第27部分(第5/7 頁)

i。

I　should　have　expected　it；　but　still；　this　awful　surge　of　possessiveness　shot　through　me。　Who

had　voted　for　him？　Out　of　one　hundred　fifty　names　he

must　have　gotten　a　lot　of　votes！　Suddenly　I　was　picturing　a　swarm　of　girls　waving　stacks　of

cash　in　the　Booster　ladies'　faces　as　they　begged　to　have

lunch　with　him。

I　threw　the　list　back　at　Darla　and　said；　“He's　not　my　main　dish！　As　a　matter　of　fact；　I　didn't

even　vote　for　him。”

“Oooo；　girl！　You　are　stickin'　to　your　diet！”

“It's　not　a　diet；　Darla。　I'm　…　I'm　over　him；　okay？”

“I'm　glad　to　hear　it；　'cause　rumor　is；　that　bimbette　Shelly　is　already　stakin'　her　claim　on　him。”

“Shelly？　Shelly　Stalls？”　I　could　feel　my　cheeks　flush。

“That's　right。”　Darla　waved　her　list　in　the　air；　calling；　“Liz！　Macy！　Over　here！　I've　got　the　list！”

Darla's　friends　fell　all　over　themselves　getting　to　her；　then　pored　over　the　paper　like　it　was　a

treasure　map。　Macy　cried；　“Chad　Ormonde's　on　it！

He　is　so　cute。　I'd　go　ten　bucks　on　him；　easy！”

“And　Denny's　on　it；　too！”　Liz　squealed。　“That　boy　is”—　she　shivered　and　giggled—“fi…yi…yine！”

Macy's　top　lip　curled　a　little　and　she　said；　“Jon　Trulock？　Jon　Tru　lock？　How　did　he　get　on　this

list？”

For　a　moment　I　couldn't　believe　my　ears。　I　snatched　the　paper　out　of　Macy's　hand。　“Are　you

sure？”

“Right　there；”　she　said；　pointing　to　his　name。　“Who　do　you　suppose　voted　for　him？”

“The　quiet　girls；　I　guess；”　Darla　said。　“Me；　I'm　more　interested　in　Mike　Abenido。　Have　I　got

any　petition？”

Macy　laughed；　“If　you're　in；　I'm　out！”

“Me　too；”　said　Liz。

“How　about　you；　Jules？”　Darla　asked　me。　“Bringin'　spare　change　on　Friday？”

“No！”

“You