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Alfie's Secret: Chapter 3

Alfie's POV

I stood there by the tree for a while. I would glance down at the note every few minutes then my mind would start reeling. Patricia. Jerome was dating Patricia? How messed up was that?

Wait, I thought. Maybe I'm confused. What if I'm just intercepting this wrong?

I decided that I would stuff the note back and stay up 'til midnight to see what Jerome would do.

When I reached the house, it was 6:00 P.M.

"Where have you been!" Victor boomed as I came through the door.

"Oh, I was just studying my notes for our science test tomorrow," I said. It wasn't a total lie. We did have a test tomorrow.

"Oh, Alfie, sweetie. There your are! We've been so worried!" Trudy exclaimed, coming into the foyer.

"Yeah, I was studying at school," I told her. "I'm going to go change clothes." I walked toward my room. No Jerome. What a surprise.

I was wearing a graphic T-shirt, blue jeans, and black sneakers.

When I walked into the dining room, only Jerome and Patricia were wearing their school uniforms. Where had they been?

"...true! I'm serious!" Mick said. Everyone laughed. Except me, obviously.

"What are we talking about?" I asked, taking my usual seat.

"Mick reckons that his dad has been to every city in Europe," Fabian said.

"He has! Really!" Mick said. He was laughing himself.

"Yeah, right," I said.

As I was about to sit down, Amber asked, "Alfie, can I talk to you for a second?"

"Sure," I answered. We walked out into the hallway. "What is it?"

"Where are we going for our date? I want to know so I know what to wear," she said.

"Oh, it's a surprise," I said.

"Okay, but is it some place fancy...do I need to wear a dress?"

"Nothing too flashy, but not too casual either," I said. "More like a natural setting, I guess."

"Okay." She pecked me on the cheek and walked back into the dining room. I quickly followed after her.

~After Supper, 11:50 p.m.~

I heard shuffling. I opened my eyes and saw Jerome climbing out of his bed and walking to the wardrobe.

He pulled out a white (I think, it was hard to tell in the dark) button-down shirt a tie, and black (I think) slacks. He walked out of the room, grabbing some shoes on the way out. Sneaky. Very sneaky.

I crept out of my room slowly, barely peeking my head out. I saw the bathroom door shut. I quickly grabbed some jeans, a T-shirt, and a jacket. I slipped on my sneakers and peeked my head out again. Nothing.

I looked to the right just in time to see someone climb out the window. I snuck after them and climbed out the window. I saw two figures on the edge of the woods. I ducked behind some bushes.

Finally, the figures moved into the woods. I tip-toed after them.

It took what seemed like forever to reach the place whare they had stopped. They were sitting on a bench next to the small lake in the middle of the woods. I was close enough that I could hear them pretty well, but not close enough for them to notice me.

"I'm still not sure we should be doing this," a girl's voice said.

"Hey, it'll be alright," another voice said. Now that was definately Jerome's voice.

"Maybe we should just tell them. I don't like keeping this a secret," she said.

"Patricia, calm down. Everything will be fine. No need to worry. No one knows anything," Jerome said. Patricia. I was right! Yes!

After a few seconds, I turned to peer through the leaves because I couldn't hear talking anymore. They were snogging. Gross.

Soon, they stood up, took each other's hands, and started back to the house. I slowly followed. I decided to take a short cut to get in front of them so they wouldn't lock me out. I ended up lost. Just my luck.

I was in a weird clearing that I'd never seen before. I decided that if I kept walking, I would eventually get somewhere I recognized.

It was a few hours later when I found the bike shed. Now I knew where I was.

When I got back to Anubis, the sun was rising. I snuck through the window, just like last night. Good thing it was still unlocked.

I stepped into my room to find Jerome asleep. Phew. I shrugged off my jacket and shoes and layed down. I tried to get a few minutes of sleep.

That didn't work out too well. About ten minutes after I had layed down, Jerome's alarm went off. It wasn't even a school day! Ugh! (We don't have school because the teachers were going to some convention thing or something.)

I got up and grabbed some pajamas. I needed to look completely inocent. Jerome probably didn't even notice I wasn't in my bed.

When I had finished changing, I threw my clothes on my bed and walked into the dining room. Jerome, Patricia, Amber, Mick, and Mara were at the table.

"Hey, guys!" I said as I sat down.

"Have you seen Nina and Fabian?" Amber asked me.

"Oh, them? They're hanging out in our room. I think Fabian's trying to ask her out," Mick said.

"Seriously, how do they not know that they're in love with each other! It's so obvious!" Amber exclaimed.

"Ambs, when your in love, your blind to everyone else's feelings, even if it the person you love!" Mara said.

"Yeah, you're right," Amber said. Oh, how I loved that voice.

"They need to just kiss and say they love each other already. If they don't, I'm going to get involved. And that won't be pretty," Patricia said.

"Hey, guys!" Nina said in a sing song voice as she entered. I'll bet a hundred pounds that Fabian somehow choked out "Will you go out with me?"

"Why are you so happy? And where's Fabian?" Amber asked.

"One: No reason. Two: How would I know?" Nina said.

"He asked you out, didn't he?" I heard Ambs whisper to Nina. Nina slightly nodded and sat down in her usual spot.

"Finally! Took him long enough!" Mick said. He must've heard it too.

"What?" Patricia asked.

"Fabes asked Nina out!" Amber practically shouted.

"Finally!" Patricia shouted.

"See? We all knew you liked each other," Amber told Nina. Nina just shook her head and left the room. I saw Fabian walk past the door, a slight blush on his face. Bet he heard what Amber yelled. Heck, I bet everyone withing 100 miles heard her! But I don't care, because she is the most beautiful girl I've ever seen. I like her and she likes me. Which is why I won't tell her my big secret. She would hate me if I did.

I'll stop here. So, this was kind of a filler chapter. Yes, it's Patrome, but that might change. Might being the opprative word.

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