Chapter 10 - Putting On My Act
That night, after our girl talk which helped tremendously, I started getting ready to go on my ' hot date '. YUCK! I wasn't even interested in Owen... I was interested in Phil. And for the dumbos out there who don't know that I do by now, you are SAD.
Via and I made plans to get ready to go together, and Via's mom would drop us off at Phil's place and his dad would drive us to the dance. I thought Owen would try to kiss me that night... but I would never let him if my life depended on it!
When we were ready to go, Ms. Tiegra drove us to Phil's place. I didn't think I could live through seeing him again, but I was fine. I had a plan, and it was to make Phil jealous. That way I would know if he liked me or not.
" Thanks, mum, " Via said.
" Thanks, Ms. T, " I said. Via called her mom 'mum', which is what english people call their mothers. It was... different.
When we rang the doorbell to the Diffy household, Mrs. Diffy answered the door.
She gasped when she saw us, especially me.
" You two look fantastic! " she said, as Via and I smiled at her and then at Mr. Diffy in
the back of the room. He cracked a grin as well.
" Don't they, boys? " she asked them, looking at Phil.
When I walked in and saw Phil, I thought I was going to collapse on the floor. He looked... okay, I'll say it... HOT! I wanted to go smother him in kisses and I wanted him to hold me and never let go. I knew we were meant to be, but I wasn't sure how he felt, which made it VERY difficult to tell him about the way I feel. If he didn't feel the same way, our friendship could be shattered. Crushed. Lost forever.
For about 10 seconds, we stared at each other. Phil was making goo-goo eyes at
me and I don't think he knew it. Then I think I knew he felt the same way, but I wasn't too sure.
Maybe I had something on my face...
" Yeah... they look great, " Phil said softly, gazing at me. I pretended I was looking
at Owen, but I was really closely examining the curtains behind Owen's head. I could tell Phil
was enjoying this date so far as much as I was... we both were having a REALLY lousy time.
Then Phil's dad started taking pictures of us, and then they wanted a pic of Phil
and I together. We weren't too sure that it was a good idea, but we took one anyway, not even
close enough to touch each other.
" Where's Pim? " Mr. Diffy asked.
" Oh, Pim's gonna sit this one out, " Mrs. Diffy said. " Your daughter couldn't get a date! "
" I heard that! " Pim yelled, revealing herself from behind the wall. She was wearing a black dress with high - heeled black shoes. She looked... good for a dance, actually. I was surprised.
" And this is my sweet lovable date. JAKE! GET IN HERE! " she yelled, causing me to plug my ears.
Then Owen started fiddling with the ties on my red dress. He asked me why they were there, and I explained it was just for fashion and he just nodded his head.
Finally, after a major embarassment on Phil's behalf of his dad taking way too many pictures of Jake, Pim's date, we were on our way to the dance.
End of Chapter 10
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PHEELY FOREVER!