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What?” I thought I’d done
something wrong.
    “ You’re actually tiny!” He said
with a huge grin.
    “ Ok…” I dragged out the word as I
wondered what the hell was going on with him.
    “ You’re pretty hidden under that
jacket.” He said, his eyes looking me up and down, and Logan
shifted in his seat.
    “ Not really, I have slim
shoulders.” I lied.
    “ Anyway…” He continued, sneakily
side glancing over my body once more. “…You totally pissed her off.
Nobody talked back to her like that before, and when you showed her
a mouth full of pizza…” He snorted. “Hilarious.”
    The guys started talking and I
was, once again, ignored. Not that I liked Lex’s attention, it
would just be nice to be included in the group rather than in the spotlight
or nothing.
     
    I never used to feel like
this.
    I would’ve welcomed the dark
corner, but as I got older, and the guys were talking more and more
about girls, I wanted to come out of the corner to be
seen.
    To be noticed.
    To actually be wanted for more than
a friend.
    I just didn’t know how to do it, or
who would even look at me. After all, I was still the girl that it
sucked to be with.
    Only Logan made me not feel that way. But…
he was just my friend.
    And I loved him.
    *****
     
    After the diner,
Pike and Stu came with us and I asked Logan to drop me
home.
    “ Are you sure?” He asked. “Don’t
you want to come to the movies with us?” He asked.
    I shook my head, no.
    I could tell that he still thought
I was mad at him for what happened at the track. I wasn’t entirely
sure myself, but I couldn’t be around the guys anymore
tonight.
    It was probably PMS, but I was
really not in the
mood to listen to their shit.
     
    Getting into the house, I went
straight to my room. Ruffles, my black and white cat, was asleep on
my bed, stirring with a ‘meow’ when I closed the door.
    “ Hey, Ruffles.” I said, stroking
her head. “Why are guys such douches?” I asked her. I got another
meow in response before she went back to sleep.
    Stripping off my jacket and my
converse; I turned on my TV to watch a movie. Flicking through the
selection, I chose ‘Fifth Element’.
    It was my favorite
movie.
    The way Leeloo was supposed to be a
strong, kick-ass woman, but really she was just as in need of love
like the rest of us. She saved the world because she was loved by
Bruce Willis. Ok, not actually Bruce Willis, but by his character,
Korben Dallas.
    Logan still thought it was Fight
Club, and yeah, I loved that movie but Fifth Element was my real favorite.
     
    My Mom peeked her head into my room
and looked around.
    “ Where’s Logan?” She asked,
surprised to not see him there.
    “ He’s gone to the movies with his
friends.”
    “ Aren’t
they your friends too?”
    “ Mom. They’re not really my
friends. They just tolerate me being there.”
    Wow, was I feeling sorry for myself
or what? It was so depressing.
    “ Honey, you’ve been friends with
Logan for a long time. I’m sure his other fiends like you just as
much.”
    “ That’s where you’re wrong, Mom.
They don’t really talk to me. I feel like I’m not included. I mean,
yeah, they accepted me but I don’t feel part of the group. Also,
they talk a lot about girls now, and they try to curb what they say
in front of me. They shouldn’t have to. I don’t belong with
them.”
    Oh my God I felt like
crying.
    Crying!
    Yes, PMS was definitely upon
me.
     
    “ Chase, they’re
seventeen-year old boys. They’re growing up and, yes, more
interested in girls so they will say things. Actually, I was a
little concerned about you with them, to be honest.”
    I didn’t see why she should be. It
wasn’t as if they saw me that way.
    “ Why?” I asked.
    “ Well, you’re a young woman now.
Boys will be noticing you more, if they haven’t already. I’m not
sure I like that you’re the only girl in the group.”
    “ Mom! It’s not
like they like me that way.” I almost shouted.
    “ How do you