"Haley! Hurry up!" yelled Joanne, covering the mouthpiece of the phone with
her hand. Haley practically sprinted towards Joanne, almost knocking her
over.
"What? Oh, who's on the line?" She asked grabbing the phone.
"The caller ID says Brooke, so I guess its Brooke." joked Joanne.
Haley took the phone and stuck her tongue out.
"Cute, Haley, real cute."
Scrunching up her face, Haley mocked Joanne teasingly, and then answered the phone. "Hello? Brooke?"
"Hi Haley! How's Harvard treating ya? Got any cute guys over there?" asked Brooke excited.
Happy that she finally was talking to her old friend, and laughing at Brooke's question, Haley shook her head.
"Some, but they're too much into their books that they don't give girls the time of day."
"Oh," pouted Brooke. "I was hoping you'd hook me up, you know?"
"Haha" Haley laughed. "I figured. When do you take a break from thinking about guys?" Brooke jokingly, "Hey, I resent that you know!"
Both of them laughing, they continued to talk about the past and future and, of course, the present.
"Did Nathan call you already?" asked Brooke.
"Yeah, I told him that I'd be going, but Joanne's going also. You'll love her, she's almost exactly like you, except she does take a break from the guys once in awhile."
Laughing, Brooke queried, "Who's Joanne? Roomie?"
"Yeah," answered Haley, twirling the phone chord around her finger absently.
"Since when did you get a roommate?" demanded Brooke.
"Since last year. By that time, we all stopped calling one another, and had no time to really contact each other," answered Haley, a little saddened by that fact. "I'm sorry." "What are you apologizing for? You don't have to apologize for anything. It's all our faults, not yours only. Don't trouble your pretty, intelligent head over it." Brooke soothed. "So I guess we'll all be meeting then?"
"Yeah, Luke told me it was after midterms, and so Joanne and I will have time."
"Great! Can't wait to see you! I missed you!" cried Brooke.
"Ditto!"
"But before we hang up, did Nathan mention anything peculiar? Did he ask you out? Did you guys talk for a long time?" asked Brooke, wanting to know all the details.
"No. He wanted to hang up badly, and so I let him." answered Haley, a bit tearfully.
"What do you mean he wanted to hang up?" demanded Brooke, shaking her head at both her friends' obliviousness. "He DIDN'T want to hang up. He was nervous and thought YOU wanted to hang up."
"What?" asked Haley, a little shaken now. Her little outburst brought Joanne's gaze on her, and Haley shook her hand to let her know that she was all right.
"I can't believe I have 2 of the world's most oblivious people as my friends! Gah! What are we supposed to do with you two?!" exclaimed Brooke, shaking her hands in the air. "You both misread each other's actions, and it's always for the worst, NEVER for the better. You never say, 'Nathan wanted to talk to me to ask me out.' INSTEAD, you said, i'Nathan wanted to talk to me, but I think it was to talk about some other girl.'i Goodness, Haley! You're driving me insane over here!"
Surprised, Haley asked, "Nathan thinks I wanted to hang up on him?" Giving that a little bit of thought, Haley wondered, "Why would he say that? He was the one who wanted to call you instead!"
"Haley, I give up!" sighed Brooke. "Maybe your roommate, if she knows your history, will be able to talk some sense into you. Gah! I have a headache now! Sorry, Hales, but I have to go and rest now. Explaining simple things like this was never this hard, until I met you two."
Still confused, Haley replied, "Oh okay, Brooke. I'll call you later, maybe tomorrow."
"Okay hun. Love ya!"
"Love you too. Bye."
Then they both hung up. Haley turned around with a confused expression.
"What is it Haley?" questioned Joanne, concerned. "Did she say that Nathan had a girlfriend?"
Haley hadn't even given that any thought, and now wondered if Nathan did have a girlfriend. "No, she didn't. She told me that I am an oblivious human being."
"Now I see why we're alike. I totally agree with her, what's her name? Brooke? Well, I concur." Joanne smirked, as Haley cast her a glare. "What? You ARE oblivious! Remember that one time, when the guy at the market was checking you out, and you just thought he wanted to fruit next to you, so you handed it to him? Remember?"
Haley tried to remember, but finding no trace of such happening, shook her head.
"Well I remember, Hales. You should've seen the look on his face!" Laughing, Joanne patted her friend. "It's okay Haley."
"I still don't know what you're talking about, but I am NOT oblivious." pouted Haley, sticking out her lower lip.
"If you say so, sweetie." Patting Haley's arm, Joanne continued, "But I can't wait until midterms are over! I want to get to meet these friends of yours, especially that girl Brooke. I already know we're going to be GREAT friends."
Shooting Haley a wink, Joanne went on, "Well, Haley, it's getting late and so I'm gonna go finish up my book. You should start your project, remember it's due on Thursday?"
"Oh yea! Thanks for reminding me, I better get on it!" Then Haley went to her room to retrieve her coat and her purse. "I'm going to go to the library, so don't wait up okay?"
"What is up with you and finishing projects in a day?" Joanne smiled, shaking her head. "But be careful, and I'll leave the light on for you, so come back as late as you want."
Waving good-bye, Haley ran out the door, and Joanne went back to her boring book on human psychology, ready to read from page 1-1000 tonight.
"What? Oh, who's on the line?" She asked grabbing the phone.
"The caller ID says Brooke, so I guess its Brooke." joked Joanne.
Haley took the phone and stuck her tongue out.
"Cute, Haley, real cute."
Scrunching up her face, Haley mocked Joanne teasingly, and then answered the phone. "Hello? Brooke?"
"Hi Haley! How's Harvard treating ya? Got any cute guys over there?" asked Brooke excited.
Happy that she finally was talking to her old friend, and laughing at Brooke's question, Haley shook her head.
"Some, but they're too much into their books that they don't give girls the time of day."
"Oh," pouted Brooke. "I was hoping you'd hook me up, you know?"
"Haha" Haley laughed. "I figured. When do you take a break from thinking about guys?" Brooke jokingly, "Hey, I resent that you know!"
Both of them laughing, they continued to talk about the past and future and, of course, the present.
"Did Nathan call you already?" asked Brooke.
"Yeah, I told him that I'd be going, but Joanne's going also. You'll love her, she's almost exactly like you, except she does take a break from the guys once in awhile."
Laughing, Brooke queried, "Who's Joanne? Roomie?"
"Yeah," answered Haley, twirling the phone chord around her finger absently.
"Since when did you get a roommate?" demanded Brooke.
"Since last year. By that time, we all stopped calling one another, and had no time to really contact each other," answered Haley, a little saddened by that fact. "I'm sorry." "What are you apologizing for? You don't have to apologize for anything. It's all our faults, not yours only. Don't trouble your pretty, intelligent head over it." Brooke soothed. "So I guess we'll all be meeting then?"
"Yeah, Luke told me it was after midterms, and so Joanne and I will have time."
"Great! Can't wait to see you! I missed you!" cried Brooke.
"Ditto!"
"But before we hang up, did Nathan mention anything peculiar? Did he ask you out? Did you guys talk for a long time?" asked Brooke, wanting to know all the details.
"No. He wanted to hang up badly, and so I let him." answered Haley, a bit tearfully.
"What do you mean he wanted to hang up?" demanded Brooke, shaking her head at both her friends' obliviousness. "He DIDN'T want to hang up. He was nervous and thought YOU wanted to hang up."
"What?" asked Haley, a little shaken now. Her little outburst brought Joanne's gaze on her, and Haley shook her hand to let her know that she was all right.
"I can't believe I have 2 of the world's most oblivious people as my friends! Gah! What are we supposed to do with you two?!" exclaimed Brooke, shaking her hands in the air. "You both misread each other's actions, and it's always for the worst, NEVER for the better. You never say, 'Nathan wanted to talk to me to ask me out.' INSTEAD, you said, i'Nathan wanted to talk to me, but I think it was to talk about some other girl.'i Goodness, Haley! You're driving me insane over here!"
Surprised, Haley asked, "Nathan thinks I wanted to hang up on him?" Giving that a little bit of thought, Haley wondered, "Why would he say that? He was the one who wanted to call you instead!"
"Haley, I give up!" sighed Brooke. "Maybe your roommate, if she knows your history, will be able to talk some sense into you. Gah! I have a headache now! Sorry, Hales, but I have to go and rest now. Explaining simple things like this was never this hard, until I met you two."
Still confused, Haley replied, "Oh okay, Brooke. I'll call you later, maybe tomorrow."
"Okay hun. Love ya!"
"Love you too. Bye."
Then they both hung up. Haley turned around with a confused expression.
"What is it Haley?" questioned Joanne, concerned. "Did she say that Nathan had a girlfriend?"
Haley hadn't even given that any thought, and now wondered if Nathan did have a girlfriend. "No, she didn't. She told me that I am an oblivious human being."
"Now I see why we're alike. I totally agree with her, what's her name? Brooke? Well, I concur." Joanne smirked, as Haley cast her a glare. "What? You ARE oblivious! Remember that one time, when the guy at the market was checking you out, and you just thought he wanted to fruit next to you, so you handed it to him? Remember?"
Haley tried to remember, but finding no trace of such happening, shook her head.
"Well I remember, Hales. You should've seen the look on his face!" Laughing, Joanne patted her friend. "It's okay Haley."
"I still don't know what you're talking about, but I am NOT oblivious." pouted Haley, sticking out her lower lip.
"If you say so, sweetie." Patting Haley's arm, Joanne continued, "But I can't wait until midterms are over! I want to get to meet these friends of yours, especially that girl Brooke. I already know we're going to be GREAT friends."
Shooting Haley a wink, Joanne went on, "Well, Haley, it's getting late and so I'm gonna go finish up my book. You should start your project, remember it's due on Thursday?"
"Oh yea! Thanks for reminding me, I better get on it!" Then Haley went to her room to retrieve her coat and her purse. "I'm going to go to the library, so don't wait up okay?"
"What is up with you and finishing projects in a day?" Joanne smiled, shaking her head. "But be careful, and I'll leave the light on for you, so come back as late as you want."
Waving good-bye, Haley ran out the door, and Joanne went back to her boring book on human psychology, ready to read from page 1-1000 tonight.