Unbreakable Rules (Too Many Rules Book 3) by G.L. Snodgrass

Author:G.L. Snodgrass [Snodgrass, G.L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Purple Herb
Published: 2016-04-02T05:00:00+00:00

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Hailey

The story about Mark put a damper on the night. I wondered what else I didn't know about the people around me. What kind of person did that make me that I could be so oblivious? So caught up in my own little world that I didn't even know a classmate was going through something like that.

The wonderful smell of fresh popcorn and cotton candy greeted us as we stepped into the lobby.

"Do you want your own popcorn or do we share?" Ryan asked as we reached the candy counter.

"Share, most definitely," I said. "That way I can eat half of your portion and not feel guilty about having too much."

He laughed and said, "I hope you like butter then, I drown mine in butter."

"Good, popcorn without butter is like cookies without milk."

We loaded up on supplies and quickly found a seat in the theater. Middle row, aisle. The place was slowly filling up.

It was, at least, fifteen minutes before the movie was to start and an awkward silence fell over us. What did we have in common? I wondered, as I racked my brain trying to think of something we could discuss. Something other than the weather, or the kids at school.

"So, why did you agree to go out with me?" Ryan asked as he grabbed a handful of popcorn.

Wow! Where did that come from? The boy had the conversational skills of a porcupine. My mind raced as I tried to analyze exactly what he meant and why he'd asked the question.

"Come on," he continued "I'm sure you took some grief from your friends when they heard you were going on a date with Ryan Hardy. You had to have known that would happen. So why?"

I glanced at his face and saw his forehead narrowed in concentration. He got that look when he's trying to figure something out. Trying to decipher the inner workings of the world.

Shrugging my shoulders, I stared at the barrel of popcorn on my lap.

"I don't know, it sounded like fun." Okay, even I knew that was a lame answer. Time to switch things around.

"Why'd you ask me?" I asked. There, that should change the subject.

Ryan snorted, "That's easy. You're Hailey Martin."

"What does that mean?" I asked.

"Oh come on, you're about as close to perfection as a person could get. But, you've got just enough imperfections to make you perfect."

My stomach fluttered. A girl could bask in that look of his and never come out. "Oh really. So tell me of these imperfections then."

Ryan laughed. "Let's see. You're lousy at Monopoly, but that's because you're way too nice." He held up one finger, indicating this was only the beginning of a long list. "You're smart, but could be smarter if you didn't have such a wide range of interests." Second finger. "Your smile has a habit of making everyone feel good about themselves ..."

"Why is that an imperfection?" I demanded.

"Because, not everyone deserves one of your smiles. They are too valuable and should be reserved for special occasions.

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