we looked foolish , the three of us in some weird triangle , and sam in a red-and-white polka-dotted dress making everything around her look boring and dull . we all stopped dead in our tracks . she was pretty , friendly , polite-a well-brought-up texas girl . hundreds of stars burned in the sky . he smiled and did a surface dive . the tingle returned again as well . `` let 's never go to a fortune teller again , '' i said . our eyes met and a smile formed across my face as she bit down on her lip again . 