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Chapter 11: Carmen's POV
I approached my sister nervously. I wasn't exactly sure how to ask this.
"Yes, I will help you, Carmen," she said, not glancing up from the magazine she was flipping through.
I smiled. "Thanks, Alice," I said.
"So, Andrew, right?" she asked, putting down her magazine and smirking.
"Yeah, that's him," I answered.
"Come on," she said, standing up. "We'll go pick out an outfit that will blow him away completely. Promise."
I followed her to my room, ready to search my closet endlessly. We opened my closet, Alice stepping in and analyzing it.
"You should have a classic look," she concluded, turning to me. "I'm thinking jeans, a blouse, and some cute shoes."
I nodded, going along with whatever she thought would impress him.
She nodded. "Yeah, that would work."
Eventually we settled on black skinny jeans, black flats, and a short-sleeve black shirt with a gray vest over it. For accessories, I had a silver bracelet on either hand, hoop earings, and a sliver necklace.
"I love it, Alice," I gushed.
"I love it, too! If Andrew doesn't fall for you immediately in this, then he must be gay."
I laughed at that.
So on Monday, I wore that outfit, ready to impress Andrew. Unfortuantely, I had no classes with him except for Gym and Lunch.
"Hey, Andrew," I greeted him.
"Hey, Carmen," he said with a grin.
"What's up?" I asked, trying not to let my face show my disapointment. He should have at least paused before he saw me.
"Nothing much. Still sitting alone."
"Mind if I join you?" I flirted.
He grinned. "Not at all."
I sat down with my tray.
"So..."
"So..." I copied him.
"I... um. I like your outfit. It suits you."
My eye brows furrowed. Suits me? He should have said it looked nice. Maybe I need to rethink this plan... and this outfit. Just as I was about to ask my bold question, my phone rang.
"Hello, Alice," I greeted. "You know this is kind of against the rules, right?"
"Don't ask him if he's interested," she all but shouted at me.
"Why?" I asked, turning away from Andrew.
"Because! He sees you as a little kid. He's fourteen!"
"Really?" I asked, trying not to use any words that would indicate we're talking about him.
"Yes! He knows you're young because he's heard people mention you in the halls. By the way, why didn't I know my baby sister was popular?"
I rolled my eyes. "Because A: it never came up, and B: it's not relevant. But anyway, so I shouldn't say anything?"
"No! Don't at all! He doesn't like you. It would end with you embarrassing yourself which I will not allow to happen. Aren't you so happy to have a psychic as a sister?"
I rolled my eyes again. "Okay, thanks, Al."
"Bye, Carmen!" She hung up.
I sighed. There goes my chance. My age, once again, ruins something in my life. Did I mention I was 12 in the eigth grade? No? Figures. In my original state, we went to school earlier meaning I was one year younger than everyone else in my grade. While people in 8th grade turned 14, I turned 13. It kind of sucked.
I turned back in my chair to face Andrew only to find him sucking face with Katelyn who had just turned 14 on Saturday. They pulled away, her smiling and him grinning like an idiot.
"I'll see you later," she whispered before walking away.
He stared after her. I could only guess where his eyes were (note the sarcasm).
"You done?" I asked.
"Oh, sorry, Carmen," he said, turning back to face me. "You were saying."
"Nothing, absolutely nothing. I'll see you later, Andrew."
"Kay."
I walked back over to my usual table.
"Hey, Jasmine, Johnathan," I greeted my best friends while sitting down.
"How'd it go?" Jasmine asked.
"Bad. It went horribly wrong. He likes Katelyn."
They both gasped.
"How could he like that whore?" Johnny asked.
I shrugged. "I have no idea. I really thought we clicked at the party."
"I did, too," Jasmine said. "Are you sure?"
I nodded. "They were just making-out over there while I was on the phone with Alice."
"I should - " Jasmine began.
"No!" I interrupted. "Jaz, I don't even know if he really likes me. He probably just sees me as a little kid, a sister."
"Sorry you had to waste your first real dance with a jerk like that," she apologized.
I half-smiled at her. Too be honest, I was too. I wished I could have used it on a guy that actually liked me. I guess life just isn't fair sometimes.
"So what are you doing for your 13th birthday?" Johnny asked.
I grinned. "A party. Alice and Rose have already started planning it. I'm going to invite a bunch of people. Plus, I have some family friends and other friends from my old home coming, too."
"I better be on the guest list," Jasmine said.
"You two are the first ones," I replied. "It's going to be real great."
AN
Sorry it's short, but it was mostly a filler. I needed this to happen in order to move on to the next chapter which will have a dedicatation to someone. Review!
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