Things between us were tense. In our short time together, we've had a lot of disagreements, but this one was serious. Mark had reverted to the unapproachable Greek god that I used to observe from my neighbor's house. "Are you sure you don't want to stay?" "We need an ombudsman," I said to Justin as he got into his car. It's a new word that I'm going to use in all of my school essays. From now on, the ombudsman will... "Right after I urged you not to underestimate him, you managed to screw things up." "Can you tell me what you're talking about?" I inquired. "I'm warning you not to pass judgment until you've heard the complete tale. It's easy to believe Mark doesn't have feelings because of the way he acts. You've harmed him." "How? He isn't even fond of me." "You two work well t

