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When the kissing stops.
Ike would do anything for her.
Anything that might help bring them together.
He sat and wished for a miracle.
Anything to get the girl of his dreams to even notice his existence.
Tay and Zac threw the ball between them, back and forth, back and forth on the front lawn of the Hanson home.
It was a beautiful September day and the rest of the family had gone swimming for the day.
‘Jeez Tay! Learn to throw straight will ya!’ Zac shouted to his brother.
‘Shut up Mr-I-can-barely-make-the-distance!’ Tay retorted, hurtling the ball harder at his brother.
Zac missed the catch and had to chase the ball down the yard.
Tay took the opportunity to look over at the Burbank’s house.
‘Hey Zac!’ he called to his brother who was puffing back up the drive.
‘What?’
‘Seen Lacey lately?’
‘Nup. And I don’t want to either, she’s a major cow. Why?’
‘Just wondering. I never see her either. Wonder what we’ve done to make her not want to have anything to do with us? I mean, I only meet her once.’
‘Yeah.’ Zac replied thoughtfully. ‘But it seems she’s made quite an impression on poor old Ike.’
Tay laughed.
‘Yeah! Mr Love-struck! He’s pathetic! He hasn’t stopped moping around the house since she started seeing Mark. Or looking in her bedroom window. Pity she thinks he’s a major geek!’
Tay and Zac doubled up laughing.
‘No Mark! I told you! I’m not seeing anyone else! I promise!’
‘I don’t believe you.’
‘Why not?’
‘Why do you always have things to do when I call you? Why can’t you ever see me?’
‘I do have a life you know. I think it’s time you realized the whole world doesn’t revolve around you. Me included.’
‘You bitch! You’re supposed to be going out with me! I gave up my friends to be with you because you had some chip on your shoulder and didn’t want anything to do with them!’
‘Well excuuuuse me! It didn’t seem to worry you at the time!’
‘Look, this is getting us nowhere! Why don’t I call you later when you may have cooled down?’
‘What?! You complete jerk! When I’ve cooled down? Me? I’m not the one accusing the other of cheating on you and acting totally possessive! I don’t think you’d better call me, ever!’ Lacey turned her back on Mark.
‘What? What did you say?’
‘I said don’t call me ever again! Now get out of my house! I don’t want to see you again! It’s over!’
Mark’s face clouded with anger and without another word, stormed out of Lacey’s house, slamming the door behind him so hard it all most broke off it’s hinges.
Up in her bedroom, Lacey slowly smiled to herself.
Then she picked up the phone and dialed Adrian’s number.
Tay and Zac watched as Mark came tearing out of Lacey’s house and with a face like thunder, took off down the street.
‘Woo! Trouble in paradise! Looks like Ike might be in with a chance!’ Tay laughed.
‘Yeah right!’ Zac replied, smirking.
‘A snowballs chance in hell!’
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