"Is that all you want?" Liberty asked calmly. Craig nodded his head.
"You mean, you'll do it? Great! Thanks so much!" Craig said smiling for the first time in two weeks.
"Of course. But, we haven't discussed the issue of payment" Liberty stated assertively. Craig should have seen this coming.
"Name your price," Craig said.
"I don't think there's anything you can give me that I want," Liberty said. Craig's smile deflated. "Well, there is one thing.."
"Anything!" Craig exclaimed.
"I want a date with JT," she stated frankly. "Friday."
"Whoa whoa whoa..JT?" Craig asked feeling his chances slipping through his fingers.
"Yes. And that's final," Liberty said smiling. "So, do we have a deal?" Craig thought about it. How did he get himself into these situations?
"Mark your calendar for Friday night," Craig said confidently. "And remember not to tell anyone about this."
"You have my word," Liberty said hurrying to class. She walked into Mr. Simpson's room and took her seat beside Emma. Emma gave Liberty a strange smile which caused her to anticipate what Emma was about to say.
"So, Liberty," Emma said trying to act natural. "I saw you talking to Craig. I didn't know you were friends with him."
"Yeah well, there's a lot you don't know about me," Liberty said also trying desperately to act natural.
"So, um...what did you guys talk about?" Emma asked pretending to be engaged in the blank computer screen.
"I don't think that's any of your business," Liberty said now enjoying this game.
"Fine." Emma said. "Forget I said anything." The bell rang and Mr. Simpson walked in the room.
"So, what happened," Manny whispered eagerly.
"She wouldn't say," Emma whispered back.
"Okay, that's enough ladies," Mr. Simpson said. Manny sat back in her chair disappointed. 'What are they up to?' she thought.
~*~*~
JT was cleaning out his locker. He took out anything that resembled his 8th grade self. He was older now..cooler...more mature. It was a new year and he was going to get a real date if it killed him. If only the older guys would stop hitting on the hot younger women, so he could have a chance.
"Hey JT," Craig half yelled. "What's going on buddy?" JT gave Craig a strange look.
"Nothing much," he replied. 'Why is Craig talking to me?' he thought now hurrying to get out of the uncomfortable situation.
"Hey um, do you know Liberty?" Craig asked wondering how he was going to do this. He should have had a speech prepared.
"What about Liberty?" JT asked confused as to where this conversation was headed.
"She's a really great girl," Craig said nodding his head. "What do you think of her?" Now, this was getting too weird for JT. He stopped messing with his locker and turned to Craig.
"What are you getting at man?" JT questioned.
"Well, she's single. You're single. You're both really great people. So, I was wondering if you would like to go on a date with her?" Craig asked taking a deep breath.
"This is really weird man," JT said shutting his locker. "I'm just gonna go now. If you follow me I'll scream like a girl."
"Wait!" Craig said in desperation. Craig had no idea JT was interested in Manny and began to poor his heart out to him.
"I need this favor. Please. Liberty will only help me get back with Manny if I get you to go on a date with her," Craig pleaded. "I'll give you anything. Anything. I love her so much and she wont even talk to me. I need your help." Craig was nearly in tears which scared JT. JT liked Manny too. He would be out of his mind if he were to help Craig get her back.
"I'd like to help you, but I'm not interested in Liberty and what you did to Manny was messed up. Big time. You don't deserve another chance with her," JT said walking away. Craig stood there in utter disbelief. There wasn't a plan C.
"You mean, you'll do it? Great! Thanks so much!" Craig said smiling for the first time in two weeks.
"Of course. But, we haven't discussed the issue of payment" Liberty stated assertively. Craig should have seen this coming.
"Name your price," Craig said.
"I don't think there's anything you can give me that I want," Liberty said. Craig's smile deflated. "Well, there is one thing.."
"Anything!" Craig exclaimed.
"I want a date with JT," she stated frankly. "Friday."
"Whoa whoa whoa..JT?" Craig asked feeling his chances slipping through his fingers.
"Yes. And that's final," Liberty said smiling. "So, do we have a deal?" Craig thought about it. How did he get himself into these situations?
"Mark your calendar for Friday night," Craig said confidently. "And remember not to tell anyone about this."
"You have my word," Liberty said hurrying to class. She walked into Mr. Simpson's room and took her seat beside Emma. Emma gave Liberty a strange smile which caused her to anticipate what Emma was about to say.
"So, Liberty," Emma said trying to act natural. "I saw you talking to Craig. I didn't know you were friends with him."
"Yeah well, there's a lot you don't know about me," Liberty said also trying desperately to act natural.
"So, um...what did you guys talk about?" Emma asked pretending to be engaged in the blank computer screen.
"I don't think that's any of your business," Liberty said now enjoying this game.
"Fine." Emma said. "Forget I said anything." The bell rang and Mr. Simpson walked in the room.
"So, what happened," Manny whispered eagerly.
"She wouldn't say," Emma whispered back.
"Okay, that's enough ladies," Mr. Simpson said. Manny sat back in her chair disappointed. 'What are they up to?' she thought.
~*~*~
JT was cleaning out his locker. He took out anything that resembled his 8th grade self. He was older now..cooler...more mature. It was a new year and he was going to get a real date if it killed him. If only the older guys would stop hitting on the hot younger women, so he could have a chance.
"Hey JT," Craig half yelled. "What's going on buddy?" JT gave Craig a strange look.
"Nothing much," he replied. 'Why is Craig talking to me?' he thought now hurrying to get out of the uncomfortable situation.
"Hey um, do you know Liberty?" Craig asked wondering how he was going to do this. He should have had a speech prepared.
"What about Liberty?" JT asked confused as to where this conversation was headed.
"She's a really great girl," Craig said nodding his head. "What do you think of her?" Now, this was getting too weird for JT. He stopped messing with his locker and turned to Craig.
"What are you getting at man?" JT questioned.
"Well, she's single. You're single. You're both really great people. So, I was wondering if you would like to go on a date with her?" Craig asked taking a deep breath.
"This is really weird man," JT said shutting his locker. "I'm just gonna go now. If you follow me I'll scream like a girl."
"Wait!" Craig said in desperation. Craig had no idea JT was interested in Manny and began to poor his heart out to him.
"I need this favor. Please. Liberty will only help me get back with Manny if I get you to go on a date with her," Craig pleaded. "I'll give you anything. Anything. I love her so much and she wont even talk to me. I need your help." Craig was nearly in tears which scared JT. JT liked Manny too. He would be out of his mind if he were to help Craig get her back.
"I'd like to help you, but I'm not interested in Liberty and what you did to Manny was messed up. Big time. You don't deserve another chance with her," JT said walking away. Craig stood there in utter disbelief. There wasn't a plan C.
