*Just quickly, no Eli isn't dating Carla, they are just really good
friends, but Carla will be causing some problems for Eli and Grace in the
near future*
Chapter 7 | Its different with me
It was Saturday afternoon. Grace had been tutoring Eli after school almost every day during the last two weeks. During this time he had come pretty far, finishing Romeo and Juliet and moving on to other work he had. Eli was supposed to be at Graces at around 1 o' clock so she could check over the essay which he was supposed to have finished last night. Although there was almost 2 hours before Eli was supposed to be at Graces, Grace was already standing in front of the mirror, trying to decide what to wear.
[Grace- Do these jeans make me look fat? - Turns around in a circle]
Grace finally decided on the jeans, put on some makeup and went downstairs. Just then the phone rang. Grace picked up the cordless phone and clicked it on as she walked over to the fridge. "Hello?" Grace answered, reaching in for a piece f last nights left over cheese pizza. " Hey Grace" a familiar voice answered.
[Grace- Oh my god, why is Eli calling me?]
"Oh hey Eli" She answered grabbing a can of coke and walking over to the kitchen table. "You know how we planned on going over my Essay, well the thing is I have band practice, so I was wondering even though we didn't plan on getting together tomorrow maybe we could instead" Eli asked. Truthfully Eli had kind of been looking forward to seeing Grace this afternoon, during the past 2 weeks they had become pretty good friends. Eli felt he could talk to her about anything. Grace knew exactly how he felt about school, college; her mum had even just recently started dating like his father.
[Eli- I cant believe how nice she has been about this tutoring thing, I didn't think she would be, she's pretty cool for someone her age]
"Hey Grace, listen, how about you come and watch me and the guys practice. I mean if you don't already have something to do" Eli offered, it was weird but her liked spending time with Grace. "Well umm I was thinking of maybe spending some time with Carla, she's been a bit pissed of at me the last couple of weeks because I'm never around, she thinks I'm dating some new guy" Grace explained laughing. She took a bite of cold cheese pizza. "Well why don't you bring her as well? Carla and I have known each other for ages, she's heard me and the band before, I'm sure she wouldn't mind" Eli said convincingly.
[Eli- Why is it so important that she comes? And why am I volunteering to spend the afternoon listening to Carla?]
"Well okay cool, what time does it start?" asked Grace, getting up and throwing the now empty can of coke in the bin. "12:30, at my mums place, her address is."
[Grace- I cant believe Eli actually wants me at band practice- Tilts head and smiles]
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"Hey mum, do you mind giving me a lift to Eli's house?" Grace asked Lily after she hung up the phone. "So I guess I don't even have to bother asking who that was on the phone" Lily replied with a smile. "You and Eli have been spending a lot of time together lately," Lily said in what she hoped was a casual way. It didn't work. Grace picked up on it straight away.
[Grace- Why does she always have to get the wrong idea. Me and Eli are just friends]
"Mum" Grace groaned shooting Lily a look. "Me and Eli are just friends okay, so don't start getting any ideas. Anyway its just band practice. And Carla's going to be there so it's no biggie okay?" Grace said unconvincingly. "Grace I just don't want to see you get hurt. I see the way you look at him. Eli is a lot older than you. His already 16." Grace cut Lily off, "mum I said don't worry, I'm not interested in Eli okay, anyway, I think there's something going on between him and Carla.
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"So Grace, I never knew you and Eli were such good friends" Carla said, trying to check out her reflection in the glass of the door. "Oh we aren't. We just see each other around occasionally, you know." Grace said trying to brush off Carla's questioning gaze. "Nah its just weird" Carla said knocking on the door, "Eli never invites anyone to here him play" Carla continued, looking at Grace to see how she'd react. "Well, umm, I don't know then, he mentioned you'd heard him play heaps of times" said Grace, knocking on the door again. "But that's different" Carla said, then stopped. She had a weird look on her face. "How is it different, you guys don't seem all that close either?" just then the door finally opened. "Hey Carla, come one in" A woman opened the door. "And you must be?" Karen asked with a gesture to Grace. "Oh hey, I'm Grace" Grace blushed, so this is Eli's mother. "I'm Karen, the guys are down stairs, as you can hear, do you girls want a drink or something" Karen offered. "No we're fine thanks" Grace answered as Carla pulled here down the stairs.
Chapter 7 | Its different with me
It was Saturday afternoon. Grace had been tutoring Eli after school almost every day during the last two weeks. During this time he had come pretty far, finishing Romeo and Juliet and moving on to other work he had. Eli was supposed to be at Graces at around 1 o' clock so she could check over the essay which he was supposed to have finished last night. Although there was almost 2 hours before Eli was supposed to be at Graces, Grace was already standing in front of the mirror, trying to decide what to wear.
[Grace- Do these jeans make me look fat? - Turns around in a circle]
Grace finally decided on the jeans, put on some makeup and went downstairs. Just then the phone rang. Grace picked up the cordless phone and clicked it on as she walked over to the fridge. "Hello?" Grace answered, reaching in for a piece f last nights left over cheese pizza. " Hey Grace" a familiar voice answered.
[Grace- Oh my god, why is Eli calling me?]
"Oh hey Eli" She answered grabbing a can of coke and walking over to the kitchen table. "You know how we planned on going over my Essay, well the thing is I have band practice, so I was wondering even though we didn't plan on getting together tomorrow maybe we could instead" Eli asked. Truthfully Eli had kind of been looking forward to seeing Grace this afternoon, during the past 2 weeks they had become pretty good friends. Eli felt he could talk to her about anything. Grace knew exactly how he felt about school, college; her mum had even just recently started dating like his father.
[Eli- I cant believe how nice she has been about this tutoring thing, I didn't think she would be, she's pretty cool for someone her age]
"Hey Grace, listen, how about you come and watch me and the guys practice. I mean if you don't already have something to do" Eli offered, it was weird but her liked spending time with Grace. "Well umm I was thinking of maybe spending some time with Carla, she's been a bit pissed of at me the last couple of weeks because I'm never around, she thinks I'm dating some new guy" Grace explained laughing. She took a bite of cold cheese pizza. "Well why don't you bring her as well? Carla and I have known each other for ages, she's heard me and the band before, I'm sure she wouldn't mind" Eli said convincingly.
[Eli- Why is it so important that she comes? And why am I volunteering to spend the afternoon listening to Carla?]
"Well okay cool, what time does it start?" asked Grace, getting up and throwing the now empty can of coke in the bin. "12:30, at my mums place, her address is."
[Grace- I cant believe Eli actually wants me at band practice- Tilts head and smiles]
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"Hey mum, do you mind giving me a lift to Eli's house?" Grace asked Lily after she hung up the phone. "So I guess I don't even have to bother asking who that was on the phone" Lily replied with a smile. "You and Eli have been spending a lot of time together lately," Lily said in what she hoped was a casual way. It didn't work. Grace picked up on it straight away.
[Grace- Why does she always have to get the wrong idea. Me and Eli are just friends]
"Mum" Grace groaned shooting Lily a look. "Me and Eli are just friends okay, so don't start getting any ideas. Anyway its just band practice. And Carla's going to be there so it's no biggie okay?" Grace said unconvincingly. "Grace I just don't want to see you get hurt. I see the way you look at him. Eli is a lot older than you. His already 16." Grace cut Lily off, "mum I said don't worry, I'm not interested in Eli okay, anyway, I think there's something going on between him and Carla.
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"So Grace, I never knew you and Eli were such good friends" Carla said, trying to check out her reflection in the glass of the door. "Oh we aren't. We just see each other around occasionally, you know." Grace said trying to brush off Carla's questioning gaze. "Nah its just weird" Carla said knocking on the door, "Eli never invites anyone to here him play" Carla continued, looking at Grace to see how she'd react. "Well, umm, I don't know then, he mentioned you'd heard him play heaps of times" said Grace, knocking on the door again. "But that's different" Carla said, then stopped. She had a weird look on her face. "How is it different, you guys don't seem all that close either?" just then the door finally opened. "Hey Carla, come one in" A woman opened the door. "And you must be?" Karen asked with a gesture to Grace. "Oh hey, I'm Grace" Grace blushed, so this is Eli's mother. "I'm Karen, the guys are down stairs, as you can hear, do you girls want a drink or something" Karen offered. "No we're fine thanks" Grace answered as Carla pulled here down the stairs.