A/n: Hi, sorry for an extremely long delay. I actually corrected my other chapters slightly. Two years…exactly two years ago. I am now reconnected with this story and will continue it until it is finished. :D
"So look who isn't at dance!" Squints teases, folding his arms. Jenny always thought he was quite goofy looking, but now he is growing into his looks and starting to be look quite handsome. Jenny laughed.
"My instructor is sick with the flu!"
"Maybe if we're lucky, she will die," Ham mumbles under his breath and Timmy chuckles in response. Scotty frowns.
"Jenny, look at your ankles," Scotty points out.
"It's because she-"
"Are we gonna sit around and talk about Jenny's miserable life all day or are we gonna play?" Benny speaks up, smirking at Jenny. The boys groan.
"Benny, it's hot and school's wearing us out, man," Ham groans, taking a sip from his coke.
Kenny sits on the ground while Bertram leans easily on a half broken fence. Timmy and Tommy kick dirt while everyone else stands and looks at Benny for answers. Benny looks at Jenny for help.
"Guys, you know that Benny isn't gonna be around forever to make decisions for you, right?" Jenny laughs, shaking her head. "I honestly don't want to play ball, Benny." Benny rolls his eyes.
"Yeah, Benny," Scotty agrees.
"We could always go over Mr. Mertle's and ask to walk the dog," Jenny suggests kindly. "I mean, we haven't taken the poor dog out for weeks. It's the least we can-"
"I don't wanna do that," Benny complains. "If we aren't gonna play ball, Jenny, I don't wanna spend the time walking some dog!" Jenny purses her lips and folds her arms. Of course Benny is going to throw a tantrum, Jenny thought.
"Benny, instead of ball, what do you want to do?"
"I wanna-"
"Swim?"
"We've been banned…again, remember?" Kenny looks at Squints with a 'get real' face. Squints removes his glasses and wipes them.
"Not my fault," he replies, putting his glasses back on.
"Yeah, I know," Kenny says, glaring over at Ham.
"Okay, you two," Jenny sighs. "I will only have one week of free time and I want to use it doing stuff that is fun! You hear? So we either walk the dog or figure something else out!"
"How about the arcade?" Tommy suggests, smiling.
"With what money?" Bertram asks. "And we're band from there, too. Remember?"
During the summer when all nine boys and Jenny went to the arcade, they had all run out of coins and Ham had the greatest idea ever. Well, at the time it was the greatest idea ever. It turned out to be the worst. Ham pulled out a screw driver and tried to make coins come out, but sadly, the arcade owner him and kicked Jenny and everyone out.
Stupid Ham, Jenny thought.
"We could just call it a day," Scotty says. "I got a test to study for." Jenny looks at him and raises her brow.
"A test?" Scotty nodded.
"English," he replied. Scotty waves to everyone before leaving.
Over the time each one of the boys had come up with an excuse to leave and Jenny and Benny were left in the lot alone. Benny sits down and Jenny smiles.
"Benny, I actually should get going, you know? I have to go to-"
"It's fine," he smiles, looking up at her.
Jenny leaves Benny and walks to the store. Scotty reminded her to buy a new notebook for her own English class. Stepping into Office Supply, she darts straight to the paper section and grabs exactly what she needs. Getting her change out, she hands the notebook to the cashier.
"Long time, no see, Jenny," a boyish voice says. She looks up noticing the cashier was Richard Phillips. She nods and grabs the bag.
"Yeah," she replies, awkwardly standing there. He rolls his eyes.
"You know, we were twelve, you can say hi to me, can't you?"
"Hi," she stupidly says. He stares at her before smirking.
Richard Phillips and his friends never got on with Jenny and hers. They only fought, but to be fair, Richard Phillips was always a mean bully to Jenny and her friends. Even though they lived in the same district, he never went to the same school. He gives her the receipt and change.
"Well, not to freak you out, but if you want, we should-"
"I am very busy and I don't have much time, to be honest," she says. He grins.
"Right, I heard you do dance now?" He asks.
"Yes," she replied, bluntly. "But this week my instructor has the flu and I have it off minus school," she says. Jenny mentally kicks herself.
"Good, then can I see you?"
"Why, Phillips?"
"What?" He asks, taken back. "Jenny, we were twelve. I've grown up, you've obviously have grown up. Let me take you out? Come on?" He smiles, biting his lip. Jenny blushes and being gullible, she nods. "Good! I'll come by tomorrow."
"Okay," Jenny replies not knowing what to do or say. She quickly runs out of the store and straight to the first house she knew.
"Alan," she screams, pounding at the McClennen's front door. His mother worked at the beauty shop until six while his Dad was away visiting family. "Alan!"
Alan opens the door and looks at Jenny confused and lost.
"Yeah?"
"Dude, I made a mistake! I broke the bond…I broke my promise! You know, the one when-"
"We were twelve and Ham got us into the mess with Phillips?"
"Yeah!" Yeah Yeah burst into laughter and shakes his head at Jenny.
"Jenny…we were-"
"Phillips asked me out and I stupidly said yes," she tells him, interrupting him. Yeah Yeah's face drops and the gum he was chewing slowly falls out of his mouth.
"What?"
"Yeah, I know," Jenny cries. "What do I do?" She asks, panicking.
"Does Benny know?" Is all Yeah Yeah can get out.
"Oh God! Benny! What do I tell Benny?"
"Tell me what?" Jenny turns around to see Benny standing there.
