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CHAPTER #4

... At The Tipton ...

"Hi Maddie! Bye Maddie!" Cody said quickly as he ran by.

Before Maddie could say anything he was gone, so she gave off a poor wave. Instead of saying hi, Zack just let out a sigh as he took a bite out of a candy bar that was laying on the counter.

"I was about to eat that." said Maddie.

"Huh?"

"Nevermind. But, you owe me a buck."

"No, I don't."

"For the candy bar."

"To bad I'm broke."

"What's your problem?"

"Nothing."

A dead silence filled the lobby for a few seconds.

"I can't wait till I'm out of here and go to college. Just one more year." Maddie gave off a huge smile, as she stared off into the open.

"Yeah. And I'll still be stuck here with Cody. Your lucky that your going to college soon."

"Zack your onley fifteen years old."

With that Zack let out a grunt. Maddie frowned at the sight of Zack being upset. What bothered her the most is that his total personality had changed. "Must be hormones." thought Maddie.

Zack quickly pulled his act together as soon as Paris drovein on her skateboard. "Hey Zack. Hey Maddie."

"Candybar? It's on the house." said Maddie holding a Hershey'schocolate bar upto her ear.

"No thanks."

"So, uh. I saw you and Gerardo talking this morning." said Zack firmly.

"Yeah. So?"

"Are you interested?"

"No. He's nice and all, but he's so not my type."Said Paris staring out in theopen.

Paris couldn't tellif she was lying to herself. Her emotions were way to unstable at the moment.Eversince her parents kept her sisterand got rid of her because they just didn't like her personaltiy(Paris) As she got older. Holding back the tears it felt like something was just sitting in her throat not wanting to come out. Without saying aword she walked away from Zack, after saying "I-i-i I have to go." She grabbed her skateboard and ran into the elevator,leaving Zack dumbfounded.

...IN ZACK AND CODY'S SUITE...

Cody put on his AXE cologne, and darted out the door before his mom could even say a word to him. He was on the go, and ready for Zack. Eversince Zack's big screw up that morning, Cody knew he had a chance. Nobody could get in his way. Cody slowed down into a walk and then stopped dead in his tracks, with his mouth wideopen. It was Gerardo. He washugging Paris. All was over, no more competition, no nothing. It was over.That was all thatran through his head at that moment. But, it suddenlygot even more gloomy when Cody saw the world crashing down all around her face. In other words she was unsheathing tears. Her cry made Cody feel likesomething was fluttering in his stomach.

Even if he couldn't date her, he just had to go up to her and see what was wrong. After all they were friends. Walking over there he said, "Paris? What's wrong?" Cody put his hand on her shoulder, with Gerardo still holding the embrace. Paris wiped her eyes, pulling away from Gerardo. Cody smiled a little on the inside at the gesture of her pulling away.

"Just the past haunting me." She said with a smile, happy to see Cody.

Cody smiled back, andgave Gerardo a quick glance.

Before Cody could say a word, someone's cell phone went off. The ringtone was Tempeture by Sean Paul. Of coarse it was Gerardo's cell.

"Hello?" said Gerardo into his phone.

"Ok. Bye."He says in reply to the person on the other line before hanging up the phone.

"That was my brother, he said thatmy mom needs me to clean myroom or I'm grounded."

"Ok." said Paris in reply.

"You gonna be ok?" asked Gerardo.

"Of coarse I am!" Sadi Cody with a big grin.

"Not you." said Gerardo turning towards Paris.

"Yeah, I think I'll be fine." replied Paris with a smile.

As soon as Gerardo walked away Cody started to talk Paris about herproblem.

Paris and Cody talked at th doorway for hours. (It would beway too long to explain what they were talking about).

Soon it was to late to talk anymore. Paris had fallen asleep in the hallway. Cody was only half asleep. His eyes opened then closed one last time beforeacually falling asleep for the night.

I hope you guys liked this chapter, because i tried my hardest to make itas interesting as possible. but, once i really get into the story it will get better. i promise.

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