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to let them in.
My bed was unmade, the covers combined with the clothes I’d sifted through this morning while looking for an outfit. I motioned to the computer desk, which was covered in books and some of my art supplies. I was making Congolese jewelry to sell at the farmer’s market coming up this spring. My mom and I always got a booth and tended it on Saturdays to make extra money.
Aaron dropped his backpack next to the desk and glanced around. “Not too different in here. Other than the computer.”
I shrugged, then noticed a bra on my bed. I covered it with my bag, blushing and hoping he hadn’t noticed. “It should be on already. Ginger usually uses it after she gets home from school.”
Aaron sat down on the office chair, nudging aside Ginger’s sweater. He shuffled the mouse around, and the computer slowly woke up.
I groaned. “That thing is a dinosaur.” I sat down and pulled out my algebra book.
“ Hey, it works, right?” He spun around in the chair and looked at me. “I think I’m going to get a job and save up for a laptop.”
“ That’d be cool.” I kicked off my shoes and brought my feet up on the bed. “Steven has one that I really like.”
Aaron nodded, turning away. I could feel his mood change a little bit. “Yeah. . .he works at that fancy restaurant by the museum, doesn’t he?”
“ Yep.” I tried to turn my concentration to my algebra, biting my lip as Aaron pulled up his paper. “Whatever. . .whatever happened with you and Sam?”
Aaron’s shoulders tensed a bit, and he started to feel confused. Probably wondering why I cared. “I don’t know. We just got bored of each other, I guess.”
“ Oh, whatever. She’s still obsessed with you,” I said, my eyes on my notebook. “You got bored of her.”
“ I guess,” Aaron said again with a shrug. He hesitated; even his mind was trying to figure out what to say. Maybe I shouldn’t have asked at all. Maybe I didn’t want to know the real answer.
He turned his chair a little bit and glanced at me over his shoulder. “She was nice. She still is.” He thought about saying more, but turned back to the computer. That was okay with me.
6. le duo (the duet)
Aaron
Anna and I practiced again on Wednesday and did more homework. The next morning, I dropped a shiny paper comparing 1984 and Brave New World on the pile on Mrs. Hart’s desk . She raised her eyebrows at me, surprised that yet again I turned in an assignment. “Thanks, Aaron,” she said.
Nodding to her, I sat back down. Kaylie was in the seat next to me; she smiled at me. “Those tutoring lessons are going well, hm?”
“ Yeah,” I said, wondering if Anna had said anything to her about me. That was probably pretty vain, but you have to wonder.
“ Sam’s pretty suspicious,” Kaylie said, grinning.
I nearly rolled my eyes. “That’s weird, considering we broke up four months ago.”
Kaylie laughed. She and I used to be better friends when Anna and I were still talking. Out of loyalty to Anna, she hadn’t been that friendly with me since Anna and Jordan broke up. I guess now that Anna and I were hanging out again, Kaylie felt like it was okay to like me again. “What are you doing for Spring Break?” she asked.
“ Chandler and I are going to hang out in San Francisco with my sister.”
Kaylie was about to respond when Mrs. Hart called for quiet. Seriously, we had two days left until Spring Break, but she still wanted to fit in some more discussion about Mr. Orwell.
After class, Kaylie threw her books in her bag and said, “Anna and I will be in San Francisco over the weekend.”
“ With Steven?” I asked.
“ Yeah, his cousin who lives there.” Kaylie paused, standing up. “Maybe we could all hang out.”
“ Yeah, maybe.” I shrugged, and we walked to the door. “Might want to ask Anna how she feels about that.”
“ We’ll see. You still have the same number, right?”
“ Yep.”
“ Cool. See you at
My bed was unmade, the covers combined with the clothes I’d sifted through this morning while looking for an outfit. I motioned to the computer desk, which was covered in books and some of my art supplies. I was making Congolese jewelry to sell at the farmer’s market coming up this spring. My mom and I always got a booth and tended it on Saturdays to make extra money.
Aaron dropped his backpack next to the desk and glanced around. “Not too different in here. Other than the computer.”
I shrugged, then noticed a bra on my bed. I covered it with my bag, blushing and hoping he hadn’t noticed. “It should be on already. Ginger usually uses it after she gets home from school.”
Aaron sat down on the office chair, nudging aside Ginger’s sweater. He shuffled the mouse around, and the computer slowly woke up.
I groaned. “That thing is a dinosaur.” I sat down and pulled out my algebra book.
“ Hey, it works, right?” He spun around in the chair and looked at me. “I think I’m going to get a job and save up for a laptop.”
“ That’d be cool.” I kicked off my shoes and brought my feet up on the bed. “Steven has one that I really like.”
Aaron nodded, turning away. I could feel his mood change a little bit. “Yeah. . .he works at that fancy restaurant by the museum, doesn’t he?”
“ Yep.” I tried to turn my concentration to my algebra, biting my lip as Aaron pulled up his paper. “Whatever. . .whatever happened with you and Sam?”
Aaron’s shoulders tensed a bit, and he started to feel confused. Probably wondering why I cared. “I don’t know. We just got bored of each other, I guess.”
“ Oh, whatever. She’s still obsessed with you,” I said, my eyes on my notebook. “You got bored of her.”
“ I guess,” Aaron said again with a shrug. He hesitated; even his mind was trying to figure out what to say. Maybe I shouldn’t have asked at all. Maybe I didn’t want to know the real answer.
He turned his chair a little bit and glanced at me over his shoulder. “She was nice. She still is.” He thought about saying more, but turned back to the computer. That was okay with me.
6. le duo (the duet)
Aaron
Anna and I practiced again on Wednesday and did more homework. The next morning, I dropped a shiny paper comparing 1984 and Brave New World on the pile on Mrs. Hart’s desk . She raised her eyebrows at me, surprised that yet again I turned in an assignment. “Thanks, Aaron,” she said.
Nodding to her, I sat back down. Kaylie was in the seat next to me; she smiled at me. “Those tutoring lessons are going well, hm?”
“ Yeah,” I said, wondering if Anna had said anything to her about me. That was probably pretty vain, but you have to wonder.
“ Sam’s pretty suspicious,” Kaylie said, grinning.
I nearly rolled my eyes. “That’s weird, considering we broke up four months ago.”
Kaylie laughed. She and I used to be better friends when Anna and I were still talking. Out of loyalty to Anna, she hadn’t been that friendly with me since Anna and Jordan broke up. I guess now that Anna and I were hanging out again, Kaylie felt like it was okay to like me again. “What are you doing for Spring Break?” she asked.
“ Chandler and I are going to hang out in San Francisco with my sister.”
Kaylie was about to respond when Mrs. Hart called for quiet. Seriously, we had two days left until Spring Break, but she still wanted to fit in some more discussion about Mr. Orwell.
After class, Kaylie threw her books in her bag and said, “Anna and I will be in San Francisco over the weekend.”
“ With Steven?” I asked.
“ Yeah, his cousin who lives there.” Kaylie paused, standing up. “Maybe we could all hang out.”
“ Yeah, maybe.” I shrugged, and we walked to the door. “Might want to ask Anna how she feels about that.”
“ We’ll see. You still have the same number, right?”
“ Yep.”
“ Cool. See you at
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