Chapter 102. Guard Your Tongue

Nothing about Carlos or Skater’s comments made any impact on the direction of the conversation, and the next thing Emily Deerborn wrote was twice as cruel as what she had first written. She’d said, “Oh, God… Wake up, Carlos! Are you blind? You’re just taking her side because you still love her.”

Carol Watson: “Hey, Skater. Was Crystal still a virgin when you dated her in high school?”

Skater Deiter: “Oh, stop it. You guys are too much. You guys are going to scare her away from the get-together this weekend.”

Jack Elfman: “If I were her, I wouldn’t dare leave the house.”

Missy Black: “Ha-ha!”

Carlos: “Crystal, ignore all the slander and all the laughter, and just be yourself. I’m always on your side.”

Out of all the comments, the only one that surprised Crystal was the one from Carlos. She wouldn’t have expected him to stand up for her. Where is the get-together? She wondered, and she clicked on the Event Page. Then, when she saw the venue, she beg