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Millie walks over toout of her head "What the hell was that?"

I walk into the hallway to find the girl’s room I need to splash water on rabs h the bathroom door I whirl around "You like hi You’ll see it in a few minutes Let me wash my face off It’s too damn hot in there" I try not to sound bitchy, but fail I’et out of there

Millie opens her mouth to counter my claim and follows me into the bathroom She looks under the stalls, and when she knoe’re alone, she says, "Do not do this"

"I’"

"Sidney, don’t lie tobetween you two?" Her hands are on her hips She’s looking atI don’t knohat you think you see, but maybe you should have your eyes checked" I splash water on my face I have on waterproof rab a paper towel and pat my face dry

"You wouldn’t say it that way if I said you were sleeping with Dusty"

"Uh, you’re right, because I’d choke on my vomit What’s with you?" I turn around and lean back on the sinks "You’re the one anted me to come and do this Peter’s my boss I’m his TA And yes, I call him Peter the same way I called Dr Tadwick, Tony"

"You called Dr Anthony Tadwick, Tadwick You never called him Tony, not to hs and rubs the side of her head "Just don’t do anything stupid"

"God, why do people keep saying that?"

"Sidney, that’s usually a pretty good sign that a big truck load of stupid is about to mow you down Listen to your friends Don’t screw your prof Sleep with guys your own age" She sounds like she knows everything, which pisses uys have I slept with in the entire time I’ve known you?"

"I don’t know? You want an exact nu her eye erie, dates, make-up, and whatever else you can think of Tell uys you think it’s been"

She’s quiet for ayou talk about anyone like that"

"A about anyone like that now?"

"No" She shakes her head "But that doesn’t mean--"

"It doesn’t mean what? Millie, what do you want fro with you, I do every little thing you askwith and what? You’re telling me to stay away froet in trouble"

"For what? For being his friend? For not sleeping with hi hi, because I’ I don’tabout this with you"

"You almost slept with him?" I shake my head and put up my hands, as if it’ll deaden my ears to her words "Sidney, wait" She chases me out of the ladies roo the gy Peter, but I can’t do this I feel like I’ to fall apart I need to calo sit in the parking lot I’ainst a car, and tuckto cal inside

What the hell is wrong withbad, not really It wasn’t like Dusty tellingme I made the ru how stupid I a around Peter at all Ithi after guysup on Peter? Is that why I haven’t had a date since January? It can’t be Peter That’s not it There are plenty of guys that are hot I should find one and start over But why?