Stoneybrook Ayr

Grady wanted to see Laine. It still felt weird between them. At least Jacques had stop being so angry and he wasn't completely ignoring Grady anymore, but there was still tension.

"Hey," Grady said, walking up to Laine, "I'm done with school today and want to go home. Want to come?"

Cary looked at his watch and started walking faster. It had taken him longer at Heather's locker than he had anticipated and he was running late. He so wanted to get to the meeting place before Mari and now it looked that wouldn't be happening. Oh well.

When he arrived, he found Mari waiting for him. He gave his treasured accomplice an apologetic smile. "Sorry I'm late. Something took longer than I had anticipated."

Cary pretended to go through his backpack while he waited for his classmates to clear the hallway. He only had a few minutes before he had to move on for the day and wished that people would hurry up. When the coast was finally clear, he walked over to Heather's locker and opened it.

Careful to look like he was at his locker, Cary placed a black tote bag containing a USB drive with her instructions and a ball gray yarn his mom asked him to give Heather on the bottom shelf. He turned to see if anyone had come by and when he realized he was still alone, Cary took out a stuffed pink flamingo from his backpack and put it on top of the tote bag

Satisfied that she would know he had been there, he closed the locker and headed off to meet Mari.

Sally looked at her reflection in her locker mirror. As always, she looked good. As if there was any doubt. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Malik Jaffrey walk by. Nom, Sally thought as she shut her locker and walked after him.

"Malik, right?" Sally called, trying to think of a good reason to talk to him. Not that she needed a good reason. She was Sally White, after all. Still a conversation started is never a bad thing.

To: lvcummings
From: jacqueshammer
Re: [No Subject]

Hi.

I hate this. I miss you. I want you back. Even as a friendship. I messed things up because I still want you. Can I have you back?