told her that he thought you were obnoxious and ugly and she was smart and pretty,” my friend Rachel declared. This was humiliating, and I was furious. I let my anger take over me. I am not weak; I can beat anyone, especially Jenny, at anything. I won’t let people think stupid things about me, I thought.“Oh yeah,” I said to Mathew the next day, “She’s telling everyone that you and her are going to the turn around dance together at the end of spring.” His mouth first formed into a frown, and then he smiled and burst with laughter. He made fun of Jenny, saying she was ugly and flat chested. I couldn’t believe the words that were coming out of his, and my, mouth. But my evil remarks concerning Jenny slurred together as tears filled my eyes. At that point, I didn’t care what Mathew, Rachel, or anyone else thought about me, only Jenny.That night I realized how stupid letting Mathew come between me and Jenny. No guy could ever take her place because I have more fun with her than I have with anyone else. We tell each other everything, which includes things I couldn’t tell Mathew. Things had to be made exact with Jenny, I thought I would die if they weren’t.Meanwhile, Jenny was suffering from the humiliation of Mathew’s comments about the rumor that I had started. “I talked to her about you, Valerie,” Rachel was always involved in situations such as these. “She said she wanted to get even with you and she tried to think of something to do. Then she just broke down crying.” The thought of Jenny crying upset me, but comprehending that she didn’t really want to get revenge on me enlightened me. I wasn’t sure if she was going to be ready to apologize to me though. Hence, I made the first move. “I’m really sorry Jenny,” I apologized sincerely. She was still unsure and stared ahead with her mouth slightly p...
