Fame, Glory, and Other Things on My To Do List by Janette Rallison

Author:Janette Rallison
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Walker Childrens
Published: 2005-09-09T04:00:00+00:00

Seven

My mother has often tried to comfort me with the phrase “Things always look better in the morning.” The next morning was not one of those times. I had called Jordan twice after tryouts to tell him I was sorry. To tell him I’d been a jerk. To see if there was some Herculean feat I could do to earn his forgiveness. He never answered. Finally I left him a message trying to detail all of the above. I asked him if we could still be friends. I asked him to please, please call me.

He never called. I took my phone with me to school, even though it’s against the rules, just in case he text messaged me.

When I got to my locker, I saw Kate sitting on the floor doing algebra homework. She looked up with surprise while I twirled my combination. “You look awful.”

“Thanks.”

She let out a sigh. “I didn’t mean it that way. I just meant …well, you know what I meant.”

“I suppose you meant I look awful. Was there some hidden message that I missed?”

Kate snapped her book shut, picked it up, then stood and leaned on the locker beside mine. “I meant I can tell you feel rotten about our fight. So do I. Let me apologize first and tell you I shouldn’t have yelled at you about Jordan. It’s not worth it to let a guy ruin our friendship.” She held one hand out, as though giving me something. “Besides, after tryouts I heard all about his Hollywood connection, so I can see why you said he was more your type than mine. I mean, you want to be an actress, and I want to be a Supreme Court justice. What I’m trying to say is if you go out with Jordan, it’s okay with me.”

“Thanks.” I shoved my backpack into my locker and got out my notebook for first period. “But you don’t have to worry about Jordan. He broke up with me yesterday.”

“Yesterday?”

“Yeah. I wasn’t supposed to tell anyone about Jordan’s father, but I told Mrs. Shale. She told an undisclosed number of people. I’m not exactly sure how many, but it’s somewhere between three and the entire school population. So, you know, it’s my fault everyone knows, and he’s not speaking to me anymore.”

Her mouth formed a sad little “Oh,” and then suddenly her eyebrows shot up. “Wait a minute, is that why you look depressed this morning? It’s because Jordan fought with you, not because I fought with you?”

I tapped my fingers against my locker door. “It’s not a contest, Kate. I didn’t consult the dark circles under my eyes to see whether they’re there for you or for Jordan. I just wish yesterday never happened.”

My voice cracked, and Kate put her sympathetic face back on. “Right. Me too. Let’s just say yesterday never happened between us, and those dark circles will vanish. The bags under your eyes might take longer.”

“Thanks,” I said again.

“I know what will cheer you up. Let’s go see if Mrs.

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