Chapter 7
Grace stood there, looking out her bedroom window. She was trying to get her mind off Eli and Mr.Demitree. But that was impossible.
She walked to her door to open it. Right before she did, Eli pushed open the door, which hit Grace's forehead.
"OH!" Grace cried, as she rubbed her head.
"Grace! I am so sorry!" Eli's finger stroked her face. As he did, he felt butterflies form in his stomache. He stared at Grace, but she didn't seem to notice. She also didn't seem to notice her books on the floor, and as she took a step forward, she tripped over them. Eli caught her, but Grace immediately jerked away from embarassment.
"Wh-what do you want?" Grace looked at the floor.
"You..." Eli replied without thinking.
"Excuse me?" Grace crossed her arms and raised an eyebrow.
"Uh... Oh- Um, I sort of wanted to uh- talk to you," Eli stuttered.
"Well, talk," Grace smiled sarcastically. They both sat on her bed, and Grace covered her face in her hands.
"I um... didn't have a date with Amanda- uh- there is no `Amanda,'" Eli looked at Grace with caring eyes.
"I kind of figured," Grace laughed.
"Pathetic, huh?" Eli gave Grace one of his cute "sideway smiles" that drives her crazy.
"No," Grace said softly, and smiled.
"Grace?"
"Yes?" Grace sat straight up.
"I-"
"I love you!" Grace cried, and before he could respond, her head slowly moved towards his, awaiting a kiss. Eli realized what she was doing, and moved his head. He didn't realize how cruel this was, though. Grace opened her eyes, and saw Eli looking the other way. Grace took a deep breath, and stood up. She walked slowly backwards, turned and ran. She ran down the long staircase, sobbing. She opened the front door, and ran out of the house. She didn't know where she was going, but she didn't care. She cried until she reached the park. She tripped on a pile of wet mud, and rain was falling everywhere. She lay in a pile of mud, and sobbed. Her clothes were wet and muddy, and her face and hair was too. Eli ripped her heart out, and it felt like he had done this literally. She was crying so loud, anyone could hear her.
"Grace! You are FILTHY!" Lily stood up and covered her mouth.
"Really, mom?" She rolled her eyes.
"What happened?"
"I want to die, and I want you to shut up," Grace mumbled.
"Grace!"
She ran up the stairs to her room, to see Eli laying on her bed.
"Grace, I'll go," Eli stared at the floor, and his voice was shaky. Was he crying? Yes... he was.
"Please do," Grace said sternly. "And never come in here again!" Grace slammed the door.
Eli walked to the garage, into his room.
Grace stood there, looking out her bedroom window. She was trying to get her mind off Eli and Mr.Demitree. But that was impossible.
She walked to her door to open it. Right before she did, Eli pushed open the door, which hit Grace's forehead.
"OH!" Grace cried, as she rubbed her head.
"Grace! I am so sorry!" Eli's finger stroked her face. As he did, he felt butterflies form in his stomache. He stared at Grace, but she didn't seem to notice. She also didn't seem to notice her books on the floor, and as she took a step forward, she tripped over them. Eli caught her, but Grace immediately jerked away from embarassment.
"Wh-what do you want?" Grace looked at the floor.
"You..." Eli replied without thinking.
"Excuse me?" Grace crossed her arms and raised an eyebrow.
"Uh... Oh- Um, I sort of wanted to uh- talk to you," Eli stuttered.
"Well, talk," Grace smiled sarcastically. They both sat on her bed, and Grace covered her face in her hands.
"I um... didn't have a date with Amanda- uh- there is no `Amanda,'" Eli looked at Grace with caring eyes.
"I kind of figured," Grace laughed.
"Pathetic, huh?" Eli gave Grace one of his cute "sideway smiles" that drives her crazy.
"No," Grace said softly, and smiled.
"Grace?"
"Yes?" Grace sat straight up.
"I-"
"I love you!" Grace cried, and before he could respond, her head slowly moved towards his, awaiting a kiss. Eli realized what she was doing, and moved his head. He didn't realize how cruel this was, though. Grace opened her eyes, and saw Eli looking the other way. Grace took a deep breath, and stood up. She walked slowly backwards, turned and ran. She ran down the long staircase, sobbing. She opened the front door, and ran out of the house. She didn't know where she was going, but she didn't care. She cried until she reached the park. She tripped on a pile of wet mud, and rain was falling everywhere. She lay in a pile of mud, and sobbed. Her clothes were wet and muddy, and her face and hair was too. Eli ripped her heart out, and it felt like he had done this literally. She was crying so loud, anyone could hear her.
"Grace! You are FILTHY!" Lily stood up and covered her mouth.
"Really, mom?" She rolled her eyes.
"What happened?"
"I want to die, and I want you to shut up," Grace mumbled.
"Grace!"
She ran up the stairs to her room, to see Eli laying on her bed.
"Grace, I'll go," Eli stared at the floor, and his voice was shaky. Was he crying? Yes... he was.
"Please do," Grace said sternly. "And never come in here again!" Grace slammed the door.
Eli walked to the garage, into his room.