Mary Anne's Big Break-Up by Ann M. Martin

Author:Ann M. Martin
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2015-08-23T04:00:00+00:00

“Mary Anne, I had the greatest idea,” Stacey said to me in the hall the next day just before lunch. “I can’t believe I didn’t think of it before.”

“What?” I asked.

“Pete Black.”

“What about him?”

“We’ll get Pete Black to take you to the Fall Fling!” She smiled proudly, as if she’d said something unbelievably brilliant that was about to make us both millionaires.

Her smile slowly faded. Probably because I wasn’t smiling back at her.

“What’s wrong with Pete?” she asked. “He’s a great guy. I got to know him much better when we worked together on that video project for the movie-making class. And he’s cute, don’t you think?”

“Pete’s nice,” I agreed.

“Good,” Stacey said. “I already asked if he’s taking someone to the dance and he’s not. And listen to this.” She paused dramatically. “When we were talking yesterday, he asked me, ‘Did Mary Anne dump Logan for another guy?’”

Her big blue eyes went wide with excitement. I had a feeling she expected me to jump up and down.

“He’s nosy like everyone else,” I said.

“He’s not nosy, he’s interested. Interested in you. Why else would he have asked the question?”

“I told you, he’s nosy.”

“There’s more,” she said eagerly. Stacey moved closer to me and lowered her voice. “Emily Bernstein told me that Pete said to her — wait till you hear this — ‘Mary Anne won’t be single for long.’ He thinks you’re really pretty and nice.”

“Wow, he said that?” I’d had no idea Pete thought I was pretty and nice.

Stacey took hold of my arm and began to pull me along the hall. “Why don’t we happen to pass by his locker?”

I pulled back. “This is dumb, Stacey.”

“No it’s not. Come on.”

I let her drag me down the hall. Although I hadn’t spent much time thinking about Pete, I’d always considered him a good guy. And cute. It might not be terrible to go to the dance with him.

The moment I saw him at his locker, though, I froze. I felt weird. Besides, I’d already told Dave I wasn’t ready to go out with him. It wouldn’t be fair or nice to then turn around and go to the dance with Pete.

I squirmed out of Stacey’s grasp. But she grabbed my wrist.

“Hi, Pete!” Stacey called.

He looked at us and smiled.

We made some chitchat about school, then Stacey said, “So, are you guys psyched for the Fall Fling?”

“I guess,” Pete said.

“Who are you going with, Mary Anne?” Stacey asked pointedly.

“No one,” I replied. (Pete had to know what she was up to.)

“I have to go,” Stacey said. “See you guys around.”

Before we could say anything, she hurried away, leaving Pete and me alone together.

Pete watched Stacey leave, then he turned to me and smiled. “Do you get the feeling we’ve been set up?”

“Definitely,” I replied.

“That’s okay, though. Would you like to go to the Fall Fling with me?”

I just stood there. “Thank you, but …” I began. “You know I went out with Logan for so long … well … it seems like it’s too soon to go out with someone new.

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