open.
She sat up and saw what had caught her attention – Harvey. He looked at her through the window, shock apparent on his face. Her stomach dropped like it was made of lead, how long had he been standing there?
Her face started to redden with the embarrassment. She prayed he had only just walked in. Why had she been so stupid? She was so caught up in her stupid song she forgot to close the stupid blinds. Stupid Kaley, Stupid , she scolded herself.
She went to the window and waved, mouthing a ‘goodnight’. Harvey did the same and watched as she closed the curtains. She took off the dress and went for a shower, mortally embarrassed about the whole thing.
She resolved never to mention it, despite wanting to know exactly what Harvey saw. If she ignored it, perhaps he would forget about whatever he saw.
Chapter 9
Kaley could feel eyes staring at her. She was sure they belonged to Harvey. He was sitting two rows behind her in Science class and she still wasn’t over being embarrassed about the whole dress and song incident.
She begged Georgie for a ride to school that morning so she didn’t have to speak with him. She guessed they would still have to walk home together after school, but maybe some miracle might occur in the meantime. Like the school exploding or something.
Lost in her daydream, when a note landed on her desk, it startled her. She carefully looked around to Harper but she was flicking through her textbook. She opened the note and read:
K,
Saturday night, 6 ok? Pick u up then?
E.
Kaley’s heart leaped. Sure, it wasn’t the most romantic note she had ever received – actually it probably was – but it was from Eli. She hadn’t imagined the whole thing and he hadn’t been so drunk that he had forgotten. It was actually happening. Her and Eli Stone were actually going on a date.
A real date.
She turned around and looked at Eli, sitting in the back row. She nodded in response. He nodded to acknowledge her nod. And that was it. Their first official, real date was set.
Saturday seemed way too far away even though it was only the day after tomorrow. But that was too soon also. She tried not to panic. It was just a date after all, people went on them all the time. It was no big deal, right? As much as she tried to tell herself those facts, she still couldn’t believe them.
Kaley tried hard to focus on the teacher. Science was her thing, she needed to concentrate in case she was picked on for an answer. Not that she ever was, but she needed to be prepared anyway. On the day she wasn’t paying attention, it would be the day when it actually happened.
No doubt about it.
The teacher was saying something about an assignment he was setting. Everyone was going to be assigned a partner and they would be expected to run an experiment. The outcomes needed to be documented and presented to the class. It counted for twenty percent of the final grade so it was going to be kind of a big deal.
Her thoughts immediately went to who she would be partnered with. She hoped it would be Harper, at least they could have some fun with it. Science wasn’t exactly Harper’s thing, but at least she could help her friend get a good grade.
In the past she had been paired with Abigail once before. It was terrifying at first, then Kaley realized she would be doing the whole assignment herself as Abigail delegated rather than did anything.
She had earned herself an A and given Abigail one for free. Even after being supposed science partners, Abigail wouldn’t be able to identify her in a lineup.
Mr. Hannigan was reeling off names fast now, he had obviously already made the list earlier. Kaley heard her name and waited, holding her breath for someone good. Someone other than Abigail, please.
“Kaley will be paired with Harvey.”
She heard the words and her hopes were dashed. After Harvey had been acting so strange, he would make a terrible science partner.
She sat up and saw what had caught her attention – Harvey. He looked at her through the window, shock apparent on his face. Her stomach dropped like it was made of lead, how long had he been standing there?
Her face started to redden with the embarrassment. She prayed he had only just walked in. Why had she been so stupid? She was so caught up in her stupid song she forgot to close the stupid blinds. Stupid Kaley, Stupid , she scolded herself.
She went to the window and waved, mouthing a ‘goodnight’. Harvey did the same and watched as she closed the curtains. She took off the dress and went for a shower, mortally embarrassed about the whole thing.
She resolved never to mention it, despite wanting to know exactly what Harvey saw. If she ignored it, perhaps he would forget about whatever he saw.
Chapter 9
Kaley could feel eyes staring at her. She was sure they belonged to Harvey. He was sitting two rows behind her in Science class and she still wasn’t over being embarrassed about the whole dress and song incident.
She begged Georgie for a ride to school that morning so she didn’t have to speak with him. She guessed they would still have to walk home together after school, but maybe some miracle might occur in the meantime. Like the school exploding or something.
Lost in her daydream, when a note landed on her desk, it startled her. She carefully looked around to Harper but she was flicking through her textbook. She opened the note and read:
K,
Saturday night, 6 ok? Pick u up then?
E.
Kaley’s heart leaped. Sure, it wasn’t the most romantic note she had ever received – actually it probably was – but it was from Eli. She hadn’t imagined the whole thing and he hadn’t been so drunk that he had forgotten. It was actually happening. Her and Eli Stone were actually going on a date.
A real date.
She turned around and looked at Eli, sitting in the back row. She nodded in response. He nodded to acknowledge her nod. And that was it. Their first official, real date was set.
Saturday seemed way too far away even though it was only the day after tomorrow. But that was too soon also. She tried not to panic. It was just a date after all, people went on them all the time. It was no big deal, right? As much as she tried to tell herself those facts, she still couldn’t believe them.
Kaley tried hard to focus on the teacher. Science was her thing, she needed to concentrate in case she was picked on for an answer. Not that she ever was, but she needed to be prepared anyway. On the day she wasn’t paying attention, it would be the day when it actually happened.
No doubt about it.
The teacher was saying something about an assignment he was setting. Everyone was going to be assigned a partner and they would be expected to run an experiment. The outcomes needed to be documented and presented to the class. It counted for twenty percent of the final grade so it was going to be kind of a big deal.
Her thoughts immediately went to who she would be partnered with. She hoped it would be Harper, at least they could have some fun with it. Science wasn’t exactly Harper’s thing, but at least she could help her friend get a good grade.
In the past she had been paired with Abigail once before. It was terrifying at first, then Kaley realized she would be doing the whole assignment herself as Abigail delegated rather than did anything.
She had earned herself an A and given Abigail one for free. Even after being supposed science partners, Abigail wouldn’t be able to identify her in a lineup.
Mr. Hannigan was reeling off names fast now, he had obviously already made the list earlier. Kaley heard her name and waited, holding her breath for someone good. Someone other than Abigail, please.
“Kaley will be paired with Harvey.”
She heard the words and her hopes were dashed. After Harvey had been acting so strange, he would make a terrible science partner.
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