Chapter 7
She felt her heart pounding so hard against her chest; she was worried everyone in the theater would hear it. Trying to relax, she asked Nick, "Want some popcorn?" He nodded and took some. Maddie was relieved when both of them became so into the movie that they barely talked.
Once, Maddie reached for some popcorn, but at the same time, Nick did too and their hands touched. She drew her hand back quickly. So did Nick. Her cheeks became a pinkish color and she looked down nervously. She felt Nick watching her for a moment.
When the movie ended, she and Nick stood and walked over to Xander and Leelee. Maddie felt so relieved that she was back with her friend again. "Where's Vida and Chip?" she asked. "Oh, they're waiting out in the front," said Leelee, eyeing Nick with mischievous eyes. Maddie felt a rush of anger. Leelee was supposed to be here with Xander, not Nick!
Shaking her head to clear her thoughts, she and the others headed out of the front of the movie theater. She saw Chip and Vida sitting on a bench and Xander and Leelee raced over to them. "It was a good movie, huh?" she asked Nick, not sure what to say. It was hard to talk to him since they had been enemies for practically all of their lives.
Nick nodded with a smile. "It was cool," he said. Vida ran up to them. "Hey sis, how was the movie. It sucks that I didn't get to see it, since Chip over there can't seem to eat edible food," he muttered, the expression on her face telling them that she was disappointed. "It was good," she said to her sister with a laugh. Chip was always eating gross food.
Xander came up to Nick. "You need a ride home, mate?" he asked. "Sure," said Nick. "See you guys later," he said to Vida and Maddie. She smiled and nodded. "Chip's going with us," Xander said, beckoning for Chip to follow them.
"Bye, guys!" Maddie called with a bright smile. Then, she turned around and faced her sister, her smile disappearing instantly and was replaced by a stinging glare. "Why did you do that?" she asked. "Do what?" asked Vida, confused, or was she? "You left me all alone with Nick!" she yelled. "I thought you two were friends," Vida said mischievously. "We are, but I'm not all that used to him, yet. I felt all awkward," she said, giving her sister an angry stare.
Vida sighed. "I'm sorry," she said, not sounding like she meant it. "Let's go home," she said. Maddie nodded. By the time they got home, Maddie had completely forgiven Vida. "So, was Chip throwing up that whole time?" Maddie asked, laughing. "No, but when he was better, they wouldn't let him back in because they were worried he would throw up on everyone," said Vida angrily. "So I stayed with him, and man was it boring," she said. Maddie smiled.
"Do you want to know what happens?" she asked Vida. "Of course not!" Vida exclaimed. Maddie giggled. "We can go see it again, if you want," said Maddie to her sister. "I'll go with Chip another day, but you don't have to go," Vida murmured. Maddie shrugged, getting up and going to the bathroom to change into her night clothes. It was ten thirty, but she wasn't going to bed quite yet.
Maddie stayed up downstairs watching TV. For some reason, she couldn't help thinking about when her hand touched Nick's. She felt something deep down inside her, but she didn't know what it was. But it was a good feeling…