Chapter 2 - Cupid, Cards and Crushes
Lauren Davis was talking with her best friend Marylin Suttor about Valentine's Day.
"Can you believe that tomorrow's Valentine's Day?" Marylin asked. "I'm so excited. I just love Valentine's Day."
"Me too," Lauren said. "I've already got my cards ready." She sighed. "Valentine's Day is so sweet and romantic."
Nearby, Harry, Kevin and Milton stood together leaning against a tree.
"So what are they talking about?" Milton asked.
"Probably Valentine's Day," Kevin said. "I already had to hear from Marylin about how cute it is."
"Valentine's Day is so stupid," Harry complained. "I'm not going to give any."
"You aren't?" Milton asked. "But what about the girls - won't they be upset?"
Harry shrugged. "Probably. But I don't care. Why should I spend my hard earned allowance on some stupid cards?"
"You're right Harry," Kevin said.
"So are you guys giving any cards?"
"Yes," Milton said.
"I have to," Kevin said. "My mom already bought them. She says I have to be nice."
"So Harry, are you really not going to give any Valentines?" Milton asked.
"Yup," Harry said.
*****
The next day Marylin and Lauren were opening their Valentines on the steps during first recess. The boys had just run off to go have a snowball war. Most of the cards were just the kind that come in big boxes with stupid little puns inside. But when Lauren reached for the last card, she pulled out a very unique one.
"Hey Lauren, whose that from?" Marylin asked.
"I don't know." Lauren examined in closely. It was red construction paper in the shape of a heart with lace all around it. Silver glitter formed another heart inside it. The front just said "To Lauren - ." She opened it up, and on the inside were the words "Happy Valentine's Day. I love you more than you can know. Love ?."
"It doesn't say who it's from," Lauren said.
"Really?" Marylin took it. "Wow. Whoever made it must really like you a lot."
"That's the thing: I can't think of anyone who would do something this nice for me."
"What about one of the guys?"
"But I already have cards from Milton and Kevin."
"What about Harry?"
"I didn't get a card from him. You don't think that he - ?"
"Well I didn't get a card from Harry either."
"So maybe he just didn't give them."
"Is there anyone else who's Valentine you're missing?"
Lauren rumaged through her sack. "Nope. Their all here."
"Then it's got to be Harry. Who else could have done it?"
Lauren looked at Harry, busy pelting snowballs at people. "Wow. I can't believe Harry would do this. It's so romantic and sweet." She paused. "You know, Harry's really cute, don't you think?"
Marylin studied Harry carefully. "Sort of - I guess."
Lauren smiled at him. "I wonder if this means he wants to go out?" She sighed again.
Marylin shook her head. "You've got it bad Lauren."
"Got what?"
"Love."
Lauren just turned to watch the snowball war again and sighed.
*****
Harry noticed that Lauren was acting very oddly around him the rest of that day. She kept looking and smiling at him. It was pretty weird. So finally he cornered Maryiln.
"Hey Marylin, do you think Lauren is acting weird?"
"What do you mean weird?"
"Well, she keeps look and smiling at me. And she's sighing a lot too. What, did all that Valentine's candy damage her brain or something?"
"It's because of your card of course."
"What card?"
Marylin stared at him. "What do you mean 'what card'?"
"I mean what card?"
"So you didn't give it to her?"
"Of course not. I didn't give anyone cards. It's stupid."
"Oh no," Marylin said. "I have to go find Lauren." She ran off, leaving Harry behind very confused.
*****
Marylin found Lauren getting some books for Mr. Lipshultz from the library.
"So Harry didn't give you that card Lauren," Marylin concluded.
"Oh," Lauren said.
"Are you okay?"
"I'm fine," Lauren gave a small smile. "I guess I should have realized that Harry wouldn't do something like that."
"Are you sure you're fine?"
"Of course Marylin. It's not that big a deal. I just wonder who did send that to me."
The two walked past the office with the books and inside, Scott Guber stared at Lauren and wondered how she'd liked his Valentine.
Lauren Davis was talking with her best friend Marylin Suttor about Valentine's Day.
"Can you believe that tomorrow's Valentine's Day?" Marylin asked. "I'm so excited. I just love Valentine's Day."
"Me too," Lauren said. "I've already got my cards ready." She sighed. "Valentine's Day is so sweet and romantic."
Nearby, Harry, Kevin and Milton stood together leaning against a tree.
"So what are they talking about?" Milton asked.
"Probably Valentine's Day," Kevin said. "I already had to hear from Marylin about how cute it is."
"Valentine's Day is so stupid," Harry complained. "I'm not going to give any."
"You aren't?" Milton asked. "But what about the girls - won't they be upset?"
Harry shrugged. "Probably. But I don't care. Why should I spend my hard earned allowance on some stupid cards?"
"You're right Harry," Kevin said.
"So are you guys giving any cards?"
"Yes," Milton said.
"I have to," Kevin said. "My mom already bought them. She says I have to be nice."
"So Harry, are you really not going to give any Valentines?" Milton asked.
"Yup," Harry said.
*****
The next day Marylin and Lauren were opening their Valentines on the steps during first recess. The boys had just run off to go have a snowball war. Most of the cards were just the kind that come in big boxes with stupid little puns inside. But when Lauren reached for the last card, she pulled out a very unique one.
"Hey Lauren, whose that from?" Marylin asked.
"I don't know." Lauren examined in closely. It was red construction paper in the shape of a heart with lace all around it. Silver glitter formed another heart inside it. The front just said "To Lauren - ." She opened it up, and on the inside were the words "Happy Valentine's Day. I love you more than you can know. Love ?."
"It doesn't say who it's from," Lauren said.
"Really?" Marylin took it. "Wow. Whoever made it must really like you a lot."
"That's the thing: I can't think of anyone who would do something this nice for me."
"What about one of the guys?"
"But I already have cards from Milton and Kevin."
"What about Harry?"
"I didn't get a card from him. You don't think that he - ?"
"Well I didn't get a card from Harry either."
"So maybe he just didn't give them."
"Is there anyone else who's Valentine you're missing?"
Lauren rumaged through her sack. "Nope. Their all here."
"Then it's got to be Harry. Who else could have done it?"
Lauren looked at Harry, busy pelting snowballs at people. "Wow. I can't believe Harry would do this. It's so romantic and sweet." She paused. "You know, Harry's really cute, don't you think?"
Marylin studied Harry carefully. "Sort of - I guess."
Lauren smiled at him. "I wonder if this means he wants to go out?" She sighed again.
Marylin shook her head. "You've got it bad Lauren."
"Got what?"
"Love."
Lauren just turned to watch the snowball war again and sighed.
*****
Harry noticed that Lauren was acting very oddly around him the rest of that day. She kept looking and smiling at him. It was pretty weird. So finally he cornered Maryiln.
"Hey Marylin, do you think Lauren is acting weird?"
"What do you mean weird?"
"Well, she keeps look and smiling at me. And she's sighing a lot too. What, did all that Valentine's candy damage her brain or something?"
"It's because of your card of course."
"What card?"
Marylin stared at him. "What do you mean 'what card'?"
"I mean what card?"
"So you didn't give it to her?"
"Of course not. I didn't give anyone cards. It's stupid."
"Oh no," Marylin said. "I have to go find Lauren." She ran off, leaving Harry behind very confused.
*****
Marylin found Lauren getting some books for Mr. Lipshultz from the library.
"So Harry didn't give you that card Lauren," Marylin concluded.
"Oh," Lauren said.
"Are you okay?"
"I'm fine," Lauren gave a small smile. "I guess I should have realized that Harry wouldn't do something like that."
"Are you sure you're fine?"
"Of course Marylin. It's not that big a deal. I just wonder who did send that to me."
The two walked past the office with the books and inside, Scott Guber stared at Lauren and wondered how she'd liked his Valentine.
