"Just for the record, I am against this and everything that comes of it," Rue says from the back seat as we pass by the Santa Barbara city limit sign.
"Then you are against love," Anna says.
"Even if it does work, and it won't, it's not real love," Rue says, leaning back and crossing her arms over her chest. "Manipulating someone's emotions is wrong."
"How can love be wrong?" Anna asks, looking at Rue through her rear-view mirror while she drives us along in my car. "Love is the strongest, most rewarding emotion that exists."
I stay silent and let them bicker. I've been using our long ride to think about how stupid and pointless this all might be. I want Kai to want me, but do I really want to force it? Do I want to use some kind of love voo-doo to manipulate his emotions? Rue
