天锡小说网

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？Okay；？　Dan　responded　dubiously。　It　appeared　he　had　no　choice　in　the　matter。

Chuck　tapped　him　on　the　shoulder。　？So　guess　what？　That　dykey　girlfriend　of　yours？　I　heard

she？s　gonna　be　single　again。　Her　？better　half？　is　totally　moving　out。？

Meaning　Vanessa　or　Aaron？　Dan　wasn？t　even　sure　any…more　who　Vanessa　was　living　with。　All

he　knew　was　it　wasn？t　him。　His　perspiration…soaked　hands　began　to　shake　with　a　mixture　of

confusion　and　happiness。　Maybe　Vanessa　had　broken　up　with　Aaron。　But　they　were　so　in　love。

They　even　had　matching　haircuts。　He　scribbled　a　series　of　check　marks　across　the　top　of　the　page

he？d　been　writing　on。　Vanessa　broke　up　with　Aaron！？

？So　I　take　it　you？re　accepting　the　nomination；？　Larry　persisted；　tapping　his　pencil　annoyingly

against　his　wooden　teacher　desk。　？All　in　favor　say；　？Yeah！？？

？Dude！？the　class　of　boys　responded　in　unison；　perpetuating　the　not…so…funny　tradition　that　had

started　on　the　first　day　of　senior　year。　Dan　blanched　as　they　began　to　whoop　and　shriek　in　a

pletely　unnecessary　display　of　fake　enthusiasm。　？Go；　Dan！？

The　minute　the　bell　rang；　Dan　called　Vanessa　to　tell　her　how　sorry　he　was。

Yeah；　right。

？Talk　about　misinformation！？　Vanessa　ranted。　？Where　do　people　get　this　shit？　So；　how　are　you

anyway？？　she　asked；　sounding　kind　of　glad　to　hear　from　him。

？I　was　just　voted　senior　speaker；？　Dan　admitted；　like　he？d　been　campaigning　for　it　for　weeks。

Secretly；　he　was　dying　inside　that　Vanessa　and　Aaron　were　still　together；　but　he　wasn？t　about　to　let

her　know　that。

？Senior　speaker？　What　the　fuck！？　Vanessa　responded。　？Wait；　is　that　a　good　thing？？

？I　guess。？

？Look；　I　have　photo　lab　now；　but　do　you　want　to　e　over　later　or　something？？

Dan　pressed　his　cell　phone　against　his　ear　until　it　began　to　hurt。　A　group　of　freshmen　boys　almost

sent　him　toppling　down　the　stairs　in　their　rush　to　lunch。　All　of　a　sudden　he　realized　just　how　lonely

he？d　been。　Was　it　really　possible　that　he　and　Vanessa　could　be　friends　again；　just　like　that；　with

one　phone　call？

And　if　they　could　be　friends　again；　there　was　always　the　chance　they　could　be　more。

？Will　Aaron　be　there？？　he　asked　cautiously　as　he　wandered　down　the　fourth…floor　hallway

toward　English　class。　A　random；　lint…covered　rubber　band　was　in　his　pocket。　He　pulled　his

scraggly；　light　brown　hair　into　a　stubby　ponytail　and　then　pulled　it　out　again；　dropping　the　rubber

band　on　the　floor。　His　dad；　Rufus；　was　Mr。　Ponytail　Freak；　not　him。

？Aaron　has　band　practice；？　Vanessa　told　him　casually。　？Not　that　you　couldn？t　e　over　even　if

he　were　here。？

Hello；　threesome？！

Dan　felt　like　a　window　was　swinging　open　and　a　cool　breeze　was　sweeping　his　face。　？I？m