PART TWO: RUTHIE
Jake Davis is a strange little boy.
He just came over to my house asking me to be "exclusive" with him. I didn't know how to answer at first, so I led him into the living room and started dancing with him. That bought me some time to think.
At first, my attitude was, "Exclusive? Forget that!" After all, my sisters are in their twenties, and they're still cycling through boyfriends like the twins cycle through Pull-Ups. And plus I'm only twelve. I shouldn't be tying myself down to just one guy!
But then I considered that Jake came through for me on a number of occasions. He volunteered to be my date for a Valentine's party when no one else wanted to be with me. Then he volunteered to be my date again when I was trying to con Dad into letting me have a pet. However, that didn't work, so I'm not sure Jake should get any credit for it. But then he also kind of stuck up for me at school when this baboon-butt-faced girl was calling me a "Monkey Lover".
What the heck? I'll keep Jake around as long as he's useful, or until I get bored with him. Then I'll move on to Petey.
It's nice to have options.
END PART TWO