Alex's Secret

Date: October 2004

Disclaimer: All belongs to Kate Andrews except for Delilah Morgan.

Delilah was having her lunch at a bench outside the cafeteria while reading a book when she felt someone walking towards her. She looked up to find Alex approaching her table. Her short brown hair bobbing from side to side at every step she took. Her skateboard propped by her side like a third arm.

"Hey," she took a seat opposite Delilah. "Nice place you got here."

"Carrie won't like you here. You'd better go." Delilah went back to reading.

"So this is how it's going to be, huh? You've been avoiding us for a week already."

"I don't want to cause any trouble." Delilah turned a page from her book.

"Hey," Alex took the book from Delilah and slammed it shut. "I just want to tell you that not all of us are like Carrie."

"Sky is," Delilah said. She stretched her hand out for her book but Alex put it away further. "Have you seen her looking at me like I'm some leper?"

"Forget them. Sam, Jordan and I have been trying to talk to you if you haven't successfully ducked to another corner every time you see us."

"I don't duck," Delilah said. "I just… happen to remember I have somewhere else to be. That's all."

"Yeah," Alex snorted. "You sure fooled me."

"How's Sam holding up with his elections?"

"Bad. We tried to come up with the best selling speech yesterday. Sam edited it a million times and he still wasn't happy with it." Alex took a piece of chip out of Delilah's lunch bag. "Do you mind?"

Delilah shook her head and pushed the bag of chips closer to Alex. "I'm sorry to hear that Amy's leading in the ballot. I didn't know she's THIS famous here."

"Knowing Amy, I bet she bought those votes." Alex then looked at Delilah. "Sorry… she's your friend."

"You guys are my friends too. But to tell you the truth," Delilah brought her voice down to a whisper. "I'd rather have Sam for President anytime."

Alex laughed. "He would certainly like to hear that."

Delilah shrugged. "Show me some skateboard tricks. You seemed to be attached to that thing like a second limb."

Alex picked up her skateboard. "Don't tell Sam, but I'm better at this than he is. He lost touch what with the elections and all. He hasn't been practicing." She got on her skateboard and easily did a maneuver. She skated all the way till a tree opposite where Delilah sat and skillfully brought her skateboard up to the opposite direction.

"Cool, eh?" Alex said smugly when she returned to the bench. Before Delilah could answer, a voice interrupted them.

"Cool moves."

Delilah remembered who he was. They had English together. "Hey, Jonas." She turned to Alex and was amused to find her friend was blushing.

"Hmm… if I'm not wrong, I think Alex Wagner has a crush on someone." Delilah said when Jonas was out of earshot.

"I don't even care about him."

"If you must know, I heard him talking about you to his friends the other day in class."

"Really?"

"I thought you said you don't care?"

"Don't be a wise ass."

Delilah laughed. "You know, if you're going to go all mute on him, he's not going to get to know you better."

"I do talk to him. But it's just that…"

"He's into sports?"

"Our personality clashes."

"Ridiculous. If you like him, and he likes you… so what?"

"He doesn't like me. You're getting ahead of yourself there."

"I can find out for you if you want."

"Don't you dare." Alex warned.

Delilah took a bite of potato chips and smiled. "You're welcome."