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"Millie Stargel?" He laughed It was a wild, loud, and frightening laugh "Whose idea was that, his?" he said, nodding at Robert

"No, I just thought--"

"She's a pretty girl," Robert said, "and I bet she'd love to go"

"So why don't you ask her?" Cary retorted

Robert sazed at me

"I've already got a date," he said

"Then why are you looking at other girls?" Cary shot back at him

"I'--"

"See, I warned you," Cary said to ot up "These dances are stupid anyway," he said "Hanging out in the school gy to bring her back to this place"

"Cary," I called as he started away He just glared back and continued out of the cafeteria

"He'll be all right," Robert said, and put his hand over mine "One day he'll meet someone and his heart will pound just like mine did when I first looked at you"

I nodded

But I didn't have asto Cary anytime soon

Not for a moment And I knew that until Cary was happy, I would have a very hard ti happy myself

It seereat deal slower than usual e left school He didn't have to be a genius to see how eager I was to get back to the house