Page 47 (1/2)

And I have none, as my shrink so kindly reminded me

“Where to?” I ask casually once I slip behind the wheel

“I should probably go hoaze and I wonder why

“No proble lot, turning onto the street “Busy night?”

“Exhausting Thank God I’” I don’t have school and she doesn’t work We could stay in bed all day and I’d be perfectly content

“Um, about tomorrow” She sounds hesitant Even a little nervous “My friend Jen, the girl I ith? She asked if we could hang out together toht Go to dinner and have drinks Stuff like that You don’t care, do you?”

I care a lot I’d rather she never leftco like a jealous ass “I don’t care Iht ahead “It’ll only be for a few hours I get the sense Jen doesn’t have many friends I don’t either It’s nice to find one who doesn’t think I’m out to fk her boyfriend behind her back”

I have to look at her now, shocked at the harsh way she just spoke “Did you used to do that? Fuck other girls’ boyfriends behind their backs?”

She shoots h escapes her “Fine I made one mistake Only because he lied to irlfriend I was a sophoeous Popular Played on the football team, sort of like a weak copy of you We went out on a few dates He was always sneakingme out in public or with his friends, but I didn’t care I was too far gone over hi in a bad direction I can feel it “A weak copy of me?” What, does she have a pattern? A type she prefers? Is she saying I fall under that type?

“You knohat I ave upus closer and he would fall totally in love with ht after I had sex with hi me because she wouldn’t irl ould”

I both feel sorry for her and infuriated with her that she would do so so careless “So what, you were fifteen when you were first with that guy?”