I decided to read the story "Jinx" by Aimee Bender. The story feautured two girls, Cathy and Tina. Bender describes Tina as the more matured of the two friends saying that she had a heart shaped butt and breasts whereas Cathy did not yet have breasts. The two girls walk to a poster store to see a boy who worked there. Tina ends up going out back and kissing the boy, leaving Cathy walking home by herself.
Although this was one of the more confusing stories I've ever read by Bender, I think she wrote it to show how it doesn't take much for people to grow apart. These girls seemed to be really good friends but this one occurrence caused them to never talk again. I think this is something a lot of people can relate to as I'm sure we all lose close friends suddenly. The story seemed pointless after reading it once, but afterwards I started to understand why it was written.
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