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“Not even half I heard you the first tiure it out, or I’ll call the police and let the ass”
The police Oh, God, I was going to go to jail over this “I didn’t steal it It broke,” I started to explain
“Shut up! Get out of my house There is no proof that it was broken It’s not here I want my five thousand for it, or you can tell the cops you didn’t steal it Now, get out of my house”
I didn’t say anything else She looked ready to explode if I spoke to her again This was not what I had iht she’d at least let me pay her back
I hurried to the door and gotto the ht with Dr Munroe, but I couldn’t go I needed to go houre out what to do I called the professor and told hi well, then walked home slowly
Mase
When ten thirty rolled around and I still hadn’t gotten a call fro She’d have calleduntil it went to voice
I tried to tell myself not to panic, and I dialed Jimmy’s number
He answered on the third ring “Hel—”
“Have you seen Reese?” I asked, not letting hi
“Yeah, she alking hoave her a ride back She said she had a headache and was going to get a shower and go to bed”
A headache was normal I didn’t need to panic, but da her voice didn’t sit ithher phone, and I need to know she’s OK She could be sick”
Ji this co on the phone with ”
I didn’t even care that he was being a smart-ass I just wanted to know that Reese was OK “Yeah, that’s what it means”
“Fine But if she’s sleeping, this is going to wake her up”
I’d thought about that, but I couldn’t not know I kept i her sick in the bathroom, too weak to call so erated by the second
“You sure are protective over her You’d think the two of you were in a serious relationship,” he said in an amused tone
“We are in a serious, very exclusive relationship Did she not tell you that?”
Jimmy cleared his throat “She wasn’t sure what you were in But she did tell me she couldn’t double-date with me because she didn’t think you’d like that”
Daht I wouldn’t like it What did Reese think all that was this weekend? I ca someone else I ht,” was my only response This wasn’t a conversation I needed to have with Jimmy
“I guess if you’re not getting any on the side, then—”