The sun was setting low behind the buildings of Boston and people were starting to head home after a hard day's work. It was mildly noisy, but not to Zack, as he skated down the street toward his home at the expensive and luxurious Tipton Hotel. He had his CD player blaring and his mind somewhere else. Right after school, he had detention and then he went to basketball practice with Tapeworm and Max. Cody decided to head home to study for their math test, that Zack had no intention on bothering with. I'm bored, be thought to himself, as he walked through the lobby.
Mr. Moseby was consulting with some rich and snobby looking guests. No one special to Zack. But then he turned toward the elevator and the place that was always hard to ignore. The Candy Counter. Where Maddie Fitzpatrick worked, although she wasn't there at the time. Off doing whatever she did when she wasn't working. A couple months ago, that would have bothered Zack, it would have made him think about where she was and who she was with, which was probably a boy. And then he would get all flustered and upset and jealous, but not anymore. He was officially over his crush for Maddie and he liked it better that way.
The elevator dinged at floor 23, but Zack didn't hear that either. He just stepped forward when he could and on to his family's suite. Unlocked the door and slammed it behind him. "I'm home!" he called, throwing his backpack and CD player on the table and going straight for the refrigerator. Cody walked out of their room to greet him.
"So, how was basketball practice?" Cody asked, trying to sound like he was interested. Cody used to be on the team, but after so many games, sitting out, he decided it was a waste of his time. So he quit and that bothered Zack for some reason.
"Same old, same old." he replied after taking a gulp of a Gatorade bottle he found.
"Hey, that's mine!" Cody cried, reaching over to grab it.
Zack pulled away, keeping the drink for himself, "Tough."
Cody glared, but changed the subject, "So, did you talk to Maddie on your way up?"
"No. Why?" Zack said, pretending that he was interested.
"Well, she wanted to talk to you, you know. She has news. Big news."
"Okay." was Zack's reply as he walked over to couch and plopped himself down. He flipped on the TV, trying to hint to Cody that he was done with the conversation. Cody followed him, but remained standing. "What do you want?" Zack demanded after a while of Cody just standing and staring.
"Well, aren't you going to go look for her?"
Cody must know what the news is, Zack thought to himself. "What is it..." he rolled his eyes and shut the TV off to assure Cody he had his full attention.
"Maddie is moving, Zack." Cody informed. Zack felt his stomach sink, like an anchor in the blue sea. "To West Virgina."
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