Malcolm's (Malcontent) & Johnny B Dorm Room

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She watched him while waiting for him to respond for what seems a very long time.  Ashley starts wondering if she was too blunt.  When speaking with boys she usually spoke to them almost like she did her brothers.  Very straight forward and not too concerned about their feelings, without being outright mean or nasty.    There was so much testosterone floating around that if she showed a hint of weakness her siblings would eat her alive!  So she would give as good or even better than she got.  Surprisingly, Ashley did manage to learn how to be a girly-girl too, even without having any women in her immediate family to buy frilly clothing or Barbie dolls.  But that was hidden away from most boys unless she were hanging out with a few other of the female students.

"Hello," Ashley asks tentatively.