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Right.”
    â€œNo.”
    â€œHow do you think you’ll know when you meet Mr. Right?” Candace asked.
    Tamara flipped onto her back. “I think it will hit me. You know, like magic, right between the eyes. Bam! There he’ll be, and I’ll just know.”
    â€œDon’t you believe in love growing slowly? Like some people who start out as friends, or who kind of like each other and it grows deeper?” Candace asked. She would like to think that what she felt for Kurt could turn into love. She had to admit that as crazy as she was about him, she was pretty sure it wasn’t love. At least, not yet. Maybe someday.
    â€œI think that could happen for you, but not for me. I need to be shocked. You need to be surprised,” Tamara said.
    â€œOkay, you lost me. I don’t get the difference,” Candace confessed.
    â€œShock is sudden, jolting. It makes everything stop and then start again. You know, like an electric shock. I think it’s going to take something that dramatic to get my attention and to tell me that he’s the one. It’ll be like I’ve always known it was him. I just never knew who he was until the moment I saw him.”
    Candace smiled. It sounded like Tamara. She had always been more impulsive, more dramatic than Candace.
    â€œAnd surprised?” Candace asked.
    â€œSurprise doesn’t have to be harsh like shock. I’m thinking when you fall in love, you’ll wake up one day and realize that it’s been happening and you didn’t even know it. It’ll take you by surprise, but like a nice surprise, like getting a really great present for your birthday that you didn’t expect.”
    â€œI have to admit, that sounds much nicer than shock,” Candace said.
    â€œAnd that is exactly why you’ll be surprised and I’ll be shocked.”
    Candace yawned and glanced at the clock. It was nearly two in the morning. “I’ll be surprised and shocked if I can wake up in time for church.”
    Tamara hit her with a pillow. “Make fun now, but mark my words. One day you’re in for the surprise of your life.”
    â€œBefore or after you get the shock of yours?”

4
    As it turned out, Candace made it to church on time, but she slunk low in the pew the entire time, trying to avoid looking at people from youth group. She still wasn’t comfortable with the idea of them coming to see her at Scare. She dragged Tamara out as soon as the ser vice was over.
    They spent the rest of the day hanging out with Tamara’s family, which was fun. The whole experience gave Candace a taste of what it would be like to have a sibling. She was disappointed when the weekend came to an end.
    On Monday Candace made it through all of her classes without spending too much time worrying about her friends showing up to Scare. She had more immediate stress. She and Tamara had drama last period. The first week of school the instructor had been sick so they had study hall instead. Now class would really start, and Candace wasn’t sure she was ready to be in the spotlight, no matter what Tamara said.
    In the auditorium Candace and Tamara found two chairs side by side in the semi-circle in front of the stage. They sat down, and Candace looked around. She and Tamara were the only seniors in the class. All the better to embarrass ourselves, she thought.
    Everyone took a seat, the bell rang, and Candace looked around for their teacher. Suddenly, Mr. Bailey appeared, somersaulting through the curtains to center stage.
    Next to her, Tamara jumped, and Candace tried not to laugh. Tamara hated to be frightened. Maybe in some way this class would be harder on Tamara than her. It was at least something to hope for.
    The teacher leapt to his feet and spread his arms wide. “I love the smell of fear in the afternoon,” he joked. “My dear students, I am your teacher Mr. Bailey. Welcome to the theater.”
    Everyone cheered,