Kelly Russell pulted he~ coat a iittie tighter， " " "-~<br > . _ ~t~.tm~g her<br >shoulders together as th，~: worr~ fabric balked a~ closing. The<br >coat was nearly ff)ur years old and it had~ t aged well The<br >gray polyester had ~ ~ ~" - ~<br > ~uo.Kt，~ cheap and shiny when new. lit sd~l<br >looked cheap， but the shine bad worn off years ago， leaving<br >the edges frayed mad the pockets threadbare.<br > Kelly had been a third， angu!ar ~urteen~.ye~ -o~d when the<br >coat was purchased. She was stilt thin bu0~ no longer a.~g~a-<br >lar， and it was an unfortu~ate fact that the coat hadn t<br >grown as her body filled out. Now ~he misma~，ched bm，~or~s<br > refused to close across her bust， a~!owing the co~d， late-<br > December wind to cut through her.<br > She shivered， sheltered even as she was by the library~s<br > wide porch. The winter weather seemed more 5it~er than it<br > had in years past. Or maybe she just felt it more. Lately it<br > seemed as if she was always cold， deep inside where no coat<br > could warm.<br >