had hold of my head now, it wasnât entirely unwelcome either. He shook me gently as if to get me to reply.
âI guess youâre right. I donât really want to waste everyoneâs time or anything. Would youâ¦umâ¦would you help me get ready for the audition?â I swallowed the lump in my throat.
âIf you want,â Kyle grinned, releasing my hair. âYouâll make an awesome supporting role for Kelly.â
I actually had to lean against the wall as I watched him walk away. What had just happened here? My brain clicked slowly through the conversation trying to pinpoint what I had agreed to, and more importantly, what I had actually decided. I refused to be the girl who gave in to some guyâs pressure no matter how small the demand. Just because I said I would do anything to get Kyle to notice me/like me/want me/take me/date me, that didnât mean I intended to give up on myself the second he showed interest in me.
And yet, thatâs exactly what Iâd just done. Kyle touched me and I gave in to what he wanted within thirty seconds. That didnât bode well for me if we ever were to date. As band kids flooded the hallway, my senses kicked back in, as did my resolve. I was going to audition for Kelly. Once Kyle saw how awesome I was at the audition, heâd forgive me for my little deception.
Maggie caught up with me and started chattering about the newest band geek love triangle as we headed back to the gym.
I scanned the bleachers for Claudia when we got back in the gym. Not because I wanted to sit with her, but because I didnât want to sit by myself. When I finally located her, I wished I hadnât because she was standing entirely too close to Kyle, giggling at something.
Instead of subjecting myself to another disgusting and humiliating witness of Claudiaâs flirtatiousness, I settled myself near Maggieâs section of the band. The musicians started to queue up for the cheerleadersâ entrance, and I felt a strange tickle of satisfaction knowing that Kyle had to get back to his section, leaving Claudia all by her lonesome.
The music began as the cheerleaders exploded onto the court. I tried to concentrate so that I could congratulate Hayley on a job well done later, but cheerleading isnât my thing, so my attention wandered. As I looked across the crowd, I wasnât surprised to see most eyes trained on the girls on the floor, but when my gaze ran straight into another pair of eyes, I think I almost gasped out loud. I hadnât been expecting anyone else to be looking back at me, and even more shocking was that it was Josh Larson.
And even if he did have some seriously pretty eyes, I thought Hayley said he was dating, or at least hooking up with, one or two of the girls on the cheerleading squad. I mean, shouldnât he have been paying more attention to them or something. Instead of looking around the gym and making girls like me squirm. I finally had to look away. Forcing my attention back to the gym floor, I decided to set about planning how to get Kyle to approve of my Kelly audition without telling him what I was planning.
The rest of the game passed in a blur as I tried to sort through various scenarios in which Kyle was so impressed with my audition that he asked me to prom on the spot. Not that getting asked to prom was that big a deal to me or anything, but I couldnât imagine anything more amazing than getting asked to prom in front of the whole drama club. By Kyle nonetheless. In my fantasy, Kyle jumped up on stage after my audition and declared it the best thing heâd ever seen. Then with amazement still shining in his eyes, Kyle dropped down on one knee and asked me to be his date at prom. Every girl in the auditorium would be green with envy, and I would swoon and say yes, of course.
Granted my fantasy was a slight blur of a marriage proposal, but being asked to prom was the next best thing in our school. People
âI guess youâre right. I donât really want to waste everyoneâs time or anything. Would youâ¦umâ¦would you help me get ready for the audition?â I swallowed the lump in my throat.
âIf you want,â Kyle grinned, releasing my hair. âYouâll make an awesome supporting role for Kelly.â
I actually had to lean against the wall as I watched him walk away. What had just happened here? My brain clicked slowly through the conversation trying to pinpoint what I had agreed to, and more importantly, what I had actually decided. I refused to be the girl who gave in to some guyâs pressure no matter how small the demand. Just because I said I would do anything to get Kyle to notice me/like me/want me/take me/date me, that didnât mean I intended to give up on myself the second he showed interest in me.
And yet, thatâs exactly what Iâd just done. Kyle touched me and I gave in to what he wanted within thirty seconds. That didnât bode well for me if we ever were to date. As band kids flooded the hallway, my senses kicked back in, as did my resolve. I was going to audition for Kelly. Once Kyle saw how awesome I was at the audition, heâd forgive me for my little deception.
Maggie caught up with me and started chattering about the newest band geek love triangle as we headed back to the gym.
I scanned the bleachers for Claudia when we got back in the gym. Not because I wanted to sit with her, but because I didnât want to sit by myself. When I finally located her, I wished I hadnât because she was standing entirely too close to Kyle, giggling at something.
Instead of subjecting myself to another disgusting and humiliating witness of Claudiaâs flirtatiousness, I settled myself near Maggieâs section of the band. The musicians started to queue up for the cheerleadersâ entrance, and I felt a strange tickle of satisfaction knowing that Kyle had to get back to his section, leaving Claudia all by her lonesome.
The music began as the cheerleaders exploded onto the court. I tried to concentrate so that I could congratulate Hayley on a job well done later, but cheerleading isnât my thing, so my attention wandered. As I looked across the crowd, I wasnât surprised to see most eyes trained on the girls on the floor, but when my gaze ran straight into another pair of eyes, I think I almost gasped out loud. I hadnât been expecting anyone else to be looking back at me, and even more shocking was that it was Josh Larson.
And even if he did have some seriously pretty eyes, I thought Hayley said he was dating, or at least hooking up with, one or two of the girls on the cheerleading squad. I mean, shouldnât he have been paying more attention to them or something. Instead of looking around the gym and making girls like me squirm. I finally had to look away. Forcing my attention back to the gym floor, I decided to set about planning how to get Kyle to approve of my Kelly audition without telling him what I was planning.
The rest of the game passed in a blur as I tried to sort through various scenarios in which Kyle was so impressed with my audition that he asked me to prom on the spot. Not that getting asked to prom was that big a deal to me or anything, but I couldnât imagine anything more amazing than getting asked to prom in front of the whole drama club. By Kyle nonetheless. In my fantasy, Kyle jumped up on stage after my audition and declared it the best thing heâd ever seen. Then with amazement still shining in his eyes, Kyle dropped down on one knee and asked me to be his date at prom. Every girl in the auditorium would be green with envy, and I would swoon and say yes, of course.
Granted my fantasy was a slight blur of a marriage proposal, but being asked to prom was the next best thing in our school. People
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