Blind Date by Bruce Richards

Author:Bruce Richards
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: sf_horror
ISBN: 0–812–55168–0
Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates, Inc.
Published: 1994-11-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Scott's sky-blue eyes shot over to her as the door creaked open. "Ali…" he said, a little nervously, dabbing the remaining moisture from his glistening, hairless chest.

"Hi, Alicia," Ellen said in a breezy manner. "I came in here to use the little girl's room — the boys are monopolizing the downstairs bathroom — and look who I found."

Alicia glanced at the open bathroom door. The light was still on, and there was steam coming out. She shouldn't be surprised, she told herself. She had seen it coming. But like a deer caught in the headlights, she just stood there, doing nothing. Nothing to save herself. Nothing to save her relationship with Scott.

"I had to shower to get all that gook off me," Scott said a little sheepishly. He slipped on a clean white T-shirt, probably one of Mr. Clark's. It was a little tight and Scott's muscles bulged beneath it.

"I think the bathroom's free now, Ellen," Alicia said. Her voice sounded catty to her. She hated playing the role of the jealous girlfriend. Ellen's eyes rolled lazily to the bathroom door, and she got up from the bed and entered the steamy bathroom.

The bathroom door clicked shut.

Scott smiled uneasily.

"I guess I'll see you downstairs," Alicia said angrily. "Unless you want to wait for Ellen!" She regretted saying anything. If Scott knew how upset she was, he'd just be defensive. He'd turn it around so she'd have to defend herself against being overly possessive. She spun around and left the room before Scott could reply. Inside Tiffany's bedroom, she pulled out a green-and-white Springwood High sweatshirt from the dresser and slipped it on. Then she made her way back down the hallway to the top of the stairs.

"Hey, Alicia, look who's here," Tiffany said from the foot of the stairs.

At the bottom of the staircase stood Evan.

He looked up at her with a hesitant smile. Alicia noticed that he was holding something behind his back.

Some of the noise quieted down. The crowd saw that Evan had arrived.

"You're a little late for a surprise birthday party, dude!" someone wisecracked. Some of the kids laughed.

Evan gave Tiffany a disappointed look. Tiffany just shrugged. "I guess Ellen gave you the wrong time."

"I guess," Evan said, unconvinced.

Pearl Jam's «Jeremy» blasted from the stereo speakers as Alicia hurried down the stairs. 'Thanks for coming, Evan," she said, glaring at Tiffany.

Evan smiled. "These are for you." From behind his back Evan brought out a bouquet of red roses.

Alicia's face puckered into a tight wrinkle, and then a sneeze exploded out of her.

"Whoa!" someone yelled. Others convulsed into laughter.

"Excuse me, Evan," Alicia said, digging into her jeans pocket for a handkerchief to wipe her runny nose. But she didn't have one. "I have a s-s-severe allergy t-to roses…"

Another sneeze exploded from her nostrils, partially blocked this time by the sleeve of Tiffany's sweatshirt, as the crowd roared again.

"Get Evan's present, Johnny," Ellen said from the stairs. She was standing next to Scott.

"Oh, no," Scott groaned.

Ellen laughed so hard she almost lost her balance on the narrow staircase.

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