Dare Page #5

I'm on the pill.

I warn you, don't.

I'm in danger.

What did you do that for?

To twist the broken end

in your face.

I bet you would do that,

wouldn't you?

I would.

I will if you...

You want to roughhouse?

Okay, we'll roughhouse.

Ben!

Psst!

Ben!

Jesus.

So let's get down about it

Hey.

Where's Johnny?

How should I know?

What's up?

Nothing.

Nice work tonight.

Yeah?

Thanks.

That was kind of good,

wasn't it?

How'd that happen?

It's all about life,

chemistry,

and not acting, you know?

Right on.

So you want

to come hang at my house?

My step mom's gone.

Uh, well,

what are you up to, Ben?

Got to go home.

Night-night,

light boy.

Give me a second.

Wait up.

Ben.

Come on,

wait up.

Ben, hey.

~What?

What?

What's wrong with you?

Me?

Nothing.

What's wrong with you?

What?

What are you doing, Alexa?

You ditch me

to play with the cool kids.

You put this

streak in your hair.

And then all of a sudden,

you're with Johnny?

I'm not with Johnny.

Yeah, well,

you can't be f***ing him.

God, you don't even use tampons.

Why are you being

such an a**hole?

This has nothing

to do with you.

You can try and play

all mature and worldly,

but you're not.

You're still the same scared,

pathetic, perfect little girl.

You're still the same bitter,

lonely loser...

who can't stand to see me

have a life...

because you never had one.

Ben, don't go like that.

Ben.

Don't rush

to judgments.

It's a part of development

for every teenager.

Yes, I do understand.

It's not a problem.

Okay.

Talk to you later.

- Morning.

- Morning.

Want some tea?

Sure.

Mom, please stop trying

to psychoanalyze my adolescence...

with your shrink friends.

Ben, I was not

talking about you.

Believe it or not,

you are not the only thing...

I think and talk about.

You could've fooled me.

That was Deirdre Walker

on the phone.

Isn't it a little early?

Apparently, Alexa

didn't make it home last night.

She spent the night

at some boy's house...

and just walked in this morning...

as if nothing

was out of the ordinary.

- Johnny Drake?

- Yeah.

Do you

know anything about it?

No.

In a way,

it's kind of a relief.

Wait, what do you mean?

Every parent wants their kid

to veer from the rules...

once in a while.

It's a sign of normalcy.

So being a whore

is normal?

Ben!

Why are you being

so judgmental?

Mom, please.

Listen, Deirdre and Doug

are going out of town,

and they don't feel comfortable

leaving Alexa alone.

Deirdre's completely freaked out

and overreacting, as per usual.

So Alexa's staying with us.

What?

Wait, why didn't you

ask me first?

Because it's not

your decision to make, Ben,

and because

she's your oldest friend.

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