Of course she had nevercuckolded him, or tricked him into some humiliating situation, or did anykind of bait-and-switch, or commanded him to do someth...ng trulydemeaning. No, she saw him as a treasure she wanted to keep, presumablyfor the rest of her life, and how does a girl best guarantee her futurewith a boy with such a strong sense of responsibility?She hadn't betrayed him; in a way, she'd done the exact opposite of that."Well, aren't you looking cute today?" Susie said, smiling. "Did. The two of you start walking in the park. The converstaion is very muchlead by her and you only participate. She asks a lot of question, aboutyour family, friends hobbies, all of that. You barely manage to come upwith a few questions. You start feeling pathetic as you feel like youare failing but Alina seems indifferent to your poor social skills.After an hour of walking, she knows everything about you and you barelyknow anything more than her name. And that when she catches you bysurprise by. My makeup needed just a bitof a touchup. My own face looked like a stranger's to me. Who was thisperson staring back at me from the glass? Unusual for me, I wasbeginning to feel a bit overwhelmed by life. Everything was moving toofast. I wished I could just fill my backpack with clothes and head forthe hills somewhere. Leave everything and everyone behind; just go. AuntVivian better allow me the opportunity to express myself next week, Ireally needed to vent to someone who might understand.I. . other guys." I don't think joking about your being a groupie constitutes..." No, no, it doesn't constitute anything, "Juniper said, "but it suggests -- at least to me -- that maybe you're starting to relax a little around me. Don't you see? I like that. It makes me feel a lot more ... comfortable." I'm not sure I followed all of that," I said, "but if you're happy, I'm happy. Hey, you want dessert? Or do you want to go back to your room?"There's a key to my room waiting for you at the front.