CHAPTER 9: What To Do?
As soon as we got to the big house, the three of us went upstairs to do our homework. After listening to Nancy go on and on about how cute she thought Jason was, not to mention having Hannie ask me, for what seemed like the millionth time, if I was all right, I decided to tell them what was bothering me.
After all, we were the Three Musketeers.
I told them everything: how I'd met Jason, what Kristy had said about what happened at her school last week, what Daddy and Elizabeth had told Kristy and me, and how Jason helped Mommy.
And you know what? I actually felt a little better, but not much.
"Does your dad know about this?" Hannie asked.
I shook my head. "I don't want him to, either," I said.
"Why not?" Nancy asked. "You know, if it wasn't for Jason, we'd still be stuck out there."
"Yeah, that's true," I admitted.
"So, why would your dad be upset?" Hannie asked. "I mean, someone had to help your mom, right?"
"But Daddy and Kristy told me to give him his own personal space," I reminded them. "And besides, I didn't even know I was going to see him today. He was—well, he was just there."
"Well, I don't know about you, but if I had a flat tire and my cell phone was dead, I'd rather get help from someone I'm not supposed to see than no help at all," Nancy said. (By the way, I should mention that she was practically fainting over Jason while she was talking about him, just like I'd been at the library.)
As much as I hated to admit it, I knew that both of them were right. However, I still wondered if Daddy knew I'd seen Jason today, and was also afraid he'd be angry with me.
"Nancy!" I heard Kristy call from downstairs. "Your mom's here!"
"Okay," Nancy called back. While she gathered her things, she said reassuringly, "Don't worry, Karen. It'll be all right."
"Yeah," Hannie added, patting my shoulder as she picked up her jacket. "I'm sure your dad will understand."
I wanted so, so badly to believe them, but I didn't.