Because after the haze of not being kissed cleared I was forced to face the facts that: 1. Jack was a very bad guy. 2. Jack had threatened Fred. 3. Just thinking that he was going to kiss me made me tingly everywhere 4. In a way no other guy had 5. And that was without our mouths even touching 6. Which meant that 7. If they did 8. Wooohoo baby! 9. Except that it did not matter 10. At all 11. Because he was plotting against fred 12. And I was complicit in whatever he planned if I didn't tell Mr. Curtis 13. And I was trapped in a boat with a woman singing showtunes.
Michele JaffeThinking, not for the first time, that life should come with a trapdoor. Just a little exit hatch you could disappear through when youยดd utterly and completely mortified yourself. Or when you had spontaneous zit eruptions. โGood book?โ he asked, taking it from her and reading the subtitle, โA Guide for Good Girls Who (Sometimes) Want to Be Bad,โ out loud. But life did not come with a trapdoor.
Michele JaffeYES. BECAUSE THAT'S HOW I ROLL. LIKE A SUAVE THING. In fact, from here on, please forward my mail to 1 Suave Hill, Suave Boulevard, Suavieland, Planet of She's-So-Smooth-I-Can't-Believe-She's-Not-Butter.
Michele Jaffetalking to yourself again, jas? yes, it beats talking to you. oh, time machine back to first grade much? only to visit your brain.
Michele JaffeLittle Life Lesson 51: When selecting a member of a group to put on the Endangered Species List, itโs probably best not to pick the least popular person, because there is always a chance everyone will shrug and be like, "Um, okay. Hey, anyone want pizza?" and leave.
Michele JaffeBecause after the haze of not being kissed cleared I was forced to face the facts that: 1. Jack was a very bad guy. 2. Jack had threatened Fred. 3. Just thinking that he was going to kiss me made me tingly everywhere 4. In a way no other guy had 5. And that was without our mouths even touching 6. Which meant that 7. If they did 8. Wooohoo baby! 9. Except that it did not matter 10. At all 11. Because he was plotting against fred 12. And I was complicit in whatever he planned if I didn't tell Mr. Curtis 13. And I was trapped in a boat with a woman singing showtunes.
Michele Jaffe