How to Write a Love Story by Katy Cannon

Author:Katy Cannon [Katy Cannon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781847159830
Publisher: Stripes Publishing
Published: 2018-08-22T16:00:00+00:00

The cinema was a little way out of town, but Zach – being seventeen and a half – had passed his driving test the month before, and had borrowed his dad’s car to get us there.

“So,” I said, resting my hands on my lap as we drove. “I guess this is the part where we get to know all about each other?”

Zach gave me an amused look. “You interested in my prospects? My family? Whether I have £5,000 a year like Mr Darcy?”

“Bingley had £5,000. Darcy had £10,000.” The words were out before I could think about it and I winced as soon as I’d said them. Great. Now he’d think I was only interested in money or something.

“Is this your way of asking how much The Real Star School paid?” Zach asked, eyebrows raised.

“No!” I laughed nervously. “I don’t care about … I mean, well. I just meant … you’ve met my family now, briefly. And you know my favourite coffee. So, how about I learn something about you?”

“OK,” Zach said with a shrug. “What do you want to know?”

Suddenly, the only questions I could think of had to do with him being on The Real Star School. Which, given the start of our conversation, was not a good move. I scrambled around for something else, desperately trying to remember the list of first date questions Anja had helped me compile. “Um, do you have any brothers or sisters?”

“One brother. Older.”

“He’s at university?” I guessed.

“RADA.”

I gave a low whistle. The Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts was not easy to get into.

“Yeah. In his second year. Thinks he knows everything about everything now, of course. And he’s a theatre purist.” Zach said the last part like he was accusing his brother of being an animal torturer.

“You don’t like the theatre?”

“Oh, it’s fine,” Zach said, flipping on his indicator. “But it’s kind of a dying art, you know? I mean, theatre can’t ever match the audience of TV or film. So why focus all your energies on something that won’t even be there in a few years?”

“People said that about print books when e-books came in,” I pointed out. “Still here. But I suppose it makes sense that you’d be more of a TV person.”

“Exactly.”

“As long as you’re not one of those people who prefer the film to the book,” I joked. At least, I thought I was joking. Surely everyone agreed that the book was always better?

Everyone except Zach, it seemed. “Shorter, faster, more fun for less work … who wouldn’t prefer films?” he asked with a shrug.

“You’re not much of a reader then?” I mean, it wasn’t like it was a deal breaker or anything. Only I’d always assumed I’d fall for someone who loved books the way I did.

Maybe he just hadn’t read the right ones yet.

“Not really. My mum loves your gran’s books, though,” he added. “She’s totally into all that loved-up, soppy stuff.”

Well. That didn’t sound much like Gran’s books to me.

“You should try reading one,” I suggested.

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