Page 56 of Lovefool

LAKE

Bingo.

SUTTON

You’re the most capable person I’ve ever met. You juggle school AND caring for your brother AND protesting AND climbing through Buford’s window to vandalize his house.

LAKE

Vandalize is a strong word. I just let nature reclaim what was once rightfully hers.

SUTTON

Honestly? You could’ve done way worse.

LAKE

Exactly. Thank you. I’m improving as a human being. But I did sign him up for Scientology spam emails.

SUTTON

Remind me to never get on your bad side.

LAKE

Stay scared, Sutton.

SUTTON

I wouldn’t have it any other way.

Monday, March 1st, 4:18 p.m.

LAKE

I’m going to kill the next person I see.

SUTTON

Is everything okay?

LAKE

Yeah, I just had an astronomically bad day. First, I forgot to turn in an assignment for my English class. Second, I spilled water all over my crotch, which I then had to air-dry in the women’s restroom so it didn’t look like I peed myself. Third, I ate shit running in the quad because I was late to my next class. Everyone did see me fall, in case you were wondering. And fourth, I just remembered that the Chinese takeout I was looking forward to eating expired today.

SUTTON

Jesus.

LAKE

Sorry for venting. I’m going to crawl into bed and pretend like none of this happened.

SUTTON

How about I bring you some takeout? We can watch a movie, I can give you a back massage, we can do face masks.

LAKE