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“Why don’t you sleepover? You can tell me everything.” She grabbed her notebook from the locker and slammed it shut.
Making up details face to face would be harder. “I’ll ask. Mom might say no since I’m already spending the whole day with you.”
“Try it, and call me in the morning. Dad and I are heading out to the Georgia Tech b-ball game tonight.”
“Have fun!” The only thing they had in common was basketball. Her father had the extended cable sports package. All those sports networks kept their relationship running smoothly.
When Mrs. Logan announced a pop quiz in English, I groaned and resigned myself to failing.
Kelsey smiled and held up her pen. “Loser buys lunch?”
Kelsey and I were usually the top students in the class. I wasn’t the slightest bit prepared. I had blown off last night’s assignment.
My only chance was if the quiz was heavy on assignments from earlier in the week.
“I’m not going to have my usual score today, Kelsey.”
Her mouth dropped open. She leaned closer. “You didn’t do the assignment?”
I shook my head.
“Jen,” she said wagging her finger to scold me.
I shrugged as Mrs. Logan passed out the quizzes.
With a sigh, I read over it. I’d just met Leo and I was already messing up.
After class, Kelsey said, “Call me. I have to meet Kyle now.” They were wearing matching concert shirts today from a Coca Cola Amphitheater performance last weekend. “I’ve got to hear what happened last night to make you blow off your homework.”
I winced. I’d better start making something up.
When I got home on that afternoon, I discovered that Dylan was sleeping over. He and Ian would stay up all night playing video games.
No way was I getting anywhere near those two pervs.
When Mom and Dad took their walk, I went with them.
Then I hung out in the family room and watched a movie with Mom. Dad and Sean played board games in the kitchen. I was glad to see they were serious about the grounding.
After the movie, Mom went to take a turn with Sean, and I headed upstairs to catch up on the Rokrgirlz and my email.
With the doors to my room and Ian’s closed, I could usually keep from hearing all of their trash talk. Listening to Ian and his friends talking made me wish I was a lesbian.
I started to get hungry and thirsty around midnight. I opened the door and went out to the hall to find Ian and Dylan just ahead of me on the stairs. Bad timing.
“I’m totally kicking your pathetic ass,” Dylan said to my brother.
I rolled my eyes. The idiots were always insulting each other.
Ian ignored him.
“Where’s Derek anyway?” Dylan asked. “I thought he was hanging out.”
“I dunno. He didn’t say.”
“You know why he didn’t come? Cuz he’s doing what he always does on a Friday night, playing GTA4, which he beat over a year ago, just so he can hang with the animated hookers in cyber world.”
“Dude, if the graphics get any better, you’ll probably start doing the same thing.”
Dylan snorted. “Like you won’t.”
Ian laughed.
I cringed, and made a mental note to stay away from Derek. Sometimes the morons were actually right about things.
Chapter Six
On Saturday morning, I grumbled when my alarm went off and then kicked off the covers. I had to hurry to mop the kitchen and bathrooms before Leo got here. Sean had done them last week so they were probably really grungy. The kitchen wasn’t bad. The bathrooms. Ick. While I mopped, I had to figure out what to wear. Not because I cared, but because Alex would ask. Okay, fine. I cared. A little.
At nine-thirty, dressed in a striped top that everyone said flattered my complexion, jeans, and clunky leather belt, I hopped into the car with Leo.
“I have to be back at your house at four for practice,” he said as we pulled away from the curb. “Will your mother be around? Is it safe for me to go?”
“Mom and Dad are going out. You’ll be fine.”
“I hate to
“Why don’t you sleepover? You can tell me everything.” She grabbed her notebook from the locker and slammed it shut.
Making up details face to face would be harder. “I’ll ask. Mom might say no since I’m already spending the whole day with you.”
“Try it, and call me in the morning. Dad and I are heading out to the Georgia Tech b-ball game tonight.”
“Have fun!” The only thing they had in common was basketball. Her father had the extended cable sports package. All those sports networks kept their relationship running smoothly.
When Mrs. Logan announced a pop quiz in English, I groaned and resigned myself to failing.
Kelsey smiled and held up her pen. “Loser buys lunch?”
Kelsey and I were usually the top students in the class. I wasn’t the slightest bit prepared. I had blown off last night’s assignment.
My only chance was if the quiz was heavy on assignments from earlier in the week.
“I’m not going to have my usual score today, Kelsey.”
Her mouth dropped open. She leaned closer. “You didn’t do the assignment?”
I shook my head.
“Jen,” she said wagging her finger to scold me.
I shrugged as Mrs. Logan passed out the quizzes.
With a sigh, I read over it. I’d just met Leo and I was already messing up.
After class, Kelsey said, “Call me. I have to meet Kyle now.” They were wearing matching concert shirts today from a Coca Cola Amphitheater performance last weekend. “I’ve got to hear what happened last night to make you blow off your homework.”
I winced. I’d better start making something up.
When I got home on that afternoon, I discovered that Dylan was sleeping over. He and Ian would stay up all night playing video games.
No way was I getting anywhere near those two pervs.
When Mom and Dad took their walk, I went with them.
Then I hung out in the family room and watched a movie with Mom. Dad and Sean played board games in the kitchen. I was glad to see they were serious about the grounding.
After the movie, Mom went to take a turn with Sean, and I headed upstairs to catch up on the Rokrgirlz and my email.
With the doors to my room and Ian’s closed, I could usually keep from hearing all of their trash talk. Listening to Ian and his friends talking made me wish I was a lesbian.
I started to get hungry and thirsty around midnight. I opened the door and went out to the hall to find Ian and Dylan just ahead of me on the stairs. Bad timing.
“I’m totally kicking your pathetic ass,” Dylan said to my brother.
I rolled my eyes. The idiots were always insulting each other.
Ian ignored him.
“Where’s Derek anyway?” Dylan asked. “I thought he was hanging out.”
“I dunno. He didn’t say.”
“You know why he didn’t come? Cuz he’s doing what he always does on a Friday night, playing GTA4, which he beat over a year ago, just so he can hang with the animated hookers in cyber world.”
“Dude, if the graphics get any better, you’ll probably start doing the same thing.”
Dylan snorted. “Like you won’t.”
Ian laughed.
I cringed, and made a mental note to stay away from Derek. Sometimes the morons were actually right about things.
Chapter Six
On Saturday morning, I grumbled when my alarm went off and then kicked off the covers. I had to hurry to mop the kitchen and bathrooms before Leo got here. Sean had done them last week so they were probably really grungy. The kitchen wasn’t bad. The bathrooms. Ick. While I mopped, I had to figure out what to wear. Not because I cared, but because Alex would ask. Okay, fine. I cared. A little.
At nine-thirty, dressed in a striped top that everyone said flattered my complexion, jeans, and clunky leather belt, I hopped into the car with Leo.
“I have to be back at your house at four for practice,” he said as we pulled away from the curb. “Will your mother be around? Is it safe for me to go?”
“Mom and Dad are going out. You’ll be fine.”
“I hate to
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