Fabulous Five 028 - Breaking Up by Betsy Haynes

Author:Betsy Haynes
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

"So how did things go with Parker Donovan last night?" Melanie asked Jana. Melanie and Katie were already standing by the fence when Jana arrived at school the next morning.

Jana blew out an exasperated breath before she answered. "He's such a show-off. We went to Bumpers, and he made an idiot of himself lip-synching to a rap song. You wouldn't believe how embarrassed I was." She couldn't bring herself to tell them about the kiss.

"You're just not used to guys like him" said Melanie. "After all, he's always on stage."

"You can say that again," muttered Jana.

"Let's face it, there's nobody like Randy," added Katie. "I don't think you guys should have broken up."

"Randy was at Bumpers, too, with Sara Sawyer," Jana told them, frowning at the memory. "Alexis said that Sara's glad we broke up because she's had a crush on Randy for ages."

Katie and Melanie exchanged glances. "We heard that, too," said Katie. "She told Marcie Bee that she's going to ask Randy to go skating this weekend. According to Marcie, Sara skates on roller blades, and she is FAN-TAS-TIC!"

Jana sighed. "I tried on a pair of roller blades once, and I couldn't even stand up on them. What's worse, Randy admires athletic people, and he'll probably think Sara is terrific."

"Don't be silly," insisted Melanie. "It's you Randy likes, and you know it."

Jana didn't answer. Instead, she glanced at her watch. Beth should be here any minute, she thought, but she still hadn't decided what she was going to say. I guess I'll just have to wing it. Jana looked around to see if Beth was coming yet, but instead of Beth, she saw Keith heading their way.

When he saw her glance at him, he started to trot, yelling, "Hey, Jana. Can I talk to you a minute? It's important."

Jana hesitated. She really didn't want to talk to Keith.

"What do you suppose he wants to talk to you about?" asked Katie.

"Maybe he's changed his mind about breaking up with Beth," Melanie said breathlessly.

Was that possible? Jana wondered. If it was, it could be the best news she'd heard in a long time. "I'd better go find out," she said to her friends, and then hurried toward Keith.

"What is it?" she asked hopefully.

Keith fidgeted nervously. "You know what I was talking about on the phone?" he asked.

Jana nodded, holding her breath.

"Well . . . well, I just wondered if you'd go to a movie with me on Friday night."

"What?" Jana shrieked. "Keith Masterson, you know very well that Beth is my best friend!" She stopped, realizing for the first time how loud she was talking. Several kids had stopped to look at her and Keith. Stepping closer to him, she continued in a lower tone. "I couldn't go out with you even if I wanted to."

He moved toward her. "That doesn't make any difference."

Jana was getting flustered. "Of course it does," she insisted. "I can't just . . . just . . ." Suddenly she was aware that Keith was staring at something over her left shoulder.

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