“I don’t know. I was thinking we could get like a vat of Jell-O or something and they could fight it out over me.”
Eddie laughed. “Don’t cheat on Tanya. I’m way too busy to visit you in the hospital.”
Alex smiled. “Yeah, you might be right about that. I guess I’ll have to pick one. Now that is a problem. Oh, jeez, I’m sorry, man, I’m talking about picking between Tanya and Stephanie. I mean, I’m really only joking about that, Tanya’s hot and all, but she kind of terrifies me. And it might be just easier to date somebody you didn’t have to see in school all the time. Seems like that would give me less opportunity to piss her off, which I guess I do to girls without even trying. Maybe that happens to everybody. But in any case, it’s still a good idea. You know, the more I think of it, the more I think about it, the more I think it’s got to be Stephanie. It’s a shame that the Jello-O wrestling isn’t gonna happen, though. But anyway, it’ll do Tanya some good to get rejected, especially after you—”
“Just came from the stairwell, if you know what I mean,” Eddie said, and smiled.
Alex’s mouth fell open. “You? Wait a minute. What? Who? Wait,” and Eddie smiled and started walking toward the bus stop. “No, wait!” Alex said.
The bus pulled up, and Eddie got on, with Alex right behind him, still going, “You have to tell me! We’re family!”
The doors closed behind them, the bus pulled away, and Eddie and Alex were on their way home.
About the Author
Brendan Halpin is a teacher and the author of books for adults and young adults including the Alex Award–winning Donorboy, Forever Changes, and the Junior Library Guild Selection Shutout. He is also the coauthor of Tessa Masterson Will Go to Prom, with Emily Franklin, and Notes from the Blender, with Trish Cook, both of which the American Library Association named to its Rainbow List. Halpin’s writing has appeared in the Boston Globe, the Los Angeles Times, Rosie and Best Life magazines, and the New York Times’ “Modern Love” column. Halpin is a vegetarian, a fan of vintage horror movies, and an avid tabletop gamer. He lives with his wife, Suzanne, their three children, and their dog in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston.
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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, events, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, businesses, companies, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
Copyright © 2007 by Brendan Halpin
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ISBN: 978-1-5040-0682-8
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