Chapter 2
"Gunther Hessenheffer?" CeCe recognized, standing up. Then she laughed. "You look so – so not you!" He was in a disguise. He looks very normal, she thought. "I bet you borrowed those from Ty."
"Shut up, Little Red Girl," Gunther replied softly. "I'm going on a huge mission." "Huge mission, huh," CeCe repeated. "Well, you certainly look better, don't you?" "Whatever," he said. "Are Deuce and Rocky still there?"
"Why do you ask?" CeCe asked. Am I jealous? Gross! "If you really want to know, I'm… told me to spying on Rocky," Gunther admitted. CeCe's eyes widened with shock. "No. Way."
"Why?" she asked nervously. "Do you… like her?" Then he smiled. "No, not really… Tinka just told me to. I don't know why, must be about Ty." "What does that have to do with Rocky?" she said, putting her hands on her hips. "If you were only a bit smart enough to remember, they're siblings," he reminded her. That really insulted CeCe. What did he mean "a bit smart enough"? She hit him playfully in the shoulder. And if only you were a bit taller, you'd be able to hit my head too, Gunther joked in his mind. But he didn't really want to offend her again.
Then the speaker announced, "Calling Cecelia Amanda Jones and Gunther Hessenheffer." CeCe looked at Gunther, who was probably laughing in his head. But he pulled it all together and didn't make fun of her real name at all. Or maybe it wasn't really funny to him.
Their names were announced again. This time, they listened. They both knew they were in major trouble.
Meanwhile, Rocky and Deuce were both distracted in class. Surprisingly, Dina's presence didn't have a big effect on Deuce anymore. In fact, he was already staring at Rocky, who tried not to stare back and listen attentively to another ridiculous but hugely important lesson, which was "How to Make Blue Strawberries Out of Yellow Ones." She knew she had to listen since this was, according to their teacher, part of their Home Economics exams.
Dina didn't even seem to care too. But inside, she was crying. But she ignored him, hoping that eventually, he'll end up being so miserable without her that he'll be running back… but he wasn't.
