(Stevie)
It's afterschool, and I seriously need to make my decision. I have to figure this out by tomorrow. To help, I seriously need to talk to Kacey again, but I'm not going back to the forbidden land climbing those steps.
Someone knocks on the door.
"I got it!" I yell, so that my brothers don't race over to the door. Last time that happened, someone broke an arm.
I open the door to find Kacey standing there in her hot pink dress and hot pink heels, along with a purse. You can guess the color.
"Come on in Kacey." I say casually, and let her in.
"Are your brothers here?" she asks. I shake my head. Last time she came here, my ten year old brother, Douglas, tried to flirt with her. Of course it was just puppy love. I've been at his school long enough to know that a girl named Joy likes him. I've asked him what he thinks of her, and he says she's alright. I'm determined to get them together, no matter how much damage it can cause. All my plans get good results, even if it delays.
We go to my room, and she sits down on the bed.
"So... Let me guess. You want to talk about the boys?" she asks. Am I that predictable?
"Unfortunately, yes."
"Fine. Hmm... Let's set up a list of pros and cons!" Kacey says.
"What?"
"Come on..." she says reaching into her purse to reveal a pen and a notepad.
"So... Tell me what you like about those guys." she asks.
"Do I have to?"
"You asked me for help. I'm here to help. Cooperate." she orders. I just roll my eyes and do what she says.
"Hmm... I like Zander because I can talk to him no matter how angry I am at him." I say. She starts scribbling furiously into her notepad.
"How about Max?"
"Max? He's... Complicated. He's always so secretive, like no one could understand him." I say.
"Let's move on to the cons." Kacey says like a therapist. I'm instantly reminded of the voice she used on Charles.
"Well, if I get together with Zander, Gravity 5 might end if we break up, not to mention the rumors that will spread by the Perfs-"
"Stop letting Gravity 5 cloud your feelings." Kacey interrupts.
"I'm sorry. It's just that Gravity 5 means everything to me." I say.
"I know you love Gravity 5, but Zander likes you, and you like him. Don't you think you should just pick Zander?"
"Pick? They aren't cookies on a plate. You seriously want me to get together with Zander, don't you?"
"Sorry. I'm a Zevie shipper."
"Zevie?"
"Stevie and Zander mashed up."
"Oh."
I start to wonder if anyone knew about this love triangle.
"Hey Kacey, does anyone know about this whole thing?"
"Just a few." Kacey says nonchalantly.
"Who?"
"Oh, just Dustin, Katey, Karen, Mariah, Gizelle, , Hannah, Julia, Alex, Francesca, Brittany, Nancy,Michael, the other Michael, the Michael who dances, the Michael who does magic, the Michael who sells candy, Bob -"
"Can you summarize that?"
"Everyone."
I face palm myself, and grab my lucky ukulele in the corner for comfort.
"I didn't know you could play the ukulele."
"I just started learning."
"Let me guess. Is Zander teaching you?"
"Yeah..."
"Okay, so let's talk about the cons of Max."
"Uhhh... He was working for the Perfs for popularity. That's pretty much it."
"Working for the Perfs, huh? What do you see in that guy?"
"He's an outcast. He's just really complicated, like a challenge. I like challenges."
"Well, Zander's complicated too. He's hard to figure out." Kacey says trying to get me to like Zander more. It was working, but what's the point? It was obvious I had to pick Max, or Gravity 5 would be in ruins.
"How's he complicated? He loves to sing, dance, play the ukulele, look in the mirror-"
"Do you know why he looks in the mirror?"
"Becuase he checks himself out?"
"He doesn't like the way he looks. All along, I knew that he liked you. He's been working out for you because he thought that if he looked good, you could accept him when he asked you to be his.
"What's the point of talking about all this? It's obvious that I can't be with Zander." I say. This was so frustrating.
"Hmm... We could always talk to your mom."
The moment she says that, I freeze. My mom is overprotective, and she's unpredictable. Who knows what she's going to say when she finds out that I'm involved in a love triangle?
"She won't talk, unless you have some meat on you."
"Didn't you say she was a lawyer?"
"No. She learned a few things from my Uncle Spence, who went to law school for about... a day."
"Then maybe she can figure something out," she says, and then reaches into her purse. She pulls out a bag of bacon. I stare at it. "What? Kevin's rubbing off on me." she says sheepishly.
"Come on." I say, and head over to mom. Let's hope I don't die today.