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ace？　And　this　past　week　I　stayed　home　from

school。　I　wasn？t　really　sick；　I　just　couldn？t？？

？I？m　sorry　to　interrupt；　but　if　you　could　simply　name　your　problem？；？　Jackie　broke　in　when　she

realized　Blair　wasn？t　even　close　to　being　finished。

Blair　frowned　and　twisted　her　little　ruby　ring　around　and　around　on　her　finger。　It　sounded　like

she　had　to　have　aspecific　problem　or　they？d　kick　her　out。　？Sometimes　when　I？m　upset？which；

considering　what　my　life　is　like　now；　is　all　the　time？I　eat　too　much；　or　I　eat　something　that　I

shouldn？t；　and　then　I　make　myself　sick。？There　；　that　sounded　convincing。

Jackie　nodded。　？Can　you　name　your　problem　Blair？　There？s　a　name　for　that　you　know。？

Blair　glared　at　her。　？Stress…induced　regurgitation？？　she　answered　tightly。　She　knew　Jackie　wanted

her　to　saybulimia　；　but　it　was　such　a　gross　word；　she　refused　to　say　it；　especially　in　front　of　Nate。

Bulimia　was　for　losers。

The　rest　of　the　room　tittered。　Jackie　was　eager　to　get　the　group　back　on　track　after　Blair？s

soliloquy。　？Well；　I　suppose　that？s　one　way　of　putting　it；？　she　noted；　marking　something　on　her

clipboard。

She　looked　up　and　smoothed　back　her　wiry　brown　hair。　？Now　it？s　my　turn。　I？m　Jackie　Davis　and

my　job　is　to　help　youbreak　away　！？　She　punched　her　fist　into　the　air　and　let　out　a　little　whoop　like

she　was　at　a　basketball　game　and　her　team　had　just　scored。　She　waited　for　the　members　of　the

group　to　punch　the　air　with　their　fists　and　whoop　along　with　her；　but　they　just　stared　at　her

blankly。　？All　right。　Good。　Now　I　want　you　all　to　pair　up。　We？re　going　to　do　a　little　exercise　I　like

to　call　？Go　to　hell；　demon！？　One　of　you　is　going　to　be　the　thing　you　just　nam