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But instead of saying, “Doug, I don’t want to see you anymore,” I rebelled

It happened after another dance I’d barely let Doug get to third base, so htenwith another couple: Donna LaDonna and a guy named Roy, as the captain of the basketball teaoing soht, a place where no one would find us: a cemetery

“Hope you don’t still believe in ghosts,” Doug said, squeezing ”

I didn’t answer I was studying Donna LaDonna’s profile Her hair was a swirl of white cotton candy I thought she looked like Marilyn Monroe I wished I looked like Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe, I figured, would knohat to do

When Doug unzipped his pants and tried to push ot out of the car “Charade” was the word I was thinking over and over again It was all a charade It su between the sexes

Then I was too angry to be frightened I started walking along the little road that wound through the headstones I hosts, but I wasn’t scared of the Why couldn’t I just be like every other girl and give Doug what he wanted? I picturedand squeezing until the Play-Doh oozed through the fingers into ragged clumps

To distract raves were pretty old, so for one type in particular It was h, I found one: Jebediah Wilton 4about Jebediah’sthat little baby into the ground I bet it felt worse than childbirth I got down on my knees and screamed into my hands

I guess Doug figured I would co for me for a while Then the car pulled up and a door opened “Get in,” Doug said

“No”

“Bitch,” Roy said

“Get in the car,” Donna LaDonna ordered “Stopa scene Do you want the cops to come?”

I got into the car

“See?” Donna LaDonna said to Doug “I told you it was useless”

“I’uy just to impress you,” I said

“Whoa,” Roy said “She really is a bitch”