A/N: Hola, people. I'm back with a new chapter. I'm hoping to update more frequently now. I haven't had time to write at all, and I have found inspiration for this story! So, read and review. Hope you like. :)
Chapter Twelve- Evil Plans
"Just do it," Paige said to Jimmy Thursday morning. "It's so obvious that she's totally in love with you anyways. You have nothing to worry about, really."
"Easy for you to say, Paige, you've already got a date," Jimmy snapped.
"Fine, hon, you keep up that little attitude and see how far it gets you," she remarked, and flounced down the hallway.
Jimmy sighed, and headed for his locker. There was something truly intriguing about Ellie Nash, and Jimmy had been pulled in. He had been so desperate for advice to get Ellie to go the Spring Fling with him, he had resorted to Paige. Usually it wouldn't have been a problem for him to ask any other girl out, but Ellie wasn't just another girl. He wanted to say the right things around her and act the right way around her. He had to admit it, she made him nervous. But it wasn't a bad nervous. Jimmy couldn't explain it, but something was definitely there. He hated that she was the hardest girl in the world to read. He felt like he was getting mixed emotions from her.
Then there was also the fact that Ellie was anti-Spring Fling. This made it all the more difficult to persuade her to go. He had had the perfect opportunity to ask her yesterday, but he freaked. Why was he feeling this way?
He thought about all of this as he made his way to his locker. There he saw Paige already digging through her purse for her makeup and chatting with Hazel at the same time.
Jimmy once thought he had a crush on Hazel, but that was way before he met Ellie. Hazel was Paige's shadow. He knew she had a brain; she just didn't use her own sometimes. She seemed to be more concerned with Paige's thoughts and Paige's actions that she didn't stop and think about what she really wanted.
"Oh, it's you again," Paige said to Jimmy in a bored tone.
"Very funny, Paige," he said and began going through his locker.
"Don't be so sarcastic, because I have a great plan that might actually get you what—or shall I say who—you want," she told him.
"And what would that wonderful plan be?" he asked.
She shut her locker and walked over to him. "It will just take some persuading. Except it will be me doing it and not you. Plus, I doubt Ellie would find it very attractive seeing you beg," Paige said, smirking. "But anyways, all I have to do is get her to go. So, I'll invite her out to eat or something and all talk will just go from there."
"And you think she'll actually agree?" he questioned.
"Please, hon," she said. "I'm the master of persuasion. How do you think I get my mother to buy me all these fabulous clothes?" she continued, smiling.
The bell rang and Jimmy entered his homeroom. He saw Ashley in the back corner, typing away furiously on the keyboard. Somewhere in his heart, he did have some left over feelings for Ashley, but he realized that no matter how he felt, she had moved on. And this was a totally different feeling than the feelings he had for Ellie. It was just sad for him to see Ashley moving on. It seemed as if she was forgetting their history together.
Jimmy tried to dismiss these thoughts for the rest of first period. He emptied his mind as the morning announcements came on.
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The grade nine's sat in Mrs. Hatzilakos's class again for another science lesson. They were overjoyed, really.
Liberty noticed that every ten seconds JT would take his eyes off of his work and lay them upon Manny. She would giggle and smile at him and then tuck a few strands of curly hair behind her ear. This almost made Liberty gag. How could JT even be remotely interested in her?
Because she's pretty, popular and dresses like a prostitute, Liberty answered for herself.
She didn't like feeling this much anger and resentment towards Manny, but it wasn't fair at all. Manny could have any guy in the school that she wanted, so why would she pick JT of all people? Didn't Manny remember that Liberty was the one who had liked JT for so many years? She knew she shouldn't be living in the past like this...but it was so hard to see him flirting, hugging, and kissing her.
Liberty decided she should be more focused on her schoolwork, so instead of watching JT make lovey-dovey faces at Manny; she concentrated on getting the work that Mrs. Hatzilakos assigned completed. She worked for about ten minutes, and then couldn't take it any longer. She turned to JT, who was sitting next to her and said, "So, I hear you're going to the Spring Fling with Manny."
JT smiled. "Yeah."
He doesn't even care about my feelings, Liberty thought sadly.
"Well, I'm happy for you," she lied. A very evil thought then came into her head. "I just hope that Craig doesn't show up, ya know?" she added.
That was so low, Van Zandt, she said to herself. But something had overpowered her. She was not in control anymore.
"What do you mean by that?" he asked.
"Well you know how she hooked up with him right? And how it kind of blew up in her face..." her voice trailed off.
"That was months ago."
"Maybe so, but I heard she might still be hung up on him," she told him.
"Yeah, right. I don't believe it," he said.
"Okay, whatever. I just don't want to see you get hurt..."
JT looked at her. Finally, he caved in. "Okay, now I'm curious. Where'd you hear this?"
"Interesting what you can find out in the girls' washroom these days," Liberty told him mysteriously. She was lying through her teeth, but Liberty was upset and she needed to do something to let JT know that Manny was so wrong for him.
He just frowned and mumbled a, "Whatever you say, Liberty." But still, she felt accomplished. Smiling, she went back to working. This had to work.
Chapter Twelve- Evil Plans
"Just do it," Paige said to Jimmy Thursday morning. "It's so obvious that she's totally in love with you anyways. You have nothing to worry about, really."
"Easy for you to say, Paige, you've already got a date," Jimmy snapped.
"Fine, hon, you keep up that little attitude and see how far it gets you," she remarked, and flounced down the hallway.
Jimmy sighed, and headed for his locker. There was something truly intriguing about Ellie Nash, and Jimmy had been pulled in. He had been so desperate for advice to get Ellie to go the Spring Fling with him, he had resorted to Paige. Usually it wouldn't have been a problem for him to ask any other girl out, but Ellie wasn't just another girl. He wanted to say the right things around her and act the right way around her. He had to admit it, she made him nervous. But it wasn't a bad nervous. Jimmy couldn't explain it, but something was definitely there. He hated that she was the hardest girl in the world to read. He felt like he was getting mixed emotions from her.
Then there was also the fact that Ellie was anti-Spring Fling. This made it all the more difficult to persuade her to go. He had had the perfect opportunity to ask her yesterday, but he freaked. Why was he feeling this way?
He thought about all of this as he made his way to his locker. There he saw Paige already digging through her purse for her makeup and chatting with Hazel at the same time.
Jimmy once thought he had a crush on Hazel, but that was way before he met Ellie. Hazel was Paige's shadow. He knew she had a brain; she just didn't use her own sometimes. She seemed to be more concerned with Paige's thoughts and Paige's actions that she didn't stop and think about what she really wanted.
"Oh, it's you again," Paige said to Jimmy in a bored tone.
"Very funny, Paige," he said and began going through his locker.
"Don't be so sarcastic, because I have a great plan that might actually get you what—or shall I say who—you want," she told him.
"And what would that wonderful plan be?" he asked.
She shut her locker and walked over to him. "It will just take some persuading. Except it will be me doing it and not you. Plus, I doubt Ellie would find it very attractive seeing you beg," Paige said, smirking. "But anyways, all I have to do is get her to go. So, I'll invite her out to eat or something and all talk will just go from there."
"And you think she'll actually agree?" he questioned.
"Please, hon," she said. "I'm the master of persuasion. How do you think I get my mother to buy me all these fabulous clothes?" she continued, smiling.
The bell rang and Jimmy entered his homeroom. He saw Ashley in the back corner, typing away furiously on the keyboard. Somewhere in his heart, he did have some left over feelings for Ashley, but he realized that no matter how he felt, she had moved on. And this was a totally different feeling than the feelings he had for Ellie. It was just sad for him to see Ashley moving on. It seemed as if she was forgetting their history together.
Jimmy tried to dismiss these thoughts for the rest of first period. He emptied his mind as the morning announcements came on.
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The grade nine's sat in Mrs. Hatzilakos's class again for another science lesson. They were overjoyed, really.
Liberty noticed that every ten seconds JT would take his eyes off of his work and lay them upon Manny. She would giggle and smile at him and then tuck a few strands of curly hair behind her ear. This almost made Liberty gag. How could JT even be remotely interested in her?
Because she's pretty, popular and dresses like a prostitute, Liberty answered for herself.
She didn't like feeling this much anger and resentment towards Manny, but it wasn't fair at all. Manny could have any guy in the school that she wanted, so why would she pick JT of all people? Didn't Manny remember that Liberty was the one who had liked JT for so many years? She knew she shouldn't be living in the past like this...but it was so hard to see him flirting, hugging, and kissing her.
Liberty decided she should be more focused on her schoolwork, so instead of watching JT make lovey-dovey faces at Manny; she concentrated on getting the work that Mrs. Hatzilakos assigned completed. She worked for about ten minutes, and then couldn't take it any longer. She turned to JT, who was sitting next to her and said, "So, I hear you're going to the Spring Fling with Manny."
JT smiled. "Yeah."
He doesn't even care about my feelings, Liberty thought sadly.
"Well, I'm happy for you," she lied. A very evil thought then came into her head. "I just hope that Craig doesn't show up, ya know?" she added.
That was so low, Van Zandt, she said to herself. But something had overpowered her. She was not in control anymore.
"What do you mean by that?" he asked.
"Well you know how she hooked up with him right? And how it kind of blew up in her face..." her voice trailed off.
"That was months ago."
"Maybe so, but I heard she might still be hung up on him," she told him.
"Yeah, right. I don't believe it," he said.
"Okay, whatever. I just don't want to see you get hurt..."
JT looked at her. Finally, he caved in. "Okay, now I'm curious. Where'd you hear this?"
"Interesting what you can find out in the girls' washroom these days," Liberty told him mysteriously. She was lying through her teeth, but Liberty was upset and she needed to do something to let JT know that Manny was so wrong for him.
He just frowned and mumbled a, "Whatever you say, Liberty." But still, she felt accomplished. Smiling, she went back to working. This had to work.