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morning.”
    “Good night . . . Mother,” Rapunzel answered. Why won’t she tell me her name? she wondered, disquieted.
    After her mother left, Rapunzel plaited her long tresses into a thick braid. Once she was finished, she lifted the heavy mass and pulled it over her shoulder, looking down at the blonde strands. Her hair held magic. That was something she’d always known and had been drilled into her since her birth. Her mother had told her of the prophecy: that Gothel would give birth to a child with golden hair that would grow at an accelerated rate and that the fate of the world’s future rested in her mane of gold. Gothel had been told the story, seen the proof, and couldn’t deny the truth in what had been foretold. The disease, the one that prevented Rapunzel from leaving the tower, was more proof. She was only grateful that her mother could visit her. Rapunzel was impervious to her mother’s germs.
    She moved to her bed and lay down in the luxurious softness. As she closed her eyes, her thoughts returned to the golden-eyed boy who made her laugh. Only twenty more hours until she could converse with him again.

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Rafael Grenada? Rambo Greenleaf? Did you look up those terms from last time?
No, no, and yes. Do you have your dictionary at the ready to use more big words?
Ha-ha. I use a thesaurus. Let’s see, maybe it’s not your name. Maybe it’s an acronym (no thesaurus needed for that one). Really Great?
I am really great, but no, that’s not what it stands for. JK (see, I learn too). What classes do you take at school?
Boring ones. Are there any other kind? Romance Greeter?
LOL, what is a romance greeter? What kind of boring ones?
Ugh, please, no LOLs allowed. I HATE that particular slang! With a passion! It makes me want to hurt someone (not really). I don’t know what a romance greeter is. I thought it was you. I take calculus, language arts, history—all the usuals. I’m on the basketball team and wrestling team. Really Gregarious?
Okay, no more LOLs. Any other acronyms I took time to study and learn that I should avoid so as to not offend your acronym-sensibilities? I certainly don’t want to be responsible for someone being hurt. I don’t really know what all the usuals are as I don’t attend school. I also know nothing about basketball and wrestling. Sorry. :o( (is the frown emoticon acceptable?) Not really gregarious, either.
Raggedly Gabled? Emoticons are fine, and I can live with most acronyms without danger of violence, especially as you took the time to learn them. Do you live under a rock? Just curious since you HAD to study all the annoying acronyms, you don’t attend school (how do you get away with that? It seems to support my creepy older stalker theory, BTW), and you don’t know anything about basketball. Wrestling I can understand, I guess—but basketball? Who doesn’t know anything about basketball? Maybe someone named Rushing Gorgonzola?
Haha on the names, and no as well. I don’t live under a rock. I live high above them, in fact. I said I don’t ATTEND school. I didn’t say I am not of school age. I get my schooling at my home. Is it unusual to not know about basketball? I suppose I better do more studying.
Actually, if there were an argument for you really being a teenage girl named Rough Gollum, it’s the fact that you don’t know about them. You are home schooled? Why? Too smart for public school, or . . .
I’m not too smart, no. I can’t
    Rapunzel hesitated, taking a bite out of the crisp apple sitting on her desk. How much did she dare tell him?
leave my house. What is a Gollum?
WHAT???? You don’t know who Gollum is? You MUST live under a rock. Haven’t you ever read The Hobbit? Or Lord of the Rings? Or seen the LOTR movies??? Wait . . . what do you mean you can’t leave your house? Grounded for life?
    She quickly went to a new window and Googled “grounded.” It took her a few minutes of reading through the various links