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                JUST A DARE (Part 3)
                                By Maliha Malik (The Mistress of Mayhem)
e-mail addy: mmlive@brain.net.pk

        "Johanna." Jonny cringed. It was Hadji. He'd forgotten all about him. =
"Johanna, may I have this dance?"
        "Aaaah .... ummmm .... well, actually, Jessie and I were discussing =
something important ..... "
        "But not anymore, I see ...." Hadji said, pleased. Too late, Jonny =
noticed that Jessie was dancing with some other guy. "Come on, Johanna."
Before Jonny could say something, hadji had pulled him to the dance =
floor.
        As thet danced to a slow, romantic song, Hadji said apologetically. =
"You know, I am really sorry about what happened back there. I don't =
know what happened to my friends. They're not normally like this."
        "It's OK, Hadji," Jonny mustered.=20
        "Johanna," Hadji said dreamily. "You fit the description of the girl of =
my dreams: intelligent, understanding and very, very beautiful."
        "Nooooooo!" Jonny thought in terror as Hadji's face loomed closer to =
his face. "I can't let this happen."
        However, before he could do anything, Hadji had kissed him. =20
        "AAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHH!" Jonny screamed in disgust. Pushing away =
a startled Hadji, he ran out of the house.
        "Johanna, wait!" hadgi ran after him/her but he/she was noweher in =
sight.

THE NEXT DAY:
        At breakfast:

"Hadji, come on, what's come over you?" Jonny asked him.
"Jonny, just ignore me, please," Hadji replied, subdued. "You won't =
understand. you haven't met her."
Just then, Jessie entered the room. Hadji immediately asked her: =
"Jessie, I was wondering, do you know of any way in which I can contact =
Johanna?"
"Uhhh ... Hadji, no." She said uncomfortably. " I don't think she'd like =
it if I told you."
Tears welled up in Hadji's eyes. "Of course. She must be far too busy =
with her many other admirers to care about me." He abruptly got off the =
table. "Excuss me please."
In the distance, Jonny and Jessie could hear him sob.
"Jess, do you think I should tell him?"
"I don't think so, Jonny," Jessie replied, thoughtfully. "It would only =
make matters worse."
In the background, Hadji's sobs turn into bawls.

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Comments, criticisms ... anything's welcome! Btw, do you guys think I =
should do a fic where Jonny is overcome by guilt and decides to dress up =
as Johanna for the last time and go on one last date with Hadji? That =
will call for much more Jonny & Hadji bashing (my favourite pastime). I =
don't know whether I should do that fic about Hadji & Johanna's last =
date or not ... let's see ...........

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The Mistress of Mayhem.

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(c) Maliha Malik 1997