Say Yes to the Cheerleader by Abby Crofton

Author:Abby Crofton [Crofton, Abby]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Warm Flannel Reads
Published: 2016-03-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

My clarity had to wait, though.

When I got home after school, after different strategies and scenarios regarding my meeting/date with Kate had taken precedence over anything my teachers had said in my classes, there was a note on the front door of my house. When I read it, I was relieved that nothing bad had happened to any of my family members (Eddy was staying late for a club meeting and catching a ride later with another student, and my dad and mom were probably running errands before their regularly scheduled Friday date night that they said kept their marriage fresh). But something bad had happened to one of our neighbors.

Mrs. Jessup, who lived down the street and whose kids I babysat regularly, had left the hastily written message. Apparently Mr. Jessup was in the hospital and needed surgery the next day. She’d left her cell phone number and asked me to give her a call.

I took my phone out of my backpack and found a few text messages waiting for me. I usually didn’t check my phone very often during the day. A couple were from Marie, complaining about whatever class she had been in at the time, and one was from my mom, reminding me to keep the driveway clear so they could park in the garage when they got home later that night. The last message was from Mrs. Jessup, saying basically the same thing her note had. I also had a missed phone call from her that was a couple of hours old. No message had been left on my voicemail.

I hit reply and waited while my phone connected to hers. I was hoping that whatever had happened with Mr. Jessup had resolved itself, but I had a feeling that all my plans for tomorrow might have to be scrapped.

When Mrs. Jessup answered, I knew immediately they were in trouble. She told me what I had expected: Mr. Jessup needed surgery tomorrow, and he would be in the hospital for a few days. His mother, who was supposed to watch the kids while Mrs. Jessup was with her husband, could only come in late in the afternoon on Saturday. When she asked if I could watch the kids from five in the morning until around seven at night, I immediately agreed. The Jessups had always been good to me, and I wanted to help them out any way that I could.

But that meant no workout session with Kate, so my plans for romance would have to be put on hold. When I got off the phone with Mrs. Jessup, I texted Kate, letting her know that an emergency had come up and I had to cancel for tomorrow. I was a little surprised when she texted back immediately, asking if there was anything she could do to help. I’d thought she would be getting ready to cheer at a game or go to some party rather than texting with me. We had a brief back-and-forth

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