Chapter 6
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Reggie told Otto she was too tired to go to the beach. She sat at her window, watching the three guys walk out of sight. She had no idea that they were talking about her recent behavior.
"Last night I heard her crying in her room, something's up." Otto explained.
Sam wondered why Reggie might have been upset. He wanted to run back and see what was wrong, but at the same time didn't want to see the face of the girl who rejected him.
"You're just finding it weird that everyone's checking her out." Twister said.
"I do care when Reggie is upset, you know."
"Whatever dude, lets just surf. I'm sure she'll feel much better tonight. What's your new movie about anyway Twist?" Sam didn't really care too much about Twister's video, he just wanted to get off the subject so he could forget about Reggie.
Sam was glad to get out in the water. It meant he could focus on that instead of what happened. The three of them surfed for hours until they decided to go to the Shack for some food.
"Hey, lil cuzes, where's Reggie today?" Tito asked them as he gave them all fries and shakes.
"She didn't come. She's been acting really weird, especially this week." Otto explained. "Speaking of which, why did you get that detention Squid?"
Sam didn't want to get back on the subject of her. "Can't talk, eating," he said with a mouthful of fries.
"Whatever, dude. Save some room for munchies tonight. Some of my best moves are on this tape."
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Reggie sat in front of the TV flipping through the channels. She had become bored with working on her zine and needed something to take her mind off things. She stopped at a channel and put the remote control down sighing with frustration. "Why is nothing on?" She said outloud. Then heard the dialogue from the TV.
"I can't believe he doesn't like me."
"Sure he does, he just doesn't know it yet."
"I've done everything, but he just doesn't seem to notice. Maybe I should just give up."
Reggie suddenly looked at the TV, very interested to see what happened next.
"Look, if you spend Brad's party flirting with other guys it will make him green with envy."
Reggie thought about it and smiled. For once, watching soap operas came through for her.
Reggie ran upstairs and started rummaging through her closet. She pulled out her lime green slipdress and lay it out on her bed. "Perfect. Glad I know one way to get Twister's attention besides talking about videos." She couldn't have been happier that Twister had decided to show his new video that night.
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Twisters new film was another masterpiece about skating and surfing. It was various clips of Otto and Reggie at Madtown. Reggie was side glancing at Sam, who seemed to be intently watching the video. The truth was, he was just trying hard not to look in Reggie's direction. If I make Sam jealous he'll see just what he's missing he'll see I'm more than just friend material, Reggie thought. She watched the credits roll and the lights come on, then went up to Twister.
"That was really great. You had some really great shots in this one, way better than last time." Reggie said with a flirty tone in her voice.
"Thanks Reg. I'm really glad you liked it." Twister said, trying hard to keep looking at her face.
She ran her hand down his arm. "Why wouldn't I? You're still coming skating after school tomorrow? Maybe you can get to work on the next one."
"Sure, Reg." He smiled at her, she smiled back at him. "Come outside." Reggie suggested. "I want to talk to you about the next video."
"I didn't realise you were so into this stuff, but okay." Twister said, following her.
Sam could see them clearly, he couldn't understand why Reggie was paying so much attention to Twister. She had never seemed so interested in his movies before. He thought back to Reggies poem and her new image. No way, it just can't happen, he thought then looked back at them so deep in conversation. "Reggie likes Twister I can't believe it, but it sure explains alot." Sam said to himself, glad no-one overheard him. He stood up and walked away from the Shack, hoping no-one noticed he was gone.
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Back in his room, Sam was staring out the window, watching as Reggie and Otto said goodbye to Twister. He climbed up to the top bunk of his bed, wanting to hit himself. "If only I told her sooner. If only I wasn't such a...Squid. Then again, she probably never thought of me as anything more than a friend. I have to get over her, if she likes Twister I have to do the friend thing and be supportive. She can't know I was telling the truth yesterday."
Reggie felt sort of guilty about leading Twister on, but convinced herself it was the right thing to do. She looked down at Sam's house, seeing the light was still on. She knew he was making her act crazy, but that was only because she loved him. "I have to make Sam see that he'll miss me if I'm paying attention to someone else." Then she couldn't help but feel anger towards him. "He shouldn't have played with emotions like that, he's meant to be the smart one! So I'll pay attention to Twister and see what he thinks of me then."
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How will Sam react to Reggies plan if it actually works? Chapter 7 will be up when I finish it. This chapter is not the best, but plz review anyway.
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Reggie told Otto she was too tired to go to the beach. She sat at her window, watching the three guys walk out of sight. She had no idea that they were talking about her recent behavior.
"Last night I heard her crying in her room, something's up." Otto explained.
Sam wondered why Reggie might have been upset. He wanted to run back and see what was wrong, but at the same time didn't want to see the face of the girl who rejected him.
"You're just finding it weird that everyone's checking her out." Twister said.
"I do care when Reggie is upset, you know."
"Whatever dude, lets just surf. I'm sure she'll feel much better tonight. What's your new movie about anyway Twist?" Sam didn't really care too much about Twister's video, he just wanted to get off the subject so he could forget about Reggie.
Sam was glad to get out in the water. It meant he could focus on that instead of what happened. The three of them surfed for hours until they decided to go to the Shack for some food.
"Hey, lil cuzes, where's Reggie today?" Tito asked them as he gave them all fries and shakes.
"She didn't come. She's been acting really weird, especially this week." Otto explained. "Speaking of which, why did you get that detention Squid?"
Sam didn't want to get back on the subject of her. "Can't talk, eating," he said with a mouthful of fries.
"Whatever, dude. Save some room for munchies tonight. Some of my best moves are on this tape."
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Reggie sat in front of the TV flipping through the channels. She had become bored with working on her zine and needed something to take her mind off things. She stopped at a channel and put the remote control down sighing with frustration. "Why is nothing on?" She said outloud. Then heard the dialogue from the TV.
"I can't believe he doesn't like me."
"Sure he does, he just doesn't know it yet."
"I've done everything, but he just doesn't seem to notice. Maybe I should just give up."
Reggie suddenly looked at the TV, very interested to see what happened next.
"Look, if you spend Brad's party flirting with other guys it will make him green with envy."
Reggie thought about it and smiled. For once, watching soap operas came through for her.
Reggie ran upstairs and started rummaging through her closet. She pulled out her lime green slipdress and lay it out on her bed. "Perfect. Glad I know one way to get Twister's attention besides talking about videos." She couldn't have been happier that Twister had decided to show his new video that night.
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Twisters new film was another masterpiece about skating and surfing. It was various clips of Otto and Reggie at Madtown. Reggie was side glancing at Sam, who seemed to be intently watching the video. The truth was, he was just trying hard not to look in Reggie's direction. If I make Sam jealous he'll see just what he's missing he'll see I'm more than just friend material, Reggie thought. She watched the credits roll and the lights come on, then went up to Twister.
"That was really great. You had some really great shots in this one, way better than last time." Reggie said with a flirty tone in her voice.
"Thanks Reg. I'm really glad you liked it." Twister said, trying hard to keep looking at her face.
She ran her hand down his arm. "Why wouldn't I? You're still coming skating after school tomorrow? Maybe you can get to work on the next one."
"Sure, Reg." He smiled at her, she smiled back at him. "Come outside." Reggie suggested. "I want to talk to you about the next video."
"I didn't realise you were so into this stuff, but okay." Twister said, following her.
Sam could see them clearly, he couldn't understand why Reggie was paying so much attention to Twister. She had never seemed so interested in his movies before. He thought back to Reggies poem and her new image. No way, it just can't happen, he thought then looked back at them so deep in conversation. "Reggie likes Twister I can't believe it, but it sure explains alot." Sam said to himself, glad no-one overheard him. He stood up and walked away from the Shack, hoping no-one noticed he was gone.
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Back in his room, Sam was staring out the window, watching as Reggie and Otto said goodbye to Twister. He climbed up to the top bunk of his bed, wanting to hit himself. "If only I told her sooner. If only I wasn't such a...Squid. Then again, she probably never thought of me as anything more than a friend. I have to get over her, if she likes Twister I have to do the friend thing and be supportive. She can't know I was telling the truth yesterday."
Reggie felt sort of guilty about leading Twister on, but convinced herself it was the right thing to do. She looked down at Sam's house, seeing the light was still on. She knew he was making her act crazy, but that was only because she loved him. "I have to make Sam see that he'll miss me if I'm paying attention to someone else." Then she couldn't help but feel anger towards him. "He shouldn't have played with emotions like that, he's meant to be the smart one! So I'll pay attention to Twister and see what he thinks of me then."
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How will Sam react to Reggies plan if it actually works? Chapter 7 will be up when I finish it. This chapter is not the best, but plz review anyway.