---- She ignored him and threw the bracelet into the trash can. His eyes turned red with rage, and his expression was ugly. ''Take it back right now." Madeline smiled, but it carried traces of bitterness and sorrow. "I don't like using things other people have used before, Timothy. That applies toa bracelet and also... to people." The tension in the air was so thick that a knife could slice through it. Everyone around them watched the show, but it was too bad no one knew Madeline was actually Timothy's girlfriend. They just thought she was the one getting between Timothy and Lacey. Timothy's expression grew uglier. Lacey looked at him a little anxiously and said, "Forget it, Timothy. I didn't like the bracelet, anyway. She can have it. You can just give me another one in the future." Her words were followed by silence-no one paid her any attention. Madeline felt smothered by the situation; her frustration seemed caught in her throat and refused to go up or down. She turned ---- and left. She got to the parking lot and was about to drive off when Timothy caught up with her.