Sharon and I talked to two hours, just catching up. By the time we finished, the tea was long gone and it was time to start dinner.
Sharon stretched and yawned as she stood up. "Why don't we just order in from Uncle Ed's tonight?"
I smiled. "That'd be great, Sharon." Uncle Ed's is a Chinese restaurant in downtown Stoneybrook that is, in my opinion anyway, the best in the area.
"Let's see," she said, consulting a menu. "Spring rolls, bean curd with vegetables... what else?"
I thought for a minute, thinking of a dish both my dad and I would like. "Sesame chicken?"
"Alright."
My stomach grumbled at the thought. I flopped down on the couch and turned on the tv, waiting for the food to arrive.
My dad came home at that moment. He gave Sharon a kiss, and I smiled. It's been a year now, and we've been through some rough spots, and I do miss Dawn, but at the end of day, I love being a part of my new family. "I'm starved. What's for dinner?"
"Sesame chicken, for you carnivores," Sharon said, smiling.
"Sounds complicated to cook," my dad joked.
After dinner, I was wiped. So I headed off to bed early. When I woke the next morning, dressing in brown cords and pink long-sleeved rugby shirt, the sun was shining, alighting the November morning. I swore to myself that I would just not let Logan get to me.
Right before homeroom officially started, Cary stopped in front of my desk. "Hey," he said.
"Hi, what's up?"
"Do you want to go to the Thanksgiving dance with me?" he said smoothly.
I was surprised. "Sure, I'd love to."
He rapped the back of his hand on my desk softly. "Great," he replied. Then the PA system crackled to life and Cary had to go back to his seat.
Kristy, who was sitting next to me, had heard the whole thing. "Mr. Eyebrow himself," she whispered, grinning.
"Yep," I said. "And I can't think of anyone else I'd rather go with.
"Well, I heard..." Ms. Bates, our homeroom teacher, gave Kristy a Look that rivaled the one Kristy herself gave to tardy BSC members. She didn't get a chance to finish her sentence, but I couldn't help wondering just what Kristy had heard.
Sharon stretched and yawned as she stood up. "Why don't we just order in from Uncle Ed's tonight?"
I smiled. "That'd be great, Sharon." Uncle Ed's is a Chinese restaurant in downtown Stoneybrook that is, in my opinion anyway, the best in the area.
"Let's see," she said, consulting a menu. "Spring rolls, bean curd with vegetables... what else?"
I thought for a minute, thinking of a dish both my dad and I would like. "Sesame chicken?"
"Alright."
My stomach grumbled at the thought. I flopped down on the couch and turned on the tv, waiting for the food to arrive.
My dad came home at that moment. He gave Sharon a kiss, and I smiled. It's been a year now, and we've been through some rough spots, and I do miss Dawn, but at the end of day, I love being a part of my new family. "I'm starved. What's for dinner?"
"Sesame chicken, for you carnivores," Sharon said, smiling.
"Sounds complicated to cook," my dad joked.
After dinner, I was wiped. So I headed off to bed early. When I woke the next morning, dressing in brown cords and pink long-sleeved rugby shirt, the sun was shining, alighting the November morning. I swore to myself that I would just not let Logan get to me.
Right before homeroom officially started, Cary stopped in front of my desk. "Hey," he said.
"Hi, what's up?"
"Do you want to go to the Thanksgiving dance with me?" he said smoothly.
I was surprised. "Sure, I'd love to."
He rapped the back of his hand on my desk softly. "Great," he replied. Then the PA system crackled to life and Cary had to go back to his seat.
Kristy, who was sitting next to me, had heard the whole thing. "Mr. Eyebrow himself," she whispered, grinning.
"Yep," I said. "And I can't think of anyone else I'd rather go with.
"Well, I heard..." Ms. Bates, our homeroom teacher, gave Kristy a Look that rivaled the one Kristy herself gave to tardy BSC members. She didn't get a chance to finish her sentence, but I couldn't help wondering just what Kristy had heard.