Written by: TVM (mrtvm@mrtvm.com)

Archive: www.asstr.org/~TheVertManArchive/Stories/Scent/Index.html

Summary: In the ALL NEW 82nd episode of 'Scent of a Girl: Sophomore Year', Hana, Mindy and Cally find that visits or phone conversations with family bring some unwanted suggestions about situations that are private. Thoough these suggestions may seem ridiculous at first mention they have a way of getting under the skin so maybe, just maybe, they do represent some form of the truth after all? Later, the North Stars try to extend their magical undefeated streak on home turf as Cindy's lil sister, Kimmy, serves as the bat girl for the second game.

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"What's wrong with you?" I asked Lindsay as she came by me in the hallway.

"Sore as heck and dreading tonight," Lindsay said. "I got at least one game to pitch maybe two."

"Anisha's starting the first one," I said. "Isn't she?"

"Yeah but Coach won't let her go past 80 pitches yet," Lindsay said. "So I'll probably pitch in the fifth inning of game one or so and then take all of game two."

"You'll be fine," I said as she half-smiled and walked off down the hall towards her own room, just as Paige Nash (the leader of the attempted but aborted Spirit Squad revival) came my way in her school uni, looking so hot. She'd only been living on the 2nd floor of MGH for a few weeks. "Paige Nash what are you doing on my floor?"

"Looking for you," she said with a smile. "Hoping maybe you could help me."

"Help you with what?" I asked as she stopped in front of me and I took a long moment to admire those very tanned legs of hers.

"Help me out of my clothes?" she asked with a horny smile that nearly made me cum in my panties. And triggered a moment of flash back for me.

"UMMMMM...say....who..." I babbled in a pure form return to my days as the Amazing Babbling Girl. "Say that my name."

"Huh?" she asked with a horribly confused look.

"What...did you...say?" I asked deliberately as my brain finally kicked back online.

"I said help me out of my clothes," she repeated. "Got your attention pretty good didn't I?"

"The only thing that could get my attention more is if you weren't wearing any clothes," I said as she grinned. "My room is right here we can go ahead and do that."

"Maybe after a date," Paige said. "I was wondering if you wanted to hang out tonight."

"I have two games tonight," I said.

"I know I'll be there," she said. "We can maybe hook up after?"

"Probably not a good idea since I just broke up with my girlfriend," I said as a serious pang of loneliness crept in over Alisha's leaving.

"Your ex-girlfriend being stupid and leaving you shouldn't prevent us from hanging out," Paige said. "Come on it'll be fun. And no strings attached."

"What so no bondage?" I asked as she laughed and gave me a curious smile.

"I'll see you after the game," she said as I smiled in return and she turned to walk off, again giving me a long moment to admire those gorgeous tanned legs.

"You headed to bed already?" I asked Chloe as she came into my room while I lounged on my bed. The clock read 5:58 pm.

"Yeah Mindy's waiting on me horny and naked," Chloe said as I started to get up when she giggled and pushed me back down. "You're not invited."

"Yeah you wish she was," I said as Chloe nodded her agreement. "Where is she anyway?"

"Mad at me for making her sore," Chloe said as she started flipping through my mail.

"I'm sore too," I said. "I don't think I can do anything even if I wanted to."

"Me three," Chloe said as she sat down gingerly on the bed. "I've never in my life had so much sex. Even after our first time together."

"I know," I said as she laid back in my arms and smiled. "It's been pretty insane."

"I think a cooling off period would be a good thing," I said as Chloe giggled. "No?"

"I may never be horny again," Chloe said as I laughed and then held my stomach from the soreness. "OWWWWWWW."

"Anyway, Mindy said she was going to see her Mom and Dad over at OSH for a while," Chloe noted. "They came in last night but thanks to the two of us she couldn't answer the phone and didn't hear about it till this morning."

"I can see why," I said. "I barely remember my own name."

"It's Holly Ann," Chloe said as she rolled to her stomach and grinned at me.

"And yours is what? Mindy right? My new girlfriend?" I asked as Chloe glared at me and I laughed.

"If you played your cards right you could possibly have two girlfriends," Chloe said with a challenging smile. "What ya think now?"

"That you should stop using your hillbilly twang to get me to do stuff," I said as Chloe took a deep breath as I giggled. "And no I don't want two girlfriends I only want you."

"So your feelings for Mindy haven't changed?" Chloe asked randomly.

"That's what you been wanting to ask me all day," I said as she shrugged. "You have been wondering about that?"

"Yes," Chloe said with a suddenly worried look. "And it's not just you being into her. Me too."

"You mean..." I started to ask.

"She's gorgeous, sweet and everything any girl would want," Chloe said. "Who wouldn't wanna be with that?"

"I know," I said as I started to worry suddenly. "I've been so horny the last few days I was able to block it out."

"Mindy told me what you said a while back," Chloe admitted. "That you would fall in love with her if you did that with her. She told me last night."

"I guess I was wrong," I said. "I don't really think my feelings have changed at all."

"Me either," Chloe said. "At least I don't think so."

"What else did you and Mindy talk about?" I asked.

"She just said she loved both of us with all her heart and she would never ever come between us," Chloe said as I smiled.

"That's Mindy for you," I said as Chloe nodded her head. My cell phone rang as Chloe got off the bed following a kiss to my lips to answer it.

"Hello?" Chloe asked as she picked it up. "Speak of the devil. Sure we'll be there. OK see ya there."

"See ya where?" I asked.

"Mindy and Kimmy want us to come to Cindy's softball game against Shawnee tonight at Francis park," Chloe said. "You go with me even though I made plans for us without asking you even though I know you hate that? Please? I love you?"

"Yeah I'll go," I said as I stood to join her. "But you..."

"I love you," Chloe said as she pooched out her lips. I laughed.

"Don't do that again, please?" I asked as she smiled and kissed me. "I love you too."

"Of course you do," Chloe chirped as she turned to leave the room and get ready for the game. The first was already underway.

"Don't go far Kimmy," I said as I got a soda at the snack stand and heard the roar of the crowd as Mintzler scored another run. Kimmy ran to the fence and seeing it was Cindy who scored and began to bounce around excitedly.

"CINDY SCORE MINDY!" she hollered to keep me updated. "THAT MY SISTER PEOPLE."

"Did she score?" I asked Kimmy when she ran back over to meet me at the snack stand.

"Yes she did," Kimmy said. "She scored two times tonight."

"I think the entire team has scored two times tonight," I said as Kimmy giggled. The score was already 10-0 in the 4th when Mintzler scored another pair in the fifth and invoked the mercy rule. That brought a halt to the play as Mintzler won their 9th game of the year. Though game number 10 would only be an hour or so away. "You wanna go back and sit with Mom and Dad?"

"No, I see them all the time I wanna be with you," Kimmy said as I smiled and handed her a soda.

"Good cause I wanna be with you too," I said as we walked back over to the fence to watch the grounds crew clean up the field and prepare it for game two. "So you still gonna spend the night with me?"

"Uh huh," Kimmy said as she now stood on a milk crate to look over the fence. "Can we visit Molly too?"

"We sure will and I called her and she's gonna come and watch the game with us," I said as Kimmy grinned. But she sure did surprise me with her next observation.

"You love her a lot," Kimmy said simply. "Right?"

"She's my best friend," I said with a smile.

"No, you love her like mommy love daddy," Kimmy said as she looked up at me. "Right?"

"No, Kimmydoo I don't," I said. Though my conviction on that statement probably wouldn't hold up in court. "Molly and me are just friends."

"Nope you love her," Kimmy insisted.

"No I do not," I said as I tickled Kimmy and she laughed. "Molly has a girlfriend, Chloe, do you think I love her too?"

"HMMMMM," Kimmy said as she put her hand on her chin and thought about it for a moment before answering, "Yes."

"Just for that I'm gonna mail you back to California in a box," I said as Kimmy laughed and jumped down off the milk crate and ran away laughing as I chased her through the fence and into Cindy's arms as she was coming out of the dugout. "Now you're gonna get it."

"Oh no," Kimmy said as Cindy picked her up and hugged her. "Her chase me sissy."

"You probably did something to deserve it," Cindy said as she sat Kimmy back down.

"No I did not," Kimmy insisted as Cindy and I nodded our heads in unison. "Fine I did but it was funny."

"She said I was in love with Molly and Chloe," I said, and expecting Cindy to laugh.

"Molly yes, Chloe I'm not sure about," Cindy said as I gave her a dirty look. "Everyone sees it."

"And everyone is wrong," I insisted, but I was still unsure if my feelings had changed in the last five days or so since the three of us had discovered each other in a whole new way.

"You wanna see the dugout?" Cindy asked Kimmy.

"Can I?" Kimmy asked excitedly.

"Come on," Cindy said as she held out her hand and Kimmy happily followed after her. "You coming Mindy?"

"No you go on," I said as Cindy shrugged and walked off with Kimmy around the corner and to the dugout. Mom and Dad came around the corner as they exited the stands to stretch their legs and met me at the fence. Mom (Caroline) asking, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing really," I said as Mom put her arm around me and we walked to the snack tables and sat down with Dad (Jonathan) for a few minutes.

"So who do you holler at to get some service around here?" Dad asked in a fake British snob accent as I laughed.

"You get off your old behind and order at the window," Mom said as I laughed harder.

"So much for the perks of being filthy stinkin rich," Dad complained as he stood.

"If we're so stinkin rich why do we only live in a 3000 square foot house?" I asked.

"I don't want people to catch on," Dad said as I rolled my eyes as he walked off to the snack bar.

"MOMMY!" Kimmy hollered as she came running our way trailed by Chi and Dakota. "Can I be the bat girl? Please?"

"The bat what?" Mom asked.

"It's like a mascot or something," Chi added in. "Everyone thinks she's so cute they want her around for good luck. Can she?"

"Coach said it was OK," Dakota said as she sat down by Mom. Chi watched as Mom put her arm around Dakota (like always) and gave them a sort of look as if she wished she had that. I think. "She'll be in the dugout the whole time."

"Since Kimmy's favorite person wants her too, I guess so," Mom said.

"Who's that?" Chi asked as Mom laughed.

"You, dumb dumb," Kimmy said as she poked Chi and ran off laughing.

"Hey come back here," Chi said as she started to chase after Kimmy before stopping and saying, "Thanks Caroline."

"You're welcome," Mom said as Chi ran off after Kimmy now. "Makes me wonder sometimes why a sweet girl like that has had so many people in her life that turned out to be no-goods."

"How do you know so much about Chi and why did she call you Caroline?" Dakota asked.

"Well let's just say that when she calls Kimmy, my youngest one is not the only person she ends up talking to," Mom said. "I actually enjoy our conversations. Since some people have stopped calling."

"I should call you more," Dakota said as she laid her head on Mom's shoulder. "Since Mindy and I broke up I didn't think it was OK."

"I look forward to that," Mom said. "Any hope of you two working out your differences?"

"No differences," I said. "Dakota and I tried but...things are good now. Right Kota?"

"I think so," Dakota said as Dad arrived back with a bunch of food.

Cindy arrived just a few minutes later and announced the second game of the night was about to begin. Mom and Dad headed up into the bleachers as Dakota left with Cindy. I said I was gonna watch the game with Molly and Chloe but not finding them I simply walked around and was intending on doing some thinking by myself when I spotted the one person I kinda didn't wanna see: Molly, coming down the walk from the Field House. Looking so hot in her school uni skirt and a jacket. "Oh boy. Why did I have to walk out of that stupid closet?"

"MINDY!" Molly hollered to get my attention as she came jogging the rest of the way to meet me. "Hey! What's wrong?"

"Nothing," I said and tried to put on my best smile.

"Oh I know what's wrong," Molly said as she hugged me from behind and made me giggle as she said, "Mindy was missing her Molly."

"No I was not missing my Molly," I said as I pushed her away. "And my little sister already thinks I'm in love you so knock it off."

"You probably are," Molly said as she poked me and I jumped away and warned her with a finger point, not realizing that Chloe was now coming down the walk towards us and could hear everything we said. "Oh does wittle Mindy Windy wuv Mowwy now?"

"No Mindy Windy does not wuv Mowwy now," I said back in a mocking voice. "Bite me."

"You children at it again?" Chloe asked as I looked around and saw her licking an ice cream cone and groaned.

"She's just mad cause I made her butt sore," Molly said as she tickled the back of my thigh and made me jump away as her and Chloe laughed.

"And I bet she can't wait to have you do it again," Chloe said as she kissed Molly's lips. "Right baby?"

"Hell I can't wait either," Molly said as I blushed. "What about you Mindy?"

"I'm not making any plans until two things happen," I said. "My butt stops being sore and Kimmy and my parents go home."

"MMMMMMMM plans," Molly said as her and Chloe laughed. I tried not to but after a few moments of fighting it I did too.

"Hey, can I ask you a question?" Candy asked me as she stood just outside the dugout. Pointing discreetly at a guy sitting on the top row of the bleachers with a hand-held radar gun, a clipboard and looked to be writing down virtually everything he saw. "Does that look like a scout to you?"

"College recruiter you mean?" I asked as Candy nodded. "It could be."

"10 minutes till game time," Coach Newman said as he joined us. "You better get your glove and go warm up Candy."

"Yeah OK," Candy said but before leaving she asked, "Coach can you tell me if that guy up there looks like a scout to you?"

"The guy with the radar gun?" Coach asked.

"Yeah."

"He is a scout," Coach said. "He's from the University of Kentucky and he wants to talk to you after the game."

"Why didn't you tell me that?" Candy asked in shock.

"Because I want you concentrating on the game out here and not what's coming up in the fall," Coach said. "Maybe I should have told you though."

"I'm glad you did cause now I'm gonna go out and have the best game of my life," Candy said as I giggled. "I know bold prediction."

"You'd really consider going to UK?" I asked Candy as we went back into the dugout and saw Raven and Chi playing keep away with Cindy's lil sister Kimmy as she giggled and ran back and forth trying to capture the hat.

"Yeah," Candy said. "Great campus, one of the fastest rising programs in the country too."

"What is?" Allison asked as she joined us with her glove already on her hand.

"University of Kentucky might be recruiting me," Candy said as her and Allison grinned at each other.

"Hey you remember what you promised me," Allison said to her. "You let me help you decide because I'm going where ever you go."

"GIMME BACK MY HAT!" Kimmy finally screamed when she tired of the game.

"OK, changes for game two," Coach announced as everyone turned to listen. "Candy you're on the bench."

"WHAT?" Candy screamed in shock as everyone else laughed. "Oh very funny Coach Rock-in-head."

"OK seriously, Kelly (Jones) starting in center is the only change," Coach announced. Michelle, who had a sore thigh muscle from diving earlier in game one, looked kind of relieved to have a game off. "OK, go have fun."

"OK, BRING IT IN," Cindy said as she collected everyone to the side of the dugout in a circle. Kimmy giggled as she wedged into the middle with her sister (being the bat girl for this game). "Let's go make some Chipawa pie. OK?"

"CAPICHE!" came the roar as they exploded apart and charged onto the field.

"Where does that capiche stuff come from?" Raven asked me as the top of the first inning began with Lindsay striking out the first Shawnee hitter on three straight pitches.

"Coach always says it so we kind of made it the team motto," I said as Lindsay struck out the number two hitter as well. "Man she's firing smoke tonight."

"I hope I never have to face her for real," Parker (Kinson) said as Kennedy (Jorgenson) sat beside her giggling and said, "I could take her deep."

"Yeah right," Anisha said as everyone by now was laughing as Lindsay struck out the last hitter of the inning.

"Damn girl you were blowing smoke out there," Chi said to Lindsay as everyone came back into the dugout.

"Trail it back a little Lindsay," Coach advised. "I wanna try and get 3 more out of you."

"Yes Coach," Lindsay (Price) said with a less-than-happy attitude.

"Hey how you doing with Alisha leaving and all?" I asked Cally as she sat down by me as Randi headed for the plate to lead-off.

"I'm OK," Cally said with a shoulder shrug as Randi kicked the dirt around a little bit and settled into the batters box. "Thankfully I got softball to distract me."

"GO RANDI!" Kelly screamed as Randi took the first pitch she saw and turned on it. Sending it into the right field corner and her motoring into second for a stand-up double.

"I LOVE YOU RANDI NEWMAN!"

"Laney!" Chi, Cally and I said in unison as the dugout filled with laughs and Randi pointed to Laney in the stands. Hana stepped in the box next and took the first pitch and laced a rocket over the shortstop's head for a single into left-centerfield that scored Randi easily.

"I LOVE YOU TOO!" Randi screamed back to Laney before she came into the dugout and was mobbed. Candy was up next and waited only one pitch before she lived up to her promise of 'her best game ever' and launched a new satellite, the Candyland Rover, that actually splashed down in the lake well beyond the left field fence.

"I think I like where this is going," Randi giggled as she sat down by me and Allison, now at the plate, kept the hit parade going with a lined single just inside the first base line. Cindy stepped up to the plate next as Kimmy ran to the end of the dugout to watch.

"HIT ME A HOMERUN!" Kimmy hollered to Cindy who smiled before she turned her attention to the pitcher and on the very pitch she cracked a long one, Kimmy squealed as she ran for the other end of the dugout to watch it...get caught on the warning track for the first out of the inning. "DUMB OLD BALL!"

I guess by now you're guessing this was another easy win for the North Stars? You'd be right. Undefeated at 10-0!

"MOLLY OPEN UP! COLD FEET, COLD FEET!" I heard just as I was about to turn the TV off and roll over and go to sleep. I opened the door to a surprising site, Kimmy Sullivan, as she ran into the room and put her (nearly frozen) feet on mine as she hugged me. "Molly got warm feet."

"Not now I don't," I said as I playfully pushed her off and moved my feet so she couldn't step back on them.

"Cold feet Molly," Kimmy whined as she tried to step on mine again but found them constantly moving. So finally she went and jumped on the bed. "The floor is cold."

"Yes the floor is cold," I said. "And what are you doing in here at this time of night Kimmydoo?"

"I need to use the bathroom Mollyboo," she said with a bright grin. "Mindy's already sleeping and snoring."

"OH OK," I said as I got out my old slippers. "Put these on and your feet won't get so cold."

"Thank you," she chirped as she slid into them and found out they were a little big for her feet.

"You know where the bathroom is?" I asked.

"Yes but you go with me? It's scary," Kimmy said as I smiled.

"I have to go anyway," I said as she took my hand and dragged me along. Coming back a few minutes later, we stopped at Mindy's door. "You better get back in bed before Mindy wakes up and finds you gone."

"I already left her a note and told her I gonna sleep with you," Kimmy announced.

"You did not," I said.

"Yes I did," she said with a bright smile.

"You're either the smartest 7 year old I've ever met or the sneakiest," I said. "Which is it?"

"Both," Kimmy said as she pushed me and ran off laughing or rather attempted to. I quickly caught up and snatched her up from behind as she giggled and then squealed as I tossed her down on the bed. She paid me back as she laid down on the bed and spread out so there was no room for me. "Ha ha."

"That's fine," I said as I sat down beside her and laid back on top of her. She giggled and wiggled as she was trapped under me. "What's wrong Kimmydoo?"

"You lay on me big butt," she said as she pushed me as I laid down beside her now.

"I'm tired now," Kimmy announced as she scooted back into my arms and yawned. "Good night."

"I thought we were gonna stay up all night and partay?" I asked.

"You party, I sleep," Kimmy said as she laid down and closed her eyes. That is before I started tickling and she began squealing.

I was ready to retire for the night as I was already in bed (naked as usual) when the phone rang and I looked to see it was my Dad (David Thornton Oliver) calling from Australia, "Hey Dad."

"How'd the team do this weekend?" he asked.

"We creamed them like always," I said proudly as he smiled widely (I know him too well). "Did you get to download the video of the Twilight Hills game?"

"I did and it was riveting to watch," Dad said. "Some of my business colleagues insisted on watching with me and we had a very nice time."

"A bunch of old men sitting around watching high school girls play softball?" I asked. "Sounds like a bunch of perverts."

"Calista I swear you were carved out of your mothers butt," Dad said as we both laughed. "Seriously, I'm gonna be back in town in a few days or so and wanted to know if you'd like to have dinner?"

"With who?" I asked.

"Santa Claus smart ass," Dad said as I laughed. "Me!"

"Yeah sure why not," I said. "You think you might be able to make it to one of the games this season too?"

"I'm scheduling some downtime near the end of May so you girls make the state tournament and I'll be there to root you on," Dad said as I smiled. "That a good deal?"

"Maybe," I said. "What if we win the state tournament and shut your good friend Kramer Carlson up?"

"Let's not worry about my feud with that Benedict Arnold," Dad said as I laughed. "You girls worry about winning for you and Coach Newman."

"That sounds boring," I said as Dad laughed.

"Well as much as I hate to I need to ask you one more question," Dad said as I started to worry a bit. "How is life since Alisha left?"

"I'm getting over it," I said softly. "Little by little."

"I guess she's still angry with you?"

"No she apologized and I refused to forgive her for the hellish month she put me through over that crap," I said. "And don't even start with the 'you have to work to maintain a relationship' stuff. I already know that."

"Sounds like you miss her..."

"I'm at peace right now," I said. "I think if she was here all we would do is fight."

"Well I guess it's best for all involved," Dad said. "I best go. I love you Calista."

"I love you too; bye Dad!" I said as I hung up the phone just as the bathroom door opened and out walked my nights date, the gorgeous Paige Nash. I grinned as she stopped in the doorway and adjusted the towel on her head (the only thing she was wearing at the moment other than that amazing all over tan). "You coming back to bed?"

"I need to get back to my room," she said as I let my eyes roam up and down her body. "You like my tan don't you?"

"I do," I confirmed. "Was much funner earlier when I was exploring it up close."

"You're good in bed," she said as I grinned and offered her the spot beside me as she came over and sat down. "But I do have something to ask you. Something you can maybe help me with?"

"I thought it was kind of strange to have you suddenly hitting on me," I said as the smile left my face. "What do you need?"

"I hit on you..."

"What do you want from me?" I asked.

"Fine, I wanted to know if you would help me get the funding for the Spirit Squad back?" she asked. "Mr. Woods cut it last week even after me and the girls raised enough money for uniforms. And I haven't had a chance to talk to him since then. I finally quit a few days ago because of it."

"That's totally unfair," I said. "So that's why you hate him?"

"I didn't hate him," she said. "I was angry that he wouldn't even tell us why."

"A lot of stuff had to be cut to get the school back on track financially," I said. "My Dad said that."

"That's who I was hoping you could talk to for me," she said with pleading eyes. "Please?"

"You didn't have to sleep with me to get me to help you..." I said.

"No, I wanted to do that," she said as I looked surprised. "I did. Cally uber hot. Paige like a lot."

"Yeah OK," I said in a disbelieving voice.

"I did," she insisted. "I asked you out so I could get some not just for your connections."

"So you are using me...times 2," I said as she laughed.

"Like you wouldn't do that to me?" she asked.

"I'd make my intentions clear before hand," I said as she thought about it.

"But if I had asked you to help me before hand it would have probably ruined the mood," she pointed out.

"Yeah I agree," I said as I stroked my hand up one of her bare arms as she grinned. "But to prove you're not using me we're gonna do it again...right now."

"Paige like Cally's way of thinking," Paige said as she slipped back under the covers with me and got on top this time as we started to kiss softly.

"...the race for the state tournament is on and after another weekend of results here is where we sit with the Northwest Division standings. Mintzler now sits alone atop the Northwest Division with a perfect 13-0 record," John Stonson (KTRF sports anchor) said on the Sunday edition of the 11 p.m. news. "The second place and 12-1 Timberwolves of Twilight Hills are keeping it a close race though. Remember these two teams will battle again in just 2 weeks only this time it will take place on the campus of Twilight Hills..."

"Damn phone," I said as I muted the TV and flipped open my cell. "Hello?"

"Long time no hear," Patty (my sister) said as I smiled. "You don't believe in ever calling do you?"

"Lisa told me you two were so busy making out you didn't have time to talk," I said. "You know with her tongue in your mouth and all."

"You're the one who likes having girl tongue in your mouth," Patty fired back. "Emily? Oops that was not good. I'm sorry Hana."

"Yeah don't be," I said. "She made her choice and it was probably for the best."

"Maybe you'll find someone closer to your own age," Patty said. "Maybe a boy?"

"I spend all my time here how am I ever supposed to meet a boy?" I asked.

"Mom said you hadn't been home since Christmas," Patty said. "You and the parental units into it?"

"It's actually softball and homework," I said. "So much of both I keep really busy and it's just easier to stay on campus."

"Me too," Patty agreed. "It's totally exhausting sometimes."

"You know lately with having my own room I usually lay down around 9 or 10," I said. "Used to I never did that."

"So you're up late tonight?" Patty asked.

"Yeah my eyes got tired so I logged off the net and laid down to watch some TV," I said.

"Hana have your eyes been bothering you again?" Patty asked just as Lisa came in.

"Yeah sometime," I said. "It's nothing."

"They've been bothering you since before Christmas," Patty pointed out. "You said that."

"It comes and goes," I said. "Usually after I read a lot."

"She's not gonna do anything about it unless you make her," Lisa (Wilcox) said as she sat down by Patty.

"Tell her I said shut up," I said.

"She's says you're 100 percent right," Patty said as her and Lisa laughed and I groaned.

"Goodbye sister of mine," I said as I hung up and left them laughing. "I don't need to go to the doctor because my eyes are tired."

I don't!