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Chapter 3

(Ellie's POV)

The day Ash and I went to the Dot with Craig was a week after the phone call with Sean. It was now the day before school started. Today I'm going to the mall with Ash and Craig. Should be fun. Craig's a pretty cool kid. We've been talking online a lot since the dot.

(Ashley's POV)

"Can you believe they put it in some commercial."

"I know I heard it and turned around so fast and it turned out to be for... what was it again. Some digital camera?" Ellie shrugged.

"Whatever, I was disappointed."

"Yea, I was hoping for some The Cure special..."

I listened to Craig and Ellie talk about The Cure and that damned commercial and was kind of jealous. Me and Craig would talk about music all the time. We weren't into a lot of the same bands but we'd talk about music in general, writing music, playing music. Craig used to make fun of me for liking pop-punk and I'd make fun of him for liking old geezers with receding hairlines. I'm not really sure what The Cure falls under though, retro...?

I listened from a few feet away, pretending to be going through the cd's in front of me. Why was I Jealous? Craig and me are just friends... Ellie and Craig are just friends! Ellie's in love with Sean. I guess I was just jealous of their friendship. I'm over Craig! I am...

"Hit me baby one more time, my personal favorite"

"huh" I looked up at Ellie and then to the cd's in front of me. I was "looking" at Britney Spears.

"Oh, I kinda zoned out."

"Yea you looked out of it, anyway come on Craig's on line buying some cd and I'm hungry so we're gonna meet him at the food court."

"Now that I think of it I could use a Soft Pretzel."

"Exactly what I was thinking... If only Auntie Annie was my Aunt."

We walked out of the store to the food court and got behind two people at the Auntie Annie cart.

"so... you and Craig are getting along good."

"yeah, it's amazing how much better you get along with someone once your best friend doesn't hate them anymore."

"haha very funny, two pretzels please."

The guy handed us a pretzel each, we paid, and started to walk towards an empty table.

"you don't mind do you, that we're friends?"

"No I was just saying, we're all like one big happy trio of friends."

"Right" Ellie said giving me a weird look.

"I don't know, you know what I mean"

Just then Craig sat down .

"That took a while" I said

"Yea, sorry long line. So what were you guys talking about"

"Trio's" Ellie said giving me a little smirk.

"What like a barber shop trio?"

"Barber shop quartet."

"oh, ok"

"El, this is a bit too much for his brain to comprehend" I said jokingly.

"Well you the ones talking about trio's."

"Anyway, it's getting late. We're going to need lots of rest. School's tomorrow."

I actually think I detected a bit of excitement in Ellie's voice weird. I know though that she'd see Sean tomorrow. I was hoping it would go well. She hadn't talked to him in two weeks, who knows what's going on in his head. I have a feeling it'll be ok though.

(Sean's POV)

It was the first day of school, before first period and I'm at my locker. I don't know why I had nothing to put in it. Realizing I just wasted a minute on nothing I closed it and started walking down the hall towards Mr. Simpson's room. I think Ellie has him for homeroom. As I walked down the hall I saw her outside talking to Ashley and some guy I couldn't see. Ashley left pretty quickly and Ellie laughed at something the guy had said. As I got closer I realized it was Craig. He didn't have his usual curly frodo hair, it was straight. Ellie saw me and smiled. Craig turned around and saw me. He almost looked annoyed for a second but it went away.

"Hi Sean"

"Hey El."

She was smiling and all I wanted was to kiss her... but we were on a break. She looked so pretty.

Craig looked at his watch, then Ellie, then me.

"Bell's about to ring I'll go get us some seats" He touched her arm and said "see you in there" walking into the classroom

She nodded and I felt a pang of jealousy. Why was he touching her arm? Even if it was in a friendly way.

"Since when are you friends with Craig"

"Well him and Ash are just friends now and we've hung out a few times, the three of us."

Ashley ran up, smiled at me and Ellie, held up a notebook and said "got it" to Ellie.

Then the bell rang and she rushed inside.
I was confused but immediately focused my attention on Ellie.

"Toby had her notebook" she explained. I nodded.

"I gotta go, I'm late"

"ok" I could tell she wasn't sure what to do. Hug me? kiss me? So she just started to leave.
Then she turned "See you at lunch though right?"

"Yea"

I started for my class, thinking about Craig and his reputation...
No, we used to be good friends and he's a good guy. He knows me and Ellie are going out... on a break... I guess he knows we're on a break. Great, but then again, it's only temporary, till lunch.

"Your late Mr. Cameron.'