5th step…Likes
and Dislikes
“Ah-hah! I
figured it out,” Ellen said. It was late
Saturday night, and instead of partying or socializing Ellen cleaned the room
while Alex lied in bed and stared at the ceiling. She blurted this out suddenly in the middle
of cleaning the sink. “You like her,”
followed shortly after with the accompaniment of an accusatory finger point.
Alex tilted
her head and looked down with precise stoicism.
“I do not. She’s just a friend.”
Ellen
smiled, her eyes aglitter. “Please, I
see how you look at her.” She clasped
her hands to her chest. “You should tell
her how you feel!”
“No, I
shouldn’t, because there’s nothing to tell.”
“Oh, don’t
be like that, Alex!” Ellen went back to
the sink, but that didn’t stop her from continuing the conversation. It was mostly to keep her energy under
control. “It’s simple enough. Just go up to her and say, ‘Hey, I want some
boobage, and you’ve got boobage. So, let
me have it!’”
That
managed to make Alex blush. Embarrassed
and annoyed, she flung her pillow down at Ellen, who caught it with her
face. “You are so obnoxious! I don’t
freaking like her, okay? So just drop
it!”
Ellen
stopped washing the sink. Alex avoided
eye contact now, and silence fell over the room. They remained stationary for a few
seconds. Then, quite earnestly, Ellen
asked, “Alex, is there someone you do like?”
“No, not in
the least.”
“Is it
me?” Ellen eyed her suspiciously for a
brief second. “It’s okay if it is. I mean, I would say no, but I’d be flattered. Wouldn’t bother me in the least.”
Alex looked
disgusted. “As if.”
“Really? What about Carolyne, then?”
Now, Alex
looked anything but innocent. “No!”
Ellen
smirked. “So, I was right from the
start. It’s Shana!”
Groaning,
Alex fell back on to her bed and hid beneath the covers. “Is there any way to shut you up?”
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