As Grace walked away from Joan down the hallway, she saw Luke up ahead.
Sighing to herself, she prepared for another discussion about their
relationship.
"Hey Grace, where were you?" Luke called. Once she was close enough to talk without others hearing, she said, "I went over it with your sister." "Well, you'll be happy to know that Friedman didn't make it." Grace had to admit, he knew what made her happy. "I hope he's crying his eyes out over it." "Actually, it's more of a weight off his shoulders." "Drat."
By now Grace had had enough of dancing around the subject. "So where do you want to talk?" Luke took a step back. "Actually, I have another class coming up. We should wait until after school to handle something that big." "A stay of execution, very good. I'll meet you on the front steps." "It's a date." Both of them cringed at the clumsy choice of words.
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Sitting at his desk, Kevin looked over the results he had acquired the past few days. He didn't notice Rebecca walking up to him until she stopped by his desk and said, "Anything good?"
"You'd be amazed how many different religions there are in this town," he said without looking up. "I met this one couple who said they were Sikhs." "Well once you're done, come to me. I'm writing the article." She walked away, the frostiness between them that had lasted for months not weakening at all.
Kevin put the papers aside and headed after her. "You know, I haven't seen you in a while. What have you been up to?" She replied, "I met this one guy who turned out to be married, and another one who cleaned out my bank account to buy drugs, but after that I found someone really nice." When she saw Kevin's shocked look, she added, "Actually, none of that happened. There hasn't been anyone."
Kevin repeated the question, "So what have you been doing?" "I work for a newspaper; I've been doing stuff around the office." "So why haven't I seen you?" Rebecca stopped and turned to him. "I was devastated when I found out what you'd done. I thought we'd shared something special. I haven't been able to bring myself to get this close to you again until now."
Kevin said to that, "A while ago I saw someone I knew before this," he gestured to the chair, "and she told me what an asshole I was. Then I wrecked the life of a nice guy who made one mistake, just because I didn't get a second chance. I told myself it was because the system was being too soft, but it was because of me. I don't want to be that person anymore, and I'm trying to stop it." Rebecca replied, "If you ever make it, maybe I'll be able to do this again." She walked quickly away and to her desk.
"Hey Grace, where were you?" Luke called. Once she was close enough to talk without others hearing, she said, "I went over it with your sister." "Well, you'll be happy to know that Friedman didn't make it." Grace had to admit, he knew what made her happy. "I hope he's crying his eyes out over it." "Actually, it's more of a weight off his shoulders." "Drat."
By now Grace had had enough of dancing around the subject. "So where do you want to talk?" Luke took a step back. "Actually, I have another class coming up. We should wait until after school to handle something that big." "A stay of execution, very good. I'll meet you on the front steps." "It's a date." Both of them cringed at the clumsy choice of words.
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Sitting at his desk, Kevin looked over the results he had acquired the past few days. He didn't notice Rebecca walking up to him until she stopped by his desk and said, "Anything good?"
"You'd be amazed how many different religions there are in this town," he said without looking up. "I met this one couple who said they were Sikhs." "Well once you're done, come to me. I'm writing the article." She walked away, the frostiness between them that had lasted for months not weakening at all.
Kevin put the papers aside and headed after her. "You know, I haven't seen you in a while. What have you been up to?" She replied, "I met this one guy who turned out to be married, and another one who cleaned out my bank account to buy drugs, but after that I found someone really nice." When she saw Kevin's shocked look, she added, "Actually, none of that happened. There hasn't been anyone."
Kevin repeated the question, "So what have you been doing?" "I work for a newspaper; I've been doing stuff around the office." "So why haven't I seen you?" Rebecca stopped and turned to him. "I was devastated when I found out what you'd done. I thought we'd shared something special. I haven't been able to bring myself to get this close to you again until now."
Kevin said to that, "A while ago I saw someone I knew before this," he gestured to the chair, "and she told me what an asshole I was. Then I wrecked the life of a nice guy who made one mistake, just because I didn't get a second chance. I told myself it was because the system was being too soft, but it was because of me. I don't want to be that person anymore, and I'm trying to stop it." Rebecca replied, "If you ever make it, maybe I'll be able to do this again." She walked quickly away and to her desk.