Chapter 4: After that Moment…

At 6:00, Lola came over to my house. I was asleep up in my room, and I could hear her and Ramona blasting music. I woke up and Max walked into my room. I asked, "What are you doing?" He shut my door and slowly walked towards me. He said, "I know what happened… with you and Ramona. You guys have a thing for each other. I can tell by your attitudes toward each other once you got back from that camp in the summer." I scoffed, "Like you know anything. I do not like her. My friendship with her has gotten stronger-." Max said, "A-ha! Your friendship grows and it eventually turns into a romance. You better sort out your feelings, Jackson." How does Max know so much about love? I asked, "What do you mean?" Max explained, "Well, you like Lola, or at least you used to, and you like Ramona, which is now obvious. Just think about all the good moments you've had with each girl, and think about the bad moments. Then think about how much you truly like them, and how much you know them. You can't date two girls at one time… which means you can't like two girls at same thing. It would be hard for you and them. Think about what would happen in the future with one of them. Plus, you're getting this from a 7-year-old." I was very interested in what he just told me, and I said, "Okay. I will do that. Thanks Max." Max smiled and said, "Just doing my job." I laughed and said, "Please go get Ramona." He left my room and then 10 seconds later, Ramona and Lola walked into my room. Lola smiled and said, "Hey you." I smiled and said, "Hey. Ramona, can you help me walk downstairs?" Ramona and Lola grabbed my crutches and handed them to me. Ramona helped me up and I crutched to the stairs with them. Both of them helped me down the stairs. When we got downstairs, Kimmy walked by us snickering. We looked at her and we walked to the kitchen. When we walked in there, we saw Stephanie and Tommy sitting at the table eating dinner. Stephanie said, "Oh, hey guys. Dinner's on the counter. Ramona, please get Jackson's first. Jackson, sit at the table." I crutched over at the table and Ramona and Lola were getting mine and their dinner. Ramona asked, "Do you want a lot, Jackson?" I shook my head and said, "No thank you." She then walked over to me with my plate. I reached out for my plate, but then I grabbed Ramona's hand. We looked at each other, and I moved my hand to where I grabbed the plate. I smiled and said, "Thank you, Ramona." She smiled and said, "No problem." She walked away and finished getting her plate. I looked at Stephanie and she was giggling at me. I frowned a her and then she stopped and finished her dinner. Lola sat by me and Ramona sat by her. Stephanie told us, "Oh, um, I'll leave you guys alone. Me and Tommy will be upstairs if you need us." We all said, "Okay." She picked up Tommy and they walked out of the kitchen. It felt so weird to sit by both girls that I have a huge crush on. Like Max said, I should sort out my feelings. I don't know what to do… Then Lola's phone went off and she read a text. Ramona asked, "What is it?" Lola said, "My parents want me to go home. They said I have a cello lesson in 15 minutes. I guess we all forgot." We all laughed and she got up from the table. She said, "Well, thanks for having me for an hour. Bye." We all waved and Lola walked out of the kitchen. Now it was just me and Ramona… I looked at her and I asked, "Do you want to sit by me?" She smiled and said, "Sure." She sat in the chair next to me and we smiled at each other. As we ate, Ramona said, "I can't believe that we almost kissed. I mean, I never saw that coming." I said, "Yeah. Really nobody would think that would happen. But, I have a question for you." She asked, "Yeah?" I smiled and asked, "Do you have a crush on me?" That's when she froze. My smile got bigger when she froze. She said, "I, uh, need to go upstairs." I said, "Please tell me." My smile faded when she walked out of the kitchen. I told myself, "So close." Max walked in and said, "I think you really like Ramona now." I said, "Max…" He gave me a look and I said, "I'm in love with Ramona. I think about her all the time. I really really like her." Max said, "Okay. Now you got to tell Lola that." I totally forgot about her… what am I going to do now?