Chapter 3
The older chipmunk was lying face down in his bed, hiding his injured hand under the pillow.
"Simon..." Alvin's voice could be heard as he entered the room. "We need to talk."
"Go away, Alvin."
"Marsha cancelled our movie date."
Simon lifted his head upon hearing this. "Do you know why?" Alvin continued, giving his brother a long, hard look. "She practically jumped at the chance of seeing the new Vampire movie."
"I-I don't know why, Alvin," Simon mumbled.
Alvin stared at Simon a few more minutes before shaking his head. "Well, I gotta get going..."
Simon watched him leave as he climbed to the edge of his bed and sat there in thought. She cancelled the movie date? Why?
In the girl's room, Marsha heard a door open, then close. She climbed out of bed and poked her head out the door; it wasn't Simon. She let out a heavy sigh and crawled back into bed. I really hurt his feelings...I hate myself for this...
Simon sighed heavily and stood up. I should go apologize... he thought. He quietly made his way to the girl's room and gently knocked on the door before opening it. "Marsha?"
Marsha sat up on the edge of her bed and looked at him. "Simon..." she spoke softly, wiping away a stray tear.
"You were crying?" Simon asked, blinking a couple of times.
She shook her head. "N-No. I just had something in my eye..." she lied.
He sat down beside her and smiled. "You know you're a terrible liar."
Marsha closed her eyes and hugged him tightly. "I'm sorry, Simon," she whispered, resting her head against his chest.
Simon only stared down at her before wrapping his arms around her. "It's okay, Marsha. It's not your fault, I was just acting like a jerk. You can hit me if you'd like," he joked.
"I'd never hit you, Simon," she replied, giggling a little.
"Heh. We can still go star-gazing tonight if you'd like?" he suggested, hopefully.
"It's a date," she smiled, giving him a kiss.
To be continued...