Dangerous Love (Sweet Valley High #6) by Pascal Francine

Author:Pascal, Francine [Pascal, Francine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2012-11-27T06:00:00+00:00

Seven

Elizabeth was doing her French homework when the phone rang that evening. Thinking it might be Todd, she dropped everything and picked it up on the second ring. It wasn’t Todd, but it was for her.

“Hey, what’s going on with you and Todd?” Enid asked her. “When I got to the Dairi Burger, you guys were huddled so close together I thought I’d be intruding.”

“You could have joined us,” Elizabeth said happily. “We were just celebrating the realization that Elizabeth Wakefield isn’t going Loonytoons after all.”

“That’s a relief. For a while there I was getting really worried about you. Do you mean you’re all sorted out on that bike business?”

“Yes. I’ve finally come to terms with it. It’s only a means of getting from place A to place B. Nothing more, nothing less. And my not riding on it hasn’t changed Todd’s feelings about me one bit.”

“That’s terrific news,” Enid responded. “But now on to another subject. Did you tell Jessica what I told you about Brian?”

“Yeah, when I got home. I can’t say she took it too well. She hardly ate a thing during dinner.”

“That’s too bad,” Enid fretted. “I’ve been doing a lot of thinking, and I’ve changed my mind. I’ve decided to fix up Jessica and Brian.”

“You really mean it?” Elizabeth couldn’t believe her ears. “That’s great, Enid. Jess is going to love to hear that. But what made you reconsider?”

“I had a long talk with George about it, and he made me see how wrong it was to keep punishing her for what happened. ‘Keep the past in the past’, he told me. By turning her down, I was just being spiteful, and that’s a pretty dumb thing to do—particularly since I know Brian would have a good time with her. I just called him to let him know what was going on, and he thinks it’s a great idea. He had such a good time that day we all spent at the beach last summer. He can’t wait to see her again.”

“And I can’t wait to tell her,” Elizabeth bubbled.

“I hope you can wait a couple of minutes,” Enid interrupted, “’cause there’s something else on my mind. My mother.”

“More party stuff?”

“It’s getting worse by the minute, Liz. She’s thrown herself into every little detail—the flowers, the decorations, even the little party favors. It’s all she cares about nowadays. And it all means so little to me.”

“I know,” Elizabeth commiserated.

“I almost get the feeling…”

“What?” Elizabeth probed.

“It’s almost as if the party is more important to her than I am. No, that’s not exactly what I mean. More like it’s starting to be her party. Does that sound crazy to you?”

“I know what you’re saying, Enid, but if I were you I’d try to enjoy it. She’s probably just having a good time making the preparations.”

“You really think so?”

“Well, the party was her suggestion, so she was under no obligation to make it this elaborate. Face it, Enid, she’s doing it because she loves you.”

“After all that grief I put her through, I’m not sure why.

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