Comments | _dawnie_: life's like an hourglass glued to the table

_dawnie_

life's like an hourglass glued to the table

Jun 02, 2005 21:17

I'm so restless I can't stand myself. It kills me how I was just fine in the midst of the constant weirdness of the last couple months, and now nothing seems to be like it should be. I wonder if it's senioritis? Finals are starting up, and I'm exempt from everything except Trig. Go figure. My brain just doesn't work that way. And then Prom, ( Read more... )

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_janice_ June 3 2005, 03:49:08 UTC

I wait by my locker to walk home with Dawn. I guess I should talk to her about plans for prom, 'cause I haven't really said that I'm going with Jordy or anything. Haven't had that much time to just hang out, what with studying and final papers and stuff. And...well, it never came up.

I see her coming down the hall and check to make sure I have everything I need to take home. "Hey, Dawn," I say, moving toward her and pretending to stagger under the load of books I've got. "Omigod, I'm not sure I'm gonna make it to graduation! You're gonna find me crushed under a pile of homework."

_dawnie_ June 3 2005, 23:19:41 UTC

"I know! They're trying to kill us, and it'll be a slow death." I hitch my backpack over my shoulder and fall into step beside her, towards the school doors. It's amazing that we're almost done with this place.

I push the steel bar in the middle of the exit door, walking out into the sunshine and trying to think how to work around to what I want to ask her.

_janice_ June 4 2005, 01:30:00 UTC

"I talked to Sophie the other day," I say. "She was asking if anyone was gonna get together before prom or anything. Scott asked her to go," I add, in case she hasn't talked to Sophie.

"Mom said I could borrow the car that night." I shift my books to my other arm. Um right, now how do I bring up that Jordy asked me to go? Maybe she already knows, he talks to her about everything, doesn't he? "So if you want to ride with me and Jordy, you can."

_dawnie_ June 4 2005, 02:17:32 UTC

Because I just love being a third wheel. I stuff back this uncharitable thought and focus on the rest of it: Jor did ask her! Good boy; I do sometimes give good advice.

I make myself smile, hoping it looks reasonably happy. "I totally wouldn't want to get in the way or anything."

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_janice_ June 4 2005, 04:27:43 UTC

"Really," I say, in a teasing tone, even though I'm not all that surprised, I guess. "Woo hoo, Dawn!" I smirk at her. "Just, you hadn't mentioned him a while, so...I guess that was just you being all secretive, huh?"

Belatedly, I respond to her teasing. "I am SO not hormonal all the time!"

_dawnie_ June 4 2005, 04:39:52 UTC

I nudge her with my shoulder. "Are too." She knows I'm just kidding. It's a thing.

"I kinda have to be secretive since my boyfriend's so much older than I am," I tell her. I glance down at my feet as if they're way interesting. "Can I ask you something?"

_janice_ June 4 2005, 04:44:20 UTC

"Am not," I insist. "Jordy's just confusing as hell." And sometimes it's like he's two different people.

Her serious tone keeps me from going on with that train of thought. "Sure. Anything, you know that."

_dawnie_ June 4 2005, 21:33:44 UTC

"If it's okay, I want to tell Buffy I'm going to your house for the night. I'm not saying you have to lie for me if she called or anything," I rush on, "but just, you know, don't call me or come by that night."

I glance at her. "It's no big if you don't want to. I can come up with something else."

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