Grace was stunned. She stopped dancing and just stood there looking into Caveman's eyes. They looked sincere. "W-W-What?" Grace stuttered.
"I love you, Grace. I did the very minute that you started getting picked on." He said.
"Oh, so you pitied me!" she said, rudely.
"No, no, no." he said, shaking his head. "I just love you because you're so sweet and kind to everyone. I dunno. I just...do." he said.
Wow, he sure can speak his mind without feeling shy. Grace thought. "W-W-Well, uh, clears throat I dunno what to say right about now." She said. "You don't have to say anything, I was stupid to say this to you when I know that you're Evan's girl." He said, looking down.
"No! No, that's not it at all! I'm not Evan's girl. I don't like being called someone's girl because it makes me feel like cattle." She said, sternly.
"Sorry." Caveman said.
"It's okay." She said. "I still don't know what to say." She said. "I mean..., " Grace hated to have to tell Caveman that she really was Evan's girl. That her heart belonged to him.
"You're just such a beautiful young lady, Grace. I think that you are very intelligent, strong, and confident. You believe in yourself, and that's what I love about you. When I'm around you, I just, feel strong, inside, and I feel like I don't have to be someone else to be noticed. I feel like you will believe in me, as Stanley, not as Caveman. I am Stanley. And you make me feel like I don't need a nickname to be accepted in this world. Especially the world of Camp Green Lake." He said.
Oh my gosh, Grace thought. Grace's mouth was slightly open and she started crying, silently, so only Stanley would know.
"Stanley." She said, looking into those beautiful eyes. She hugged him. She knew that she just couldn't be with him. It would hurt Evan too much. But then, she'd eventually have to hurt one of them. She did not ever want to tell Stanley that her heart belongs with Evan. She just, couldn't.
"I-I-I." Grace couldn't tell him.
"Shhhhh." Said Stanley, quietly. "Just stop crying, keep dancing with me, and we'll talk about this later ok?" he asked.
She nodded.
Oh, he is so sweet. And romanitc. He knows that I will have to tell him and he knows how hard it is for me. He's giving me time. she thought. She hugged him and they continued dancing.
5 Days Later
After what happened that night at the dance, Grace felt different. Stanley hadn't brought it up at all since then and Grace was glad. She was happy for the time she had to think about it.
Grace had to tell Caveman. She looked for him everywhere and then found him in D-Tent, teaching Zero how to read.
"Hi guys!" she said.
"Hey." Said Caveman.
"Hi Zero." Grace said. He looked up at her and said,
"Hi." He smiled. Grace smiled back, he's such a cutie.
"Uh, Caveman, can I talk to you?" she asked.
"Yeah. Zero, just continue writing all of the 3 letter words that you can think of that has the letter "A" in the middle okay?" he asked Zero nodded and started writing on the paper that Stanley had there.
"You're a good teacher." Grace said to Caveman when they were out of earshot from Zero.
"Thanks." He said. "So, what did you want to talk to me about?" he asked.
"About, last...night." she said. "Okay." He said.
"I just need to tell you that, uh, you're a great guy and all, and I feel so happy that you think of me in that way and that I have made you feel the way you feel." She said.
He smiled. "Thanks." He said.
"And I hate this. It's just, I do belong to Evan. I mean, we have been friends forever and I just belong with...him." she said. "It's not that I don't like you. I really like you, Stanley, just not in the way." She said. "I'm sorry."
She started walking away and before she opened the tent flap, she saw a tear roll down Caveman's face.
"I love you, Grace. I did the very minute that you started getting picked on." He said.
"Oh, so you pitied me!" she said, rudely.
"No, no, no." he said, shaking his head. "I just love you because you're so sweet and kind to everyone. I dunno. I just...do." he said.
Wow, he sure can speak his mind without feeling shy. Grace thought. "W-W-Well, uh, clears throat I dunno what to say right about now." She said. "You don't have to say anything, I was stupid to say this to you when I know that you're Evan's girl." He said, looking down.
"No! No, that's not it at all! I'm not Evan's girl. I don't like being called someone's girl because it makes me feel like cattle." She said, sternly.
"Sorry." Caveman said.
"It's okay." She said. "I still don't know what to say." She said. "I mean..., " Grace hated to have to tell Caveman that she really was Evan's girl. That her heart belonged to him.
"You're just such a beautiful young lady, Grace. I think that you are very intelligent, strong, and confident. You believe in yourself, and that's what I love about you. When I'm around you, I just, feel strong, inside, and I feel like I don't have to be someone else to be noticed. I feel like you will believe in me, as Stanley, not as Caveman. I am Stanley. And you make me feel like I don't need a nickname to be accepted in this world. Especially the world of Camp Green Lake." He said.
Oh my gosh, Grace thought. Grace's mouth was slightly open and she started crying, silently, so only Stanley would know.
"Stanley." She said, looking into those beautiful eyes. She hugged him. She knew that she just couldn't be with him. It would hurt Evan too much. But then, she'd eventually have to hurt one of them. She did not ever want to tell Stanley that her heart belongs with Evan. She just, couldn't.
"I-I-I." Grace couldn't tell him.
"Shhhhh." Said Stanley, quietly. "Just stop crying, keep dancing with me, and we'll talk about this later ok?" he asked.
She nodded.
Oh, he is so sweet. And romanitc. He knows that I will have to tell him and he knows how hard it is for me. He's giving me time. she thought. She hugged him and they continued dancing.
5 Days Later
After what happened that night at the dance, Grace felt different. Stanley hadn't brought it up at all since then and Grace was glad. She was happy for the time she had to think about it.
Grace had to tell Caveman. She looked for him everywhere and then found him in D-Tent, teaching Zero how to read.
"Hi guys!" she said.
"Hey." Said Caveman.
"Hi Zero." Grace said. He looked up at her and said,
"Hi." He smiled. Grace smiled back, he's such a cutie.
"Uh, Caveman, can I talk to you?" she asked.
"Yeah. Zero, just continue writing all of the 3 letter words that you can think of that has the letter "A" in the middle okay?" he asked Zero nodded and started writing on the paper that Stanley had there.
"You're a good teacher." Grace said to Caveman when they were out of earshot from Zero.
"Thanks." He said. "So, what did you want to talk to me about?" he asked.
"About, last...night." she said. "Okay." He said.
"I just need to tell you that, uh, you're a great guy and all, and I feel so happy that you think of me in that way and that I have made you feel the way you feel." She said.
He smiled. "Thanks." He said.
"And I hate this. It's just, I do belong to Evan. I mean, we have been friends forever and I just belong with...him." she said. "It's not that I don't like you. I really like you, Stanley, just not in the way." She said. "I'm sorry."
She started walking away and before she opened the tent flap, she saw a tear roll down Caveman's face.