Just Friends by Melody Summers

Author:Melody Summers [Summers, Melody]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: YA romance, coming of age
Publisher: Melody Summers
Published: 2017-11-06T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

However good my intentions, in practice things just weren’t that simple. It should have been easier because Ashton went back to avoiding me and stayed away at lunch. Instead of relieving the tension, though, it only made things worse. The less I saw of him the more I thought about him, which made no sense but that’s how my stupid brain worked. It made it hard for me to spend time around Dylan. I did it anyway, went to lunch with him every day, walked to classes with him, and talked and texted with him in the evenings. Somehow I never got any closer to where I wanted to be with him, though, and the week before Thanksgiving passed in a haze of guilt and confusion.

To add to my issues, I got my next big art project that week.

Ms. Hobson leaned against the edge of her desk. “This is the last project before winter break. It should be based on a Christmas theme. All pieces will be entered in a school competition. The winners will move up to the district competition, and the winners there will go on to the regional competition. I don’t have to tell you that coming out on top of that would look really good on a college resume. The regional winners will also be featured on all the schools’ Christmas cards and hall displays, which means they’ll be seen all over this part of the state. So it’s kind of a big deal.”

The bell rang and everyone headed for the door. As I walked past, Ms. Hobson smiled at me.

“Make this one count, Dannika.”

Dylan was waiting for me out in the hall. “What’s wrong, beautiful?”

“Just another art project.”

“That shouldn’t be a problem for you.”

He was right—it shouldn’t have been, but I couldn’t begin to make any kind of progress on it in my state of mind. I drew endless doodles in my sketchbook, but nothing would gel. Why was I surprised? Nothing else in my life would gel, either.

Thanksgiving was almost here, and I was looking forward to some time away from my troubles. Dylan was going away to his grandparents’ home in Dallas and Delaney was headed to Florida with Walker’s family, so things were going to be a lot quieter for a few days. In the meantime, though, my friends were all determined to “help.”

We all got together at Delaney’s house on Tuesday after school for girls’ night. Dylan had asked me out, but I put him off with the excuse that the girls had asked first. Even though they had given me a pass and I could have gone out with him, I just wasn’t feeling it, any more than I was feeling particularly thankful. My life was a mess and I needed some time without any complications.

If I’d been smart I would have stayed home. The Monopoly board was out and whenever we played it was for blood.

Molly waved a card in front of Delaney’s face. “Marvin Gardens with a hotel.

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