It was just too much. I couldn't handle it anymore. I mean, I had put up with it forever. And now this girl had to deal with it as well. But this was such a romantic moment. Here, in Sam's arms, I had to dig deep inside myself to pull away. I wanted to tell him so bad. Wanted to divulge the secret that I had been keeping, let him know before he or I got hurt.

But Aldys had been my friend since Gus had given me this assignment. Since I had been sent back to South Glen South to find out exactly what teenagers today were thinking. Gibby, Kirsten, Kristen, just recently had they finally opened up, and the same thing went for Guy, who really was a sweetie, although he was a shallow seventeen year old. Nothing like Sam. I had to do it. I had to do what was right for once. And so I ran, thinking only of getting there in time. I swung my arms wildly, knocking the dog of Alpo out of their hands just in time.

I had really done it now. As the nasty smelling mass of brown goo went tumbling through the air, splattering all over the three most popular girls in school I knew my cover was blown. But I had done the right thing. I had kept one more girl like myself safe from total humiliation, much like I had faced at my senior prom. I just hoped that I hadn't ruined it for Sam and me.