I just didn’t want to hurt you. Especially considering how you’ve reacted to her since you guys met.”“We’re supposed to be best friends. Eve... if I do have feelings for you, you lied to me last night. You knew you were going to see her again.”“I know and I’m so sorry, Jackie. You have to know that I’ve wanted to tell you for a while now. And I was just being selfish.”Jackie’s brow furrows suddenly and I realize what I just admitted to before she even asks.“How long has it been going on then? Not. There were some very hostile voices in that room! I'm not sure how to convince you of the error of your thinking, but I know that if you ever begin to think you want to date someone at our school, your attitude towards girls is going to have to change." What am I going to do? If what you say is true, I'm sure no girls will talk to me, and I'll bet that the girlfriends of my buddies will stop them from being friends with me as well." I think the first thing you should do is sit down with your. What had that been all about? Was it a test or was Wesley upset with her? Had she done something to deserve that? Or was this just something he enjoyed doing?The van didn’t feel so cold anymore. She had the unbearable heat on her ass to keep her warm. Her scalp burned too from all the tugging on her ponytail. She wondered if it was still as immaculate as it was this morning. As much as she tried to obsess about her hair, it didn’t distract her from the simmering heat that was burning her. Sheila had the bridge when they arrived in Lima, and docked at the fueling pier as if it were an everyday occurrence for her. Work parties were ready for their assignments for something to do. The group responsible for fueling was worried that there would be no power to pump bunker fuel. They walked the pier identifying the different types of fuel points available. The main one was the major pump, with a twenty cm supply pipe. They had been at sea for eight days using one hundred sixty-one tons.