He went to-вЂќ She looked at the others and swept her arms like an orchestra conductor, and on the downbeat they all belted out, вЂњBOOTY CAMP!вЂќ and laughed and slapped hands.Дootsie was fed up with being ignored, and now she saw her opening. вЂњThereвЂ™s only one thing about Perry Delloplane thatвЂ™s a lie,вЂќ said Stephanie. вЂњI lie,вЂќ said Dootsie, but her confession was lost in the laughter and playful battering Perry took from the three girls. Stephanie and Zombie did a drumroll on the tabletop. вЂњStargirl-вЂќ She pointed at herself and the others. вЂњAnd DandyвЂќ-Zombie pinched his cheek-вЂњis the flower.вЂќ вЂњAnd we are-ta-da!вЂќ Each of the three girls hoisted a leg onto the table to show nickel-size black and yellow tattoos of honeybees on their ankles. вЂњAs in a flower that attracts lots of honeybees.вЂќ She looked at the others, grinning. The winky looks I was getting from the girls made me wonder if he had told them about our night on the roof. Perry kept his usual stone face, but I could tell he was enjoying all this. вЂњ-so heвЂ™s semi-serious about a bunch of us,вЂќ said Stephanie. вЂњLittle Perry over there doesnвЂ™t want to get serious about anybody-вЂќ вЂњA harem is when a bunch of girls all like the same guy.вЂќ Ponytail, the only one left standing, reached down and button-pressed DootsieвЂ™s nose. I donвЂ™t know how long I sat there looking like a doofus before Dootsie finally rescued me. Then she turned to me, but she didnвЂ™t speak. вЂњLooks like you have a new girlfriend,вЂќ said Stephanie. вЂњDonвЂ™t let me catch you kissing any more girls.вЂќ вЂњIвЂ™m a human bean.вЂќ She clamped PerryвЂ™s nose between her fingers and twisted hard.Дootsie wagged her finger in his face. Zombie said, вЂњBut donвЂ™t you miss, like, the people? Other kids?вЂќ вЂњIt didnвЂ™t go as well as I had expected,вЂќ I said. I went to a regular high school last year.вЂќ She stuck her tongue out at Perry, then turned a friendlier face to me. Was there anyone Perry hadnвЂ™t blabbed to? Finally Dootsie snarled, вЂњThatвЂ™s e-nuff,вЂќ and pushed ZombieвЂ™s face away. Zombie somehow managed to take AlvinaвЂ™s vacated seat while continuing to kiss Perry. Finally, while the kiss was still going on, she popped up and left. She pretended to be searching for someone in the restaurant. Alvina looked the other way, as if the chair beside her were empty. Dootsie folded her arms and glared at the smoochers. Suddenly Zombie leaned in to Perry and gave him a long kiss on the lips. There didnвЂ™t seem to be any animosity among them. She said something that came out: вЂњYuh yuh yuh yuh.вЂќДЄll the girls started laughing and swatting playfully at each other. Zombie snatched the slice from Ponytail, folded it, and stuffed the whole thing into her mouth. She grabbed the last slice and took a big bite. вЂњLooks like IвЂ™m the only girl at the table who hasnвЂ™t fed Perry tonight,вЂќ I said. I wondered if he still believed she didnвЂ™t have a crush on him. She held it for a second, then let it go. This time Alvina held the piece out to PerryвЂ™s lips. Dootsie picked the piece from PerryвЂ™s lap and handed it back to Alvina. вЂњOpen,вЂќ she commanded Perry, and from a distance of one inch she tossed it into his mouth.ДЄlvina picked a pepperoni from her own slice and pitched. Look.вЂќ She grabbed AlvinaвЂ™s little finger and displayed the fancy fingernail.Дootsie reached across the table and plucked the last pepperoni disk from StephanieвЂ™s slice. вЂњBig girl.вЂќДootsie piped, вЂњShe is a big girl. вЂњWhere are your parents?вЂќ I asked Alvina. вЂњCongratulations on your honorable mention,вЂќ I said. вЂњI want this one,вЂќ she said, and bit into it. вЂњYo,вЂќ he said, вЂњtake that one.вЂќ He pointed to the last piece on the platter. Perry had just picked up a slice of pizza and was about to chomp into it when Alvina snatched it from his hand.

вЂњHello, Alvina,вЂќ I said, but she was focused only on Perry. The word вЂњinterestingвЂќ fluttered about my head.ДЄ blood-splattered hag appeared at the table. She grabbed him by the ears and swung his face to hers. вЂњI told her you were interesting,вЂќ Perry said to me.Дootsie wanted attention.

It could not have been done so neatly without a lot of practice. He said you were weird.вЂќ She chuckled and picked a pepperoni disk from her slice and pitched it across the table. Perry said, вЂњI didnвЂ™t say вЂfascinating.вЂ™вЂќ We need some fascinating people there.вЂќ She flung the word вЂњfascinatingвЂќ across the table at Perry, her eyes flaring for an instant. She wiped her fingertips on a napkin and jabbed her hand out to me. She pulled a string of cheese from her chin and fed it into her mouth.

Her red hair was especially bright in the fluorescent light. Perry looked past her ear and gave me a smile and turned to Stephanie. Dootsie was jabbering in PerryвЂ™s face as I walked in.

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