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Olly: so how grounded are you?
Madeline: I’m not grounded. Why do you think I’m grounded?
Olly: well something made you log off in a hurry last night. i’m guessing it was your
mom. trust me i know all about being grounded. and you never leave the house. i
haven’t seen you outside once since we got here
Madeline: I’m sorry. I don’t know what to say. I’m not grounded, but I can’t leave the
house.
Olly: very mysterious. are you a ghost? that’s what i thought the day we moved in and i
saw you at the window. and it would be my luck that the pretty girl next door is not
actually alive
Madeline: First I was a spy and now I’m a ghost!
Olly: not a ghost? a fairytale princess then. which one are you? cinderella? will you turn
into a pumpkin if you leave the house?
Olly: or rapunzel? your hair’s pretty long. just let it down and i’ll climb up and rescue
you
Madeline: That has always sounded impractical and painful don’t you think?
Olly: yes. so not cinderella and not rapunzel. snow white then. your evil stepmom put
you under a spell so that you can’t leave the house and the world will never know how
fair you are
Madeline: That’s not how the story goes. Did you know that in the original version it
wasn’t an evil stepmother, it was an evil mother? Can you believe that? Also, there
were no dwarves. Interesting, no?
Olly: definitely no
Madeline: I’m not a princess.
Madeline: And I don’t need rescuing.
Olly: that’s ok. i’m no prince
Madeline: You think I’m pretty?
Olly: for a fairytale ghost spy princess? definitely
Saturday, 8:01 P.M.
Olly: how come you don’t log on until after 8?
Madeline: I’m usually not alone until then.
Olly: someone’s with you all day?
Madeline: Can we please not talk about this?