“The problem is, Tina is too perfect.”Diane looked stunned, “What?”“She’s beautiful. I knew she was before Sunday, but I found out she is ...a beautiful person inside too. If I had died after dropping her off, I would have died happy. I know that sounds soppy, but it’s how I feel. The problem is, I’ve been scared to ask her out again. If she said no, it would devastate me. If she said yes, I would be scared I had built her up too much and be disappointed. I was hoping you would be with her last. I hadn’t paid much attention to his body before but now I could not help but notice it. He was lean, not too muscular, just lean short, dark hair and stubble that gave his rough features an added effect.He seemed to be taller than average and he was very attractive, on the whole. I didn’t directly want to look at them, but it didn’t seem like they cared if someone was watching them and they were not the only onesMost of the people were making out some were dancing, their bodies meshing against. And I took another sip of my Pink Gin. I still wasn’t completely sold on the taste. But the more I drank, the less it seemed to worry me. In fact, the more I drank, the less anything seemed to worry me.‘All right?’ Mrs Hattersley asked.‘Yes,’ I said. ‘Yes. It’s … umm … quite interesting, isn’t it?’‘Is it?’ she said, frowning. ‘Interesting? Yes, I suppose so.’ But she didn’t seem convinced. ‘Now. I climbed down the ladder and padded into the bathroom without a backward glance.When I came out, Mom was sitting on the edge of the bed and she and Dad were talking softly. Erin was still asleep, so I tried to be quiet. Without a word, I walked over to the cabin door and opened it. I stepped through the screen door and held it so it wouldn’t slam shut. I then trudged down the hill, silently lamenting that I’d have to spend my first day at camp cleaning out a house full of junk.As I walked.
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