Ex-Rating (17 page)

3.
A cute guy approaches you and your friend at a party. You really like him, and so does she. You:

a
wait to see which one of you he’s interested in.

b
battle her to the death over him.

c
bow out gracefully and let her have him—after all, the guy she’s already dating isn’t really working out.

4.
There’s a big party tonight, and your friend has nothing to wear. You:

a
offer to go shopping with her or lend her something of yours.

b
tell her the sweat-stained workout clothes she has on look fine.

c
give her the new dress you were going to wear—it looks better on her, anyway.

5.
Your friend’s parents are driving her crazy—they won’t let her do anything! You:

a
commiserate—parents can be so clueless.

b
tell her you weren’t listening—what is she crying about again?

c
have a serious talk with her parents and tell them if they don’t shape up you’ll find a way to make them.

6.
A boy she likes told her she’s ugly. She’s upset. You:

a
reassure her that she’s beautiful and that the boy must be blind.

b
tell her he’s right, she is ugly (it’s time she faced the truth).

c
hire someone to break the boy’s fingers.

Scoring:

Mostly a’s: You’re a good friend with a good heart and a well-balanced sense of responsibility. Keep on keeping on.

Mostly b’s: You’re a terrible friend and way too mean! Be nicer or soon you won’t have any friends to kick around.

Mostly c’s: You’re a total pushover. You’re practically your friend’s slave! Get a life and let her deal with her own problems.

HERE IS TODAY’S HOROSCOPE: CANCER: There’s no air freshener on the market that covers the stench of desperation, so you can
stop looking.

O
h. You’re here.”

Lina stepped into
The Seer
late in the afternoon to do some research for Mads. She was hoping the school paper’s old files might hold a clue to the
missing yearbook mystery. She’d thought it would be safe; she’d thought everyone would be gone by then. But one lone writer
sat in the office, typing on his laptop. Walker. Of course.