When the next party came along, she quietly agreed. Her last party was two days before graduation and three days before a cabin trip with Scott where he proposed. When she sucked off some stranger in a closet with money clinched in his fist, then she could do anything with Scott with passion. He could do anything to her anywhere he wanted. She had her secrets that kept her from being boring. Cindy opened her eyes and wiped sweat from her forehead. She opened the door and took her sad little cake toward the front door with her. “Listen, cake, I’m sorry I called you cheap. Nothing personal.” She almost dropped it as she balanced it on one hand in the box to pull open the door. She stepped inside the air conditioning. The cold against her sweaty skin made her n*****s stand out so hard

