Carol walked into Mike's room later in the day.
"How could you?" Carol asked. "Did you really think mom and dad would let you off that easily?"
"Go away Carol." Mike replied without looking up.
"You didn't do it, did you?"
"I said go away. Get out of here!" Mike threw a shoe at her, but she ducked so it hit the door.
"I'm not going anywhere until you talk to me." She sat down next to him. That forced him to look at her.
"You're right, I didn't. Nothing happened. Are you happy?" He exclaimed.
"What's wrong?" She asked.
"I saw scared. Even if she wanted to do something, I was afraid to. I couldn't even look at her without my palms sweating and my heart beating out of my chest. I could hear it in my ears."
"So why don't you tell mom?"
"I can't tell her nothing happened because I'd have to explain why it didn't. Dad or my friends might think something's wrong with me."
"Mike, nothing's wrong with you."
"So why didn't I kiss her?"
"You're talking about kissing?"
"Yeah, what did you think I was talking about?" Carol sat back without saying anything.
"Maybe you should tell mom. She thinks you stayed all night with her Mike, I think mom believes you slept with her."
"I'm grounded; I'll just keep the punishment."
"But you didn't do anything!"
"I don't want Boner and the other guys to know that."
"So instead of letting those jerks believe you've never been with a girl you'd rather let mom and dad be upset thinking you have?" Mike looked away from her. "Mike?"
"Go away Carol."
"Mike! Ben! Carol!" A voice called through the hallway. "Dinner." Carol looked at Mike.
"I'll tell her if you don't."
"You better not."
"Mike, you need to talk to mom."
"I won't and you better not either." Carol walked out more confused than she went in, but she knew she had to talk to her mom.