(ok, Lola's name had been changed to Jenna!)
And so that day after school Joe told Danika that he couldn't have her over, like he planned on. I found this strange, but whatever. I followed Joe onto the bus and sat next to him, taking the aisle seat once he sat. "So...Danika seems pretty nice," I said. He scoffed.
"You're just saying that. Seriously...what do you think of her?" he asked after a minute.
"She's...she's...." I looked at Joe. He seemed confused. But so was I. So I made a mistake. "She's great," I replied. His eyes instantly lit up.
"Really?" he asled gaining hope. I nodded a yes, trying to swallow the lump in my throat choking to start the flow of tears. "Thanks Jenna! You're the best!"
I smiled and hugged him back. Just, don't let me go.
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We got inside the Jonas household and saw Nick was already home from school. "Yo bro!" Joe said slapping Nick's back.
"ow...stop, seriously," Nick said. I smiled.
"Hey nick," I said simply. I set my bookbag down and grabbed a soda.
"Where's Kevin?" Nick asked.
"After school help," Joe replied. Nick nodded. I opened my Dr Pepper and sipped it as I watched Joe get frustrated over his math homework again. "I hate this crud!" he said banging his head on the table. I giggled.
"Joe, it's Friday. Stop trying so much," I said. He sighed.
"I have to get my homework done now. I've got a date with Danika tonight, and tomorrow we're going to a studio to audition," he said. My heart sunk. The titanic has just left my body. I sighed.
"Cool," I said fakely. I totally supported their band, but I wasn't so crazy about the Danika stuff. I pulled my two-tone blonde hair in a bobby pin to the side so it wouldn't get in my eyes.
"Jenna, don't you have a boyfriend?" Nick asked suddenly. Joe immediately darted his eyes to me. Spotlight.
"No, I have a date for tomorrow though," I said simply gaining confidence. Joe's short mohawk was drooping. I giggled.
"what?" he asked.
"Your hair," I said simply. He frowned and went to the mirror to check it. He came back and sat staring at the wall. "What are you doing?" I asked him with a sigh.
He frowned. "Maybe I should cancel my date with Danika. I mean, we usually have movie night tonight," he said to me. I just remember then that it really was our movie night. I frowned.
"Well, I don't care. Have fun," I said quietly. He nodded.
"thanks," he said sending me one of his killer smiles. I gave a small smile back, and nodded getting back to my english homework.
4) How do you think Carrie's best friend feels about the situation?
SHE FEELS COMPLETELY LEFT OUT AND UNAWARE THAT SHE MAY JUMP OF AN IMAGINARY CLIFF SOON! I noticed was I was writing, and immeditely erased it.
Ring...ring...ring.
"hello?" Joe answered the phone. It was Danika, of course.
"Ok...yeah...it's cool...really! Ok, *laugh* bye," Joe hung up. He was still laughing afterwards.
"what?" I asked not looking up from my book.
"Danika moved our date to tomorrow night, her dad needs her to babysit. She kept apologizing..."
"Oh," was all I managed to choke out.
"So, I guess this means tonight's still movie night!" he said happily. I forced a smile.
"cool!" I said. He packed up his bag and ran upstairs. I packed my backpack and waited for him. He came downstairs with a sleeping bag and his knapsack.
"MA! GOING TO JENNA'S FOR MOVIE NIGHT!" he yelled.
"BE BACK BY 10!" Joe raced out the door. I smiled, and went out onto the porch soaking in the fall air. We walked a few blocks to my house.
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"NO! THERE'S A MONSTER IN THERE!" Joe yelled.
"Joe, we've seen this movie dozens of times, yet you still scream at it," I said bored. He frowned.
"Fine..." he got up and turned it off. I looked at the clock. It read 9:50. "Oops..I better go. See ya!" he said hugging me. I smiled.
"Ok, call me tomorrow!" I said as he walked out the door. He laughed.
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I got up at 11 the next morning. I didn't care. I took a shower and straightened my hair, then applied my makeup and got changed.
By that time it was noon and I was hungry for lunch. I was wearing my vibrant green fitting mesh sweat pants with two white lines on the side with a hollister white shirt with green, yellow, and orange prints on it. It really made my blonde hair stand out today.
I threw on my white flip flops and went downstairs to find joe there making pizza. "uh, hiya," I said. He smiled.
"YO!" he hugged me. I thought it was awkward.
"Why, what, and how are you here?" I asked. He laughed.
"Because your parents are at work so I knew I could get in with the spare. Plus, my house got boring," he said. I smiled.
"ok, well I have to clean my room," I said. He laughed.
"Fine," he said following me back upstairs.
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Joe left around 4 to meet Danika at the park. Then I think they were walking to the local arcade, but I didn't think much about it.
I got changed into my skinny jeans and a sweat shirt with flip flops and grabbed a purse. The movie theater was across the street, so I walked there at 6:45.
A few minutes passed; I just thought Dillon was late.
I played some videogames in the arcade room, and noticed it was 7:45. I sighed. I sat down and munched on the m&ms I purchased 15 minutes ago. People thought I must have been crazy, just waiting there.
8:15 rolled around. Still no sign of Dillon.
By the time 8:30 came, I figured I had been stood up. I didn't want to believe it. I frowned as I walked out the front doors of the theater, and felt a tear drop. I walked home, but decided I didn't want to deal with my parents. Instead I went to the Jonas' house.
I knew Joe probably wouldn't be home for another few minutes, and there were no cars in the driveway. Although, I saw kevin in the window. He saw me, smiled, and waved. I heard the door open as I sat on the wicker couch on the porch. "You ok?" I heard him ask. I sniffled. "Ok, obviously not. You can wait inside if you want for Joe, he should be back any minute."
I nodded my head no. "Ok, well...let me know if you need something," he said and went back inside. I bawled into my hands. Why did this happen to me? Was I that ugly?
I cried and cried. Until I heard laughing...Joe's laugh. I saw him and Danika stop at the bottom of the driveway, and they kissed. She smiled and walked the other direction, obviously heading home.
I stayed silent. I was in shock. He actually liked her. I stared at my feet on the other end oth the couch as I lay there.
i heard Joe walk up to the porch. "jenna? Are you ok?" he asked coming up to me. He saw my face. "Oh my gosh! What happened?"
"I got stood up," I said above a whisper. He motioned for me to move over, and he sat next to me, pulling me into a hug.
And I wasn't sad anymore.
