chapter 5 

 Shane even had ‘half’ lunch with us until she was called by Cherie. After that I didn’t get to see 
Shane. I met up with Clive after school and went to the Redskins game with him, the only reason why he takes me to these games is for me to sit on his lap and for his friends to see. And I was okay for the first few times but now its getting on my nerves. Clive drives me home! We are close to home when I see a lanky figure standing at a distance in the woods looking at the sky, smoking cigarrets. It took me no time to figure out who that might be. I thought what she might be thinking right now! Where are her parents? Are they dead? Is she thinking about them right now?…I wish I could ask her! There’s this burning desire to know her! 

 Clive: "So here we are"

 He leaned over to my seat to kiss my goodnight. 

 I gave him a soft peck and pulled away before he could deepen it. I was really not in the mood today! 

 Clive: "did you see that skinny dyke smokin’ in the woods?" I really didn’t see her as the "skinny dyke" so it took me a sec to understand who exactly Clive was talking about.

 Carmen: "yeah what about her?"

 Clive: "she’s such a weirdo, I don’t know what girls see in her. She walks in the club, girls throw themselves at her….she just picks one and leaves for the night, and then comes back at 3 to get Cherie"  this somehow made me mad….I don’t know why..and exactly what made me mad…but it made me really really mad.

 Carmen: "well she’s just Cherie’s pet dog and nothing else" 

 Clive: "wow that was harsh! but its true though….at least I am happy that my girl is hating Shane, did you hear that new slogan for straight girls in town, ‘go Gay for Shane’"…..

 Carmen:"wow! ‘go gay for Shane’ huh? I don’t know why they are making such a big deal outta that lanky kid with torn clothes"

 Clive: "yeah but she kinda pulls it off good when she’s dressed up, you should come to the club and spin one night and check it out, its fun"