Beautiful smoldering wreckage.Dirk had an enlightened thought before the blast engulfed him. It wassomething like, "ZOMGWTF?************Beep...beep......hough his mind was hazy, Dirk quickly realized that he was in some sortof recovery room.He thought back. Last thing he had remembered, he was at somerestaurant, then he had been blown up. That sucked. At least he didn'tneed to pick up the tab. Mike was always ordering such expensive shit...That started a new train of thought. Was Mike okay? Was. This isn't the end of the world."By lunchtime, it sure felt like it.Word spread. At my next class, people were whispering and sneaking peeks at me. By the next break, two guys I'd never met before came and asked me point blank if I'd bagged Adrienne Dennis.I shrugged them away and uttered a low "no comment".Meathead One then stopped me with a hand to the chest and said, "Hey, come on, dude. This is nothing to be ashamed about. If you nailed her, you're the MAN!" He held up his fist and sighing,. .. they come to us.” Wendy swirls her finger in a circle to list her and the other three.“What if...” Arlyne starts to say when Thane suddenly appears behind Christy, poking her ribs and making the girl jump and screech.“Thane, you asshole!” she shouts.“You know I can’t resist doing that,” he says grinning.“You’re still an asshole,” Christy says, spinning around to wrap her hands around his neck. They lean in together to kiss, but Thane’s eyes lock onto Arlyne and remain on her for the duration. Then I dress in my black bra, black thong and a black dress, my best dress. Looking in my mirror, a gorgeous brunette looks back at me. Perfectly made up and her long legs accentuated by big heels. Her cleavage visible, accentuated by her new bra that does flattering things to her 36-c-cup breasts.When I step out the door Andie is waiting, leaning against my car. “God, you look good. I like that you made an effort for me, Fleur.”Her flirting is deserving of a response. But I can’t answer, I.