Sabrina turned and saw the look on Ron's face. "What's wrong?" she asked.
"I don't know. I thought I'd feel different. I mean, I swapped with Roxanne, right? So shouldn't I feel really different? I live with a Goth. I know what Zoe is like. Shouldn't I feel like she does?"
"Well, first of all, you didn't swap with Zoe. You swapped with Roxanne. And not all Goths are the same, thank god." She paused. "How do you feel about your parents? It was their idea for you to come to this thing, right?"
"I hate them. I never wanted to come to this thing. They're always forcing me to do stuff I hate. I just wish they'd stay out of my own fucking business." Wait, was that how Ron really felt?
Sabrina smiled.
"What?" Ron asked.
"That's exactly how Roxanne feels about her parents. I think you're feeling a lot more different than you think."
Occasionally, Joanne glanced back over her shoulder and looked at Ron and Sabrina. She was burning with jealousy. But still not for Ron, not exactly. In her current state of mind, she wasn't into Goths, and frankly, she was getting a little annoyed hanging out with her "new sister" Zoe. She had years of experience hanging out with other Goths, but this was the first time that she felt uncomfortable and a little disturbed. This must have been how Jon felt. This retreat couldn't end fast enough for her.
Glancing over at the "Goth couple", she realized that her jealousy wasn't about love, but about friendship. She wasn't interested in Goths, not anymore, but she still valued Sabrina's friendship and she felt like she was losing it to Ron.
"Stop looking at them," Zoe said, irritated. "You're supposed to be acting like my brother, remember?"
