SALVADOR

As soon as Liz walked into the cafeteria, and I heard her voice and I saw her face, all of my old feelings came rushing back into me. I knew Blue could tell: he was staring at me as if I had lost my mind. I missed her so bad the past 2 years. I had always remembered what it had felt like to be near her or to kiss her, except for last year when I ran into Erin Dunkerly when Sweet Valley held the Science Junior Whizzes of California Competitions finals and we wound up kissing. But now Liz is back, we can put everything in the past as long as that jerk Conner McDermott doesn't-

"So it's settled?" Conner asked, interrupting my thoughts.

"Yeah, if we lose you get 1 Grand out of our own pockets, if you lose, we get your cash," Blue said.

Elizabeth pulled a strand of her beach blonde hair behind her ear, just as she always had. She caught me staring at her and gave me a shy smile.

Jessica had been stealing glances at Damon constantly; Jeremy was beginning to look angry.

Ha, just like Bruno on Popeye when Popeye would be flirting with Olive Oyl. And he grabbed Popeye by the collar of his shirt and-

"Well then we'll see you around, Liz c'mon."Conner said, interrupting my thoughts again. And stealing Liz! Back off bozo! At least I didn't put fifty different gels in my hair just so it could look like someone squashed my head with a bowling ball and then spiked with a funnel and-

"See you losers later," Conner said and slid his hand into Elizabeth's and walked her out of the cafeteria. He interrupted me again, that's the third time!

"Jess, lets go, I'll walk you to your next class," Jeremy said grabbing her hand and practically yanking her the whole way out of the cafeteria.

"Well, that was fun," Brian sighed, stuffing his hands into his pockets.

"No it wasn't you Dumb Dumber!" Blue exclaimed.

Dumb Dumber, nice name Spicolli. Dumb and Dumber is a good movie, but the STUPIDEST name. Next you can use Bubble Boy, it was a funny movie, knowing Blue, he'd use a name like that, it'd be either that or Water-boy, he likes both movies. Liz likes any Jim Carrey movies, but Liar, Liar and Ace Ventura are her favorites. Like that one time when Anna, Liz, and me went to rent movies for movie night on the first night of summer, we picked up both those movies, and some other ones. And we headed over to my house; the Dona was at her nightly pottery class so we had time to watch all the movies. And then after Anna left, Liz and I ended up making out on my couch and-

"Why not?" Brian asked.

I'm just going to stop thinking when I'm around people because they always end up interrupting me when I'm getting to the good part and-

"Because we don't have 1 Thousand Dollars!" Blue exclaimed.

There they go again, interrupting me. I hate this, Conner is just plotting to steal Liz, I hope it doesn't work, because I really want-

Suddenly, I interrupted my thoughts by myself, 1Thousand dollars? Where did that come from?

"Why do we need a thousand dollars? I missed that part-"

"You missed every part, Sal, you haven't been on this conversation at all." Damon said. Okay, people interrupting when I'm not thinking too.

"How are we going to get that money?" Blue asked.

"If we win we don't need to pay them." Brian said confidently.

"Brian this is 1 Grand we're talking here! 1 Grand!" Blue exclaimed shaking Brian by the shoulders.

I opened up my mouth to speak and just as I did the lunch bell rang.

I hate this.