Chapter#6: The Deal
The next day after school, Drake was trying to catch up with Charlotte all day, but he hadn't found her anywhere. He looked in the boys locker room, in the janitor's closet, in the gym, in the cafeteria, the classrooms, the lab… and he finally managed to find her at the library reading a rather thick book.
"Hey Charlotte!" he said.
"Please lower your voice." Said Ms. Hurley, the librarian, sternly.
"Hey Charlotte…" he said murmuring and Charlotte rolled her eyes in desperation."
"Hey…" she said with her eyes still kept in the book.
"Where have you been? I looked for you everywhere, in the boys locker room, in the janitor's closet, in the gym, the cafeteria, the classrooms, the lab, everywhere… It was as if you were escaping from me."
"I practically was…" she thought, but only said:
"Why would I be in the boys locker room?… Or in the Janitor's closet?"
"I don't know. The point is, Why are you escaping from me?" asked Drake wishing for her to close the book.
"I was not!" Charlotte lied, maybe because she didn't wanted to hurt his feelings. She put herself together and finally said:
"Look Drake, I don't know what's happening. I'm trying to understand you. I've been reading psychology you know, to try to understand why you want me to go out with you so badly."
"You don't need psychology to know that I like you, a lot!" Drake said and Ms. Hurley once again hushed: "Shhh… Mr. Parker…."
Charlotte sank in the chair in embarrassment as everyone in the library looked to the table
where they were sitting.
Charlotte sighed and responded extremely calmed. "What happens if I don't like you?"
"Oh please… how can you not like me?" said Drake smiling attractively.
"You can't take rejection can you?" Charlotte replied very concerned. "How many girls are dying to go out with you, and you're wasting your time and mine asking me out?"
"Come on… Just give me a chance… Just one opportunity, I'll do anything…" begged Drake.
"Anything?" she asked raising her eyebrows.
"Anything." Drake answered.
"Anything?" she inquired again.
"Anything. Drake said again
"Anything? You swear?" she said.
"Anything. I swear." Drake responded and noticed a grimly smile appear on Charlotte's lips.
"Okay." She said. "Get an A on your next literature test and I'll go out with you."
"What?"
"You heard me. An A, and no copying from Eric."
"Fine." He said.
"Or from Josh." She added.
"Is not fair." Said Drake arms crossed.
"Do you want to go out with me or not?" she asked finally closing the book.
"Of course."
"Then get an A." she said and stood up from the chair. Drake thought for a second and he stood up too.
"It's a deal." He said and stretched out his hand for Charlotte to shake.
"Deal." She said and they shook hands. "I'll get your sister Megan to make us a contract." Said Charlotte letting go of Drake's hand and walking to the library door.
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