sherry After she’s had a few days to recover If she agrees to try it with the next guy I say who knows Maybe she’ll 8
Quiz Queens be able to screen out the losers before she falls for them (cid:179)(cid:36)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:191)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:85)(cid:88)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:79)(cid:82)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:34)(cid:180)(cid:3) I frown I don’t know about that I’m hoping it stops the endless drama Do you think she’ll do it Kiara asks Hard to know But what about you If you must do quizzes why not do professional(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:34)(cid:180)(cid:3)(cid:44)(cid:3)(cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:191)(cid:81)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:79)(cid:92)(cid:3)(cid:83)(cid:79)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:3) to be a professional There are lots of them online Jane you’re a genius I grin The cure was that easy I try Kiara sits up and leans toward me I’d like to see that questionnaire Yeah I printed it out Just a sec I reach into my pack and pull out my Sherry folder I like to stay organized Someone has to The questionnaire is a mere two pages and Kiara takes it eagerly 9
