Cammie found comfort in the sounds and schedules of city life At night the whoosh-screech of the eight-fifteen bus signaled time to close her book Thunk ROUTE 35
CAMMIE ELDERFECT SENDANCE CAMMIE Flick turn off her lamp and gaze up at her streetlight's glow ᎪᏂᏂᏂ
SEPTEMBER In the morning the blink-blink-blink of the crosswalk sign matched the click-click-click of her shoes on the way to school Where Cammie kept things organized TAXI Pencils sorted and sharpened Whirrrr Flip the calendar updated daily 14 and classmates lined up for the lunch buzzer BUZZZZZ SEPTEMBER 14 TAXI
At home Cammie kept things orderly too From macaroni Mondays Earth to Dad the water is boiling To swim class Sundays Zoë the sofa is not a swimming pool
