A month after Kendall was found out, Carlos, James, and Logan sat around in James's huge bedroom. James's dad was an extremely successful hair stylist, and his mom was called the "Estee Lauder of the West Coast", so the Diamond Family was more than well off. For about the thousandth time, Logan randomly said, "You know, maybe Kendall feels bad about what he did."
Carlos rolled his eyes. "Logan, I think that if Kendall did feel bad, he would at least try to apologize."
"Yeah. And I don't think that's going to happen any time soon," said James. He was lying down on his bed and eating powdered donuts. James had learned that he wasn't going to lose weight any time soon. He had just accepted it. He could always lose weight when he got to high school.
Logan, whose stutter was completely gone, was now obsessed with reading his boring science books out loud. James and Carlos always begged him to stop, but he just kept right on reading. He only stopped when either James or Carlos tackled him to the floor. It was usually Carlos that tackled him. Carlos had recently become a little ball of energy.
School had become very different. No one picked on Logan, Carlos, or James anymore. They had actually become pretty well liked by most people, excluding Dylan Slate. Carlos noticed a certain new girl making eyes at him from across the classroom one day. He waved a little. After class, she approached him. "Hi. I'm Candace."
"Carlos." They shook hands. Without saying another word, Carlos turned and walked away. Candace looked completely confused. Logan came to Carlos's side in the hallway. "Um, what was that about? You just completely ditched her when she obviously likes you."
"I'm not interested in her," said Carlos shortly.
Logan nodded. "So then you wouldn't mind if I asked her out?"
Carlos shrugged. "Nope. Go ahead. I have my eyes on another person completely."
"Oh. Do I know her?" asked Logan.
"Kind of," said Carlos. "I didn't even realize that I liked this person until now. Not until Candace introduced herself to me and I realized I wasn't one bit interested."
"So who is it?" asked Logan.
Carlos shook his head. "Nope. I don't give out information that easily."
"Please!" begged Logan.
Carlos continued shaking his head. "Absolutely not. You're going to have to figure it out yourself, because I'm never going to tell you."
Logan pouted. "Well, I'm gonna go get a water from the machine."
"Okay. Bye." Carlos kept walking down the hallway as Logan turned and walked the other way. Carlos slid against the lockers until he came to the locker of James Diamond. James arrived, put in his combination, and opened his locker. Carlos cleared his throat. James smiled at him. "Sorry. I spaced. Didn't see you there."
"It's cool. So what are you doing after school?" asked Carlos.
James shrugged. "Nothing, I guess. Why?"
"How would you like to go see that new Adam Sandler movie with me?" asked Carlos.
James shrugged again and pulled a book out of his locker. "You mean, just us, or with Logan, too?"
"Just us. Logan has some big test to cram for tonight." Carlos actually didn't know what Logan was doing that night. He just fabricated some story. It was a good thing Carlos was a very believable liar.
James nodded. "Okay. Just us, then. What time?"
"3:50, right after school. We can just walk there together," answered Carlos.
James nodded again. "Alright. I'll be there."
"Okay." Carlos walked away, his heart beating in his ears. If he was feeling what he really thought he was feeling, this night would be a date for him. Still, feelings could change, especially when you're only in the seventh grade.
Right after school, James met Carlos in front of the school. Carlos's smile stretched from ear to ear. For whatever reason, Carlos had been all smiles lately. James was starting to see a change in Carlos. It was something he had never seen before. Like James made Carlos happy or something. Like James made Carlos too happy.
But that was impossible. Carlos never shut up when he had a crush on a girl, which was all the time. It was a new girl every week. There was no way Carlos could be into James like that. James was a guy. The only thing girls and James had in common were boobs and a love of fashion. James made himself laugh with that last thought.
Carlos's face turned red. "What's so funny?"
"Nothing. I was just thinking," said James.
Carlos looked away. "Okay."
James and Carlos took their seats in back of the theater. Carlos didn't like to be close to the screen, because he always had to look up. James held the large popcorn in his lap, and Carlos grabbed a handful of it. James faked an angry face. "Who said you could touch this popcorn?"
Carlos's face turned red again. "Sorry."
"Carlos, I'm just kidding," said James. Without realizing what he was saying, James blurted out, "Jeez, what's with you lately?"
Carlos's tan face turned even more red. "Wh-what are you talking about?"
"Um...nothing. Forget I even said anything." James scooted away from Carlos a little in his seat. Carlos did the same thing. For the rest of the movie, there was nothing between Carlos and James but a huge awkward silence.
When the movie was over, James and Carlos walked about to the sidewalk. They looked away from each other for about five minutes. Then, James said, "Okay. Well, I'll see you tomorrow. This was fun."
"Yeah. Fun." Carlos turned and started his walk home. When he got there, he ran up the stairs and locked himself in his room, jumping onto his bed. He covered his face with a pillow and screamed into it. Why did life have to be so difficult?
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