Chapter Two

"Paige!" Terri called, trying to catch up to Paige, right after Media Immersion. "Did you hear?"

Paige stopped walking and heard: Gossip call, "Hear what? Terr, you gotta tell me!"

"Spinner asked me out!"

Paige's jaw dropped, "Stop. Rewind. Sorry what did you say? It's funny, I thought you said Spinner asked you...out."

"He did!" Terri said, cheerfully, with a smile. "Friday, he said he'll take me to the movies, anything I want. Chick-flick or not."

"Are you serious?"

"Would I lie?" Terri asked, beginning to walk to her locker. She walked as she had something to prove.

Paige forced a sly smile. She was less then happy for Terri. "I don't know."

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"Emma," Sean said, walking up to Emma's locker, where she stood talking to Manny, after English. "There's something I need to tell you."

"What is it, Sean?" Emma whispered, concerned. Sean pulled Emma away from Manny. Manny took the hint, and went to find Liberty.

"Emma, I-I-" He wanted to say the words, but since they were in school, he felt awkward. "I wanted to know, if you would want to go out Friday."

"Really?" Emma asked, getting excited. "I don't know, I made plans with Manny."

Manny of course over heard, and walked over with a smile. "But she can cancel with me." She added in, and then walked away with a half laugh. Sean smiled as a sign of saying, "Thanks."

"Well?" Sean asked again, hoping for approval. "Yes." Emma smiled, happily. "I would love to go out with you."

Craig stood from his locker across the hall, watching the two lovebirds make plans for a date next Friday. He felt a sense of jealousy form in the make of his heart. He just didn't realize it just yet.

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"Manny, Do you think I would mesh good with Paige?" J.T. asked Manny, when she walked over after her conversation with Emma. Manny had a smile on her face, because Emma and Manny haven't spoken like they use too all summer.

"J.T. you're nuts!" She shook her head, with the roll of the eyes. They continued to walk to Media Immersion. "Plus, I thought you gave up on Paige after she broke your heart, last year."

"I'd never give up." J.T. replied, with an devilish smirk. His eyes lit up when he saw Paige walking toward him. "Watch this."

Manny stopped and watched J.T. make a complete idiot out of himself...again.

"Paige, I know you only date up, but..." J.T. began to ask.

Paige sighed, "You want to go out again?"

J.T. nodded, "Yeah..."

Paige was surprisingly alone, and was totally depressed with the whole Spinner thing, so she had an idea come to mind. She accepted, but cruelly there was some strings attached to the deal.

Paige walked away with an evil smirk to her face. A huge grin formed upon his face, and did the move that guys sometimes use when they score a date. He was excited. Manny laughed at his excitement.

"So I was wrong," Manny shrugged her shoulders. "Maybe Paige isn't so mean after all." But Manny had been friends with J.T. for many years; she felt something bad was going to happen on this, "date" she would to call.

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At Lunch, Ashley feels a little bit lonely. She's starting to feel pretty depressed with the formal coming up, and no one to spend it with. This all leads to one logical answer: She misses Jimmy.

Ashley sits outside during Lunch break waiting for Elle. She sighed, watching Kristi Lang and Eric Jacobs, two kids in the eleven grade sitting over on a bench snuggling together sharing a soda. She suddenly turned her view over to Elle who was opening a can on Pepsi, "What's up with you Ash? You seem sad." Elle asked, sitting down.

"Oh. It's nothing." Ashley Lied. She felt guilty lying to a friend. But she really didn't feel like talking about it.

"So." Elle said, "Whatcha wanna do tonight?" Elle took a sip from her soda; "I don't think I want to do anything tonight. I think I just want to stay home. Be by myself.if it's okay with you?" Ashley said. "Sure. What ever floats your boat." They laughed.

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Later on during the day, right after school, Kendra approached Toby. He was startled when she greeted him with a kiss. "I thought about it, and I decided." Kendra began to shot out the long awaited answer, referring to this morning's conversation before class.

"And?" Toby said, getting excited. His eyes lit up, it's the moment he's been waiting for."

"Toby, I would do IT with you..." She said IT as if was a gross looking bug. Toby began to get disappointed. "But we're too young, maybe next year or so." She said, trying to reason with him. Toby started to get enraged, he was hoping for it, so much. All summer!

"Fine, be like that." Toby said. "Maybe we're too "young" to have this relationship?!" He yelled back, and walked away.