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ch　were

dotted　with　little　white　pills。

？April；　you　rock。？　Harry　scooped　a　tab　of　Ecstasy　out　of　the　girl？s　hands　and　popped　it　in　his

mouth。　？Go　on；　Jennifer；？　he　urged　Jenny；　pointing　at　April？s　outstretched　palms。　？The　quicker

you　eat　one；　the　quicker　you？ll　fall　in　love　with　me。？　He　grinned　devilishly。　？I　mean；　our　school。？

Oh；　really？

Jenny　had　been　offered　drugs　before。　She？d　even　been　stoned　once；　with　Nate　Archibald；　the　first

day　they？d　met；　in　Sheep　Meadow　in　Central　Park。　She？d　fallen　in　love　with　him　that　day　and　had

stayed　in　love　with　him　until　he　broke　her　heart　on　New　Year？s　Eve。　Probably　if　she　hadn？t　been

stoned；　she？d　have　understood　that　she　and　Nate　had　only　just　met　and　that　she　needed　to　get　to

know　him　a　lot　better　before　she　kissed　him。

She　reached　out　to　pinch　one　of　the　tabs　of　Ecstasy　out　of　April？s　hand　with　no　intention　of

actually　ingesting　it。　It　was　so　tiny；　no　one　would　even　notice。

？Yum；？　she　cooed；　pretending　to　be　delighted　as　she　cupped　her　hand　over　her　mouth　and　let　the

teeny　pill　fall　past　her　chin　and　cascade　down　into　her　ample　double…D…sized　cleavage。

We　always　knew　it　would　e　in　handy！

？We　were　about　to　play　Duck；　Duck；　Goose；？　one　of　the　Coors…drinking　guys　announced　with　a

pletely　straight　face；　as　if　he　were　trying　to　organize　a　friendly　touch…football　scrimmage。　He

was　wearing　nothing　but　a　pair　of　electric　blue　bike　shorts；　and　he　looked　like　a　Tour　de　France

bicycle　racer；　with　ropy　muscles；　a　shaved　head；　and　intense　blue　eyes。　？Wanna　play？？

？Sure！？　Harry　Bass　responded　enthusiastically。　He　wrapped　his　arm　around　Jenny？s　waist　and

kissed　the　top　of　her　head。　？My　little　cucum