Chapter 4
Once again, Cindy sat there, speechless.
'Why does he always say something so totally unexpected?'
"Wha-what?"
Jimmy looked at her as if she was an idiot.
"I said, 'You're my friend.'."
Cindy shook her head.
"I heard that, it's just...It's just..."
'Not what I expected.'
"Never mind."
Jimmy shrugged and glanced at the clock hanging above the mantel.
"Shit. I better get going. I mean, it's already 12:00...I'm sorry if you wanted to talk more. I'll see you tomorrow at school."
(A/N: I know all of you are going, where are her parents? Why is there no one to catch Jimmy and Cindy's little meeting? Well, her parents are in Las Vegas for the week. She gets rides to places from one of her older friends and Libby's mom. Happy to know the answers? I am.)
Cindy waved in a daze.
"Well...That's absolutely nothing what I thought it would be."
The next day at school was torture for Cindy. She and Jimmy had no classes together, so she couldn't ask Jimmy for a more thorough answer from the day before.
It was lunch. Jimmy was sitting in his usual seat, the one at the corner of the cafeteria.
Nick and his 'posse' slammed the doors open and marched in. They looked around, and spotting Jimmy, they marched right over.
"Hey Neutron, You're dead meat. You know that? You just got lucky last night." spat Nick angrily.
Jimmy looked up from his lunch.
"So you were hammered? Is that it?"
Nick shoved his finger into Jimmy's chest.
"Yeah, that's right, I was drunk, that's why you could kick my ass the way you did."
Jimmy pointed behind Nick.
"Well, you're in deeper trouble than I am."
Nick whipped around, thinking it was a trick. It wasn't.
The principal of the school was right behind him.
"You, young man, are in deep doo-doo."
Nick clenched his fists and muttered, "Shit."
The principal wagged his finger. "Swearing, that's more added on to your naughty list."
Jimmy couldn't keep from laughing.
Nick glared at him. "You wait. You just wait, and I'll get you. I'll get you when you least expect it."
The principal grabbed Nick's shoulder and led him out.
Jimmy shook his head. "I could beat him with my hands tied behind my back. He's got the agility of a dead cat and the fighting skills of a 208 year old grandma."
He heard someone sit across from him.
"Is that so?"
It was Cindy. She was smiling. She continued talking.
"So, Jimmy."
Jimmy screamed in his mind, 'Yes, she called me Jimmy!'
"You want to go to the Candy Bar after school?"
'I know somewhere better, but...'
"Umm...Sure?"
Cindy smiled even wider.
"Great, meet me in front of the school right after school."
Jimmy nodded, feeling a numbness that spread from his toes to the tip of his ears. Cindy left him sitting there, causing him to wonder with the speed of light.
'She asked me to the Candy Bar! Is that a date? Should I go home and change? What should I do? AHHHHH! I think I've finally gone crazy!'
Jimmy smiled and shoved the rest of his lunch into his mouth.
Cindy waited awkwardly in front of the school, holding her books tightly to her chest.
Jimmy came up behind her.
"Hey Cindy. Let's go."
Cindy jumped and calmed down when she noticed that it was only Jimmy.
"Oh, yeah, let's go."
The Candy Bar was crowded with the kids of all ages. There was even Libby, Sheen, Carl, and his new girlfriend, Tori.(A/N: Hahaha! i heart ach jay bee, I hope you notice the (kind of) inside joke!)
"What can I get for you, folks?" asked Sam.
Jimmy looked at the menu, although he had memorized it already.
"Uh, I think I'll just take a chocolate milkshake. What do you want Cindy?"
Cindy also looked at the menu, even if she had memorized it already.
"I'll have the same."
Cindy reached into her purse to take out her wallet, but Jimmy had already paid for it.
"Oh, thanks."
Jimmy nodded in reply.
Sam came back a moment later, sporting two cups. "Here yah go. Enjoy."
Jimmy took the cups in silence, only stopping to get two straws.
"So. Is there a reason why you asked me here?"
Cindy took a slurp of her milkshake.
"Well, I just wanted to ask you...You know..."
'I'm in love with you and I think you love me too!'
"Do you want to catch a movie with Libby and Sheen?"
Cindy cursed in her mind, knowing fully well that that was not what she wanted to ask.
"Uh...Sure."
A/N: Ahh! So, Jimmy and Cindy have the same conflict! How will they ever get over it? Read on later to find out!
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