Chapter 2
A Midnight Call
The phone rang. Late. I squealed when I heard the first ring. It's him! The one I am going to marry!!!!
I answered, and tried to keep my voice steady.
"Hello?"
"Hi, Stephanie?" the voice on the other end said. It didn't sound like him.
"Ummm.yeah?"
"I just wondered if you got the homework from Communications? I missed it."
I groaned. It was the fucking Middle Girl! I couldn't believe it! She had just totally ruined what was going to be the best night of my life.
"Middle Girl, do you have any freakin idea how late it is?" I hissed.
"Sure. It's the middle of the night. It's when I do my homework."
Typical. So typical, I wasn't even surprised.
"Look, it was to read the first scene of As You Like It." I hung up. I only had one phone line in my room, and that was the number that Meg and Cat gave Sean.
I was wide awake until about two in the morning when I cried myself to sleep.
* * *
"Steph? You look like hell," said Cat.
"Thanks I'll take that as a complement since I slept shitty last night."
"He didn't call? That's it, isn't it? He didn't call you did he? Oh my god I am so sorry. That little bastard! He said he was gonna call you no matter what!" Meg seriously needs to calm down.
"Heeeeeeeeeey. No dissin my man. There's gotta be-"
"What?" said Cat.
I remembered the phone call from The Middle Girl. But it had only lasted not even two minutes! That couldn't have been the reason. But it had to be. There was nothing else to it.
"EARTH TO STEPHANIE!!!!!" I snapped back to reality.
"What is it?" said Meg anxiously.
"The Middle Girl called me last night. For the Communications homework."
"Shit. That's probably when he called. I'm so sorry Steph," said Meg.
"Yeah." said Cat.
"Hey, maybe he'll call you tonight, or say something to you today," Meg said hopefully.
"Thanks," I said. "But I doubt it."
* * *
I received another note in calculus. This one was from Cat.
hey. talked to sean and he said he tried ur # but it wuz busy. midnight right? cuz thats when he called. that bitch. y cant she just pay attention in class for once????? o well. said he wuld call u 2nite so u have nother shot. 4 leaf!
Kitty Cat
Another shot.Another shot.Of course. It was perfect! He didn't try to call again because he was nervous! Maybe he really likes me! Ohhhh.my Sean.My lovely LOVELY Sean!
(Oh, and in case you're wondering, '4 leaf' is our way of saying 'good luck!')
* * *
Didn't bother reading the second scene of Shakespeare. Too nervous. My hands were shaking when I ate dinner, and I couldn't concentrate on my dumb ass homework. I had more important things to worry about.
As midnight loomed nearer on my alarm clock, I started flippin out. What if I sound freaky on the phone, and he gets scared and hangs up? What if I can't talk and I just make gurgling sounds? Oh, so many stupid stupid STUPID things to worry about.
I think I'm gonna be sick.
* * *
THE PHONE IS RINGING!!!!!!! OH MY GOD!!!!!!!! Ok, breath, breath. I can handle this. Before the phone could wake my parents up, I CALMLY picked it up off the receiver.
Ok, remember not to hurl.
"Hello?" Jesus, I sounded like an insane person.
"Hey Steph." I knew that wasn't Meg or Cat. The deepness and sexiness of his voice is inhuman.
"Hey." CRAP! I forgot his name!!!!!
"Sorry you didn't get my call last night. I didn't want to call again because of your rents." I'm hyperventilating, though I never have before.
"Uh, Steph? What's that noise?" I was breathing like there was no air in my room. I swallowed.
"Umm.nothing."
"Sooooooooo.Has anyone asked you to homecoming yet?" THIS WAS IT!!!!!
"Ummmm.no. No, not yet." My voice went up waaaaaay high at the end. I'm blowing it!
"Oh. I'm surprised. You know, you're usually the first girl asked." Yes, of course I knew that. I had turned down everyone who asked me to ANY dance for the past six years. JUST GET ON WITH IT AND ASK ME!!!!!!!
"Yeah, I know. I've never gone with anyone though." I cleared my throat.
"Why? Are you waiting for someone special?" Duuuuuuuuuuh.
"Umm, actually, yes I am." Couldn't he take a hint?!?!
"Well, I don't know who that is," LOOK IN A FREAKIN MIRROR!!! "But I'd like to take you to homecoming. If that's okay with you."
Ok? OK????? I jumped up in the air and landed hard on the floor.
"Stephanie?!?!" His voice was worried. Swoon.
"Stephanie are you alright?"
"Yeah, yeah, I'm fine." I wasn't, but I wasn't about to let him know that.
"Well? I haven't gotten an answer beautiful." Beautiful? Me? Naaaaah.
"Of course I'll go with you Sean." I LOVE YOU!!!! DIDYA THINK I'D SAY ANYTHING ELSE?!?!
"Great. Do you want to work out the finer details over lunch at Domino's on Saturday? We can make it a date."
A date. A date. Sean Gallagher asked me out on a date!!!!! Scream scream scream scream SCREAM.
But I didn't I kept it real cool.
"Sure. Twelve thirty okay?"
"Alright then. I'll see you tomorrow."
"Okay."
"Love you. Bye."
He hung up. * * *
An hour later, I still cannot believe what happened. I got asked to homecoming by my crush of twelve years. We're going out to lunch on Saturday. I think I sprained my ankle. And.
HE LOVES ME HE LOVES ME HE LOVES ME!!!!!!!!!
A Midnight Call
The phone rang. Late. I squealed when I heard the first ring. It's him! The one I am going to marry!!!!
I answered, and tried to keep my voice steady.
"Hello?"
"Hi, Stephanie?" the voice on the other end said. It didn't sound like him.
"Ummm.yeah?"
"I just wondered if you got the homework from Communications? I missed it."
I groaned. It was the fucking Middle Girl! I couldn't believe it! She had just totally ruined what was going to be the best night of my life.
"Middle Girl, do you have any freakin idea how late it is?" I hissed.
"Sure. It's the middle of the night. It's when I do my homework."
Typical. So typical, I wasn't even surprised.
"Look, it was to read the first scene of As You Like It." I hung up. I only had one phone line in my room, and that was the number that Meg and Cat gave Sean.
I was wide awake until about two in the morning when I cried myself to sleep.
* * *
"Steph? You look like hell," said Cat.
"Thanks I'll take that as a complement since I slept shitty last night."
"He didn't call? That's it, isn't it? He didn't call you did he? Oh my god I am so sorry. That little bastard! He said he was gonna call you no matter what!" Meg seriously needs to calm down.
"Heeeeeeeeeey. No dissin my man. There's gotta be-"
"What?" said Cat.
I remembered the phone call from The Middle Girl. But it had only lasted not even two minutes! That couldn't have been the reason. But it had to be. There was nothing else to it.
"EARTH TO STEPHANIE!!!!!" I snapped back to reality.
"What is it?" said Meg anxiously.
"The Middle Girl called me last night. For the Communications homework."
"Shit. That's probably when he called. I'm so sorry Steph," said Meg.
"Yeah." said Cat.
"Hey, maybe he'll call you tonight, or say something to you today," Meg said hopefully.
"Thanks," I said. "But I doubt it."
* * *
I received another note in calculus. This one was from Cat.
hey. talked to sean and he said he tried ur # but it wuz busy. midnight right? cuz thats when he called. that bitch. y cant she just pay attention in class for once????? o well. said he wuld call u 2nite so u have nother shot. 4 leaf!
Kitty Cat
Another shot.Another shot.Of course. It was perfect! He didn't try to call again because he was nervous! Maybe he really likes me! Ohhhh.my Sean.My lovely LOVELY Sean!
(Oh, and in case you're wondering, '4 leaf' is our way of saying 'good luck!')
* * *
Didn't bother reading the second scene of Shakespeare. Too nervous. My hands were shaking when I ate dinner, and I couldn't concentrate on my dumb ass homework. I had more important things to worry about.
As midnight loomed nearer on my alarm clock, I started flippin out. What if I sound freaky on the phone, and he gets scared and hangs up? What if I can't talk and I just make gurgling sounds? Oh, so many stupid stupid STUPID things to worry about.
I think I'm gonna be sick.
* * *
THE PHONE IS RINGING!!!!!!! OH MY GOD!!!!!!!! Ok, breath, breath. I can handle this. Before the phone could wake my parents up, I CALMLY picked it up off the receiver.
Ok, remember not to hurl.
"Hello?" Jesus, I sounded like an insane person.
"Hey Steph." I knew that wasn't Meg or Cat. The deepness and sexiness of his voice is inhuman.
"Hey." CRAP! I forgot his name!!!!!
"Sorry you didn't get my call last night. I didn't want to call again because of your rents." I'm hyperventilating, though I never have before.
"Uh, Steph? What's that noise?" I was breathing like there was no air in my room. I swallowed.
"Umm.nothing."
"Sooooooooo.Has anyone asked you to homecoming yet?" THIS WAS IT!!!!!
"Ummmm.no. No, not yet." My voice went up waaaaaay high at the end. I'm blowing it!
"Oh. I'm surprised. You know, you're usually the first girl asked." Yes, of course I knew that. I had turned down everyone who asked me to ANY dance for the past six years. JUST GET ON WITH IT AND ASK ME!!!!!!!
"Yeah, I know. I've never gone with anyone though." I cleared my throat.
"Why? Are you waiting for someone special?" Duuuuuuuuuuh.
"Umm, actually, yes I am." Couldn't he take a hint?!?!
"Well, I don't know who that is," LOOK IN A FREAKIN MIRROR!!! "But I'd like to take you to homecoming. If that's okay with you."
Ok? OK????? I jumped up in the air and landed hard on the floor.
"Stephanie?!?!" His voice was worried. Swoon.
"Stephanie are you alright?"
"Yeah, yeah, I'm fine." I wasn't, but I wasn't about to let him know that.
"Well? I haven't gotten an answer beautiful." Beautiful? Me? Naaaaah.
"Of course I'll go with you Sean." I LOVE YOU!!!! DIDYA THINK I'D SAY ANYTHING ELSE?!?!
"Great. Do you want to work out the finer details over lunch at Domino's on Saturday? We can make it a date."
A date. A date. Sean Gallagher asked me out on a date!!!!! Scream scream scream scream SCREAM.
But I didn't I kept it real cool.
"Sure. Twelve thirty okay?"
"Alright then. I'll see you tomorrow."
"Okay."
"Love you. Bye."
He hung up. * * *
An hour later, I still cannot believe what happened. I got asked to homecoming by my crush of twelve years. We're going out to lunch on Saturday. I think I sprained my ankle. And.
HE LOVES ME HE LOVES ME HE LOVES ME!!!!!!!!!