第15部分(第6/7 頁)

d　started　with　the

line；　？Your　feelings　are　genuine　and　not　to　be　ignored。　。　。　。？　Outside　she　could　hear　the　grating

sound　of　a　snowplow　driving　by。　She　looked　up　to　watch　the　snow　falling　steadily　through　the

grimy　living　room　window。

？Hey。　You　want　to　try　it？？　Elise　asked。

Jenny　turned　back　to　the　book。　？What？？

？Kissing；？　Elise　answered　in　barely　a　whisper。

Your　feelings　are　genuine　and　not　to　be　ignored。

Yes；　but　Jenny　didn？t　really　have　any　feelings　for　Elise。　She　liked　her　and　everything　but　she

wasn？tattracted　to　her。　Still；　kissing　a　girl　sounded　exciting。　It　was　something　she？d　never　done

before；　and　if　it　felt　unfortable；　she　could　always　pretend　to　be　kissing　that　tall　blond　boy

she？d　spotted　in　Bendel？s。

She　closed　the　book　and　folded　her　hands　in　her　lap。　Her　face　was　only　inches　away　from

Elise？s。　？Okay；　let？s　do　it。？　It　was　just　an　experiment；　something　new　to　try　on　a　boring；　snowy

night。

Elise　leaned　forward　and　put　her　hand　on　Jenny？s　arm。　Then　she　closed　her　eyes　and　Jenny

closed　hers；　too。　Elise　pressed　her　lips　against　Jenny？s　tightly　clenched　mouth。　It　wasn？t　a　kiss

exactly？it　was　toodry　。　It　felt　more　like　a　nudge　or　something。

Elise　pulled　her　head　back　and　both　girls　opened　their　eyes。　？It　says　in　the　book　to　relax　and

enjoy　yourself；　especially　when　it？s　your　first　time。？

What；　had　she；　like；　memorized　the　book？

Jenny　pulled　her　curly　brown　hair　up　on　top　of　her　head　and　blew　a　big　breath　out　through　her

nose。　She　didn？t　know　what　she　was　so　nervous　about；　but　she　would　have　preferred　it　if　Elise　had

still　been　wearing　her　pants。　？Do　you　mind　putting　your　jeans　back　on？？　she　asked。　？I　th