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“He’s been with her for a couple of months now. Maybe those other girls just weren’t the one. If you know someone’s not the
     one, why keep up the charade?”
    “Oh, Mads,” Holly said. “He’s terrible. He’s like the Demon Ex. Leaves a trail of bad feelings wherever he goes.”
QUIZ: ARE YOU AN ANGEL EX OR A DEMON EX?
    After a breakup, can you stay friends? Or are you a human tsunami, leaving a trail of destruction in your wake? Take this
     quiz and face the facts about yourself.
    1. After getting dumped, your first move is to:
    a cry, then get on with it.
    b vow revenge.
    c join a convent (or monastery, as the case may be).
    2. Your ex has a new love. You:
    a say, “Good for you.”
    b spread nasty rumors about the new love.
    c hire a hit man.
    3. You want your ex back. What do you do?
    a Beg, plead, and cry
    b Bribe the new love to transfer to another school (this only works if you’re really, REALLY rich)
    c Kidnap your ex and have him/her brainwashed
    4. Your ex doesn’t want you back. You:
    a accept it and vow to be his/her best friend.
    b try, try again.
    c tell him/her you’ll narc about that stash in his/her under-wear drawer.
    5. Your ex describes you as:
    a a nice person.
    b a little clingy.
    c a good candidate for shock therapy.
    6. You’d never tell your ex’s secrets, even after the breakup—except:
    a how his/her mother calls him/her “Pooky.”
    b his/her parents’ divorce really did a number on him/her.
    c that nose everyone thinks is so cute? Let’s just say he/she wasn’t born with it.
    Scoring:
    1. a: 1, b: 3, c: 2
    2. a: 1, b: 2, c: 3
    3. a: 1, b: 2, c: 3
    4. a: 1, b: 2, c: 3
    5. a: 1, b: 2, c: 3
    6. a: 1, b: 3, c: 3
    Add up your total points.
    If you scored 6 to 8 points, you’re an ANGEL EX , good-natured, no problems. If you could keep a boyfriend, you’d be in great shape.
    If you scored 9 to 12 points, you’re HUMAN . Breaking up is hard on everyone, and we’re not always on our best behavior. It’s understandable. But you have the restraint
     to keep from turning your breakup into World War III.
    If you scored 13 to 18 points, you are a DEMON EX . Devil with a capital D. It would almost be worth staying with you just to avoid the mess you make after the breakup, except
     that the relationship was even worse! Learn to let go.
    “All right, maybe Sean
is
a Demon Ex,” Mads admitted. “He’s not
my
ex, so what do I care?”
    “He might be your ex someday,” Holly said.
    “You can dream,” Lina said.
    “Anyway, what about the boyfriend you have?” Holly said.
    Mads was dating a guy named Stephen Costello. His mother, a sculptor, was exhibiting her work in a big show in Amsterdam and
     she’d taken him with her. Missing a few weeks of school wasn’t a big deal for them. Stephen’s family was arty and easygoing
     that way.
    Mads liked Stephen very much, but things were progressing slowly. Maybe a little too slowly. She and Stephen hadn’t done that
     much yet, just made out a little. Anyway, Sean had a way of crowding other boys out of Mads’ mind.
    “One thing I can say about Stephen, I’ll bet he’ll be a fantastic ex,” Mads said.
    A message box popped up on Holly’s screen. “Hey, an IM! From Sebastiano.”
    Lina and Mads leaned in to read the message. Sebastiano Altman-Peck was Holly’s nosy locker neighbor in school.
    bastiboy: superstar! xlnt interview. rsage now coolest school on planet. my new motto: rsage—live the fantasy.
    “Yay” Mads said. “I’m glad somebody liked it.” Holly wrote him back.
    hollygolitely: thanx. we weren’t too goofy?
    bastiboy: no! sexy. school seems sexy now. think i can get thru a whole day w/out my meds tmw, thanx to u.
    hollygolitely: glad we could help.
    bastiboy: c u at sex academy tmw. u’ll be the 3 sex queens of rosewood.
    He signed off. “The sex queens of Rosewood,” Mads said. “Do you think he’s right?”
    “I guess we’ll find out tomorrow,” Holly said.
    “You’re famous!” Rebecca