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    The kitchen walls were painted pale green and the cabinets were white. In the back of the kitchen, there was an oak cabinet filled with colorful pottery.
    “Hi honey. How was your day?” she asked when she saw me standing in the doorway.
    “ It was okay.”
    “What did you do?”
    “I just photocopied.” I plopped in a chair at the round table that my parents found at a garage sale in Long Island years ago. It had been painted white, so they stripped it in Grammy’s garage and refinished it.
    “That’s good. Sweetie, get me some cilantro , please.”
    I jumped up and went to the herb garden container on the windowsill.
    “Are you okay?” Mom asked. “You’re very quiet.”
    “I’m fine just tired. I’m going upstairs to change.”
    In my room, I struggled with calling Reed. I didn’t want to call his cell. At his party, he said his cell was broken, but what if he got it fixed and he was with his friends? I also didn’t want to text anything since Dad always said to be careful what you email or text people. I guess it was the lawyer in him.
    I found the student registry and called his house. Chad answered.
    “Hi, Chad. It’s Paige. Is Reed home?” I asked nervously.
    “He’s out. Did you try his cell?”
    “He said it was broken.”
    “Oh, I don’t know about that. I’ll leave him a note that you called.”
    “Thanks, Bye,” I said and hurried off the phone.
    Glancing on my wall, I saw a post from Daphne. It said, “I’m happy for you two” written half-an-hour ago. I’m going to kill her.
    Dad got in an hour after me and said he knew we were having Indian food from the aroma in the hallway. During dinner, the house phone rang and it was Daphne, but I didn’t answer. I wanted to talk to her privately not in front of my parents. When I called her back, she suggested a walk and I agreed. I’d wait to tell her how mad I was in person.
    When I saw her approaching, I must have looked annoyed because the first thing she said was, “Are you okay?”
    “No. Why did you post that comment about Reed?” I asked coldly.
    "Oh, you aren't together?" she asked.
    “Don’t you think I’d tell you if I was dating him? Why didn’t you check with me first?”
    Looking at me incredulously, she said, “I did. I tried all day. I saw the post this morning then called you like six times. I texted, emailed and left voice messages, but I didn’t hear back from you. When I saw Eden’s post, I thought it was true. I called your house phone tonight hoping you’d tell me about it.”
    “I was at work all day and there’s no messages from you on my phone.” This was crazy.
    Daphne checked her phone and said, “Look. The six calls and here are the texts. Let me find the email.”
    “This is ridiculous! I have t o go to the phone store.” Frustrated, I threw my phone in my bag. “So what do I do about Reed? I just want to be friends.”
    Daphne was looking at me and shaking her head. “Girls i n school would die to date him. Just go out with him. He really likes you and we could double date if Evan ever asks me out,” she added smiling. I was right she did like Evan.
    Daphne started talking about Evan forgetting about my problem entirely. “Evan was flirting with me, but he might like Josie.”
    “I don’t know about that. I think Josie likes Reed.
    Daphne cheered up hearing that. “Really?”
    “I’m pretty sure. She couldn’t keep her eyes off him.”
    “That would be good for you. Deidre said that she’s coming to our school in the fall.”
    “Maybe Reed will fall for her and leave me alone. I shouldn’t have hugged him goodbye."
    "You hugged him?" She looked at me awkwardly.
    "Give me a break. It meant nothing. So what should I do, so he doesn’t hate me?” Looking for some, any kind of advice.
    “Oh, just go out with him,” Daphne said, sounding annoyed.
    “You go out with him,” I said angrily.
    “ I used to like Reed,” Daphne admitted. “Now, I like