Squib was happier for the next couple of days. The fact that he was going to New York, where Cody was, was great, but what if she had moved on? She hadn't answered any of his letters. What if she was with someone else? The only way of knowing was to go.
Squib sat in 'The Open' watching TV. Adena came in and sat down beside him.
"Hey," Adena said, grabbing the remote, "so are you excited to go to New York?"
"Yeah, well, it's New York…who wouldn't be excited to go to New York?" Squib smiled.
"Or maybe you're excited because a certain someone is going to be there," Adena smiled.
"What…no…who?" Squib said, trying to keep his cool.
"Someone named Cody Myers. It's been about 5 years since you've seen her."
"4 years and 7 months…but who's counting," Squib tried to make it a joke.
"Yeah…not sliding. You miss her."
"What? No I don't!" Squib exclaimed standing up and walking down the hallway.
Adena followed him. "Yes you do. You have been a drag for four years and all of the sudden you're all happy again…and the only thing that is different around here is that we are going to New York…which happens to be where Cody is."
"Adena drop it." Squib turned the corner.
"No, I won't…now you'd better admit that you miss her or I'm going to continue to torment you!" Adena said walking in front of him.
"Fine. I miss her…" Squib leaned against the wall, "…a lot" Squib slid down the wall and sat on the floor. Adena sat beside him.
"Well, we could go see her you know." Adena smiled, trying to make him feel better.
"But what if she moved on…you know she never wrote back, not once, at all."
"Maybe she didn't get them." Adena suggested.
"I sent them to Around Check with the subject "CODY MYERS"…that's how you're supposed to send it!"
"Are you sure?" Adena asked confused.
"Yes…I looked on their website." Squib said looking at her, "I wrote her every other day…for one whole year!"
"Wow, Squib…no offence…but that's a little sad!" Adena laughed a little.
"Gee, thanks, Adena." Squib said sarcastically.
"Well, the whole reason we are going to New York is for a tournament. Which means EXTRA PRACTICE…and we are late…let's go!" Adena got up and put out her hand. "Come on." Squib took it and they set off for practice.
Cody sat in her dorms little living room waiting for Nate to pick her up. It was all peaceful until her roommate came home.
"I'm home…why do you look so nice?" Melody asked as she went into the kitchen and came out with a bag of chips.
"Because I'm going on a date," Cody said looking at the door.
"Really! Wow, Cody, you are FINALLY getting out. Who is it?" Melody sat down beside her on the couch.
"The waiter from the café." Cody replied looking at her friend.
"Really? Wow, I thought you said he freaked you out."
"Well he talked to me after I left and it turns out that I kind of know him. Okay, not really, but our parents work together."
"Oh…at that crazy messed up tennis school. Ew, is he a tennis freak?"
"Mel, he isn't a tennis freak, he goes to an arts school! Plus, even if he was…it wouldn't matter." Cody's mind slowly drifted to Squib. 'It's been 4 years and 7 months…maybe he really doesn't care.'
"Cody…Cody…are you still with us?" Melody snapped her fingers in front of Cody.
"Yeah, I'm here…" the buzzer downstairs rang, "…and now I'm gone…see you later!" Cody got up and went out the door. She got downstairs and went outside to see Nate.
"Hey," she said walking up to him.
"Hey…you look really nice," Nate looked at her
"Thanks, you don't look so bad yourself." Cody smiled.
"Okay…I was thinking we could go see a movie…I know it sounds cheesy but it'll be fun." Nate smiled at her.
"I like movies!"
For the next week Nate and Cody did everything together. They found out that they had half of their classes together. Cody had never felt this happy since she had been with Squib. Every time she thought of Nate she always thought of Squib. How funny he was, how nice and safe she felt with him, but Squib was over, she was with Nate now, and she was happy. Or was she?
