Chapter 18
"You can't be serious"
Nicole ran into the bedroom that the girls shared. She was out of breath. She ran in and hid under my bed. I looked under. She put one finger to her lips and I nodded. I got up and continued to read my book.
Leonardo knocked on the door. It was obvious he had been working out again. His muscles were lined with sweat. He looked incredibly cute.
"Hey Linnie, did Nicole come in here?" asked Leo.
"No Leo, why?" I asked sweetly.
"Well, I would like to ask her an important question but it's okay. I'll talk to you later," he said.
"Bye," I said.
When he was well gone, I got off the bed. I nelt down and looked at the scared Nicole.
"It's safe to come out," I said.
"Thanks," she said.
She came out and looked at me. Slowly, she sat on my bed.
"Are you okay?" I asked.
"Yea. It's happening again. Ya know, I think I've gotta work with you on a few things," Nicole said.
"What? What's happening again? What do you have to work with me on?" I asked very confused.
"It's Leo! He asked me out basically," exclaimed Nicole.
"He what?" I said in shock.
"Yea! He likes me but I don't like him! I like Raph!" she said as she hung her head low.
I wanted to cry. Leo liked her! Not me. It wasn't the first time this had happened though. I thought that I was probably going to be cursed with this bad luck for ever.
"What are you doing that's making him like you?" I asked.
"That's just it! I don't know! I wish I could tell you," Nicole said.
"Well, did he ask you out directly? I mean, how did he ask you out?" I asked afraid to know.
"Actually, we were sparing and then he just kissed me. I got scared and ran. That's why I came in here asking you to hide me," she said afraid I might kill her.
I wanted to cry but I didn't. I couldn't kill her for being so honest with me. At least she didn't want to be with him but that didn't make it any more comforting.
"Lin, I don't know what to do. Come on, you know I don't like Leo like that," she said trying to get me to cheer up.
"I know. Excuse me. I just want to think a bit on my own," I said as I got up to go cry in private.
Nicole ran into the bedroom that the girls shared. She was out of breath. She ran in and hid under my bed. I looked under. She put one finger to her lips and I nodded. I got up and continued to read my book.
Leonardo knocked on the door. It was obvious he had been working out again. His muscles were lined with sweat. He looked incredibly cute.
"Hey Linnie, did Nicole come in here?" asked Leo.
"No Leo, why?" I asked sweetly.
"Well, I would like to ask her an important question but it's okay. I'll talk to you later," he said.
"Bye," I said.
When he was well gone, I got off the bed. I nelt down and looked at the scared Nicole.
"It's safe to come out," I said.
"Thanks," she said.
She came out and looked at me. Slowly, she sat on my bed.
"Are you okay?" I asked.
"Yea. It's happening again. Ya know, I think I've gotta work with you on a few things," Nicole said.
"What? What's happening again? What do you have to work with me on?" I asked very confused.
"It's Leo! He asked me out basically," exclaimed Nicole.
"He what?" I said in shock.
"Yea! He likes me but I don't like him! I like Raph!" she said as she hung her head low.
I wanted to cry. Leo liked her! Not me. It wasn't the first time this had happened though. I thought that I was probably going to be cursed with this bad luck for ever.
"What are you doing that's making him like you?" I asked.
"That's just it! I don't know! I wish I could tell you," Nicole said.
"Well, did he ask you out directly? I mean, how did he ask you out?" I asked afraid to know.
"Actually, we were sparing and then he just kissed me. I got scared and ran. That's why I came in here asking you to hide me," she said afraid I might kill her.
I wanted to cry but I didn't. I couldn't kill her for being so honest with me. At least she didn't want to be with him but that didn't make it any more comforting.
"Lin, I don't know what to do. Come on, you know I don't like Leo like that," she said trying to get me to cheer up.
"I know. Excuse me. I just want to think a bit on my own," I said as I got up to go cry in private.