�Road To Nowhere� Chapter 7: Can't Sleep

Matt barged into his house cheering. �We won! We won!�

His mom came running down the stairs. �Oh sweetie, that�s awesome! Congratulations!�

Matt hugged her. �Thanks Mom. I think I�m gonna go to bed now. I am so tired from practice and everything.� Matt went into his room and dropped heavily onto the bed. His eyes were closing as the phone beside his bed rang.

He picked it up. �Hello?� he said annoyed that whoever it was couldn�t leave him alone for the night.

�Matt?� Courtney�s voice asked him.

�Court? Girl, are you okay?� he asked sitting up in bed, fully awake now.

�Yeah Matt, I�m fine. I just needed someone to talk to,� Courtney said.

�What do you want to talk about?� Matt asked her.

�Um� Dan�� Courtney said ashamed.

�You like him don�t ya?� Matt teased her.

�Shut up Matt! Don�t say anything to anyone,� Courtney threatened.

�Or what?� he asked mocking her.

�Or I�ll kick your ass!� Courtney cried.

�I�d like to see you try,� Matt laughed.

�Don�t make me come over there!� Courtney stopped joking and got serious. �Matt, do you know Dan�s number?�

�Can't say that I do,� Matt said. �Goodnight Courtney. I�ll call you tomorrow.�

�Night Matt. Talk to you then,� Courtney said before Matt hung up the phone and drifted off into a state of unconsciousness.

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Dan couldn�t sleep. He was in and out of dreamless sleep all night. He couldn�t believe that he had opened up to Chelsea. He wanted to open up to Courtney, but he didn�t know how to yet. He wished he had her number. He wanted to hear her sweet voice. It would soothe him and help him sleep.

Unfortunately, he couldn�t call her up in them middle of the night. Not only because he didn�t have her number but because she didn�t want to talk to him. He would have to wait until Monday to see her.

Dan finally fell asleep for good. His dreams consisted of her smiling face, her beautiful body, her glistening hair. His dreams tormented him. They teased and mocked him. They knew that he could never have her and deep down he knew too. He just couldn�t say the words aloud.

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Courtney spent the majority of the weekend deciding how to approach Dan and make her move. She ransacked her closet, looking for the perfect outfit for Monday. She tossed and turned and couldn�t sit still thinking, dreaming of him. His smile had revealed to her that he would understand what had happened to her.

She didn�t know if she was strong enough to relay the story to him. It hurt her so much just to think about it. She wanted to forget about it and just keep it locked in her heart. She knew that she had to tell him, though. She knew that�s what she had to do to win his heart.

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Matt acted like he had a hangover all weekend. He was so excited that they had won the big Centennial game. He was hyped up for the next game on the following Friday. He slept most of the weekend reliving the victory in his dreams.

He was pleased that Courtney had started warming up to Dan. He knew his little plan would work. Getting out of picking up Dan last minute had worked like a charm. He saw the way Dan looked at Courtney and he was beginning to see the way Courtney looked at Dan. Matt couldn�t be happier.

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�How was your weekend, Court?� Chelsea asked Courtney as they walked down the hall to Courtney�s locker.

�Pretty boring, actually,� Courtney replied. She had chosen low rider jeans with a tight fitted yellow baby tee to wear on the all-important day.

�Have you talked to Dan since Friday?� Chelsea asked biting her lip.

�No. Why? Do you know something I don�t?� Courtney asked opening her locker.

�I think Dan has a secret he wants to share with you,� Chelsea said.

�I was going to tell him about Mike today,� Courtney twirled her hair, a nervous habit of hers.

�After he tells you his thing, you�ll both totally understand where you�re coming from,� Chelsea said grabbing Courtney�s books from her locker.

�I doubt he could have gone through any of the things that I went through,� Courtney said closing the locker and walking toward her homeroom. �But whatever. Later Chels.�

Courtney waited for Dan to get to homeroom. When Dan sat down he shot Courtney a heart-melting smile.

�Dan, we have to talk today,� Courtney said.

�I was going to tell you the same thing,� Dan replied surprised that she was reading his mind.

�Okay. Meet me out front after school,� Courtney said opening her binder and finishing her bio homework.

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