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Her: Part 4
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The day after I met Her, Cal came over, as usual, and I told him everything. The strange feeling I had experienced, Her eyes, how Her voice was just a bit too sweet, how She had excluded me from the conversation entirely, everything. He sat and listened, his eyebrows drawn together in concentration and in thought, and when I finished, there was a moment of silence. We looked at each other. I watched his face hoping he would believe me, hoping he would agree that something was wrong with Her.

Finally, he clasped his hands in front of him.

"I don't know, B. I would have to be around Her myself to fully understand what you're talking about, but from what you just told me, it does seem She's a little strange." He said. I felt relief wash over me like a wave.

I was so happy, I felt tears spring to my eyes. I reached out and hugged Cal. He looked surprised and a bit concerned as I wrapped my arms around him.

"Thank you Cal, thank you so much," I said as I let go of him.

"You're welcome B, but I don't know what for. This is serious isn't it?" He said. I nodded, wiping the last stray tears from my cheeks.

"Cal, I'm scared. There's something wrong with Her, and my dad won't listen to me. He can't see it, it's like he's under a spell or something. You should have seen them last night. It was disgusting. She was all over him, and in the middle of a restaurant too! She couldn't keep Her hands off him, and he didn't even care! I just had to watch and think of what mom would say if she saw them. It was awful, Cal."

Cal looked at me. I saw it in his eyes that he understood, and that he wanted to help.

"I'm sorry, B," he said simply. I shrugged.

"It's Ok. Well, actually, it's...