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things panned out with Eli and
Bailey. I couldn’t say that I did anything to make a difference, so it would
all be on Eli. But I had faith in him.
    I
showered and got into bed, but I wasn’t able to fall asleep right away. I
tossed and turned until around 1 a.m. My mind would not stop racing from
thoughts about what Pete and I would look like as a couple, to Eli and Bailey
as a couple, and then to the extreme like if Pete was a murderer or not. My mom
and dad would pop in there every now and again too. I briefly wondered how they
were each doing without each other. Mostly, I worried about dad.
    Morning
came far too quickly when I awoke early with a start and a racing heart. I
wished that the nightmare would go away for good—but I also wished for a little
insight as to why I was even having it. Up until six months ago, I’d only had a
few bad dreams throughout my whole life. Now I felt like I’d had enough
nightmares for five lifetimes.
    I
was surprisingly excited for school that day. Just four days before I had been
dreading it. It was amazing how things could change so quickly. My expectations
were high when I thought of Eli asking Bailey to double-date with Pete and I. I
truly thought Bailey would love to go on a date with Eli. Who knew, maybe they
would hit it off. After all, Eli was quite a catch and as far as Bailey was
concerned, Eli would be lucky to have her.
    It
was no surprise when I got downstairs and my mom had already gone to work. I
was just finishing up the remnants of my breakfast when there was a soft knock
at the door. It was Eli, so I quickly grabbed my backpack and we were out the
door.
    On
the way to my first class I found myself searching every face for Bailey’s in
hopes that Eli could ask her, but never found her and Eli didn't linger outside
my classroom door. He seemed jittery and not quite himself. I guessed his
nerves were getting the better of him.
    “See ya ,” he said over his shoulder as he walked out of
sight.
    I
waved.
    Once
Pete walked into class and sat down, he turned around immediately.
    “Hey,
did you talk to your mom about this weekend?”
    Wow,
he didn’t waste any time. He completely put me on the spot. I was glad I
rehearsed what I would say. “I did, but she didn’t give me an answer. She told
me she would let me know this morning, but she had to go into work early again.
I will call her later to get her answer, but I don’t know if I'll get one
today.”
    “Oh,
alright.”
    He
turned back around to face the front of the classroom and didn’t speak to me
the rest of class. I wasn’t sure if it was because he wanted to pay attention
or if he was upset with me in some way, but I hoped it wasn’t the latter.
    We
were checking our homework, and lo and behold mine was fairly good. I had
gotten most of the answers correct.
    Pete
walked me to second period and it was definitely more quiet than usual. I
couldn’t help but wonder if it was because of me or if there was something else
eating at him. He certainly didn’t seem like his usual self.
    “I'll
see you at lunch?” he questioned.
    “Yep,
see you there.” I walked over to where Eli stood waiting for me. He looked happy.
    “Have
you seen Bailey yet?” I asked Eli.
    “Yep!”
he beamed. “I asked and she said yes!”
    “Wow,
that's great!” Now I just needed to convince Pete that a double-date with Eli
and Bailey would be fun, which might be harder. He didn’t seem so keen on Eli.
    “I
know, isn’t it? Thanks so much for your help! It was as easy as you said it
would be! Although, I’m not sure if it would have been so easy if she had said
no,” he confessed.
    It
felt so good knowing that I helped him. Maybe all he needed was a confidence
boost because I didn’t do much more than that.
    “Glad
to hear it. Thank you for being willing to go with Pete and I.”
    “Sure,”
he said as his face turned from happy to serious. “I wasn’t thrilled about the
idea in the first place, and I am not thrilled