“Zach asked you to the prom?” Paul shouted, his spoon
suspended midway to his mouth.
“Yeah, is that a problem?” Annie asked anxiously and
slightly hurt. Was it so unbelievable that Zach might like her enough to take
her to the prom? Yeah, he was cool. Okay, he was captain of the football team.
All right he was a senior and she a lowly freshman. Yes, he was everybody’s
dream guy. But still, Annie thought, she wasn’t that bad.
“No, it’s not a… problem,” her brother said slowly. “It’s just, well, I’ve never liked to share my toys. Zach’s
been my best friend since we were babies.”

