迪文小说

第26部分（第2页）

No。　I　turned　on　her　and　said；　“Can　we　not　talk　about

food　or　tans　or　hair？”

She　gave　me　an　uppity　little　smile。　“Well；　what　do　you　want　to　talk　about；　then？”

I　blinked　at　her；　then　at　Shelly。　“How　about　perpetual　motion？　Know　anything　about　that？”

“Perpetual　what？”

Miranda　starts　laughing。

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“What？”　I　ask　her。　“Whats　so　funny？”

She　looks　at　me　a　minute；　then　snickers。　“I　didnt　realize　Id　bid　on　an　intellectual。”

“Hey…　Im　plenty　smart！”

“Yeah？”　Miranda　giggles。　“Can　you　spell　intellectual？”

“He　is　too　smart；　Miranda。”

“Oh；　stop　kissing　up；　Shelly。　Youre　trying　to　tell　me　youre　after　his　brain？　God；　its　making

me　sick　to　watch　you　grovel。”

“Grovel？　Excuse　me？”

“You　heard　me。　Hes　not　going　to　take　you　to　the　grad　dance　anyway；　so　just　give　it　up；　why

dont　you？”

And　with　that；　it　was　all　over。　One　of　my　moms　flaky　apple　tarts　got　ground　into　Mirandas

hair；　the　extra　ranch　dressing　got　smeared　into　Shellys。

And　before　Mrs。　McClure　could　say；　In　the　name　of　Boosters！　What　are　you　doing？　they

were　rolling　on　the　floor；　scratching　each　others　makeup

off。

I　took　this　opportunity　to　leave　my　table　and　head　for　Julis。　I　grabbed　her　by　the　hand　and

said；　“Ive　got　to　talk　to　you。”

She　sort　of　half…stands　and　says；　“What？　Whats　going　on；　Bryce？　Why　are　they　fighting？”

“Excuse　us　a　minute；　would　you；　Jon？”　I　pull　her　away　from　the　table；　but　theres　no　place　to

go。　And　Ive　got　her　hand　in　mine；　and　I　just　cant

think。　So　I　stop　right　there　in　the　middle　of　the　room　and　look　at　her。　At　that　face。　I　want　to

touch　her　cheek　and　see　what　it　feels　like。　I　want　to　touch

her　hair；　it　looks　so　incredibly　soft。

“Bryce；”　she　whispers。　“Whats　wrong？”

I　can　barely　breathe　as　I　ask　her；　“Do　you　like　him？”

“Do　I…　you　mean　Jon？”

“Yes！”

“Well；　sure。　Hes　nice　and　—　”

“No；　do　you　like　him？”　My　heart　was　pounding　through　my　chest　as　I　took　her　other　hand　and

waited。