Chapter Eight-Tristan
"What does she see in him anyhow?" I lamented to Joey at lunch the next day.
"Who knows. But look at her, Tristan. She's so happy." Joey and I were sitting across from the two in question,watching them.
I watched Duke feed her a french fry,and almost choked. "Are you sure he isn't playing the womanizer,Joey?"
"Don't be stupid, Tristan. Even if he was,my sister would never fall for that act. She ain't one of his ugly cheerleaders, you know!" Joey studied them a little longer,then turned his attention to Tea and Yugi. "You guys don't think Duke will upset her,do ya ?"
"No way. She's so happy, Joey. I haven't seen her that happy in a long time." Tea assured him. "Especially not since that creep Rex dumped her."
"I just don't want her to get hurt again, you know?"
"You've got to let her make her own way, Joey. She's not that little anym ore. Be her big brother from a distance. Just don't let her see you doing it." Weevil Underwood advised. He'd recently started eating at our table with Espa Roba. "I have to do that with my sister Kendra too." He smiled slightly. "And I'm sure Espa would tell you some stories if he was here."
Joey nodded slowly. "Alright. I'll try that. I can't stand it when she's mad at me!"
"I know the feeling." I muttered.
"Are you going to be at the mall later,Tristan?" Tea asked me now. "It'll help take your mind off of Serenity."
"Sure, I guess I can." I stood up now,and walked out of the cafeteria. A guy could only watch so much of his lif e-long crush with another guy. Particular one like Duke Devlin. I suppose she's made her choice. I should respect it, as her friend. I looked back at Serenity and Duke, with a smile. Yes,it would take a while to get used to, but I realized that I would have to, or risk losing Serenity as a friend, and that was not something I wanted. If I couldn't have her as a girlfriend, I would settle for good friend.