Chapter 4
No one quite knew what to do with Marie. Much of our shared knowledge of her came in the form of rumors and stories from not exactly reliable sources. One such anecdote involved Blake and a strip poker game. Was she naked? Was he naked? Was there alcohol involved? Who knows. It was enough to make Stacy break up with him, though. For a whole week. That was early on in their relationship. Ever since, Stacy suspected Marie of having designs on her boyfriend. It didn't help that Marie lived in the same building as Blake and Phil. One floor down.
It seemed obvious that Marie just needed friends. We tried to be nice to her, but we just couldn't ever find much in common with her. Her expression was so hard to read; you never knew what she was thinking. The only person who seemed to have any success was Christy. She took Marie under her wing and they became nearly inseparable for a while.