Chapter 17

Summer's POV

What had I done? I was so stupid! If I really liked Freddy why couldn't I just let him be happy?

"Summer, please let me talk to you," Freddy said.

"Fine," I said. I was pretty interested in what he was going to say.

"Ok, let's sit down." he led me to the table, and we sat down.

"Ok, Summer," he started, but then stopped when he spotted Marta.

"Hey Marta," he called to her, "I'll be right back, I have to talk to Summer."

"No problem," she smiled back at him.

"God I love that girl," I heard Freddy whisper to himself. There was a silence.

"You were saying?" I said.

"Oh yeah, sorry. What I was saying is that I feel really bad for you, but I really like Marta. I'm sorry that I just don't feel the same way about you as I do about her. But what I wanted to tell you is that maybe we could just be good friends. Because we've kinda been enemies over the years and to make it up to you I promise I won't make fun of you or anything. So is friends ok?"

"Of course," I smiled. Freddy was a really cool guy and even if we couldn't be more than friends, I think just friends would be great.

"Great," he smiled too. "So you want to hang out with us?"

"Maybe later, I have to go talk to my friends," I told him.

"What I think you mean is, you have to tell Eleni and Michelle every since detail of the last 10 minutes before you explode?" he joked. I rolled my eyes, and walked away smiling. How did he read my mind?

Freddy's POV

I was glad everything was good with me and Summer. She didn't seem like that bad of a person. The only hard thing was going to be telling it all to Zack, Alicia and Marta. I was sure Marta was going to be ok with it because she's the coolest girl around but I wasn't sure about Zack or Alicia. Well, I'll just have to go tell them.

"Hey guys," I said as I approached Marta, Zack, Alicia and Frankie.

"Hey Freddy, what was all that with you and Summer?" asked Zack.

"Well, as you all know Summer has a huge crush on me so she made a plan to lock Marta and Lawrence outside so she could dance with me," I started.

"Yeah," Marta said. "I was starting to think it wasn't just a coincidence that both of us were locked outside."

"Yeah, sorry she locked you outside."
"It was ok."

"So anyhow, she convinced me to dance with her and then she started crying about how we'd never be together. So I felt really bad but I told her I really liked Marta, but I also told her we could be friends. So it isn't a problem if she hangs out with us is it?"

"Fine with me, she can be really nice when she's not being a teacher's pet," said Marta.

"Yeah, same here," agreed Frankie.

"I guess its ok," said Zack.

"Umm it's not ok with me!" said Alicia, "I'm not hanging out with some loser like her!" There was a silence, but then Zack took charge.

"Then I suggest you don't hang out with us at all," he said. I was in as much shock as Alicia! That was harsh!

"Are you dumping me?" she asked Zack.

"Yeah I think I am," he told her.

"Fine," she sighed. "Marta, are you kicking me out too?"

"Well, maybe if you would stop being so mean to people than I wouldn't. But for now, I also suggest that you don't come back until you can be nice." Oooh that was harsh too! I saw tears coming to Alicia's eyes.

"Whatever, I'll just find other friends!" she ran away sobbing. Everyone looked at each other not knowing what to say.

"I better go after her," said Marta. "Be back in a few," she called as she walked off towards Alicia.

"Well, it feels good to get her off my back," sighed Zack.