"he had gotten up onstage in front of everyone at the assembly , and instead of giving a speech on recycling , he recited the ' top ten reasons tessa crimson should go out with me . ' he had handouts . '' i covered my mouth , not sure whether i wanted to cry or laugh . '' yeah ? '' chloe raised an eyebrow . '' romantic . anyway , it was probably one of the stupidest things i 've ever read-i mean , _ ..." What is the word in the blank space (_)? The answer is
seriously