Chapter Ten
Nigel's POV
We
were walking back to our sector, the evening sun giving an orangey
glow against the pavement on which we were walking on. Hoagie and
Abby walked in front of Lizzie and I. She was grabbing my arm and
batting her eyelashes at me. "Oh I can't wait till the dance this
weekend Nigey." She sighed.
"Um…
about the dance," I began but Hoagie interrupted me.
"Time
to go now Nigel."
I
turned to Lizzie. "Well… see you tomorrow." Was all I said.
"Okay."
She giggled in reply. She leaned her head in towards mine and I knew
she wanted a kiss, but I turned away. I really didn't feel like
kissing her at the moment. In fact I didn't feel like being near
her at all. "Nigey?"
"Well…
see you then."
I
turned and ran to my friends waving back at her. I felt bad leaving
her there with her arms crossed and pouting but way too many things
were swimming around my head at the moment. "Bye." She waved. She
turned and walked the opposite direction.
"Crap."
I whispered to myself.
"Hey
boss, you okay?" Hoagie asked placing a hand upon my shoulder. I
gave him a smile to try and reassure him but he didn't look too
convinced. All of a sudden there was beeping noise filling the air.
Hoagie put his hands in his pocket and pulled out a silver and black
phone. "It's Fanny." He whispered to us.
"Well,
don't leave her hangin'." Said Abby. Hoagie answered it.
"Hey
babe…well it's better than toots… Unless you like me to call
you that… Okay then… What? No way. You're kidding... Look clam
down! I'll take you to the mall tomorrow okay? Okay."
We
entered the living room to see Wally sitting on the couch with a sick
Kuki leaning on him, just watching T.V. They jumped apart at the
sight of us and laughed sheepishly. "Oh hey guys!" Kuki
cheerfully greeted us though her voice was still stuffy.
"Hello
there Numbuh 3-T, Numbuh 4-T." I greeted back. "How was
detention?"
"Meh."
Wally replied unenthusiastically. He's gotten more detentions than
you could count on both your fingers and toes so I assume he's
pretty used to it by now.
"And
your cold Numbuh 3-T?"
She
sniffed and rubbed her nose. "Better." She replied. "I might be
well by tomorrow."
"Well
let's hope."
"Yeah,
well Numbuh 5's out." She said as she stretched her arms. "If
y'all need her, she'll be in her room."
I
stared at her back as she walked towards the elevator. The doors
opened and she stepped inside, turning to me. 'Tell Lizzie.' She
mouthed before the doors shut. Hoagie was still talking on the phone
to his girlfriend. I'm sure his mum would kill him once she sees
the phone bill.
"Yep
well, I better be off. Promised my mum I'd be home for dinner."
Said Wally.
"No
don't go." Kuki said in the most playful pleadingly way possible,
grabbing his arm.
"Aha.
I have to."
Kuki
just grinned as Wally walked out of the room. I walked behind the
couch and Kuki turned to face me, resting her arms on the top of the
couch. "So what happened today? What'd you learn in dance huh?"
Her eyes sparkled with curiosity.
"We
learnt the tango today." I replied.
"Ooh
the tango." She giggled. Then she all of a sudden she frowned. "Who
did Wally dance with?"
"Numbuh
5-T." I replied a little too quickly that time.
"But
I thought she was dancing with Ace?"
"Ace
got detention."
Kuki
beamed once again. "I betcha Abby's feet must be sore now, with
Wally stepping on her feet and all. How much fun she must've had
huh?"
"Actually…"
I scratched my chin. "She seemed to have heaps of fun."
"What?"
Her eyebrows rose high to her forehead. "Since when did she enjoy
dance?"
"Well,
since today I presume."
Kuki
looked disappointed and slumped her shoulders. "And… what about
Wally?" She said quietly.
"What
about Wally?"
"Did
he have fun?"
I
nodded. I didn't know why I was telling her this. She'll probably
become as suspicious as I am about Abby and Wally. But it felt better
just to be talking to someone about this, especially Kuki. "He also
got every step perfect." I slipped out before I could stop myself.
Hey
eyes became wide and angry. "What?" She yelled as loud as she
could, what with the cold and everything. "The tango is a much
harder dance than the waltz! Yesterday his feet were attracted to
mine like freakin' magnets and now he's doing every step per-"
She
stopped and sneezed. A loud sneeze that seemed to drain all her
energy. Her purple eyes were half closed and black underneath while
her nose was red. She turned and slumped down into the couch. "Numbuh
3-T, are you sure you're okay?" I asked concerned of my friend's
health.
"Yeah."
She replied with a bit of a sniffle. "I'm just going to sleep."
She
grabbed a blue blanket and a pink cushion from the floor. She rested
her head on the cushion she laid below the armrest and threw the
blanket over her. I leaned on the top of the couch and hung my head
over her.
"Shouldn't
you sleep in your room?" I said to her. She just replied with a
sniffle and closed her eyes. "Okay…" I whispered.
As
I walked out of the room I switched off the light and I thought I
heard her mumble something along the lines of…
"I'm
going to kill him tomorrow."