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“Look, this is a man,” Hallie said, pointing at the fallen tourist.“How is having something likethisin my life going to make me a better person?”

She shook her head in disdain, but for some reason she stopped to have a better look at him.He had lustrous brown hair, a few locks falling in an attractive way over his forehead.A tight muscle shirt showed off his tanned arms.

“It’s nice here,” he murmured, his wide chest heaving slowly as he relaxed.

“Wait a minute...”A hilarious, possibly crazy idea was forming in Hallie’s mind.She was about to walk on, but then she turned back towards the drunken guy.

“Oh, no,” Jessica said.“That’s not a good idea.”

“How do you know what my idea is?”

“I think I can guess.”

Jessica had always been smart, too smart...

“My parents think men are soooo special,” Hallie said, placing a hand on her hip, “A woman is nobody until amanchooses her.Well, I can’t wait to see the look on their faces when they meet my new boyfriend!”

“Hallie, no!”

But Hallie was already off, trying to catch the white hat that was rolling away from one of the stumbling party boys.Jessica took off after her, running daintily in her kitten heel sandals.

Hallie quickly got ahead of the hat and let the wind bring it right to her.

“Got it!”She proudly lifted up her prize.

“Hallie, this is a terrible idea,” Jessica exclaimed, grabbing her arm.“This guy is really drunk.He could be dangerous.”

“No, he’s not.Look at him: he’s pathetic.”

“Well, you shouldn’t do that to your parents.Be the bigger person.Take the high road.”

“I am done being the good girl and taking the high road,” Hallie declared, “I’m going to teach my parents a lesson once and for all.”










Chapter 2: The Cowboy Life

Hallie sashayed upto the stranger, holding the hat in her hands.