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and　said；　“Oh；　right。”

I　positively　crumbled　onto　the　floor。　And　in　a　flash　the　voices　were　gone。　Darla　checked

around　the　corner；　then　sat　beside　me；　saying；　“Oh；　Jules；

I'm　so；　so　sorry。　I　thought　he　was　about　to　confess　that　he's　been　crushing　on　you。”

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“What？　Darla；　Bryce　does　not　have　a　crush　on　me。”

“Where　have　you　been？　Haven't　you　noticed　the　way　he's　been　looking　at　you？　That　boy　is

lost　in　Loveland。”

“Oh；　obviously！　You　just　heard　him；　Darla！”

“Yeah；　but　yesterday；　yesterday　I　caught　him　staring　at　you　and　he　said　there　was　a　bee　in

your　hair。　A　bee；　girl。　Is　that　the　lamest　cover…up　you've

ever　heard　or　what？”

“Darla；　the　way　things　have　been　going；　I　wouldn't　be　surprised　if　there　was　a　bee　in　my

hair。”

“Oh；　you　think　you're　that　sweet；　huh？　Just　attract　bees　like　honey？　Well；　honey；　the　only

bee　you're　attracting　around　here　is　B…r…y…c…e。　Cute；

yeah。　But　after　what　I　just　heard；　I'd　stomp　and　grind；　girl。　Stomp　and　grind。”　She　got　up　to　go

but　turned　and　said；　“Don't　worry。　I　won't　jabber。”

I　just　shook　my　head　and　forgot　about　Darla。　How　wrong　could　a　person　be。

It　was　what　Bryce　and　Garrett　had　said　that　I　couldn't　forget。　How　could　they　be　so　cruel？

And　so　stupid？　Is　this　what　my　father　had　gone　through

growing　up？

The　more　I　thought　about　it；　the　angrier　I　got。　What　right　did　Bryce　have　to