Chapter Nine
"Carly!" Jake smiled when he saw me walk up to him.
"Hey Jake!" I said, grinning as well.
"I got us our tickets already… we're going to see 'Valentine's Day'."
"Omigod! I have really wanted to see that! You go save us some seats, I have to go to the bathroom really quick." Before Jake could reply, Carly walked into the bathroom, clicking the lock on her stall door shut.
She whipped out her cell phone, speed dialing Sam.
"Hello?" Sam said.
"Sam, it's me. We are going to see 'Valentine's Day'. Don't forget to text him and tell him your mom said all you could see was 'Valentine's Day' or nothing. Gotta go, he's waiting." Carly snapped her phone shut and wandered into the movie theater.
Carly took her seat and watched oh-so-casually as Jake's phone vibrated. His eyes scanned over a text, and then he guiltily looked up at Carly. "Omigod… uhm… I just forgot I have lacrosse today! Shoot, I'm already 20 minutes late… so…." Jake's voice trailed off.
"Oh, that's okay! I really wanted to see 'Valentine's Day' though, so you can leave, but I'm staying."
Jake gulped. Then, right on cue, Sam walked into the theater. "Carls! What a coincidence! What are you doing here?"
"Catching a movie with Jake… you?"
Sam glared at Jake. "Same thing. Alright, you have 2 seconds to explain."
"I… uh… um…"
"I would run if I were you."
And without a backwards glance, Jake dashed out of the theater, never to be seen by Carly and Sam again.
"Friends forever?" Carly asked, holding out her hand.
"Friends forever." Sam confirmed, shaking it firmly.