Status: Gettin' there

Crash and Burn Victims

III

"Ocean, you know you like him."

The girl snapped her head towards her best friend Milly and glared. "I hate him with every fiber I've got in this body. He does nothing but put me down and say nasty things. How could you ever assume that, Milly? The day I love him will be the day I die. So tell me, why do you think there's something between us?"

The second girl, a pretty redhead with pale skin, pursed her lips. She thought for a moment. Milly opened her mouth, closed it, then opened it again.

"I... It's hard to explain... You two just sort of seek each other out - almost like you're looking for a fight. No! Don't get mad! You'd just have to see yourselves, I guess. Everyone can see this chemistry that you can't. Hey--Come back, Ocean!"

She was stomping out of Milly's bedroom and down the stairs. Her pink lips were in a tight line of anger and frustration.

The day I love Reuben will be the day I die.