Authors: Mary Twomey
Undraland (27 page)
“The what?”
“You know!” He mimed a hug with his shoulders hunched inward. “When he hugs you, he doesn’t let go when a normal person would. He hugs, and then he lurks. The hug and lurk. Come on! It’s plain as day that he’s in love with you.”
“Well, maybe you should yell at me about it!” I shouted back. “I can’t believe you’re doing this! I finally get… and then you… and I don’t care what you say! There’s nothing wrong with Charles or the way he looks at me.”
“Ah-ha!” Jens yelled, pointer finger raised in triumph. “I never said anything about the way he looks at you. You did notice something off about him. You just won’t admit it because then I would be right! And we can’t have that, can we?”
I threw my head back in exasperation. “Oh! You are so arrogant! The world doesn’t revolve around whether or not you’re right, Jens. Charles is perfectly fine. I’m lucky I get a chance to have a family again! And frankly, you don’t get a say in this. Your job is to protect me, not swagger around like a jealous fool. Newsflash, you’re not my boyfriend!”
He struggled with which angry words to spit out at me, his face shifting from pink to red.
I didn’t want to hear it. I stood and stomped past him with my nose in the air.
“Lucy, wait! I’m not done talking to you.”
“Oh, yes you are!” I marched out into the fresh sunlight, but I couldn’t fully enjoy it because of stupid Jens. I didn’t know where I was going with no shoes on, but one thing was certain, that hut was too crowded for the both of us.
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