第29部分(第2/8 頁)

there　was　going　to　be　a　fight。　But　instead；　Shelly

and　Miranda　turned　to　face　Mrs。　McClure　and　called；

“One…twenty…two　fifty！”

I　choked　down　a　cry。　“What？”

“They're　teamin'　up；”　Darla　whispered。

“Oh；　no…no…no！”　I　looked　over　Jenny's　way。　“e　on；　Jenny！”

Darla　shook　her　head　and　said；　“She's　through；”　and　she　was。　Bryce　went　to　Shelly　and

Miranda　for　one　hundred　twenty…two　dollars　and　fifty

cents。

It　was　a　little　strange；　meeting　up　with　Jon　and　walking　over　to　the　multi…purpose　room　for

lunch。　But　he　was　just　so　nice；　and　I　think　grateful　that　I'd

bid；　that　by　the　time　we　got　situated　at　our　table；　I　wasn't　feeling　so　awkward　or　silly。　It　was

just　lunch。

Things　would　have　been　easier　if　they　hadn't　seated　me　in　direct　view　of　Bryce　and　his　little

harem；　but　I　did　my　best　to　ignore　them。　Jon　told　me

all　about　this　radio…controlled　airplane　that　he　and　his　dad　were　building　from　scratch；　and

how　he'd　been　working　on　it　for　nearly　three　months；　and

that　over　the　weekend　they　were　finally　going　to　get　to　try　it　out。　He　told　me　a　funny　story

about　soldering　the　wires　wrong　and　practically　starting　a

fire　in　their　basement；　and　I　asked　him　about　how　a　radio…controlled　airplane　works　because　I

didn't　really　understand　it。

So　I'd　relaxed　a　lot　and　was　actually　having　a　good　time　eating　lunch　with　Jon。　And　I　was　so

relieved　that　I　had