Ann had had enough. This time she was serious. She had done everything that she could to show Kevin that he was messing up. She was the right girl for him, and she always had been. Lindsey Crinkle meant nothing to him, she knew it. She decided that now it was time to tell him. She wanted her boyfriend back.
First thing on Thursday morning she walked up to Kevin while he was taking his books out of his locker.
“Good morning, sweetie,” she cooed.
Kevin’s stomach dropped. He could tell by the tone of her voice that she wanted something, and he was not sure if he was ready to do what he wanted her to. Choose.
The fake conversation lasted no longer than three minutes. She asked if they could spend time together that evening, and he quickly dodged the issue by telling her that he had already made plans with the guys. They were going to hang out and watch old football videos, since it was the day before their last home game. As soon as he was finished giving her his excuse he gave her a fast kiss on the cheek. As he walked away he promised they would have a chance to spend time together soon, and ran to class.
Ann was not going to take no for an answer, though. She would just stop by his house unexpectedly and force him to talk to her about everything.
Kevin felt relieved but slightly guilty as he darted down the hall. He didn’t have plans with the guys tonight, he and Lindsey were going on a star date.

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Kevin heard the doorbell ring as he was walking down the stairs to leave and pick up Lindsey. He saw Ann at the door and was glad that his parents weren’t home to make this stop last longer than it needed to. He opened the door and immediately closed and locked it behind him.
“What are you doing here?” he asked.
“I just thought that I would stop by and say hi while you guys were watching videos. You know, give you a quick hug and kiss on the cheek.”
“Well that is sweet but actually we are all going to Ryan’s to watch them. I am running late.”
He gave her a big hug and kissed her on the forehead. “Ann, football season is almost over. I promise things will be better soon,” he reassured her and quickly went to the truck. “I will call you later,” he yelled out the window as he drove away.
She was suspicious. The boys always went to Kevin’s when they were going to hang out and he sure was in a hurry to leave. She ran and jumped in her car. She was going to follow him.
When he reached his destination it wasn’t Ryan’s house; it was Lindsey’s. Ann was furious. She parked further down the street and quickly turned her car lights off. She was going to follow them and see for herself what was going on. 
They ended up past the railroad tracks and he parked his truck in the middle of a field. They were getting out. What could possibly be going on? She threw her car into her park and went to confront them. This was just ridiculous. Kevin had lied to her.
Kevin’s stomach dropped when he saw Ann walking up to them. He didn’t know what was about to happen, but he knew that it wasn't going to be good.
Lucky for him, the girls started the talking. There was no awkward silence. They just went straight to arguing. Lindsey eventually got Ann to be quiet for long enough to tell both her and Kevin the story about the Nemean Lion constellation.
The city of Nemea had been threatened by a huge lion, and several times people in the area tried to kill the beast. King Eurystheus decided to hire someone to try and defeat the lion, so that his people would be safe. He chose Hercules, the strongest man in the region, to battle the beast. When Hercules arrived at the cave where the lion lived, he realized that all of his weapons were useless and would be no help in the fight. Hercules then attacked the lion and destroyed him with his bare hands. After the victory, the lion was placed in the stars by Zeus and the Nemeans no longer had to live in fear.
“What does that story have to do with anything?” Ann snapped. “It seems to be pretty pointless."
“If you listen for just a second. I think you will appreciate the point that I am trying to make.”
“Well, hurry up and make it.”
“Kevin, your weapons of avoidance are useless. You are now  left just like Hercules was and are going to have to face your problem. You can’t keep dancing around the subject any longer. You have to tell us what is going on. You have to be honest.”
“What she is trying to say is that you have to choose. Now!”
Kevin was speechless. His problem had caught up to him and he was completely vulnerable and defenseless.