out, "Keegan,
your sweater is inside out."
Keegan looked down and saw the little tag
hanging from the inside seam at her waist. She shrugged and waved
to the teacher who grinned back at her. "Thanks," she said.
She scanned the halls and didn't see Donald
anywhere. Where is
he? Spencer and Sam were deep in conversation, so she didn't
want to bother them to ask.
Lauren and Anna were at her locker when she
got there. "Hey guys."
"Keegan, your hair is a mess. Get over here
so I can fix it," Lauren said with a puzzled look.
Keegan ran her hand over her hair and
realized she hadn't even brushed it. It was official; she was going
mad.
"Just put this clip in and it will be fine."
Anna reached into her big purse and pulled out a clip with a huge
blue flower on it and passed it to Lauren.
"Let's hope there are no bees in here ‘cause
I will surely be attacked," Keegan joked.
"You are just so funny, Keegan.” Lauren
rolled her eyes and adjusted the clip in Keegan’s hair. “You'll
see. It looks really cute."
“If you say so.”
"Voila!" Lauren moved her hands like Keegan
was a piece of art on display.
Keegan glanced in her locker mirror and
turned her head from side to side. "It is cute."
The warning bell rang. Keegan waved to her
friends and they all ran off in separate directions to their
classrooms.
She was bummed she didn’t get to see
Donald.
The morning seemed to drag on. Donald was
nowhere to be found between classes and she started to wonder if he
was avoiding her. It didn’t make any sense, though, because she
hadn’t done anything wrong. Maybe he was sick? Hopefully she would
find out at lunch.
She was relieved to see a flash of orange
hair when she entered the cafeteria. Her pulse quickened as he
walked toward her.
“Hey Keegan, nice flower.”
She self-consciously touched her hair.
“Thanks, I think. I thought you might be sick or something. I
haven’t seen you all morning.”
“Nah, I just woke up late. Let’s go grab
something to eat.”
“Umm, sure.” He had never asked her to eat
lunch with him before. She wanted to run over and tell Anna and
Lauren, but that would be silly. They would figure out it out on
their own.
Keegan grabbed a hamburger, fries and some
chocolate milk. She hesitated and then grabbed a slice of cake.
“You eat a lot for a girl.”
“I hear that all the time. One of the perks
of having pointy ears is I have a high metabolism.”
“Yeah, same for me. No matter how much I eat
I can’t seem to keep on any real weight.”
She looked him up and down. “You look fine
to me.”
“Well, thank you.” His face was bright red;
it made his blue eyes look even brighter.
Keegan had an odd urge to reach up and kiss
him. Sure, great
idea in the middle of the cafeteria.
“Are we going to sit with the guys?”
“Nope, I want you all to myself today. If
that’s okay with you?”
“Of course it is.” Keegan smiled up at
him.
Keegan couldn’t believe this was happening.
After all this time, Donald was into her.
She tripped and started to fall and her tray
flew through the air. Luckily, she caught herself on the way down
on the corner of a nearby table. What the heck! What did I trip over? Well,
if people hadn’t noticed them together before, they did now. The
kids at the tables around them snickered while Keegan tried to
clean up the mess.
“Keegan, it’s no big deal. I’ll go grab you
another tray of food.” Donald set his tray on the table. “You look
super cute when you’re clumsy.” He winked at her and walked
off.
Keegan smiled as she picked up the
splattered cake. Donald seemed to have a knack at defusing
situations. He came back with a tray that had twice as much food as
the last. “We can’t have you hungry with the big chemistry test at
the end of the day.”
“Thanks.” Keegan looked around to see if
anyone was staring at her. Everyone had gone back to eating and
chatting, oblivious to the two of them.
“Are you ready for the test?” He
your sweater is inside out."
Keegan looked down and saw the little tag
hanging from the inside seam at her waist. She shrugged and waved
to the teacher who grinned back at her. "Thanks," she said.
She scanned the halls and didn't see Donald
anywhere. Where is
he? Spencer and Sam were deep in conversation, so she didn't
want to bother them to ask.
Lauren and Anna were at her locker when she
got there. "Hey guys."
"Keegan, your hair is a mess. Get over here
so I can fix it," Lauren said with a puzzled look.
Keegan ran her hand over her hair and
realized she hadn't even brushed it. It was official; she was going
mad.
"Just put this clip in and it will be fine."
Anna reached into her big purse and pulled out a clip with a huge
blue flower on it and passed it to Lauren.
"Let's hope there are no bees in here ‘cause
I will surely be attacked," Keegan joked.
"You are just so funny, Keegan.” Lauren
rolled her eyes and adjusted the clip in Keegan’s hair. “You'll
see. It looks really cute."
“If you say so.”
"Voila!" Lauren moved her hands like Keegan
was a piece of art on display.
Keegan glanced in her locker mirror and
turned her head from side to side. "It is cute."
The warning bell rang. Keegan waved to her
friends and they all ran off in separate directions to their
classrooms.
She was bummed she didn’t get to see
Donald.
The morning seemed to drag on. Donald was
nowhere to be found between classes and she started to wonder if he
was avoiding her. It didn’t make any sense, though, because she
hadn’t done anything wrong. Maybe he was sick? Hopefully she would
find out at lunch.
She was relieved to see a flash of orange
hair when she entered the cafeteria. Her pulse quickened as he
walked toward her.
“Hey Keegan, nice flower.”
She self-consciously touched her hair.
“Thanks, I think. I thought you might be sick or something. I
haven’t seen you all morning.”
“Nah, I just woke up late. Let’s go grab
something to eat.”
“Umm, sure.” He had never asked her to eat
lunch with him before. She wanted to run over and tell Anna and
Lauren, but that would be silly. They would figure out it out on
their own.
Keegan grabbed a hamburger, fries and some
chocolate milk. She hesitated and then grabbed a slice of cake.
“You eat a lot for a girl.”
“I hear that all the time. One of the perks
of having pointy ears is I have a high metabolism.”
“Yeah, same for me. No matter how much I eat
I can’t seem to keep on any real weight.”
She looked him up and down. “You look fine
to me.”
“Well, thank you.” His face was bright red;
it made his blue eyes look even brighter.
Keegan had an odd urge to reach up and kiss
him. Sure, great
idea in the middle of the cafeteria.
“Are we going to sit with the guys?”
“Nope, I want you all to myself today. If
that’s okay with you?”
“Of course it is.” Keegan smiled up at
him.
Keegan couldn’t believe this was happening.
After all this time, Donald was into her.
She tripped and started to fall and her tray
flew through the air. Luckily, she caught herself on the way down
on the corner of a nearby table. What the heck! What did I trip over? Well,
if people hadn’t noticed them together before, they did now. The
kids at the tables around them snickered while Keegan tried to
clean up the mess.
“Keegan, it’s no big deal. I’ll go grab you
another tray of food.” Donald set his tray on the table. “You look
super cute when you’re clumsy.” He winked at her and walked
off.
Keegan smiled as she picked up the
splattered cake. Donald seemed to have a knack at defusing
situations. He came back with a tray that had twice as much food as
the last. “We can’t have you hungry with the big chemistry test at
the end of the day.”
“Thanks.” Keegan looked around to see if
anyone was staring at her. Everyone had gone back to eating and
chatting, oblivious to the two of them.
“Are you ready for the test?” He
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