It was Tuesday; all the students were back at AHC, including Nickole, Don, Ann, and... Eddie. Nickole had picked up Ann, and the girls were on their way to the campus. "So, what happened to you Saturday night?" Ann asked,
"I just wasn't feeling well," Nickole lied. Once they were in Sra. Ramirez's classroom, they got out their books and started to review the pages they had read over the weekend. Then, Don walked in, "Hey, Nickole," he leaned down and gave her a hug.
"Hey, how did the game go?" she asked,
"Not so well; we lost."
"Oh, that stinks, but at least this way you can go to the Swing Dance." Nickole said trying to shed positive light on the situation.
"Yeah, I guess it does. When is that by the way?"
"Umm, I think it is next weekend," Nickole guessed,
"Okay, then I'll be there. In fact, I'll pick you two up."
"Thanks, that'll be great."
"Yeah, thanks." Ann agreed. With that, Don went over to his table and took his seat. No sooner had he done this than Eddie walked into the room. He looked over at Nickole, who looked over at Don. Ann sank down into her chair.
"So, why did you walk away from me the other night?" Eddie asked, taking his usual seat behind Nickole. Don looked over at Nickole, who rolled her eyes. Luckily, Sra. Ramirez and the other students came in to the classroom before anybody could say anything else.
After class, Nickole and Ann practically ran to study hall where they were joined by Don; Eddie was no where in sight. The three walked into study hall and signed-in. Then a tall blonde girl, who was in their chemistry class, came over to the table and sat down next to Ann. "Hey, guys!"
"Hey, Norah," Nickole greeted her, "What's up?"
"Oh, not much, just studying for British Lit." Norah said holding up a large book.
"We are too," Don said with a huge smile.
"Yeah...Man, British Lit is hard." Ann joined in.
"Me too," Norah said. The three of them spent the rest of their study hall time with Norah studying for British Lit. After study hall, Nickole, Ann, and Norah went to British Lit. , and Don went to Mr. Holt's pre-cal class. On his way over to the class, Don noticed Eddie standing over next to Nickole's car. Don stopped and started to walk back to the portable building to tell Nickole, when Eddie started to walk away from the car. Once again Don stopped, and watched. Eddie was heading back to the main building, apparently going to his Speech and Debate class. He had not noticed that Don had been watching him. Once Eddie was back inside the building, Don walked on to his class. He had an uneasy feeling about what Eddie was up to.