Normalish by Margaret Lesh

Author:Margaret Lesh [Lesh, Margaret]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Children & Teens
Publisher: StoryRhyme.com Publishing
Published: 2015-03-06T08:00:00+00:00

November 28, Even Later –

Mixed Emotions

Chad called as Mom and I were about to start Rebel Without a Cause with James Dean and Natalie Wood.

“Hey, Stacy. Sorry about earlier.”

“No problem,” I lied. I mean, it was fine. He didn’t want to make horrible Vanessa feel insecure, I get it.

“The mall was chaos,” he said, apologizing.

“What were you thinking? Don’t you know what the mall’s like on Black Friday?”

He laughed. “Yeah, I should’ve known better. I was just wondering how Becca’s doing.”

“Oh. Wow.” I didn’t know what to say. I wasn’t expecting his thoughtfulness, but then that’s the kind of guy he is. “Um, she’s doing really, really well. Saw her today, as a matter of fact. We played pool.”

“Pool?” he laughed. “You suck at pool.”

“Thanks, Chad. I really appreciate your support.”

“I’m kidding. Trying to make you laugh is all. I’m glad she’s okay. It must suck to have her gone.”

The word “gone” depressed me again. I sighed.

“Yeah, it does.”

“Sorry, Stacy.”

“I know.”

Why does Chad have to be so nice? (Well, except for the mean comment about my sucking at pool.) But why does he have to be so caring about other people? And why does he have to be so handsome now? Why couldn’t he have waited until his braces were off before he made his move? Or maybe I was finding him so attractive because he was with horrible Vanessa?

All of these things rolled around in my head, and I felt a twinge because I knew he was really just calling to be polite, asking about Becca. Or maybe he wasn’t, but then there was still horrible Vanessa, and it was all confusing, and I just wanted to get off the line.

“Chad, I’ve gotta go. My mom’s waiting for me to start our movie.”

“Oh, okay. Talk to you later.”

He seemed a little disappointed that I ended the call, but maybe that was just wishful thinking?

Since I’d already made up my mind I was going to stay away from guys, I decided to leave Chad alone for a while. The last thing I needed was another hopeless crush.

Mom and I sat with our popcorn, our licorice, our Dr Peppers and watched a movie about some seriously messed-up teenagers and the adults who just didn’t understand them.

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