Chapter Ten: The Frightening Evening
(Written by Samantha Sutton) �It all started when I decided I was going to tell Jared that I liked him. I had been thinking about the approach for a long time because I didn�t want to shock him with the news. So, I decided to get some more people to help. It soon became O.S.O (Operation Secret Operation). Soon enough, I had Allison and Brian helping in almost any way they could. After talking to Allison about what I should do, I finally decided to get help from one of Jared�s and my best friends, Brian. Brian was a lot of help when it came to something like this, playing match-maker, I mean. We talked about it for a while and he finally said, �Do you want me to tell him for you?� �Yes,� I replied. �But you have to have him call me when you�re done telling him.� �Okay,� he said. We had to do this because I told Brian to �hint� to Jared that I liked him without using my name, but he �hinted� too much by saying, �I know someone who �likes� you!� Jared told Brian that he would �kill� Brian if he didn�t tell. �Now, the moment,� I thought as I was shaking with a lingering pain in my stomach. Ringgggg!!!!!! �Hello,� I said. �Hi, it�s Jared.� �Brian told you, right?� �Well, he did have permission.� �So, did you even suspect me?� �To tell you the truth, no.� �Good, so I really don�t know what to say now. Can I smack myself in the head with my flute?� �Sure, go right ahead.� �Thank you. Well, right now I�m shaking while rocking back and forth in a fetal position.� �Okay�.� I then rambled about Solo and Ensemble and that I had an accompanist lesson in an hour. �Cool,� was his response. �Do you know about the walking up the hill story?� �What?� �Okay, obviously you haven�t heard.� �Heard what?!� �The walking up the hill story. Okay, I�ll tell you. At Allison�s Christmas party, remember when we all walked up the hill?� �Yeah, why?� �Did you notice something about us two people?� �Yeah, we both were out of breath.� �Okay�you�re not filled in on much around the table, are you? Well, let me put it into my perspective. Allison, Brian and Emily made comments that mad e me stressed out for weeks about us two people.� �Really, like what?� �Let�s just say it makes it sound somewhat romantic, I guess.� �Okay.� �I don�t know what else to tell you.� �So, I�ll see ya at school tomorrow.� �Yeah, but you can not act any different, okay?� �Don�t worry, I won�t.� �Thank you.� �Bye!� �Bye!�
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