They had broken up before. The first time, Jackson gave Pauline an apology, she forgave him and they resumed. The second time, he threatened anyone that might even smile at Pauline until she felt she had no choice but to begin dating him again. But this time, Pauline assured herself, she really meant it. This time, he and Jackson were through and through for good.
"My Gawd! Some things just never change, huh?" a new girl said, looking around at the busted lockers, the two lighting fixtures that did not work, the mottled gray tiles, the peeling paint.
"Huh?" Pauline asked, looking at the newcomer.
"Huh?" the new girl asked, then smiled and shrugged.
The shrug made the girl's very impressive chest bobble in her extremely snug sweater. When she brushed a hank of her straw colored hair beh
