Alex sat out on the green, eating her lunch which consisted of a bag of chips and a thermos. Personally, She hated the view- a wire fence and the trash filled ravine underneath it. The beauty of Canada. She took a swig of her thermos.
"Well, that can't be good for you." Alex looked up, expecting to see either Amy or Towerz although the voice did match either. Instead she had all the pleasure of seeing Sully Paquet.
"How do you know whats in it?"
He sat beside her, looking down before hand to avoid a very unplesant surprise. "Educated- Very educated- guess. Didn't your friend overdose at a party last year."
"Amy got sick. You don't overdose on alchol."
"Alchol is a drug, too, darling. Didn't you ever attend health class?"
Alex stuck a potato chip in her mouth. "And you went why? The free condoms?"
"Hey, at least I could use them. I havn't seen your little ganster boyfriend around."
"That's because I broke up with him. "
Sully laughed, but stopped when Alex moved away. "I'm not going to bite."
"Didn't encon prove that theroy wrong?"
"Hilarious, doll. Is that why.... Jay Hogart.... up with you?"
"I broke up with him!" She was animate. It must of been bad.
I was truely curious. "Why?"
"None of your damn buisness."
"Did he cheat?" Sully's words cut through the air, and Alex faced him.
"How did you know?"
Uh oh. I must of been right. "Again, educated guess. I saw him go into Claires at the mall. Guys go in their for two reasons. They're buying those bracelets or they're gay. I always figured it was the second."
"Well, it's none of your business."
"Who did he cheat with?"
"Just a girl who probably figured they could clean the ravine after they screwed down there."
"Ashley Kerwin?" Alex stared at him blankly. "The freaky goth girl?"
Alex shook her head. "No. Emma Nelson. About 5'6", anorexic, annoying?"
"I think I know who you're talking about. Even you're more attractive then her."
He could tell Alex was getting mad. He was right. "Why are even bothering me? Don't you have... I don't know.... friends of some sort that will do?"
"Not anymore. They've "changed". They don't want to end up like Jimmy Brooks." Sully laughed darkly. "So, I'm bothering you because you seem to be the only other sane one in the school, as ironic as that is."
Alex got up. At first he thought she was too angry to talk, but when he saw her eyes fixed onto Emma and Jay walking up to the school talking, he laughed. "Jealous?"
The girl looked at Sully. "No." She was telling the truth.