每天读一篇英语小故事：Another Jealous Girlfriend

英语自学网

　　Scott was sound asleep when the phone rang.
        　　"Are you awake?" Jolene shouted. Scott mumbled something. How could he
still be asleep, she asked. It was almost noon. He told her that he hadn't gone
to sleep until 6 a.m. Jolene told him to get up, and come pick her up. They had
to go to the store to return the birthday gift he had given her.
        　　It was a tangerine plant. The leaves were curling up. It was going to die,
she said. "Curling leaves means the plant is going to die?" Scott asked. Of
course, she told him.
        　　"Look, honey," he asked, "let me go back to sleep for one hour, okay? Then
I'll come pick you up." Jolene wondered why he needed one hour. Was he expecting
a phone call from his ex-girlfriend? No, he patiently tried to explain, he just
wanted to get another hour of sleep.
        　　But he could not sleep anymore. Once Jolene mentioned anything about Amy,
he'd better get over there quickly. Scott broke up with Amy five years ago. Now
they were just friends. But, Amy still loved him. That wasn't a problem for
Scott, until Jolene found out about it. If Amy still loved Scott, Jolene figured
that they just might get back together.
        　　She can recognize a dying plant but not a dead love affair, Scott grumbled
as he rolled out of bed.