After the Clue Hunt

Disclaimed

Someone once said if you study while hanging upside down, you retain more of the information.

And Amy Cahill was not going to take chances with failing her social sciences final.

She was lying on her bed, her long auburn hair brushing against the carpet. She had her social sciences textbook propped up on her chest, tilted over so the tip of her nose almost brushed the glossy pages.

-The Bill of Rights was passed by Parliament on 16 December 1689.[2]It was a re-statement instatutory formof the Declaration of Right presented by theConvention ParliamenttoWilliam and Mary in March 1689…

She yawned, rubbed her eyes with her free hand, and flipped the page.

-It reestablished the liberty of Protestants to have arms for their defense within the rule of law, and condemned James II of England for "causing several good subjects being Protestants to be disarmed at the same time whenpapistswere both armed and employed contrary to law".

Soooo boooorrriiiinggg…

Then her cell phone rang, and she jolted upright, depositing the textbook facedown, and flipped the screen open.

One unread text message from Evan Tolliver.

She nearly choked on her own tongue, and clicked accept.

Evan: Hey.

Hey? Hey? What the heck is "hey" supposed to mean?

Amy got up, and started to pace the distance between the foot of her bed and the door to her—sadly, tiny—closet.

How do you respond to that? Well, how do you respond to that without seeming like an overeager idiot?

Amy was about to yell for Nellie and her sage advice, but she realized that Nellie had gone out to the store, and Fiske and Dan would be no help.

So she breathed in, and typed a response.

Amy: Hey. :)

Was that too desperate? Too lame? Too— her phone rang again.

Evan: What's up?

The sky? The ceiling? She was studying, and was not about to let him know that she had nothing better to do on a Sunday night than study for finals that weren't even announced yet.

Amy: Um, not much. Getting ready to go out.

Which she was. Dan had mentioned something about going to see some banal box-office gold mine that had just come out in 3d.

Evan: Oh cool. With who?

Little brother Dan? Yeah. Exactly what you want to say to the guy you like.

Amy: Oh, just Nellie.

Nellie was safe. It wasn't a lie. Nellie would no doubt want to see anything that promised a lot of blown up cars and shirtless guys.

Evan: That's too bad.

Huh?

Amy: Why?

Evan: I was wondering if you wanted to see a movie with me. But since you already have plans…

Plans that could be cancelled…

Amy: Haha, Dan wants to see some lame movie now, and Nellie promised him she'd take him. They've already left. I'd love to go to a movie with you.

Too desperate? She winced.

Evan: Oh, sweet! I'll pick you up in 15.

Amy: Can't wait! :)

She couldn't hold back a smile.

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