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�JC, you should apologize to Carmel,� Joey said later that week through a mouthful of popcorn.
�For what?� JC asked. �I�m sorry you�re a bitch��
�No, you should apologize for being a retard,� Chris said.
�Hey!� JC protested. �I�m not a retard!�
�Yeah, you�re right. Lance is the retard,� Chris said with a grin.
Lance�s head snapped up. �Hey! You�re a dork, Chris.�
�That�s what makes me special,� Chris replied in a slow voice, speaking as if Lance was a little kid.
�Yeah, Chris is special, as in special education,� Joey added before eating more popcorn.
�Well, hey, at least-�
Justin interrupted the pointless conversation as he entered the room. �You guys are all losers. Case closed. JC, I�ve gotta ask you a favor. Well, actually Serena does. She wants you to call her.�
�Why?� JC asked, puzzled.
Justin shrugged. �I don�t know-just call her, dude.�
�Okay.� JC went into the kitchen to get away from his band mates and use the phone. He dialed Serena and Carmel�s number.
�Hello?� Carmel answered.
�Carmel, it�s JC-�
�Why are you calling me?� Carmel asked.
�My, aren�t we full of ourselves today, Carmel. I�m not calling you-I�m calling Serena,� JC replied.
�You don�t stand a chance with her, JC,� Carmel said.
�And jumping to conclusions too. I�m not asking her out. Justin said she wanted me to call her so here I am, calling Serena,� JC explained. �It�ll be a cold day in hell before I ever call you.�
�Well good, because pigs will fly and do back flips before I ever take a call from you,� Carmel said. �I�ll go get Serena.�
�You do that.�
�JC?� Serena said.
�Hey, Rina. What�s up?�
�Well, I have like, a huge favor to ask you.�
�Go for it.�
�Okay, well I have this friend and she�s looking for a good guy to go out with. When she asked me to help her out, I immediately thought of you.�
�So we�re talking about a blind date here?�
�Umm�yeah. So what do you say? Will you brighten my day and her day?� Serena asked.
JC sighed. �Okay, I�ll do it.�
�Thank you so much, JC! You will not regret this.�
�Hey Mel,� Justin said later that evening.
�Justin-hey,� Carmel said, sounding surprised. �What�s up?�
�Well, I have this friend who is trying to find Miss Right, but it�s just not happening for him,� Justin started.
�Uh huh,� Carmel said, knowing what was coming next.
�And he asked me to set him up with someone and I thought of you like, right off.�
�I feel so honored.�
�Well, I was wondering if you�d go out with my friend on a blind date,� Justin said.
�Well��
�Pleeeaaase, Mel? Give the poor guy a break-he is just not having luck with girls lately�� Justin pleaded.
Carmel sighed. �Alright, Justin. I�ll go out on a blind date with this guy.�
�Thank you so much, Mel! You will not regret this-you are gonna love him.�
�Yeah, yeah okay, I�m sure I will.�
�Okay, I�ll call you with more details later,� Justin said.
�Sounds good,� Carmel replied. �Talk to you later, Justin.�
�Bye Mel.�
Lance poked his head into the room. �Well?�
Justin grinned. �We�ve got a blind date to plan.� |
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