and said； “Oh； right。”
I positively crumbled onto the floor。 And in a flash the voices were gone。 Darla checked
around the corner； then sat beside me； saying； “Oh； Jules；
I'm so； so sorry。 I thought he was about to confess that he's been crushing on you。”
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“What？ Darla； Bryce does not have a crush on me。”
“Where have you been？ Haven't you noticed the way he's been looking at you？ That boy is
lost in Loveland。”
“Oh； obviously！ You just heard him； Darla！”
“Yeah； but yesterday； yesterday I caught him staring at you and he said there was a bee in
your hair。 A bee； girl。 Is that the lamest cover…up you've
ever heard or what？”
“Darla； the way things have been going； I wouldn't be surprised if there was a bee in my
hair。”
“Oh； you think you're that sweet； huh？ Just attract bees like honey？ Well； honey； the only
bee you're attracting around here is B…r…y…c…e。 Cute；
yeah。 But after what I just heard； I'd stomp and grind； girl。 Stomp and grind。” She got up to go
but turned and said； “Don't worry。 I won't jabber。”
I just shook my head and forgot about Darla。 How wrong could a person be。
It was what Bryce and Garrett had said that I couldn't forget。 How could they be so cruel？
And so stupid？ Is this what my father had gone through
growing up？
The more I thought about it； the angrier I got。 What right did Bryce have to