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Chapter 3

I turned back to the diary.

So now everyone is amazed that Marti is calling me Smasey and I am calling her Smarti. The next night, Derek put Marti to bed, because Mom and George went to see a play and Lizzie and Edwin were at a friend's house. Derek was talking to her and I walked up to her doorway, watching and listening,

"Hey Smarti?"

"Yeah Smerek?"

"Why did you start calling Casey Smasey?"

"Because you love her as much as you love me, and so I love her too."

Derek looked shocked, but a smile creeped up on his face. "What makes you think that I love Smasey?"

"Because you look at each other when the other isn't looking and you have conversations with your eyes and you smile when Smasey smiles and you just love her."

Derek smiled at that. "That's very good thinking Smarti, but I don't know if you are right."

After that, I walked in. "Good night Smarti!" I said cheerfully.

"Hi Smasey!"

"Hi Smerek!" I said, smirking at Derek. He started laughing.

"Hi Smasey." Then he kissed Marti on the cheek and said, "Good night Smarti."

"Good night Smerek. Good night Smasey."

"Good night Smarti," I said, and kissed her on the cheek too. Derek and I walked out and turned off the light.

I smiled at Derek. "She asked."

He smirked, and then it turned into a smile. "Now you will be another one who has to play with her all the time."

"You know you love doing that."

"Yeah, I do," he said thoughtfully, before turning back to his room.

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Everything has been really weird lately. Derek has started being really nice to me, and I am being really nice to him. It kinda freaks me out, but in a good way. And, Derek is doing better at school, and he stopped pranking me. I heard Mom and George talking about it in the kitchen after dinner.

They were washing dishes.

"George, why are Casey and Derek being so nice to each other?" Mom said.

"I don't know, but Derek has been doing better in school, and he stopped pranking her!" George exclaimed.

"Do you think?" Mom said suddenly. She looked at him.

"No, it is probably just a phase. They will get through it and hate each other again."

"Or maybe Casey is being a good influence on him."

"I don't know. But, they are just teenagers. Teenagers are stupid, they like each other. They will grow out of it."

"Hopefully."

"Yeah. Hopefully."

I closed the door quickly. I ran up to my room and shut the door. I slid down to the ground. Was it true? Was I really falling in love with Derek?

I closed the diary again. I also remember how after that, Mom and George had been trying to keep Casey and Derek apart from each other. But for some reason, Casey and Derek just weren't meant to be separate. It was… fate. Or maybe destiny?

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