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Chapter Five: The Real Thing
"Guess what, Jimmy?" he blurted out excitedly into the phone.
"What, Craig?" his friend dutifully replied.
"She said yes!"
"Who?" Jimmy asked, not following the train of thought.
"Ellie! Who'd you think?"
"Wait a minute. You asked Ellie out? And she said yes?"
"Well, it took a little bit of persuasion. But she accepted."
"Eleanor Nash, as in your new ex's best friend? Man, that's not fair; she turned me down after Ash dumped me."
"Why do you have to keep on bringing Ashley up? We're done. I'm over her."
"Are you sure? Because it took me a while to get over her and," Jimmy trailed off.
"You think I'm crazy don't you," Craig angrily responded.
"No, that's not it at all. It's just, you're the one who asked her to marry you, not me. That must hurt."
"Of course it hurts. I thought she was better than that but I've learned from my mistakes. El's different. She's incredible."
"I just want to make sure you are over her. Ash, I mean. If I find out that you've been using Ellie to get back at or get over Ashley, then I'm going to have to intervene. Ellie deserves better than that."
"I'm not. I would never, ever hurt her," Craig truthfully insisted. "She's the real thing, Jimmy. I mean, we really connected this summer and after everything we've been through together, I feel like she knows. She understands me, and I like that feeling. I like her."
"I know you do. You've been going on about her for the whole summer."
"Sorry, man. I didn't realize."
"It's okay, Craig, really. Now, I want to know... where are you taking her?"
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Spinner lay on his back, absentmindedly drumming on his stomach. He had nowhere to go and no one who wanted him in their life. It was kind of pathetic that his kid sister had a better social life than he did.
He missed everyone and everything. How had he managed to go from a happy friend to social leper in one day? It's true, he shouldn't have helped in the stupid prank, but it wasn't his fault what Rick did. Right?
He didn't care anymore. He was sick of being pushed around and made fun off and abused or ignored. He thought his friends would understand. Yeah, right. Jimmy had even suggested suicide. Maybe Spin would take him up on that. Maybe then they'd care.
Spinner Mason wanted his old life back. And he wasn't going to settle for anything else.
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"Do you have everything?" Mrs. Cameron worriedly asked for the umpteenth time.
"Yes, mom," Sean sighed in exasperation.
"Are you sure? Maybe we should check the house again, just in case."
"I've got everything. I want to leave now."
"Oh, honey," she whispered as she wrapped her son in her trembling embrace. "Are you sure you'll be okay?"
"I'll be fine."
TBC