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“You okay?” Kevin asked, handing me a napkin.
Putting my hand in front of my mouth, I shook my head. “Technical difficulties, sorry.”
Way to play it, Tilly.
“So, you’re a sophomore, too, right?” I asked, eager to move the conversation away from my terrible manners.
“Yep.” He nodded. I waited a moment for him to elaborate, but he didn’t. He took a bite of pizza, then followed it up with a sip from his Styrofoam cup.
“Where is your family from?” I asked.
“Nashville.”
“Oh, wow. So, are you into country music, then? Like Garth Brooks and all those guys?”
“Mostly, yeah,” he nodded. “You?”
I clenched my teeth. “It’s not my thing. I had some friends who loved Garth in high school, but I just couldn’t quite get into it.”
“And you like Prince…and Weezer.” He chuckled.
Shaking my head, I rolled my eyes. “Sully’s ridiculous, isn’t he?”
“Definitely.”
“Lately, I’ve been listening to Alanis Morissette a lot.”
“Oh, that’s right. That revenge song.”
He made a face.
A mocking face.
“I take it you’re not a fan?”
“I mean, she’s just so…angry.”
“I guess country stars don’t get mad, huh?”
“Nope.” He raised both eyebrows. “They get even.”
“Oh, right…what’s that song where Garth shows up to some black-tie party and toasts his ex? I kinda like that one.”
“‘Friends in Low Places’.”
“Right. They always played it at our school dances.”
“There’s an extra verse that he only does in concert.”
“Really?” I asked, leaning forward. “I’m intrigued.”
“I can never remember all of it, but he basically tells her to kiss his ass.”
“Nice.” I took a sip of my Cherry Coke. “I guess country singers do get a little mad then, huh?”
“I guess so. But not like Alanis. She screeches. It’s like nails on a chalkboard.” Kevin shook his head and sneered.
“Wow, tell me how you really feel.”
