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　and　put

the　joint　they　were　sharing　to　his　lips。　？Let？s　just　watch　the　snow　fall　for　a　while。？

Georgie　rolled　over　on　her　back；　resting　her　head　on　the　leg　of　Nate？s　navy　blue　Culture　of

Humanity　ripstop　trousers。　？God；　you？re　mellow。　I？m　not　used　to　hanging　out　with　someone　so

mellow。？

？What　are　your　friends　like？？　Nate　asked；　sucking　hard　on　the　joint。　Pot　seemed　to　taste　and　feel

better　now　that　he？d　gone　without　it　for　a　while。

？I　don？t　have　any　friends　anymore；？　Georgie　answered。　？They　all　kind　of　gave　up　on　me　because

I？m　so　nuts。？

Nate　put　his　hand　on　her　head　and　began　stroking　her　hair。　She　had　incredibly　soft；　luxurious

hair。　？I　hang　out　a　lot　with　these　three　guys　in　my　class　at　school；？　he　said；　referring　to　Jeremy；

Anthony；　and　Charlie。　？But　I　went　for　a　few　days　without　getting　high　and　I　didn？t　really　want　to

hang　out　with　them；　you　know？？

？That？s　what　Jackie　calls　a　？negative　friendship。？　A　？positive　friendship？　is　when　you　do　fun；

constructive　things　with　your　friends　like　baking　cookies；　making　collages；　and　climbing

mountains。？

？I？m　your　friend；？　Nate　offered　quietly。

Georgie　rubbed　the　back　of　her　head　against　his　leg。　？I　know。？　She　laughed；　her　not…too…small

chest　jiggling　up　and　down　inside　her　tight　white　T…shirt。　？Want　to　bake　some　cookies？？

Nate　bed　a　lock　of　her　hair　up　into　the　air　with　his　fingers　and　then　let　it　fall；　strand　by　strand；

back　into　his　lap。　Blair　had　long　hair；　too；　but　it　wasn？t　as　straight　or　as　silky　as　Georgie？s。　It　was

funny　how　girls　could　all　be　so　different。　？Can　I　kiss　you？？　he　asked；　not　really　having　intended　to

sound　so　formal。

？Okay；？　Georgie　whispered。