Teena

The infant has been identified as Teena, daughter of Sabu of Puthuparambil, Parathanam near here.

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Except that Teena, perhaps befitting her size, moved slower than molasses.

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And then there was silence between us; a silence that lasted so long I knew it was the end of all hope—for me, for Teena, for social change, for personal redemption.

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I fell asleep, wishing I was anyone else, even Tiny Teena.

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Whenever I saw Tiny Teena on campus, she was by herself: sitting in a corner of the cafeteria with a heavily laden tray of food, munching steadily, seemingly oblivious to the stares and snickers directed her way.

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The only equitable solution seemed obvious: Tiny Teena should rule the school.

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As writer/director Erika Randall Beahm explains: I was watching Season 2 of So You Think You Can Dance with my best friend and assistant choreographer, Teena Marie, around the time that Jen and I were just starting the screenplay.

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But even Tiny Teena had friends of a sort, or acquaintances, among the invisibles.

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As writer/director Erika Randall Beahm explains: I was watching Season 2 of So You Think You Can Dance with my best friend and assistant choreographer, Teena Marie, around the time that Jen and I were just starting the screenplay.

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Teena came over to my house the next night, and we set up camp out in the little shed behind the swimming pool.

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