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players on the team. I had seem him bench pressing and couldn’t even add up all the weights that were on the bar. Billy started punching Bret in the face.
    Bret shoved Billy backwards and jumped up. Darren walked calmly out of the house and past the fighting boys to stand next to me. “What’s going on?”
    “Not much. Bret said Billy was a horndog and that he is better and now they are
    fighting,” I said.
    Darren smiled. “So, they’re fighting over you?”
    I frowned and then thought about it. “Shit! Now you tell me!” I ran over to the boys and
    threw myself between them. Bret threw a punch that barely missed my face. “Hey!” I yelled as I ducked down. Bret at least had the decency to blush. “Look, I didn’t really think this through.
    Now stop fighting.”
    Billy shook his head. “Not until he tells you the truth!”
    “Fine. Artemis he isn’t a horndog. He’s a freaking spineless virgin!”
    I stared at Bret in shock. “Why is that a bad thing? I’m a virgin.”
    Bret’s face fell. “No, it’s different for girls.”
    “You’re one too.” I said quietly, nervous of his answer.
    Bret sighed. “No, I’m not.”
    Billy smiled smugly. “He’s been telling you that so he had a better chance of screwing
    you.”
    Bret punched at Billy and I kicked Bret in the shin. “We are done Bret!” I ran into the
    house and grabbed my bag. I walked out of the house furious and shaking with anger. “I should let my dad kick your ass!”
    Darren smiled and waved bye to me. I walked away with Billy walking beside me
    silently. We got halfway through town and I stopped walking, turning to look at Billy. “Why didn’t you tell me about Bret?”
    “What was I supposed to say? ‘Hey Artemis, Bret’s really just trying to get in your pants, but he is lying to you to do it’?”
    I smiled. “Yeah that would have worked.”
    He scoffed. “Right, and then I wouldn’t have him as a friend anymore because I broke the
    guy code.”
    I rolled my eyes. “The guy code. Stupid!” I realized I had no clue who Bret had slept with or anything. “Billy, who has Bret slept with?”
    He cringed. “You sure you want me to answer that?”
    I gasped. “Skanzilla! That’s why she is always hanging on him and hates me so bad.
    Because he’s been screwing her! That bastard!” I felt my body heating up more and groaned as I fell to the ground and started convulsing.
    Billy held me down and whispered, “Breathe Artemis. Come on, stop the seizure.”
    I gritted my teeth and focused on calming myself down. The twitching finally stopped
    and I exhaled. The doctors always thought I was lying when I told them that I could stop the seizures, but obviously they were wrong. I looked up at Billy and asked, “How’d you know?”
    He smiled. “Bret told us in case he wasn’t there and you needed help.”
    I smiled back at him. “Thanks. You can let me up now.”
    He kissed my lips softly. “I don’t want to let you up.”
    I suddenly felt pinned and my body started to heat up again. I thrashed against him, but
    he held me down. I screamed in anger and fear of being trapped and pushed against him lifting him up off the ground. TRAPPED! I fought with my mind to make it realize that I wasn’t trapped, but nothing worked.
    Darren appeared over the top of me and saw the fear in my eyes. “Billy get off of her!”
    Billy stepped away and Darren backed up too.
    I sat up slowly and slowed my breathing down so I wouldn’t hyperventilate. Billy shook
    his head. “What happened?”
    Darren rubbed the back of his neck, a mirror of Bret’s nervous habit. “She got scared and well…its hard to explain.”
    “Sorry.” I said, embarrassed.
    “Are you okay now?” Billy asked. I nodded my head and he smiled. “Good. Now let’s
    go.” I let him grab my hand and pull me up to a standing position. Once I had my balance I kissed his cheek. He smiled wider. “What was that for?”
    I smiled back. “For being understanding about