Music in the Night (Logan 4)

like working on war ships these days."

"Cary, what happened between you and Peter?

Please, tell me."

"What's the difference? It's over and done," he

said. "Is it over, Cary?"

He turned and I saw his eyes were bloodshot. "It won't be over until we're both out of there,

Laura," he fired back at me.

"Why?" I pu

rsued. He returned to his model

and worked. "Cary, I want to know. Why won't it be

over?"

"Because they won't stop," he mumbled. "They

enjoy doing it too much."

"Doing what?"

"Belittling me, belittling you, saying disgusting

things about us."

"What things?" I asked, anticipating the answer.

Little butterflies of panic fluttered in my stomach

when he turned toward me again.

"Things like, 'Do you and Robert take turns?

Do you pick a card to see who goes first? Or do you

go at it all at once?' You happy now, now that you

know?" He looked so strange, and I couldn't tell if it

was rage or sadness shining brightly in his eyes. "No," I said, "but you've got to ignore them,

Cary. They're just spiteful and mean."

"I won't ignore them.Ill stuff their garbage

words down their garbage mouths," he vowed. "But you don't win in the end, Cary," I said

softly. "You're the one suspended from school." "It doesn't matter. I get some satisfaction and at

least they know they'll have to pay and pay dearly for every remark," he said. Then he fixed his glare on me. "No one's said anything to you? Bothered you?" He got his answer with my silence. "You wouldn't tell me

anyway," he said.