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.Please don't walk away.Pleaaaase!"I'm sorry, Myla.I can't do this."With that he heels out until he becomes a blur.The film on my eyes balls out into a tear.My guts feel so bad.Every vein in my face hurts and my arms lose their strength.I can't carry a feather.I turn back to the stream and fall to the ground.Crying and sobbing and pulling myself into a fetal position on my bed.It's dark and the Lunabees are glowing out my window like lamps in the water.My hair falls over my shoulders and I stroke some strands off my cheek.My other hand notices that the iPod is gone.It's really gone.And he's gone too.14Blake strolls in the cafeteria holding his tray of lunch: a pizza, some pudding, a packet of chocolate milk and an apple.Sherri, Matty and Charlie have conquered a table by the window.Sherri waves him over.More out of an eager need for help and at the sight of Charlie caressing her brother's sideburns he doesn't need to ask why."Hey guys!" says Blake."'sup!" says Matty."Um.when did Charlie join us?" he asks, more to Sherri than to Matty."Today.You have a problem with that?" she says."No.I just had something personal to say to my buds.You don't mind do you?"Matty looks over at Charlie who's giving him a reluctant stare."Give us a minute.""Whatever," she gets off the bench and heads out the cafeteria."Thanks, Blake," says Sherri."Guys, what's going on?""I think I like Charlie," says Matty."Sherri doesn't.""Of course she doesn't.You know why?" says Blake."Yeah.she told me.She should've told me earlier."'I never thought you and Charlie would hook up," Sherri snaps."She was supposed to be with Tom!""Okay, okay.We're friends, right? If Charlie is gonna be around then Sherri maybe you should just let it go.""Oh, really?" She crosses her arms and shoots Blake daggers through her eyes."Come on.I know it sucks.But what sucks more is you having to relive Tom's betrayal every time you see Charlie around.""She cheated with—""Shhh!" Matty tries to calm her down.Sherri has a tendency of bursting into wild tantrums.She won't care where she is or who the hell is watching.In other words, she can really make a scene."She cheated with my ex!""Then screw Tom and screw her too.""Blake! She is dating my brother.Do you know how insulting that is?"He sighs.He turns to Matty."Bro.Will you call it quits with Charlie just so your sister will live in peace?""I'm currently finding it hard to let go of her lap dances."Sherri turns to Matty."Seriously?""Hey.If Tom cheated with my ex and you liked him.Would you break up just because it felt uncomfortable?"Sherri takes a deep breath.Her chest heaves up and down as she breathes out her mouth.She turns away and attacks her cold pizza."Listen.Maybe there's a way you and Charlie can be friends.But for now I think Matty shouldn't bring her over to our booth."Sherri looks up, slightly more positive."That makes some sense.""Seriously?" Matty raises his hands at Blake."How am I going to explain that to her?""She stole my ex.I think she'll understand," Sherri says with a grin."Cool.That's settled," Blake grabs his milk and pulls out the straw."Fine," says Matty, back to his fruit."I'll talk to Charlie.Anyway, did you get your iPod back?"Blake looks up to meet his grin.He turns to Sherri and she sinks in her shoulders, biting her tongue."Oops!""You told him?""I wasn't supposed to?""Sherri!""Come on.You told him half of it already.""I didn't tell him I was going to try get it back.""Hey," Matty intervenes."Enough chit chat.Did you meet this Greek goddess again and get your iPod.What was her name again.Pandora?""Seriously?" says Sherri."The one who let evil loose in the world?"Matty chuckles and Sherri is busy trying to look all sorry.Blake reaches for his pocket and the next thing they see is his iPod sliding on the table."She gave it back to me."Matty and Sherri drop their jaws and gawk long enough for a baby to count to five.Matty starts, "You're sure it wasn't—""She gave it back to me.Simple."Matty crosses his arms, "Hm.Impressive.""Impressive?" says Blake, quite offended."Easy, dude.'was just being ironic.""So this is real?" says Sherri."Guess so.Hard to believe, isn't it?"Sherri takes the iPod in her hands."It's fully charged.You said it was—""Thirty percent before I slept.""And why is this happening?" says Matty.Blake shrugs."I don't know.I called it off.Told her I didn't want anything to do with her.""Sherri told you to do that?""I thought it was the right thing for Blake to do.""Ever since Tom it's like you want all the other boys to break up with their girls."Sherri opens her mouth to argue but pauses like she didn't fully understand what her brother just said.When she does she becomes frozen in a glare.Matty can smell his mistake and he gets off the bench before the tantrum begins."I think I should go look for Charlie."Sherri's gaze follows him."You can't even apologize when you know you should!" she shouts back."I'm sorry, Sherri," Blake reaches out.Sherri whacks his hands away and shoves her pizza into his face.It goes splat and slides down his shirt."Don't talk to me," she gets up quick and storms away.Blake hurries after her.Out the cafeteria and into the hallway."Sherri!" he calls out."Sherri, wait!"Her sobs are like a trail, leading Blake straight to her as she heads to the Ladies.She paces faster and Blake has to run just to catch up.He pulls her arm and turns her around."Sherri!""Let me go! You don't know what it feels like to be dumped.""I'm sorry about this, okay?" He pulls her in for a hug and she doesn't push.No matter how much she wants to be alone, she knows she needs it.Blake strokes her back."It's going to be okay.He shouldn't have said that.I'm sure he didn't mean to.""He's stupid.""Sometimes."Sherri pulls out and rests her hand on the door jamb of the toilet."Sorry I got pizza all over your face.and your shirt.I lost it back there.""And I'm sorry you got some of it on you too."Sherri looks down at herself and notices the smear on her own T-shirt."It was worth it."She opens the door and leaves Blake outside the Ladies.What a lunch this turned into.He turns around and the bell rings, signaling the end of recess [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]