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of something for Katie to say to Randy. Finally I decided to sleep on it, and I promised myself that I would talk up Pink to Mom first thing in the morning .
CHAPTER ELEVEN
Pink certainly is a thoughtful person, isn ' t he? " I said when Mom and I met at the breakfast table the next morning. " I think you should take your flowers to work with you today and set them on your desk so that he can see how much you appreciate them. "
Mom looked at me and raised an eyebrow the way she always does when she says something like " You ' re nuts, " or " I think you ' ve flipped, " except this time she didn ' t say anything because her mouth was full of toast.
" I mean, how many guys would be so concerned about your health? Not very many. He ' s someone you can really count on. "
Mom took a drink of coffee and looked at me over the rim of her cup. " Why all this sudden interest in Pink? " she asked suspiciously.
" Oh, it isn ' t sudden, " I assured her. " I ' ve liked Pink ever since you started going out with him. " Then I crossed my fingers behind my back for good luck and kept on talking. " Actually, I ' ve always been very impressed with what a super person he is. And to think that now he even wants to take you to Ricardo ' s. You can tell that he really cares about you. "
" Jana! " Mom exploded. " I ' m tired of hearing about Pink. I ' m also tired of taking his phone calls and accepting his flowers and hearing his marriage proposals. You might say that I ' m just plain tired of Pink. Now may we please change the subject? "
" Sure. I have to leave for school anyway. " At least I tried, I thought. I gave her a quick peck on the cheek as I grabbed my lunch off the counter and headed for the door.
Mom isn ' t cooperating one bit, I thought. Poor Pink. He was such a terrific guy and he really cared for her. How could she be so heartless? It would be different when my friends talked me up to Randy. He would be so impressed that he would see me for what I really am, and he would remember what a super time we had on our date.
As I walked along, I tried to picture Taffy Sinclair ' s face when Randy finally got around to announcing that he had my name all along. He would probably be on the playground, or maybe in the Media Center. Then he would look at me and smile that kind and sensitive smile and say, " I matched up with Jana Morgan because she is such a super person and we have so much in common . We were meant for each other. " Then Taffy would start sobbing loudly, and I, being as kind and sensitive as Randy Kirwan, would say, " Poor Taffy Sinclair. We should all feel sorry for her. "
My fabulous daydream was interrupted by the sudden thought that I still did not have anything specific for Katie to say to Randy I hurried toward school. Maybe she would have some ideas.
When I got to school, the first person I saw was Beth, and she was hanging around the bike rack the way she was supposed to do. I had been watching her only for a minute when Randy came riding onto the playground. He was going so fast that I was sure he was going to run into the bike rack, but he hit his brakes, throwing gravel all over the place and stopping only about an inch from the rack.
I ducked behind a tree and watched Beth walk casually over to him. I was too far away to hear what they were saying and I wasn ' t very good at reading lips, so I just stood there watching and holding my breath.
" Jana Morgan. Why are you hiding behind that tree? " It was Katie, and she startled me so badly that I jumped a foot off the ground.
" You didn ' t have to announce it to the whole world, " I said, giving her a poison-dart look.
Katie looked past me to where Beth and Randy stood talking. " Oh, brother, " she said. " Now I get it. Beth is over there giving Mr. Conceited the big word on how wonderful you are. "
" So? " I said. " And don ' t call him Mr. Conceited. He happens to be a fantastic person. "
Katie looked as if she was getting ready to say something
CHAPTER ELEVEN
Pink certainly is a thoughtful person, isn ' t he? " I said when Mom and I met at the breakfast table the next morning. " I think you should take your flowers to work with you today and set them on your desk so that he can see how much you appreciate them. "
Mom looked at me and raised an eyebrow the way she always does when she says something like " You ' re nuts, " or " I think you ' ve flipped, " except this time she didn ' t say anything because her mouth was full of toast.
" I mean, how many guys would be so concerned about your health? Not very many. He ' s someone you can really count on. "
Mom took a drink of coffee and looked at me over the rim of her cup. " Why all this sudden interest in Pink? " she asked suspiciously.
" Oh, it isn ' t sudden, " I assured her. " I ' ve liked Pink ever since you started going out with him. " Then I crossed my fingers behind my back for good luck and kept on talking. " Actually, I ' ve always been very impressed with what a super person he is. And to think that now he even wants to take you to Ricardo ' s. You can tell that he really cares about you. "
" Jana! " Mom exploded. " I ' m tired of hearing about Pink. I ' m also tired of taking his phone calls and accepting his flowers and hearing his marriage proposals. You might say that I ' m just plain tired of Pink. Now may we please change the subject? "
" Sure. I have to leave for school anyway. " At least I tried, I thought. I gave her a quick peck on the cheek as I grabbed my lunch off the counter and headed for the door.
Mom isn ' t cooperating one bit, I thought. Poor Pink. He was such a terrific guy and he really cared for her. How could she be so heartless? It would be different when my friends talked me up to Randy. He would be so impressed that he would see me for what I really am, and he would remember what a super time we had on our date.
As I walked along, I tried to picture Taffy Sinclair ' s face when Randy finally got around to announcing that he had my name all along. He would probably be on the playground, or maybe in the Media Center. Then he would look at me and smile that kind and sensitive smile and say, " I matched up with Jana Morgan because she is such a super person and we have so much in common . We were meant for each other. " Then Taffy would start sobbing loudly, and I, being as kind and sensitive as Randy Kirwan, would say, " Poor Taffy Sinclair. We should all feel sorry for her. "
My fabulous daydream was interrupted by the sudden thought that I still did not have anything specific for Katie to say to Randy I hurried toward school. Maybe she would have some ideas.
When I got to school, the first person I saw was Beth, and she was hanging around the bike rack the way she was supposed to do. I had been watching her only for a minute when Randy came riding onto the playground. He was going so fast that I was sure he was going to run into the bike rack, but he hit his brakes, throwing gravel all over the place and stopping only about an inch from the rack.
I ducked behind a tree and watched Beth walk casually over to him. I was too far away to hear what they were saying and I wasn ' t very good at reading lips, so I just stood there watching and holding my breath.
" Jana Morgan. Why are you hiding behind that tree? " It was Katie, and she startled me so badly that I jumped a foot off the ground.
" You didn ' t have to announce it to the whole world, " I said, giving her a poison-dart look.
Katie looked past me to where Beth and Randy stood talking. " Oh, brother, " she said. " Now I get it. Beth is over there giving Mr. Conceited the big word on how wonderful you are. "
" So? " I said. " And don ' t call him Mr. Conceited. He happens to be a fantastic person. "
Katie looked as if she was getting ready to say something
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