Forever . . . by Judy Blume

Author:Judy Blume [Blume, Judy]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Friendship, Social Issues, Juvenile Fiction, Pregnancy, Dating & Sex
ISBN: 9781442467804
Google: S9pZ7HDvRB4C
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 2012-07-10T21:04:31+00:00

13

We were sitting around the kitchen table the next day, having Sunday brunch. I thought for sure that as soon as my parents saw me they'd be able to tell. But after a while I realized that they were acting the same as always, so I guess my experience doesn't show, after all.

I smoothed some cream cheese on my bagel and decorated the top with a few dots of lox. My father and Jamie pile their bagels high but I can't eat mine that way. Mom is the same as me. She sort of mashes hers in, making a spread out of it

When the phone rang, Dad said, "I'll get it … " He can reach the wall phone from his seat at the table. "Hello … who's calling, please ť .. just a minute … " He covered the phone with one hand and said, "It's for you, Kath."

"Who is it?"

"Tommy Aronson."

Tommy Aronson? I mouthed his name and my father nodded. "I'll take it upstairs," I said.

I picked up the extension in my parents' bedroom and cleared my throat before I said, "Hello … "

"Katherine?"

"Yes?"

"This is Tom Aronson … remember me?"

"I remember."

"I'm home for the weekend."

"The weekend's just about over."

"I'm not going back until tomorrow morning."

"Have a nice trip." "I see you haven't changed."

"Have you?"

"Why don't you come out with me tonight and decide for yourself?"

"Sorry … I can't make it."

"Oh, come on … I'll behave."

"It's not that … "

"Then what?"

"I'm going with someone."

"Oh … anyone I know?"

"No."

"Well … in that case … what's your girlfriend's number?"

"I have a lot of girlfriends."

"The little one … you know … "

"Erica?"

"That's the one."

"Her last name's Small and she's listed in the book." I hung up before he could say anything else. The nerve of him, coming back into my life today, of all days! And asking for Erica's number just to make me jealous—as if I care one way or the other!

I went back to the kitchen and sat down at the table. My cheeks were burning. "That was Tommy Aronson," I said.

"We know," Mom told me.

"What did he want?" Jamie asked.

"To go out tonight."

"Are you going?"

"Of course not … I wouldn't be caught dead with him!"

"You used to like him," Jamie said.

"A long time ago … things have changed."

"Is Michael going to be your only boyfriend?"

"For now," Mom answered, before I could. She smiled and offered me another half bagel.

I shook my head. The phone rang again. "That Tommy can't take no for an answer," I said, picking it up. "Hello … " I sounded irritated.

"Kath?" It was Michael.

"Oh, hi … "

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing … I thought you were someone else … hang on a second and I'll take it upstairs."

"How're you doing?" he asked me when I picked up the extension.

"I'm fine … and you?"

"Okay … I just wanted to tell you I thought about you all night."

"Same here … about you, that is."

"And that it was very special for me."

"For me, too … "

My mother came to my room that night.

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