Jenny sat down on the toilet seat without pulling up her dress and
pretended to pee。 Then she stood up and flushed。
“All done?” Chuck called。
Jenny didn’t answer。 Her mind was racing。 What should she do?
Anxiously; she reached inside her little black handbag for her cell
phone。
Chuck crouched down to look under the stall door。 What was she
doing in there; the little tease? He crawled forward on his hands and
knees。 “All right;” he said。 “That’s it; I’m ing in。”
Jenny closed her eyes and backed against the stall wall。 Quickly;
she pressed the buttons for Dan’s number into her cell phone;
praying that he’d answer。
Ruby’s band was playing their last song; and Serena and Dan were
slick with sweat。 Dan had some new moves down; and he was in the
middle of an experimental slide to the side with a pelvic thrust
when his cell phone went off。
“Damn;” he said; pulling it out of his pocket。 He flipped it open。
“Dan;” he heard his sister’s voice。 “I—”
“Hey Jen。 Hold on; all right? I can’t hear you。” He tapped Serena on
the arm and pointed to his phone。 “Sorry;” he shouted over the
music。 He walked back to the table and put his hand over his free
ear。 “Jenny?”
“Dan?” Jenny said。 Her voice sounded very small and scared and far
away。 “I need your help。 Please e get me?”
“Now?” Dan said。 He looked up。 Serena was walking toward him; a
worried frown on her perfect face。
“Is everything okay?” she mouthed。
“Please; Dan?” Jenny pleaded。 She sounded really upset。
“What’s wrong?” Dan asked his sister。 “Can’t you take a cab?”
“No; I—” Jenny said; her voice trailing off。 “Just please e; okay;
Dan?” she finished hurriedly。 And then she hung up。
“Who was that?” Serena said。
“My little sister;” Dan told her。 “She’s at that party。 She wants me to
e get her。”
“Are you going?”
“Yeah; I think I’d better。 She sounded kind of weird;” he said。
“I’ll e with you;” Serena offered。
“All right;” Dan said; smiling shyly。 This night was getting better and
better。 “That would be cool。”
“We’d better tell Vanessa;” Serena said; heading for the bar。