him so much but
our relationship was so screwed up right now. He was all I
could think about. But at least it helped take my mind off of
one thing.
Creepy Girl decided to start humming an eerie tune
while she stared at me now—like something out of a low
budget Japanese horror flick. She didn’t even freak me out
anymore—she simply irritated me.
If her intention was to
scare me, it wasn’t working. Misty would have to try a whole
lot harder if she wanted to see me lose it in front of the entire
school.
When I finally got to see Zach in math class, he looked
pathetic—so pathetic, in fact, that I felt even worse about our
fight. All I needed was to be alone with him so I could tell him
how sorry I was.
I finally came to the decision that I needed
to have “the talk” with him. We had to discuss the whole sex
thing or we were going to continue to have senseless fights.
But time alone together was something we weren’t going to
have any time soon.
“The school called Mom and told her about my
detention.
Boy was she pissed—sent me a nasty text. I’m
grounded, Ruby—nothing for me but school and the shelter
for the next two weeks. I’m sorry, but I’m going to have to
cancel our date this weekend.” He gave me a sad puppy dog
look and said, “I hate it when I do something stupid to
disappoint you.”
Two weeks. The last time we were separated for two
weeks I was almost killed by a vengeful ghost but at least I
didn’t have to worry about that this time around. And it was a
good sign that he realized what he did was stupid, wasn’t it?
In light of that admission, I decided to go easy on him.
“That’s okay. I mean, we’ll still see each other in school and
we can call each other every night, right?”
“Wrong—grounded means no phone, either. As soon
as I get home, I have to give it to her. I’m sorry. I swear I’ll
make it up to you when my sentence is lifted.” He gently
placed his hand on mine and said, “We’ll do something really
special together—something we’ve never done before. I’ll
make it a night to remember—I promise.”
Something special.
He said those exact words before
but it never turned out to be what I was wanting. Maybe this
time would be different, maybe this time he was thinking the
same thing I was.
“Okay, Zach. I’ll be looking forward to it.” More than
he could even imagine.
At the end of class, he snuck me a kiss before heading
to detention.
I texted Shelly earlier for a ride home, but I
didn’t tell her why I needed one because I was afraid of what
she would say about Zach’s behavior. Stupid me, I forgot that
she and Diane Mason were friends so of course, she knew
everything by the time she came to get me.
“Is everything okay between you and Zach?” She
barely waited until I opened up the car door to fire that
question at me. I glanced around quickly to see if anyone was
listening before I got in and answered her.
“Well, we had a fight last night. It was nothing major
but when he tried to call me afterward, I wouldn’t answer my
phone.
He was still mad at me this morning and ended up
almost getting into a fight with some boy I don’t know. Now
he’s grounded and I’ll barely see or talk to him for two whole
weeks.” There was a time when I never would have talked to
Shelly
about
Zach like that—or
about
anything
for that
matter. I was sure glad those days were over. Right about
now, I needed all the support I could get.
“I’m sorry, honey. But you guys made up, right?”
“Yeah, but I feel really bad about everything. I never
should have gotten mad at him in the first place—the whole
thing’s my fault.”
“No, it’s not. Zach chose to start that fight. It’s his fault
he
got grounded—not yours.
I just hope he learned his
lesson.”
Me, too. I didn’t like seeing him that way—all jealous
and overprotective. He had no reason to be insecure about
our relationship—none whatsoever. It’s not like I ever
our relationship was so screwed up right now. He was all I
could think about. But at least it helped take my mind off of
one thing.
Creepy Girl decided to start humming an eerie tune
while she stared at me now—like something out of a low
budget Japanese horror flick. She didn’t even freak me out
anymore—she simply irritated me.
If her intention was to
scare me, it wasn’t working. Misty would have to try a whole
lot harder if she wanted to see me lose it in front of the entire
school.
When I finally got to see Zach in math class, he looked
pathetic—so pathetic, in fact, that I felt even worse about our
fight. All I needed was to be alone with him so I could tell him
how sorry I was.
I finally came to the decision that I needed
to have “the talk” with him. We had to discuss the whole sex
thing or we were going to continue to have senseless fights.
But time alone together was something we weren’t going to
have any time soon.
“The school called Mom and told her about my
detention.
Boy was she pissed—sent me a nasty text. I’m
grounded, Ruby—nothing for me but school and the shelter
for the next two weeks. I’m sorry, but I’m going to have to
cancel our date this weekend.” He gave me a sad puppy dog
look and said, “I hate it when I do something stupid to
disappoint you.”
Two weeks. The last time we were separated for two
weeks I was almost killed by a vengeful ghost but at least I
didn’t have to worry about that this time around. And it was a
good sign that he realized what he did was stupid, wasn’t it?
In light of that admission, I decided to go easy on him.
“That’s okay. I mean, we’ll still see each other in school and
we can call each other every night, right?”
“Wrong—grounded means no phone, either. As soon
as I get home, I have to give it to her. I’m sorry. I swear I’ll
make it up to you when my sentence is lifted.” He gently
placed his hand on mine and said, “We’ll do something really
special together—something we’ve never done before. I’ll
make it a night to remember—I promise.”
Something special.
He said those exact words before
but it never turned out to be what I was wanting. Maybe this
time would be different, maybe this time he was thinking the
same thing I was.
“Okay, Zach. I’ll be looking forward to it.” More than
he could even imagine.
At the end of class, he snuck me a kiss before heading
to detention.
I texted Shelly earlier for a ride home, but I
didn’t tell her why I needed one because I was afraid of what
she would say about Zach’s behavior. Stupid me, I forgot that
she and Diane Mason were friends so of course, she knew
everything by the time she came to get me.
“Is everything okay between you and Zach?” She
barely waited until I opened up the car door to fire that
question at me. I glanced around quickly to see if anyone was
listening before I got in and answered her.
“Well, we had a fight last night. It was nothing major
but when he tried to call me afterward, I wouldn’t answer my
phone.
He was still mad at me this morning and ended up
almost getting into a fight with some boy I don’t know. Now
he’s grounded and I’ll barely see or talk to him for two whole
weeks.” There was a time when I never would have talked to
Shelly
about
Zach like that—or
about
anything
for that
matter. I was sure glad those days were over. Right about
now, I needed all the support I could get.
“I’m sorry, honey. But you guys made up, right?”
“Yeah, but I feel really bad about everything. I never
should have gotten mad at him in the first place—the whole
thing’s my fault.”
“No, it’s not. Zach chose to start that fight. It’s his fault
he
got grounded—not yours.
I just hope he learned his
lesson.”
Me, too. I didn’t like seeing him that way—all jealous
and overprotective. He had no reason to be insecure about
our relationship—none whatsoever. It’s not like I ever
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