Scandalous Summer (any suggestions for a better title?)

Anson's friend, Adrian, is a complete genius, who got straight A's in every subject. He's also a complete idiot, who liked to talk about pervy things. High school boys.

"Well…" Charlene paused. "I just know."

"Right," I reply. "Well, have you told him that you like him back yet?"

"No," she says, giggling. "I don't want to just say it suddenly, like he did, you know? But I don't want to make it really mushy and embarrassing too. Anyway, I've got this feeling that he sorta already knows. For some reason."

"Ok..." I say. How the hell would he know anyway? But hey, I guess it's just the Charlenian logic that I'll never quite understand."Then maybe you should just take some time and think about it some more. And think about what being with a guy 2 years older than you would be like."

"I guess I will. How are things between you and Eddie?" Charlene asks. I wince a little at the mention of him."Is he still with whatshername?" Charlene could never remember Eddie's girlfriend's name.

"She's Bar," I correct. "And they're still together, it seems. No signs of a fight or tension too. Although he did talk to me on last night," I add as an afterthought.

"Well, that's got to be something," Charlene says encouragingly. Nah, guys like him are direct and these little signs really don't mean anything at all. What has happened to my best friend? "Since when have you been the hopeless romantic?" I ask rhetorically.

"Ever since Anson, I guess," she says dreamily. "I think I just might be in love."

I resist the urge to roll my eyes at how cheesy this is. "Ok, whatever you say…"

"Anyway I have to go now. I've got to start getting ready for dinner. My parents are dragging me out to have dinner with my dad's boss and a bunch of other people. I'll talk to you tomorrow then, ok?"

"Ok, bye, Char," I hang up the phone, still shocked by Charlene's confession. I hope against hope that she decides not to go through with this. It's just better for everybody in the end. But if she does, and I have a bad feeling she will, I hope he won't hurt her. Because if he does, I swear I will use my bare hands to strangle him.