35 STAY

  LUKE'S POV   Ariel and I saw some people standing not too far from us, each of them holding cameras, and they were taking pictures of the two of us.   Since Ariel was giving them all of her attention, I dragged the bat from her hands. No doubt we still had a problem around here, but at least my car wouldn't be getting demolished.   "Ariel Reynold," one of them said, moving closer. "Can you please explain to us what this is all about?"   Ariel raised an eyebrow with a displeasing look. "Can you please mind your own business?"   "This is our business," the dude said. Ariel just ignored him as she started walking away.   "Aren't you going to take your clothes along with you?" I sounded off, reminding her that her properties were still with me, right in my car.   "You can keep them!" she yelled back, not even glancing at me. She had now gotten a little bit far.   "Are you sure about that?" I shouted again. And you could just guess what she did: she flicked me off.   I