Chapter 6
"Yes," she said,hardly contaning her smile.
"Okay,well,how about I meet you in front of your house and we can walk?"
"That's fine," she said in a casualy voice."Well,I've got to get to class."
"Okay,bye." He watched her walk down the hall and then hurried to his class.
Angel raced home as fast as she could.What was she going to wear? What was she going to say? What did you do on a date,
anyhow? When she got back to her room, she heard barking from inside and the door was slightly ajar. As she opened it, she saw something that made her furious.
A brown dog the size of a house cat with lots of hair was sniffing at Peril's drawer. And right before her eyes,it pried the door open and drug Peril, hissing and spitting, out of the drawer by his head!
"Hey!," she screamed. "Drop him,you beast!"
The dog looked at her for a moment then started flinging him around like a tugrope. With a cry of outrage, Angel rushed foward, flung her bag off of her shoulder, and hit the dog in the side with it, all the while keeping a hold of one strap. The dog yelped andran to the door. Stooping down, Angel examined Peril. Aside from being drooled on, he was alright. Just then, the dog decided to come back for round two.
Angel jumped to her feet and swung her bag again. The dog yelped but then clamped onto the other strap and held on. Turning in fast circles,Angel held the bag out at arm's length and watched the dog spin around.She shook him loose and he landed on the floor and slid towards the door. At that moment, Charles came past her door,heading to his room.
"What are you doing to my dog?!," he screamed at her.
"That stupid beast was hurting my baby kitten and then it tried to attack me!," Angel screamed back.
"So you fling him around the room by your bookbag strap?!"
"He wouldn't let go!"
Charles gathered the shaking dog up in his arms and was about to argue something else when Angel strode across the room and slammed the door in his face,literally. She heard him swear as the door hit his nose. Angel hoped that it was broken or atleast bleeding. Both would be good.
A few hours later, the doorbell ringed and Dotty shouted for Charles. Angel walked down the stairs, deciding to wait outside for Johnny. Charles was just coming to the door when Angel got to the last step.
"Hi,Angel," said a soft and familiar voice. It was Johnny. She smiled and walked to the door.
"Hey," she replied.
"Ready to go," he asked.
"Ready as I'll ever be,I guess."
"Wait a minute," butted in Charles. "You're going out with Johnny Cade?"
"Yeah,so?" reaponded Angel.
"Johnny,man,what are you doing? This girl is crazy. You heard about what she did to Katie today. And just a few minutes ago I caught her flinging Butch around her room by her backpack strap!"
"You should have named that dog 'Butcher'! He was using my kitten as a chew toy!"
"Yeah,well,maybe your cat started it!"
"Peril can barely walk,you idiot! He was in my drawer and when I came into my room, your beast was in there and pulling Peril out of the drawer by his head!"
"Yeah,well--"
"Okay,I think we should go now," said Johnny, guiding Angel out the door and telling Charles that he'd see him later.
When they got to the pizza parlor called Skeeter's, Johnny ordered them some pizza and something to drink. They shared a little small talk and the ate pizza. When they were finished, Johnny offered to walk her home. Home. How strange that word sounded to her. Since it bothered her so much to think of Dotty's house as home, she asked him just to call it Dotty's, which he agreed to.
"Well," he said, looking at the door. "Here we are."
"Yup," she said. She had no clue what to do now.
"Um, can I ask you something, Angel?"
"Yeah."
"Do you think--That is,uh...Do you think I could kiss you?"
"I might be horrible at it since I haven't really kissed a guy before..."
"Well,let's just see."
They both leaned foward,closing their eyes. Angel couldn't believe that this was happening. This would be her first kiss. Just as their lips touched,Charled flung open the door with a bang.
"You weren't going to kiss her,were you Johnny?," Charles asked in disbelief.
"Uh,yeah,dude."
"Why? That's like fraternizing with the enemy!"
"What is your problem?," cried Angel. He was probally standing there the whole time, waiting for this.
"My problem? MY problem?! I'm not the one who threatened a cheerleader with bodily harm! What is your problem?!"
"My problem is YOU!," Angel screamed. "Good night,Johnny. I'll see you at school tomorrow."
"Good night,Angel," he said,walking away.
Before Charles could start again, Angel walked away. She stormed up the steps and into her room. She didn't doubt for a minute that Charles had been waiting to do that.
As Angel readied herself for bed,she was still fumming.
Charles was such a jerk. But if he wanted to be that way, two people could play at that game. As she drifted off to sleep, she thought of Johnny and the plans she had in store for Charles tomorrow. The grin that was on her face as she went to sleep was both wicked and pleasent. Tomorrow,Charles was going to pay.
"Yes," she said,hardly contaning her smile.
"Okay,well,how about I meet you in front of your house and we can walk?"
"That's fine," she said in a casualy voice."Well,I've got to get to class."
"Okay,bye." He watched her walk down the hall and then hurried to his class.
Angel raced home as fast as she could.What was she going to wear? What was she going to say? What did you do on a date,
anyhow? When she got back to her room, she heard barking from inside and the door was slightly ajar. As she opened it, she saw something that made her furious.
A brown dog the size of a house cat with lots of hair was sniffing at Peril's drawer. And right before her eyes,it pried the door open and drug Peril, hissing and spitting, out of the drawer by his head!
"Hey!," she screamed. "Drop him,you beast!"
The dog looked at her for a moment then started flinging him around like a tugrope. With a cry of outrage, Angel rushed foward, flung her bag off of her shoulder, and hit the dog in the side with it, all the while keeping a hold of one strap. The dog yelped andran to the door. Stooping down, Angel examined Peril. Aside from being drooled on, he was alright. Just then, the dog decided to come back for round two.
Angel jumped to her feet and swung her bag again. The dog yelped but then clamped onto the other strap and held on. Turning in fast circles,Angel held the bag out at arm's length and watched the dog spin around.She shook him loose and he landed on the floor and slid towards the door. At that moment, Charles came past her door,heading to his room.
"What are you doing to my dog?!," he screamed at her.
"That stupid beast was hurting my baby kitten and then it tried to attack me!," Angel screamed back.
"So you fling him around the room by your bookbag strap?!"
"He wouldn't let go!"
Charles gathered the shaking dog up in his arms and was about to argue something else when Angel strode across the room and slammed the door in his face,literally. She heard him swear as the door hit his nose. Angel hoped that it was broken or atleast bleeding. Both would be good.
A few hours later, the doorbell ringed and Dotty shouted for Charles. Angel walked down the stairs, deciding to wait outside for Johnny. Charles was just coming to the door when Angel got to the last step.
"Hi,Angel," said a soft and familiar voice. It was Johnny. She smiled and walked to the door.
"Hey," she replied.
"Ready to go," he asked.
"Ready as I'll ever be,I guess."
"Wait a minute," butted in Charles. "You're going out with Johnny Cade?"
"Yeah,so?" reaponded Angel.
"Johnny,man,what are you doing? This girl is crazy. You heard about what she did to Katie today. And just a few minutes ago I caught her flinging Butch around her room by her backpack strap!"
"You should have named that dog 'Butcher'! He was using my kitten as a chew toy!"
"Yeah,well,maybe your cat started it!"
"Peril can barely walk,you idiot! He was in my drawer and when I came into my room, your beast was in there and pulling Peril out of the drawer by his head!"
"Yeah,well--"
"Okay,I think we should go now," said Johnny, guiding Angel out the door and telling Charles that he'd see him later.
When they got to the pizza parlor called Skeeter's, Johnny ordered them some pizza and something to drink. They shared a little small talk and the ate pizza. When they were finished, Johnny offered to walk her home. Home. How strange that word sounded to her. Since it bothered her so much to think of Dotty's house as home, she asked him just to call it Dotty's, which he agreed to.
"Well," he said, looking at the door. "Here we are."
"Yup," she said. She had no clue what to do now.
"Um, can I ask you something, Angel?"
"Yeah."
"Do you think--That is,uh...Do you think I could kiss you?"
"I might be horrible at it since I haven't really kissed a guy before..."
"Well,let's just see."
They both leaned foward,closing their eyes. Angel couldn't believe that this was happening. This would be her first kiss. Just as their lips touched,Charled flung open the door with a bang.
"You weren't going to kiss her,were you Johnny?," Charles asked in disbelief.
"Uh,yeah,dude."
"Why? That's like fraternizing with the enemy!"
"What is your problem?," cried Angel. He was probally standing there the whole time, waiting for this.
"My problem? MY problem?! I'm not the one who threatened a cheerleader with bodily harm! What is your problem?!"
"My problem is YOU!," Angel screamed. "Good night,Johnny. I'll see you at school tomorrow."
"Good night,Angel," he said,walking away.
Before Charles could start again, Angel walked away. She stormed up the steps and into her room. She didn't doubt for a minute that Charles had been waiting to do that.
As Angel readied herself for bed,she was still fumming.
Charles was such a jerk. But if he wanted to be that way, two people could play at that game. As she drifted off to sleep, she thought of Johnny and the plans she had in store for Charles tomorrow. The grin that was on her face as she went to sleep was both wicked and pleasent. Tomorrow,Charles was going to pay.