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Southern money and with those funds, old Southern traditions.
     
    “ No, I mean my actual eyes. Do they look funny to you?” I ask her impatiently.
     
    “ Nah, I mean I don’t think so. A little lighter maybe?” She shrugs it off as she turns around to focus on Eddie, our student English teacher, when he begins his lesson.
     
    Olivia loves Eddie, she says she’s going to convince him to marry her after graduation, which I highly doubt he’s going to go for. He’s a senior in college, but he’s some sort of brainiac so he’s actually only two years older than us. I decide to ignore my odd eye color change and focus on the velvety sound of his voice as he reads from Canterbury Tales. I have no idea why he decided to go to college for secondary education when he’s supposedly a genius. I mean this is an AP English Literature class, but still, shouldn’t he be finding a cure for AIDS or something? Olivia says he wanted to help America’s youth find a love for reading, which I think is total crap. She has these in depth conversations with him in our school’s book club, which is obviously heavy on the ladies, as he’s the only guy. Olivia appears to be winning his attention though. She’s quite excellent at batting her eyelashes and wearing a push-up bra while sounding witty and intelligent. If something ever comes of it though he’ll have to become the epitome of a Southern gentleman, holding doors open and all. I can’t imagine Olivia with any other type of guy.
     
    Olivia’s mother grew up in the South. I’ve only met Olivia’s grandmother a few times, but I get the distinct impression she was born to be a southern belle. She wears huge jewelry and talks about the times when maids raised your children and doesn’t seem to think anything of it. Luckily that means Liv’s mother is an excellent cook, she makes the best sweet potato pie. Olivia’s dad is Irish, however he grew up in New York and has only a hint of an Irish accent. He is a stately man who worships both Olivia and her mother for what they are; beautiful, poised, intelligent women. It’s his personality that I’ve always admired, both as his employee and a family friend. Olivia’s parent’s mix of traditions will have boys shaking in thier space boots, but I say good luck Eddie, if he’s the one, because Olivia sure is worth it.
     
    After school I head to the McEwyen’s to work. We don’t have practice today because Coach is sick. Olivia rides over with me while her car is in the shop. She’s babbling on and on about track and how she’s totally going to states this year. Liv is damn fast at sprints, hopefully she does make it to states and it would really give her some extra scholarship opportunities. Not that she needs it, but I’m sure her parents would appreciate it anyway. I know my mom would, but hey I’m not an only child, things are a lot different in Liv’s household. Chad and I can go to Eastern Virginia University for free since Mom’s a professor there. I think Chad will go, but I had the grades for James Madison and I couldn’t turn down that kind of offer.
     
    We get to the antique store and Liv’s mom’s car is there, meaning I’ll probably be working by myself. That’s fine with me anyway. I have a book to read if we’re not busy.
     
    “ Hey Mom!” she yells in a cheery voice as we walk in.
     
    “ Hi Liv, Shay with you?” she answers from the storage room.
     
    “ Yep, hi Mrs. McEwyen!” I call. She walks out of the room carrying two boxes balanced on top of one another. “Can I help you with that?”
     
    “ Ahh thank you Shay! Can you catalog these vases and dishes? I just bought them at a sale today.” She gives me both boxes, they’re heavy but I can handle them.
     
    I smile, I love when she goes shopping, we always get great stuff in. “No problem Mrs. McEwyen.”
     
    She turns to her daughter, “Liv you have piano practice tonight.”
     
    “ No way! I was supposed to work with