CARMEN
I moved around the side of the building, following the directions Bella had given me, when I heard voices.
It was a couple of men, and they were talking low. It was close enough that I paused without meaning to, but out of instinct, out of distrust, I listened because I knew that this was too perfect. They were clearly planning something.
I knew it!
“I’m telling you, man, he pulled this whole thing together in, what, a couple of hours?”
Then there was a deep chuckle.
“Teddy’s got it bad, man.”
Those words made my heart skip. Who did Teddy have a thing for? Was there someone else in his life?
The thought alone filled me with an emotion—a feeling I realized was becoming familiar whenever I was around him. I was jealous.
‘Shut up and listen, you fool.’ The female's voice from
