Chapter 12:
"What happened between the two of you?" Theresa asked Whitney once they were
outside of the Book Cafe.
Whitney had a sly smile plastered on her face. "We talked and well, he misses me just
like I miss him and," inhaling deeply, she got ready to tell her best friend the news, "he wants
to meet me here tonight afterhours."
"Ohhh!" Theresa the romantic squealed happily for her friend. "That's great. But wait,
how are you going to pull that off?"
"Well that's where you come in. You know my parents are not completely trusting me
lately, so I was hoping you could help me get out of the house tonight."
"Sure sure," Theresa went on to say. She would help her out any way she could. Her
parents were crazy for making Whitney not see Chad anymore. Parents just didn't
understand. "But what can I do?"
"Cover for me. I don't know, how about we tell them that we're going to .... Castleton
for the night?" Whitney suggested.
"That might work. But they would ask why and who's coming and...." came Theresa's
reply.
"Theresa I really need for this to work!" Whitney pleaded.
"Ok, ok!" Theresa said, putting her hands up. "Have your cell phone by you at all
times. And take my car. We'll tell them that we're taking my car for the road trip. And I will
stay over at Ethan's. Your parents won't suspect a thing."
"Well what about telling them why we're going on the road trip?" Whitney asked.
"Umm, just that we want to hang out. You know, do something new. I'll come by your
house and help you convince them, ok?"
"All right," Whitney sighed, hoping the plan would work. "Thanks, girl!"
"Sure," Theresa said, giving Whitney a hug.
"Now tell me about you and Ethan...." Whitney began to say as they walked away from
the Book Cafe.
Theresa began to speak and tell her all of the details as they made their way to the
Russell's house.
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"Mom, Dad?" Whitney called as her and Theresa made their way into the house.
They found them sitting in the kitchen, drinking tea.
"Hi," Whitney said.
"Hi, Whitney, Theresa," they said back.
"I just wanted to say that Theresa and I were planning on going on a little road trip.
And since she's not working, and neither am I, we figured we can do it now." She waited for
her parents' reaction. "What do you say?"
"Where are you going?" Eve asked curiously.
"To Castleton," Theresa spoke up.
"Sure," Eve went on to say. "I miss the times I would do that myself. You two go
ahead."
"For how long?" TC asked.
"Just two days, Mr. Russell," Theresa answered.
TC and Eve turned to look at each other, silently deciding between themselves if the
girls could go or not.
"Does your mom know about this, Theresa?" Eve asked.
"Yes," Theresa replied. "I've already told her."
"Ok. Call us when you get there and when you're coming back," TC said, agreeing to
their idea.
"We will. Thanks mom, dad," Whitney said hugging her parents and giving the thumbs
up sign to Theresa.
The two girls played it cool, very nonchalant, but they were bursting with joy at seeing
the plan be a success.
They walked out of the house, and by Theresa's car.
"I feel like we're fourteen again, and plotting against our parents' rules," Whitney
said, grinning.
"Same here," Theresa laughed. "But hey, we're plotting for something else, now, huh?
A midnight rendezvous for you and your man. While I get to spend the night over at my
boyfriend's."
They slapped each other a high five. They had always been a great team - especially
when it came to things they wanted.
"Just try to stay out of sight," Whitney warned. "The last thing we need is to have one
of my parents see you."
"You too, Whit," Theresa said in the same tone.
Whitney nodded. She had to be careful. The last thing she wanted or needed was for
her parents to find out about this!
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Two hour later, Whitney called Theresa and told her that she had just told her parents
that she was coming over to her house so they could go on the road trip.
"Perfect," Theresa said. "Now come over, and take my car and go to the Book Cafe.
Park it all the way in a shady corner, where it's not as visible."
"Ok," Whitney replied. She hated sneaking out like this for fear of getting caught, but
she really wanted to see Chad.
A few minutes later, Whitney arrived at the Lopez-Fitzgerald's. Whitney gave Theresa
a ride to the Crane Mansion, which was on the way, so she could have her own little
rendezvous with Ethan.
"Good luck," Theresa said once they reached the Mansion.
"You too," she replied, giving her a hug. "Stay out of trouble. The last thing YOU need
is Gwen Hotchkiss finding out that you're having a late night romantic getaway with HER
boyfriend."
Theresa laughed. "And the last thing you need is for your parents to find out. Don't put
your phone on silent at ALL! Be cautious and have fun!"
"I will. Bye!" They hugged again and Whitney drove off.
This has to work, Whitney thought to herself, as her fingers rhythmically beat at the
steering wheel of the car. I have to be with the man I'm falling in love with. I just have to. She
sighed. She hated being nervous like this. But what she hated more was being away from
Chad.
{a/n: ok, Whitney was able to escape so far... but what's up next? r/r!}
"What happened between the two of you?" Theresa asked Whitney once they were
outside of the Book Cafe.
Whitney had a sly smile plastered on her face. "We talked and well, he misses me just
like I miss him and," inhaling deeply, she got ready to tell her best friend the news, "he wants
to meet me here tonight afterhours."
"Ohhh!" Theresa the romantic squealed happily for her friend. "That's great. But wait,
how are you going to pull that off?"
"Well that's where you come in. You know my parents are not completely trusting me
lately, so I was hoping you could help me get out of the house tonight."
"Sure sure," Theresa went on to say. She would help her out any way she could. Her
parents were crazy for making Whitney not see Chad anymore. Parents just didn't
understand. "But what can I do?"
"Cover for me. I don't know, how about we tell them that we're going to .... Castleton
for the night?" Whitney suggested.
"That might work. But they would ask why and who's coming and...." came Theresa's
reply.
"Theresa I really need for this to work!" Whitney pleaded.
"Ok, ok!" Theresa said, putting her hands up. "Have your cell phone by you at all
times. And take my car. We'll tell them that we're taking my car for the road trip. And I will
stay over at Ethan's. Your parents won't suspect a thing."
"Well what about telling them why we're going on the road trip?" Whitney asked.
"Umm, just that we want to hang out. You know, do something new. I'll come by your
house and help you convince them, ok?"
"All right," Whitney sighed, hoping the plan would work. "Thanks, girl!"
"Sure," Theresa said, giving Whitney a hug.
"Now tell me about you and Ethan...." Whitney began to say as they walked away from
the Book Cafe.
Theresa began to speak and tell her all of the details as they made their way to the
Russell's house.
______________________________________________________________________________
"Mom, Dad?" Whitney called as her and Theresa made their way into the house.
They found them sitting in the kitchen, drinking tea.
"Hi," Whitney said.
"Hi, Whitney, Theresa," they said back.
"I just wanted to say that Theresa and I were planning on going on a little road trip.
And since she's not working, and neither am I, we figured we can do it now." She waited for
her parents' reaction. "What do you say?"
"Where are you going?" Eve asked curiously.
"To Castleton," Theresa spoke up.
"Sure," Eve went on to say. "I miss the times I would do that myself. You two go
ahead."
"For how long?" TC asked.
"Just two days, Mr. Russell," Theresa answered.
TC and Eve turned to look at each other, silently deciding between themselves if the
girls could go or not.
"Does your mom know about this, Theresa?" Eve asked.
"Yes," Theresa replied. "I've already told her."
"Ok. Call us when you get there and when you're coming back," TC said, agreeing to
their idea.
"We will. Thanks mom, dad," Whitney said hugging her parents and giving the thumbs
up sign to Theresa.
The two girls played it cool, very nonchalant, but they were bursting with joy at seeing
the plan be a success.
They walked out of the house, and by Theresa's car.
"I feel like we're fourteen again, and plotting against our parents' rules," Whitney
said, grinning.
"Same here," Theresa laughed. "But hey, we're plotting for something else, now, huh?
A midnight rendezvous for you and your man. While I get to spend the night over at my
boyfriend's."
They slapped each other a high five. They had always been a great team - especially
when it came to things they wanted.
"Just try to stay out of sight," Whitney warned. "The last thing we need is to have one
of my parents see you."
"You too, Whit," Theresa said in the same tone.
Whitney nodded. She had to be careful. The last thing she wanted or needed was for
her parents to find out about this!
______________________________________________________________________________
Two hour later, Whitney called Theresa and told her that she had just told her parents
that she was coming over to her house so they could go on the road trip.
"Perfect," Theresa said. "Now come over, and take my car and go to the Book Cafe.
Park it all the way in a shady corner, where it's not as visible."
"Ok," Whitney replied. She hated sneaking out like this for fear of getting caught, but
she really wanted to see Chad.
A few minutes later, Whitney arrived at the Lopez-Fitzgerald's. Whitney gave Theresa
a ride to the Crane Mansion, which was on the way, so she could have her own little
rendezvous with Ethan.
"Good luck," Theresa said once they reached the Mansion.
"You too," she replied, giving her a hug. "Stay out of trouble. The last thing YOU need
is Gwen Hotchkiss finding out that you're having a late night romantic getaway with HER
boyfriend."
Theresa laughed. "And the last thing you need is for your parents to find out. Don't put
your phone on silent at ALL! Be cautious and have fun!"
"I will. Bye!" They hugged again and Whitney drove off.
This has to work, Whitney thought to herself, as her fingers rhythmically beat at the
steering wheel of the car. I have to be with the man I'm falling in love with. I just have to. She
sighed. She hated being nervous like this. But what she hated more was being away from
Chad.
{a/n: ok, Whitney was able to escape so far... but what's up next? r/r!}