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To Kill A Mockingbird Alternate Ending Essay
If the first time it worked, the second time he tried to use her own words against her it didn't work as he might have expected. In fact, the smirk on her face remained even as he implied that she expected something from him. Indeed, she had something on her mind, but then again, it wasn't like she was the only one with such intentions. The back and forth exchange of words with double meaning was more than enough to assure her that he most likely wanted to get into her pants, just as much as she craved a man's touch after so much time spent in the land of insufferable farmers and drunkards. So then, why would she be ashamed? No, if anything, it made her chuckle at his comments, at least until he mentioned Reddell. "Ha-ha! Such a funny guy that you are. I would've liked to see you in my place back there."

Any sort of banter and teasing had ceased however from her thoughts when the Thunderbird finally broke down for good, leading to what seemed like a very different side of Karmen to show up. And it was only natural to freak out, at least for her, knowing that the nearest shred of civilization was nowhere in sight and possibly too far away to reach any time before nighttime. If they'd actually be able to survive the entire day in the sun without
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Clearly she hadn't expected to be stuck in the middle of nowhere and neither did she expect having to push a car down a cliff, all the while wearing heels, but she couldn't really argue with him about the risk of being seen by the police either. Not too happy about it, in the end she did offer some help to push the vehicle, as much as she could anyway. By the time the Thunderbird needed just one more prod to fall over, Karmen felt like swearing for how uncomfortable she was with... well, everything. She could almost feel the sun burning every part of her body that wasn't covered by clothing, her mouth felt dry and she would kill for a cold shower to get rid of the

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