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CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
‘Ouch. What was that for?’ Suzie asked, rubbing the area on her leg where Lorain had pinched her.
‘I had to get your attention somehow. As I was saying, Jerald met me by the river last week and told me he likes me. What do you think of him?’
‘He is nice enough, I guess.’
‘You guess?’ Lorain asked incredulously, ‘He is the best looking boy around.’ Lorain exclaimed.
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