PART TWO: WRITTEN FROM CAITENCE'S POINT OF VEIW
'Man, he's cute.' I thought as I shook hands with Merton. 'With my luck, he'll say that he's not Merton, and then my real date will show up. He'll be a 4 foot tall dwarf with a buzz cut and huge glasses who looks like he's 40 but he's really 17. Hey, since when do I think in run-on sentences?' I shook away my thoughts and smiled as I let go of black- haired boy's hand.
"Well, I'll just leave you two to get acquainted," Tommy said, grabbing his coat from off the chair. "While I go and mingle. I'll see you guys later." He walked away from the table, disappearing into the crowd. Merton and I stood in awkward silence for a minute or two. Merton finally spoke up.
"So, how did you meet Tommy?" He asked. 'Oh boy.' I thought. 'Why did he have to ask that question?'
"Didn't.Didn't he tell you?" I questioned, trying as hard as I could to keep a straight face.
"No. He just said that he'd met you last year."
"Couldn't it stay like that?"
"OK, now I REALLY wanna know." He shifted in his seat as if he were a cop about to ask a criminal his question. "How did you meet Tommy?" I sighed.
"Alright. If you really wanna know.I was his fiancé." Merton spat out the drink that he was sipping. I giggled.
"F-F-FIANCE???" He choked.
"Well," I laughed. "Not officially. Ya see.My friend was having a party for the other juniors at her school, Pleasantville High. She invited me. So, me being the outcast in my school, of course I went. Well, I met Tommy and." I blushed. Merton's eyes bulged out as if he thought that if I stopped talking he'd die.
"Go on!" he urged.
"Well, we had a.few.drinks. Oh, alright, we were wasted! Anyway, one thing led to another and, in his drunken state of mind, he proposed to me!" I broke out into fits of laughter. So did Merton. "And.And the funny thing was," I managed to choke out through my giggles. "I said YES!!!" Neither of us was able to talk for a good five minutes; we were laughing too hard. After a while the laughter died down. "Well, you better believe Tommy and I made a pact that night to never touch alcohol again unless we were over 21!" We giggled some more. Then Merton's smirk faded.
"Hey, you didn't.you know.date, did you?" He asked.
"Date? Me and Tommy? No way! We've just been really good friends ever since." 'Way to go Cait! You ALMOST made a guy jealous!' I thought.
"So.you say that you were an outcast in your school?" He asked. My smile faded.
"Not were.ARE. I still go to that school and I still am! People think I'm weird. Eh, whatever. I've gotten used to it. You must be popular in your school, being friends with Tommy and all." I knew I was wrong in saying that as soon as I saw Merton's sad expression.
"Yeah." He said quietly. I quickly changed the subject.
"Well, I have to go.I have to baby-sit my neighbor's kid in." I glanced at my watch and went wide eyed." "10 minutes! I'm sorry, Merton. It was so incredibly nice to meet you! If you ever want to get together, here's my number." I took a pen out of my hand bag and scribbled my number on a nearby napkin. "Call me, 'kay?" Merton looked astonished.
"O.OK. We can do something Friday. Alright?"
"Sure, I'll see you then! Bye!" I said as I scuffled towards the door. As I left I could see Tommy talking to Merton in the corner of my eye. By what Tommy had told me about Merton, he should have been jumping up and down with joy by now, but he was just answering Tommy calmly with a smile on his face. 'Oh Cait.I hope you didn't blow it!' I thought as I ran out the door.
'Man, he's cute.' I thought as I shook hands with Merton. 'With my luck, he'll say that he's not Merton, and then my real date will show up. He'll be a 4 foot tall dwarf with a buzz cut and huge glasses who looks like he's 40 but he's really 17. Hey, since when do I think in run-on sentences?' I shook away my thoughts and smiled as I let go of black- haired boy's hand.
"Well, I'll just leave you two to get acquainted," Tommy said, grabbing his coat from off the chair. "While I go and mingle. I'll see you guys later." He walked away from the table, disappearing into the crowd. Merton and I stood in awkward silence for a minute or two. Merton finally spoke up.
"So, how did you meet Tommy?" He asked. 'Oh boy.' I thought. 'Why did he have to ask that question?'
"Didn't.Didn't he tell you?" I questioned, trying as hard as I could to keep a straight face.
"No. He just said that he'd met you last year."
"Couldn't it stay like that?"
"OK, now I REALLY wanna know." He shifted in his seat as if he were a cop about to ask a criminal his question. "How did you meet Tommy?" I sighed.
"Alright. If you really wanna know.I was his fiancé." Merton spat out the drink that he was sipping. I giggled.
"F-F-FIANCE???" He choked.
"Well," I laughed. "Not officially. Ya see.My friend was having a party for the other juniors at her school, Pleasantville High. She invited me. So, me being the outcast in my school, of course I went. Well, I met Tommy and." I blushed. Merton's eyes bulged out as if he thought that if I stopped talking he'd die.
"Go on!" he urged.
"Well, we had a.few.drinks. Oh, alright, we were wasted! Anyway, one thing led to another and, in his drunken state of mind, he proposed to me!" I broke out into fits of laughter. So did Merton. "And.And the funny thing was," I managed to choke out through my giggles. "I said YES!!!" Neither of us was able to talk for a good five minutes; we were laughing too hard. After a while the laughter died down. "Well, you better believe Tommy and I made a pact that night to never touch alcohol again unless we were over 21!" We giggled some more. Then Merton's smirk faded.
"Hey, you didn't.you know.date, did you?" He asked.
"Date? Me and Tommy? No way! We've just been really good friends ever since." 'Way to go Cait! You ALMOST made a guy jealous!' I thought.
"So.you say that you were an outcast in your school?" He asked. My smile faded.
"Not were.ARE. I still go to that school and I still am! People think I'm weird. Eh, whatever. I've gotten used to it. You must be popular in your school, being friends with Tommy and all." I knew I was wrong in saying that as soon as I saw Merton's sad expression.
"Yeah." He said quietly. I quickly changed the subject.
"Well, I have to go.I have to baby-sit my neighbor's kid in." I glanced at my watch and went wide eyed." "10 minutes! I'm sorry, Merton. It was so incredibly nice to meet you! If you ever want to get together, here's my number." I took a pen out of my hand bag and scribbled my number on a nearby napkin. "Call me, 'kay?" Merton looked astonished.
"O.OK. We can do something Friday. Alright?"
"Sure, I'll see you then! Bye!" I said as I scuffled towards the door. As I left I could see Tommy talking to Merton in the corner of my eye. By what Tommy had told me about Merton, he should have been jumping up and down with joy by now, but he was just answering Tommy calmly with a smile on his face. 'Oh Cait.I hope you didn't blow it!' I thought as I ran out the door.