“Aha, well don’t be TOO ready to mingle. Lotta guys out there are kinda strange. Little too eager, if you get what I’m saying.” She probably didn’t. Maybe best not to RAIN on her parade with the sex talk if she hadn’t had it already.
“What, me?” Her cheeks BURNED red, making her all the more sheepish. “O-Oh goodness, no. Not really. I’ve had one or two good boyfriends but… I’ve been a single girl for a while. & to be honest, I’m okay with STAYING that way for a bit ! Girl’s gotta be independent for a bit, right?”
‘I have no idea what you’re talking about but I do agree that boys can be kinda strange. My brother, for instance. He’s super strange. He’s not that eager, though. Like when I wanted to go flower hunting ! He just sat there !! He’s only eager ‘bout stuff when it has to do with monsters.
It probably wasn’t the BEST comparison considering what the other was talking about, but in cases where the meaning of her words were only HINTED at, Mabel was slow to catch on.
‘Well, that makes two of us, sister !! I’m so T I R E D of worrying about boys & getting a boyfriend ;; I’m ready to enjoy being single while I can ! ‘Cause, who am I kidding ? Someone as cute as I am is bound to get a boyfriend sooner or later.