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Rena:He didn’t meet Scrunchie. That’s a two-dateminimum.
Wes:We’ve been on twodates.
Rena:So when’re you going to meethim?
Wes:When I die and you pry open the lid of mycoffin.
Rena:That’s dark,Strange.
Wes:I scheduled an interview with a testimonial couple Friday at fivethirty.
Wes:Assuming you have time betweendates.
Rena:More data =better.
Wes:You’re turning into quite theinvestigator.
Rena:Why thank you. I read a Wikipedia page entitled “Science.”
Wes:Argh… Ican’t…
Rena:I’ll write up some questions for the happy couple and send themover.
Wes:Thanks. We should meet early. To getorganized.
Rena:Great idea. See you Fridayafternoon.
13
Rena
“Hey, squirt,”I say to my brother as I come up behind him in the cafeteria at Baden on Thursday atlunch.
“What the fuck are you wearing?” hemumbles.
“What do you care? You asked me to sign something. Here Iam.”
I scan the sheet, which is a permission form for some kind of school trip. “What isthis?”
“A field trip. Dad won’t agree because he doesn’t believe in missing coreclasses.”
“Why do you wantit?”
He looks around at his friends, then lowers his voice. “Don’t you ever have something you want to beyours?”
The earnestness in his expression gets the better ofme.
“Fine.”
I carefully scrawl my dad’s signature on the sheet, then hold it out to admire my handiwork. Beck snatches it out of myhand.
“You’re welcome!” I toss after him as he turns back to hisfriends.
I walk through the halls, taking a detour on impulse to the sciencewing.
A couple of guys check me out, one of themwhistling.
I’m a little dressed up for Baden, my high-waisted skirt hugging my hips and my top cropped to reveal an inch or two ofskin.
