"Excuse me?"

"Oh you heard me," Rhydian grinned.

She pulled her Geography homework out of her locker and arched an eyebrow, "Katrina? Oh my G-"

"I'm not going," he reassured her. "But if I did…"

"No! You promised you'd stay for dinner," Maddy became slightly irritated.

His brow knitted, "woah! Maddy, easy I was just saying."

"I didn't know you liked her anyways. She's a K."

He shrugged casually, "She's actually quite funny and smart. Nothing like Kara and Kay."

If Jefferies hadn't made him move tables, due to a whispered game of hangman with Maddy, Rhydian wouldn't have had a decent convo with Katrina.

"Right," her gaze dropped to the floor.

"Aw Mads, I know what's going on here."

Crap! He knows! "You…do?" She choked, flushing red.

Rhydian nodded grimly, "You're upset because I'm not staying for dinner with your parents on Friday."

How could he be so blind? How could he fail to see… Wait- what did he say? "You said you'd cancel the date with Katrina! You SAID you'd come!" She yelled, jutting her chin out stubbornly.

Oh shoot! "Uh, yeah Mads. But we were talking and…" He flinched at the sound of her locker door slam shut, with such force it left a hand shaped dent.

She didn't let him finish before storming away; in the complete opposite direction of her next class.

Rhydian felt guilt overwhelm him. Why did she care so much anyways? Then again, why did he care so much about how she felt about this?

…To Be Continued…