“So…the balcony scene? When Romeo creeps into her garden, and he’s spying on her while she gets ready for bed?” “Ew,” he said. “Mrs. Childs didn’t describe it that way, but…that is what he’s doing, isn’t it?” “Yeah. It’s not great. Teenage boys are gross, you know? Anyway, he’s in her garden, and he gets her attention, and they’re flirting, right?” “Right.” “And Juliet—which, make no mistake, Juliet is way smarter than Romeo, and just generally too good for him—she’s crushing, but she knows teenage boys are kind of garbage, too, right? So she’s fine with this cute guy wanting to chat her up,
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