Chapter 2
"So what have you two been talking
about?" Kristine asked. "You would
think that you're the only two people in the world when you two talk together."
"I know," Angela responded and
grinned. She noticed that Kristine was
having difficulty with two boys behind them.
"Hey, Kristine!" one, David, called
out.
Kristine rolled her eyes and turned
around. "What, David?"
"Would you mind if I raped you?"
"EXCUSE ME?!?!?!"
"Would you mind if I raped you?" David
repeated.
"I would, as a matter of fact,"
Kristine replied.
"What if you were unconscious?" David
persisted. "You wouldn't know."
"How could you not know?" Angela asked.
"She just wouldn't," David
replied. "What about you? Can I rape you?"
"Um, let me get back to you on that,"
Angela answered.
"So anyway, Angela," Abby said and
giggled. "You liking the trip so far?"
Angela nodded mysteriously. "How's Josh?"
"Fine, if I could get his hands off of
me," Abby said. "Josh, stop squeezing
my ass!"
"But I like your ass, baby," Josh
argued.
"Josh, I love you and all, but I don't
love you like that. Now get your hand
off my ass before I scream!"
"That would be easier if you weren't on
my lap," Josh said.
Abby blushed. "Oh yeah." She quickly
slid off of him. "Now you won't have an
excuse to squeeze my ass. So anyway,
Angie, how is it sitting next to the love of your life, who happens to be
completely unattainable?"
"It's fine," Angela told her.
"Can I ask Jarod if he likes you?"
Alyssa asked,
"What? No!" Angela exclaimed.
"Too bad, because I'm going to in
about," she looked at her watch, "45 seconds."
"Don't," Angela persisted.
"Aren't you the least bit interested in
his answer?" asked Melissa.
"Well, yeah, but…" Angela trailed
off. She sighed in defeat and put her
headphones on to pretend that she wasn't listening. She really was interested in the answer, she just always figured
that she would ask him instead of one of her meddling friends.
"Time's up!" Alyssa said, excited. "JAROD!!"
He slid his headphones off. "Yeah?" Angela turned down the volume on her Bon Jovi as she sent Alyssa a look
of death.
"Do you like Angela?" she asked, a
silly grin on her face. She winked at
Angela as Angela's stare grew deadlier.
"Yeah," he replied. Angela made sure that he wasn't looking as
she smiled.
"Is she one of your friends?" Alyssa
continued.
"Sure, I guess," he said.
"Do you think she's pretty??" Abby
threw in.
Angela was nervous now. "Do I have to answer truthfully?" he asked.
"Of course, stupid!" Kim answered. "Don't worry, she's not listening." However, Angela could hear every word that
they were saying.
"In that case," Jarod said honestly,
"yes."
"Hey, Angela!" Abby screamed. "Jarod thinks you're hot! He said so himself! Tell her, Jarod!"
"It's okay, he doesn't have to," Angela
said. She leaned closer to Alyssa and
whispered, "Next stop and YOU WILL DIE."
"I can't help it," Alyssa said. "I like helping people."
"So do I!" the guy behind her, Greg
said. "You're hot. I'm Greg."
"I'm Alyssa," she said, introducing
herself.
"I know," he said. "I was listening to your conversation with
Angela and Kristine."
"Oh, okay," Alyssa replied. They continued talking about various
things. He was kind of cute and funny,
she thought. And he was only a year
older than her and single, so it was easier for her to get him than it was for
Angela to get Jarod.
"Dude, could you imagine our double
dates?" David piped up in the middle of Alyssa, Greg and Kristine's
conversation. "Me and Kristine and you
two. Hey, maybe if Josh and Abby and
Angela and Jarod work things out, we could QUADRUPLE date!"
"Don't get ahead of yourself," Angela
warned him. "He's got a girlfriend."
"But you like him, right?" Greg asked.
"Well, yeah, but it'll never work,"
Angela argued.
"But you haven't given up," Josh
said. "Look, you've been working on
this since September. You haven't come
this far for nothing. Something's gonna
happen soon, trust me."
"Thanks, Josh," Angela said and gave
him a grateful smile.
Jarod smiled. He had heard every word that they had said, and Josh was right. She hadn't come this far for nothing, and something was going to happen. When was the question.