“You could have gone without me,” Tara pointed out as they both shut their doors and headed for the gymnasium.
“Batman doesn’t fight battles without Robin, and Piglet doesn’t stutter without Tigger. Why would I go to a dance without you?”
“Okay, I get the whole Batman and Robin connection, but what does Piglet’s stutter have to do with Tigger?” Tara asked.
Shelly scoffed. “Piglet only has a stutter because of Tigger. Tigger’s always bouncing off the freaking walls, literally, and all his motion makes Piglet nervous. Hence the stutter.”
“Oddly, that isn’t crazy.”
“My mom says even a blind squirrel finds a nut every once in a while.” Shelly grinned and pointed at Tara. “Blind squirrel”—then she pointed at herself—“meet nut.”
Tara snorted out a laugh. “Got that right.” She pulled open t
