Winter Untold (Summer Unplugged) by Sparling Amy

Author:Sparling, Amy [Sparling, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: 336Love
Published: 2013-12-22T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

It’s funny how when life gets crazy, the normal mundane things keep going as if nothing happened. Like school on Monday morning. Becca drives me to school, not saying a word about last Friday where she drunkenly made out with some guy only to have her ex-boyfriend stumble onto the scene and punch the poor guy in the face.

In first period yearbook class, Chase walks in just before the bell rings and slides into his chair which is next to mine. He gives me the same nod hello like he does every day, and doesn’t mention or even hint to whatever weirdness happened between us last Friday. Everything goes on normally, as if last Friday didn’t happen. As if I am the only person who remembers it.

So, despite the craziness, everything is basically normal. Except that when lunch comes and goes, I still haven’t gotten any texts from Jace…but I guess that’s normal now, too. I hardly ever hear from him anymore.

I’m checking my cell phone for messages as I walk down the long hallway that leads to the parking lot after school. As expected, there’s nothing from my boyfriend.

Someone taps me on the shoulder and I glance over to see Chase giving me a sheepish grin and he falls into step with me. “Hey.”

“Hello,” I say, turning back to my cell phone.

“Look, I’m sorry about last Friday. I was drunk and an idiot. I don’t even remember what I said.”

“Then why are you apologizing?” I ask, lifting an eyebrow. I hoped he had forgotten about calling me cute, but he’s probably just pretending he did.

“Because the only thing I do remember is the look you gave me in the hallway.”

“What kind of look was that?”

“He stares at the ground as he walks. “A look like I’m a fucking asshole. So I want to apologize.”

“Ah,” I say as the moments of silence grow increasingly awkward. “Well, thanks.”

“Winter Festival in one week,” he says, hooking his thumbs around his backpack straps. “I think we should go together since you know all about it and I’m still the weirdo out-of-place new guy. I can drive us.”

I want to tell him that I can’t ride with him because I’ll be with my boyfriend. But I can’t say the words because then I’d end up jinxing myself and Jace won’t be able to make it. Or worse, he’ll call and break up with me and then I won’t even have a boyfriend for the festival. Luckily, I don’t have to say anything at all because Becca smashes into my other shoulder one second later.

“Looks like I don’t have to take your ass home today,” she says, giving me a silly eyebrow wiggle.

“What do you mean by that?” I ask right as I look up at the parking lot, toward the second row where Becca’s car is parked. “Oh, my god…” I murmur as the world’s biggest, goofiest grin spreads across my face. I think Becca says something but I don’t notice whatever it is.

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