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goodbye to them. “ Gabriel! What's wrong with you?! ” I snap at him fiercely. “ Hey, chill, man! I'm helping you out. Now's your chance to talk to her and stop being a shy, little b*tch, ” Gabriel urges, “and you can thank me later. Oh, yeah, one more thing: I saw her a few weeks ago and told her that you liked her.” “ You what? What the hell is wrong with you? ” I scream, causing several people to stare in our direction. “ Relax, bro. She said that you're really cute. She wonders why you never talk to her. ” “ She said that? Really? ” “ Yeah. So do you want to thank me or kill me? ” Gabriel asks rhetorically, showing a proud, accomplished smile. Did I mention that Gabriel's my best friend and the coolest person in the entire world? “ I love you, Gabriel. You are indeed wonderful and— wait— why didn't you tell me that you talked to her a few weeks back? ” I really am going to kill Gabriel.
7 I finish packing all of my clothes in my suitcase and glance over to see Gabriel's stuff all over the bed and on the floor. Auntie always complains to me about Gabriel's indolence, uncleanliness, disheveled hair, hopeless future, and the list goes on and on. Auntie's probably right about all those things, but I still love Gabriel, especially since he got the ball rolling for me and Emilie. I can't wait to go back to Irvine— even if I hate it there. I wonder how I should approach her. Maybe I should just play it cool and let her come to me. Then again, girls don't take the initiative so I'll need to make the first move. And then there's the matter with Ronald. She didn't say if they were dating, and I've already beaten every last detail out of Gabriel per his conversation with her a few weeks ago. I guess I'll just have to wait to find out when I get back. Now, it's time to pack up Gabriel's stuff. I owe him that much. As we make our way out the door, I give Auntie a big hug goodbye, since I know she won't initiate it. Asian culture needs to change so I'll start changing it! Gabriel waves goodbye and as he turns towards the car, I can see Auntie giving her usual look of dissatisfaction towards him. She use to give me the same look, but I guess I've been a good boy this whole weekend so she cut me some slack. I made sure I obeyed everything she said, from graduating with honors to marrying only after I've established a successful, medical practice. I also answered “ yes ” to all of her rigid questions— nothing different from when I'm at home. The drive back to Irvine is unbearable, since Gabriel is teasing me relentlessly about Emilie, joking about how our first date will involve dissecting frogs and making out with eye goggles on. “ I'm letting you drive so don't push your luck, ” I advise Gabriel, hoping that he would shut his mouth. “ You get flustered so easily, ” Gabriel replies calmly. “ It's funny to see you get so defensive. To be honest, I don't know what you see in Emilie. I mean she's pretty and all, but that's about it. She doesn't really have that much of a personality.”
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testicles, obviously not his own be
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do well the second time. Plus we'll
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