Chapter 100

She stopped in midtwirl, her eyes filled with tears, and she bolted int her room. Shit, what had I done now?

She came home from school the next week giggling.

"What's up?" I said, glad she was in a good mood.

"I got asked out by this really cute guy. We'd been talking off and on for a month."

I felt like someone had driven a stake through my heart.

"Oh." was all I said, turning away.

She was on me in a flash.

"That's all you got to say? Oh?"

I was defensive. "What would you like me to say? You're obviously interested, you've been flirting for a month. Why should I stop you?"

She went into her room, slamming the door. I sighed. That had been happening a lot lately. I was going to have to have it rehung if she kept this up. I knocked but she refused to answer. Giving up, I got a beer out, and wallowed in misery.

By my third, I was pondering the mysteries of women before dozing off.

I woke when she shook my shoulder, gently.

"What?," I said, trying to focus.

The Big Four cam