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235 | Cheap Gossip
The next day, as usual, I warmed up my motorbike in the yard. While at the store, my mother was busy serving customers. While I was cleaning the motorbike, Jenny – my little sister – passed by. He greeted me then asked me.
"My friends have been talking about you a lot lately," Jenny said.
"Really?" I asked, "Isn't that a good thing?"
"Some, yes," Jenny replied, "some not."
"Well, I guess that's how it should be. A celebrity that people talk about,” I boasted.
"Yes, gossip is natural," said Jenny, "but when it's bad gossip, and it's about my older brother, I'm bothered."
"And what kind of oblique gossip about me on campus?" I asked.
"You and Kacey are dating," Jenny said.
“Isn't that obvious? I introduced her to mom, and the few times I was with her in college? Then, what makes it such bad news?” I asked.
“I don't mind, you dating Kacey,” Jenny said, “I just get annoyed when
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