Hello World! I'm so sorry that my updating has not been as frequent. I am disappointed in myself for that. I know how this is going to end and I am working on writing it! I should have it up soon! Please enjoy this next chapter of We Meet Again.

Ch 11.

Tuesday morning, Cindy made sure to get ready early. She wanted to get to school on time and show Betty that she couldn't beat Cindy Vortex.

Cindy grabbed her purse and scribbled a note to her mother. "Remember- going with Libby after school for dresses for Saturday's Dance. Love you. Cin"

Cindy reached the school doors and headed inside. She found her locker and grabbed her books for her morning classes.

On her way to the gym, Cindy stopped by the PE instructor's office.

"Ah Cynthia. You are back. Are you ready to play today?"

"Actually, sir, I wanted to give you this doctor's note. I can't play for the rest of the month. But I can keep score or do reports, or something to pass the time so I am participating."

He took her note and inspected it. "Very well then, Miss Vortex. You may be the score keeper. But I expect you to be paying very close attention to the game."

"Yes sir." Cindy responded.

"And do suit up." He reminded

"Of course, sir." Cindy headed off to the locker room.

PE came and went. As Cindy walked into the locker room, she overheard Betty's taunting voice. Cindy wanted to ignore it, but once she heard Jimmy's name, she had to listen.

"I fully plan on him asking me to the dance. We are close after all." Betty said.

"Betty you are so lucky. Going with a teacher is like the best thing ever!" one of the cronies replied.

Cindy nearly exploded with hatred and anger. Not just towards Betty, but also for Jimmy.

As the day progressed, Cindy was thankful for her thirty minute lunch. She needed to talk to Libby.

"Then she said that they were practically already going together! Can you believe her, Libby!?" Cindy informed her best friend what had happened that morning in the locker room.

"Cin, why does this bother you so much?" Libby asked her friend as she was taking a bite out of the BBQ Rib Patty Sandwich.

Cindy bit her lip, looked at her plate and blushed. She had not told Libby yet about the kiss over the weekend.

Libby picked up on her friend's silent and embarrassed actions. "Girl you have some spilling to do, but right now, here come Sheen and Carl. Let's just continue this after school."

"Agreed." Cindy nodded and picked up her fork.

"Carl, you have to go with someone." Sheen was heard saying. "Me and Libby are going together. Jim and Cindy are probably going together too."

"I am ok. I don't want to go with anyone. You have always been my friends, I will go with you guys again." Carl said as he pulled a sandwich out of his brown paper sack lunch and took a large bite.

Libby and Cindy exchanged glances. "Guys, I have to get to class. I will see you all Saturday. Libby, I will see you after school."

Cindy left the table, dumped her tray and headed to her locker. She grabbed some books for class, and continued her daily schedule. As the last class neared, Cindy's heart leaped. She was excited to see Jimmy after their encounter, yet she was still angry that he would even consider going with Betty. She took her seat and didn't even glance towards Jimmy.

The class dragged for Cindy. Knowing that she understood the subject thanks to the tutoring Jimmy was giving her, she took notes half-heartedly. The last bell finally rang signaling freedom.

Jimmy noticed Cindy's aloof behaviour during class. She avoided eye contact and she had yet to say anything to him. Jimmy wondered if she was regretting the kiss. Before he could stop to ask her though, she was gone.

"Guess I will have to ask her tomorrow night." Jimmy gathered his things and headed home to continue his search for Cindy's island.

Libby turned on her GPS and input the mall that was two hours from Retroville. "Okay girl, we have two hours to kill. Now spill. What happened to make you care what, "Miss I am the whole world" has to say?"

Cindy sighed. "I might as well tell you that Jimmy came over to my house. He had flowers and chocolate. It was sweet. When I told him where the vases were, he found the calendar with the dates on it for the dance. I found him staring at it and we kissed. Well, he kissed me." Cindy stopped her story to let Libby catch up.

"He does care about you girlfriend. He wouldn't have kissed you otherwise. So don't listen to what stupid Betty says. You're so much better than her on so many levels." Libby comforted Cindy. "I know what will cheer you up! Let's talk about what you and Jimmy will do after the dance."

"Thanks Libby, but he is not going." Cindy's eyes suddenly were drawn to her shoes.

"Not going. Why?"

"He is a teacher. He can't be seen dating me or anyone else." Cindy replied

"That alone should make you happy about Betty's big mouth being a lie." Libby and Cindy laughed and listened to the radio for the rest of the way to the mall.

Once there, Cindy was nervous. "Libby, what is the point if he isn't even going to be there?"

Libby only smiled. "Trust me, bestie. You will want to get that killer dress."

Cindy of course would not question Libby, for she was the school's gossip central. Nothing got past her.

After an hour of searching through the racks of designer stores, Cindy was about to give up. "Libby, this is hopeless. Let's just go."

Libby agreed, seeing that this was only disappointing Cindy. As they left the store, Libby spotted another dress shop. "Let's try this one, Cindy. Please?"

Cindy looked up and agreed.

As they searched the racks for the perfect dress, Cindy heard a very familiar voice. "What is Betty doing here?" Cindy asked Libby.

"I have no idea girl, but I bet its searching for a skimpier dress than last year. I'll go find out, you keep searching!" Libby took off, leaving Cindy in the store with thousands of dresses.

Libby followed Betty around the store, being careful not to stray too far from Cindy should she find a dress.

"He is so hooked on Cindy that he doesn't even realize that he is! It's going to break her heart when I show up to the dance with him." Betty laughed and her crowd of followers laughed along with her.

Libby shook her head and turned to find Cindy. As she did so, there it was the dress that would make Cindy a fairytale princess for the night. Libby snagged it up and weaved between multiple racks filled with skin tight animal print dresses.

Cindy had long since given up on finding a dress and was sitting on a chair near the entrance of the store. Libby came up to her with a smile on her face and a dress in her hands. "Let's go try this one on." Libby said excitedly.

Cindy agreed and followed her friend to the dressing room. Cindy took a long look at the dress hanging from the door now that it wasn't bunched up in Libby's hands. It wasn't the dress she wanted, it was much better.

The purple dress was strapless, and pleated through the top. The skirt was flowy from the waist down. Under the bust line to mid-thigh were small crystal studs that looked like diamonds.

Cindy put the dress on and knew instantly that this was it. Once she looked in the mirror, she could imagine herself with curls and a tiara, dancing with Jimmy, who would be wearing a tux and looking handsome as always.

Libby snapped her out of her day dream. "We have to get the accessories now, Cindy. Come on!"

Cindy carefully took the dress off, put it back on the hanger and walked out of the store with Libby. A new hope for Saturday filling her, Cindy smiled.