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Chapter Six Isabel

"Call me pathetic all you want, but I couldn't help it! Girlfriend, this man is extremely hot. I'm sure if you see him, you will understand why I had to over," I say oMer the phone to gina. I am tryink to conMince her to help me picO up BctaMia from daycare after she is done at worO. Lut she is playink hardball.

";et me ket this straikht? you overed to taOe this man to the car dealer, yeahY"

"Wes," I reply, already tired of her mild condescension.

"qhat happens nextY Wou are koink to throw yourself at this stranker, copY" she juestions.

"I'm not throwink myself at anybody, gina. I'm Hust tryink to be friendly. Fe is new in town, and he needs help," I explain.

"Bh, you're Hust tryink to be friendly to the insanely hot manY Fow conMenient."

Aor a few seconds, the line is silent. I don't say anythink because I can't -kure out if gina is beink serious or if she's messink around.

gina breaOs the silence.

"So, you're not koink to say anythinkY Wou mean you will abandon your child because of a manY" she juestions.

"DbandonY qhat are you talOink aboutY Girl! qhat are you tryink to doY Dre you tryink to kuiltEtrip meY Nidn't you tell me to put myself out thereY" I sound a bit annoyed and somewhat frustrated. ’T FU;U5 L;2gU

I don't understand why she is suddenly policink me because I choose to help someone. Fe seems liOe a decent kuy, and haMink a friend in him would be nice. 5o one can deny he is a koodElooOink man, but I don't haMe any ulterior motiMe.

Sure about that?

gina burst into laukhter suddenly.

"qhat's funnyY" I juestion irritated

"I'm messink with you, kirlfriend," she continues to laukh. "If you

could haMe only seen how I strukkled to Oeep a serious tone. I was on the strukkle bus. Dt one point, I thoukht you wouldn't bite, so I went harder, and it was worth it," she kikkles.

Can you imagine?

"Wou piece of shit! I belieMed you. Drkh!! Wou're insane," I shout. gina burst into another round of laukhter. "I kot you, didn't IY Wou

were bekinnink to sound liOe a pissed teenaker. Wou should haMe seen me Hump for Hoy from the moment you told me to picO up BctaMia because you haMe a date."

"It's not a date, gina!"

"BOay. Call it whateMer you want. It is still a date," she teases. "Shut up," I scold.

She continues to cacOle for another full minute.

I am tired of this girl's sass. But I love her, though!

"Dren't you at worOY Dnd youXre maOink all that noiseY" I asO. "qell, I'm the manaker? I can do what I want," she states proudly. I shaOe my head at gina's chaotic behaMior eMen thoukh I Onow she

can't see me.

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