Homecoming: The Junior Novel by Jim McCann

Author:Jim McCann [McCann, Jim]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 5

This was a mistake. Let’s just go home.”

My nerves were starting to get the better of me as we pulled up to Liz’s house. A flood of upperclassmen streamed in and out of the house, and my heart raced. I tugged at my sleeve to cover up my Spidey suit underneath.

“Are you kidding me?” May said, looking up at the house from the driver’s seat. “Go in there and have fun. Just don’t let any girls pressure you into anything you don’t—”

“I get it, I get it,” I said. She was trying to embarrass me. And it was working.

I followed Ned out of the car as May continued her hilarious “parenting advice,” and the two of us walked up to the house. The music was thumping in my chest, and everywhere I looked I saw people much, much cooler than me and Ned hanging out. We froze just inside the doorway, Ned fingering his ridiculous fedora, while I kept tugging at my shirtsleeve.

“I can’t believe you guys are at this lame party.” Michelle’s voice startled me. Looking down, I saw her in a chair, reading a book as if she were in the loudest library on earth.

“You’re here, too,” I shot back.

“Am I?” Michelle replied, looking at me for a moment before going back to her book. Man, she could be seriously weird sometimes.

“Hey, guys!” I heard Liz call out. “Welcome!”

“You too,” I said before I realized how silly it sounded. “Welcome back, I mean.” C’mon, Parker, find your words! “I mean, thanks for the invite.” Whew.

Ned was gawking at all the people crammed into the house. “Sick house!” he said. “I can’t believe your parents let you have a party in here!”

Liz blushed slightly. “Yeah, my parents feel guilty working all the time,” she said, glancing at me. “You guys would really get along, Peter.” Her joke hit a little close to home, and I looked down a little. Liz laughed. “That’s it! That’s the same guilty look they give me!”

I chuckled nervously, and then there was a moment of silence between us. Super awkward. I finally opened my mouth to speak, when a shattering sound came from the other room.

Looking over her shoulder as she went to investigate, Liz gave a big grin and said, “I better go check on that. I’m really glad you guys came!”

“Dude, this is your chance,” Ned whispered after she left. “Just have Spider-Man swing in and say hi. Oh, and if he can also give me a fist bump that would be—”

I cut Ned off. “This is stupid. Spider-Man isn’t a party trick,” I said a little too aggressively to cover the fact that I was starting to have cold feet about the whole thing. Then I heard a voice behind me that warmed them back up.

“Hey, Parker!” Flash said. “Where’s your buddy, Spider-Man? Let me guess: He blew you off to go fight crime. Sorry, bud.” His sarcastic tone made my face flush as he walked off with his friends, all of them laughing.

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