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Really? Wow." I know Johnny has even more to lose by coming out than Shane since he's the back-up quarterback on the football team. Our school is pretty open; however, it's sort of a double standard for athletes. I'm not sure what the locker room would be like for him once it's public knowledge.
" Nice gift, by the way." I make sure my voice is barely audible this time for sure.
Johnny gives Shane such a genuine smile. "You liked them?"
Shane just shrugs and then smiles. "Loved them."
" Ash, where's Todd?" Johnny notices he's not here or down the hall.
" Good question." I shrug and try to hide the anger that is starting to bubble up.
***
I think I'm going through the six stages of denial or whatever it's called because the day I have been so excited for has turned into something completely different. I'm sitting in Homeroom, where everyone gets their VD's—Valentine Deliveries, not Venereal Disease. Although, when I didn't have a boyfriend, the similarity of the acronym brought me great pleasure. Oh, so glad you got a VD. Anyway, our student council has Valentine Deliveries where you can buy someone a rose or a balloon, and it's delivered to their homeroom class either with a note or anonymously.
I see the door open and in walks at least twenty-five roses and three balloons. I make a silent deal with myself that , if I get something, Todd is forgiven for not coming to my locker or being anywhere in sight this morning.
I see one of the "VD Girls" heading toward me, and I think, This is it; he's forgiven . Because not only is she holding a balloon, but there are three roses!
I try to hide my smile . I have the best boyfriend! And then the VD Girl walks right past me and hands them to Cindy Miller sitting in the desk behind me. I feel my heart drop into my stomach and heat wash over my cheeks. I can't believe that I even let myself think they were actually for me. I'm starting to like Valentine's Day without a boyfriend better. At least then I had no expectations when Valentine Deliveries came into homeroom; I already knew I wasn't getting anything.
Why do schools do this? Student Council is evil. It's yet another way to rub it in all the non-receivers faces: You are a loser. No one likes you.
To make matters even worse , Cindy is going on and on about how surprised she is that Marc sent her something. "I mean, we just started dating!"
I threw up a little.
***
Lunch.
Still no Todd. Here I sit, alone. Well, not exactly alone, everyone else is here, but you know what I mean. Gretchen is holding over a dozen roses and these aren't the kind that the Student Council is handing out. No , these are roses that Ryan had a florist deliver to her homeroom . How is that even possible? I mean, doesn't our school have security? Of course, Ryan figured out a way to do it.
Todd is his best friend ; you would think some of that would rub off on him, but no. I can't even get one friggin' rose from the Student Council, never mind a dozen from a stupid florist.
Then there 's Blythe: no boyfriend but three balloons and four roses. Even RTS has two roses and a balloon. She says they are from secret admirers, but I have a feeling she sent them to herself. Actually, that's brilliant. Why didn't I ever think of that?
Sid has a balloon and a rose and a locker that should be in a museum while I've got nothing! I think my six stages have gone from anger to fear.
I start to think maybe something happened to him on his way to school early this morning and no one knows. He could be lying on the side of the road, alone. Just as I've worked myself into a mental frenzy and am about to dial 911, I feel my phone buzz. I look down to see Todd's name, and I'm flooded with relief until I read the text.
Hey Ash. Sorry . Need to work on a class project through lunch. See you later. Happy V-day.
Ok ay, so it's not like he's living in some kind of bubble; he knows it's Valentine's Day. This makes me even angrier. I could have forgiven some kind of
" Nice gift, by the way." I make sure my voice is barely audible this time for sure.
Johnny gives Shane such a genuine smile. "You liked them?"
Shane just shrugs and then smiles. "Loved them."
" Ash, where's Todd?" Johnny notices he's not here or down the hall.
" Good question." I shrug and try to hide the anger that is starting to bubble up.
***
I think I'm going through the six stages of denial or whatever it's called because the day I have been so excited for has turned into something completely different. I'm sitting in Homeroom, where everyone gets their VD's—Valentine Deliveries, not Venereal Disease. Although, when I didn't have a boyfriend, the similarity of the acronym brought me great pleasure. Oh, so glad you got a VD. Anyway, our student council has Valentine Deliveries where you can buy someone a rose or a balloon, and it's delivered to their homeroom class either with a note or anonymously.
I see the door open and in walks at least twenty-five roses and three balloons. I make a silent deal with myself that , if I get something, Todd is forgiven for not coming to my locker or being anywhere in sight this morning.
I see one of the "VD Girls" heading toward me, and I think, This is it; he's forgiven . Because not only is she holding a balloon, but there are three roses!
I try to hide my smile . I have the best boyfriend! And then the VD Girl walks right past me and hands them to Cindy Miller sitting in the desk behind me. I feel my heart drop into my stomach and heat wash over my cheeks. I can't believe that I even let myself think they were actually for me. I'm starting to like Valentine's Day without a boyfriend better. At least then I had no expectations when Valentine Deliveries came into homeroom; I already knew I wasn't getting anything.
Why do schools do this? Student Council is evil. It's yet another way to rub it in all the non-receivers faces: You are a loser. No one likes you.
To make matters even worse , Cindy is going on and on about how surprised she is that Marc sent her something. "I mean, we just started dating!"
I threw up a little.
***
Lunch.
Still no Todd. Here I sit, alone. Well, not exactly alone, everyone else is here, but you know what I mean. Gretchen is holding over a dozen roses and these aren't the kind that the Student Council is handing out. No , these are roses that Ryan had a florist deliver to her homeroom . How is that even possible? I mean, doesn't our school have security? Of course, Ryan figured out a way to do it.
Todd is his best friend ; you would think some of that would rub off on him, but no. I can't even get one friggin' rose from the Student Council, never mind a dozen from a stupid florist.
Then there 's Blythe: no boyfriend but three balloons and four roses. Even RTS has two roses and a balloon. She says they are from secret admirers, but I have a feeling she sent them to herself. Actually, that's brilliant. Why didn't I ever think of that?
Sid has a balloon and a rose and a locker that should be in a museum while I've got nothing! I think my six stages have gone from anger to fear.
I start to think maybe something happened to him on his way to school early this morning and no one knows. He could be lying on the side of the road, alone. Just as I've worked myself into a mental frenzy and am about to dial 911, I feel my phone buzz. I look down to see Todd's name, and I'm flooded with relief until I read the text.
Hey Ash. Sorry . Need to work on a class project through lunch. See you later. Happy V-day.
Ok ay, so it's not like he's living in some kind of bubble; he knows it's Valentine's Day. This makes me even angrier. I could have forgiven some kind of
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