Robert felt puzzled about Lacy’s story of the past she told him. “Why does that sound familiar? But…it’s a blur to me.” Robert thought to himself. He kept having thoughts about what Lacy had said.
“Your dad left your mom, your brother, and you when you were young?” Ronnie asked. She nods.
“Yes, my brother doesn’t really know our father. I still miss my dad even though he left. I just don’t understand it. My dad was always nice to me.” Lacy said and looked down. “When he got off of work, I would come running over to him and he’ll pick me up. He even bought me a baby doll. I still have that old thing.”
“You do?” Robert asked surprised a little. Lacy goes over to a bag and opened it up. She pulled out a baby doll.
“I am not into playing with it. I don’t even care for baby dolls, but this… This is something my daddy gave me when I was young. The last present I ever got from him.” Lacy said and then put the doll back.
“Your mother doesn’t know where your father is?” Robert asks.
“No. I asked her and she said she didn’t. She got mad at me for asking though.”
“What if she does know, but doesn’t want to tell you?” Ronnie asked. It seemed likely if she got angry for her asking about him.
“Possible, but will my mother lie to me?”
“You never know. In a insane world like this.” Robert says to Lacy.
It was the next day. It was bright and early. They all were going to school. And they went. At school Madison was in the hallway with Katie. “Now it’s your chance. Ask Robert out!” Madison said to Katie. They both were staring at Robert as he was putting some things in his locker.
“I don’t know about that.” Katie felt nervous and shy at the moment. She had that butterflies feeling right now.
“Don’t be shy! Go!” Madison gave Katie a push.
“Ah!” Katie fell into Robert. Madison quickly ran off. “S-Sorry.” Katie embarrassed responds. She quickly moved herself away from Robert. He turned around and looked at her.
“What?” He asked. Katie wasn’t sure if she had the courage to ask him. She wanted to ask him out. It was weird, but she really likes him.
“Robert would you…um…” Katie felt like she couldn’t talk right. Her heart was beating fast. She felt like the room was going to start spinning. “Would you like to… like to…”
“Spit it out.” Robert felt annoyed and just wanted to get to class already.
“This is got to work. My plan was to make her bump into him and then she asks him out. How hard can this be?” Madison was watching from a distance. “Katie does look nervous. I hope she asks him.”
Craig and Max came over to Madison. “What are you doing little girl?” Max asked. Madison turned around and was surprised.
“Ah! Don’t scare me!” Madison felt startled.
“We’re not trying to. What are you doing?” Craig asked her. She points over at Katie and Robert.
“Trying to see if these two will hook up.” Madison responded. “I want to play cupid and set these two up together. Don’t you think they make a good match?” Madison asked. Max and Craig just stared at Madison clueless.
“I don’t really think they do.” Max whispers to Craig.
“Me either.” Craig agrees as he whispers.
“I hope she asks him out!” Madison said and was looking back at Katie and Robert.
“So… you wouldn’t mind hanging together after school today?” Katie asked.
“I guess not.” Robert just wanted to stop talking and go to class.
“Okay! After school we can meet up and go somewhere!” Katie smiled and walks away.
“Shit. Did I just set up a date?” Robert asked himself.
“Katie is smiling! I think she got a date!” Madison said happily. Max and Craig just stared at her in a strange way and thought she was crazy. Madison quickly made her way to class, when she got there the teacher came over to her.
“Madison, let’s go out in the hallway together.” She said. They both went into the hallway.
“I made it before the bell rung. Is something wrong?” Madison asked the teacher.
“Yes. Your grades are poor. Very poor in all your classes. We discussed this with your mother and she wants you to start being tutored to see if that will improve your grades.” The teacher said concerned looking at Madison.
“But this is just the start of the school year. I’ll get the hang of it.” Madison believed.
“Report cards are going to go out soon and so far you’re failing the 6th Grade.” The teacher said. Madison felt upset hearing that.
“I’ll try to do better! Do I have tutoring after school today?” Madison asked quickly and was hoping she would be saved.
“Of course. I will be tutoring your after school every day now until your grades improve. Okay?” Madison nods.
After school, Madison was doing tutoring. Katie had gone with Robert. Lacy felt jealous as she was walking home with her brother, Bryan, Max, Craig, and Ronnie. “I can’t believe he went with her!” Lacy said furious.
“I wonder if Lacy is jealous.” Craig smiles.
“I AM NOT!” Lacy lied.
“Hmm, according to my calculations, I believe that indeed my sister sounds jealous.” James said.
“I AM NOT YOUR MATH PROBLEM!” Lacy yelled at her brother. “Why didn’t you hang with your freaky friend Nikki anyways?”
“Nikki will come over sometime today. He needs me to help him with his homework. We may not be in the same grade, but he’s still a good friend, test subject, and student.” James tells Lacy.
“Test subject?” Max asked himself about that.
Robert felt uneasy being with Katie. She took them out to eat. Robert was being quiet the whole time. “So, what’s your favorite color?” Katie asked. There was no answer. “Favorite music?” Still no answer. “Will you say anything?”
“Lacy… She wanted to have sex last night and I didn’t let her. Ronnie didn’t either. I don’t understand why she was doing that.” Robert thought to himself.
“Hello, earth to Robert.” Katie said putting her hand in front of Robert’s face.
“Stop.” Robert said glaring at her. Katie looked down.
“You haven’t said much anything to me. I wanted to go out with you today and you said ‘yes’, but… Why does it seem like you don’t want to be with me?” Katie asked confused. She was also upset.
“Because I don’t.” Robert said coldly to Katie. She felt hurt hearing that.
“I get it. You don’t like me.” Katie said about to cry, but held in the tears.
“I wish this will end.” Robert said feeling tired of the date. When Lacy, Ronnie, and Bryan got home, Lacy went straight to the attic. She felt upset that Robert had gone out with Katie. Ronnie came into the attic after he put his backpack into his bedroom. Lacy was sitting hers down when Ronnie came in.
“Are you alright?” Ronnie asked Lacy.
“I’m fine.” Lacy lies.
“You aren’t. You said you like Robert and me. Are you upset that Robert went on a date?” Ronnie asked.
“I AM NOT!” Lacy yelled and clenched her fists. “I am not angry!” The tone of her voice was obvious. She was mad. Ronnie walks over to Lacy and brings her close to him. Hugging her.
“Why did that asshole go on a date with that stupid girl?!” Lacy asked as she puts her arms around Ronnie’s neck.
“I am not sure.” Ronnie answered. “I don’t know.” Lacy began to cry on him.
“Ronnie… I feel like I am wrong for liking two guys. I’m a bad girl!” Lacy whines on Ronnie.
After Katie and Robert ate, Katie gets up.
“I think I’ll go home now.” Katie says.
“Are you sure you want to end this quickly?” Robert asks her.
“I don’t. But… you don’t seem to be much interested. I don’t want to hold you up.” Katie said and looks down. “You aren’t interested in me.” Katie ran out of the café crying. Tears just came down her fast as she quickly was making her way back home.
Robert decided to go home. When he got there Bryan came over to him. “You went on a date? That was quick? Was it any great?” Bryan asks.
“Not really. I didn’t even like the girl. I just accepted because I was in a rush to get to class.” Robert explained.
“Really? That’s odd.” Bryan was a little confused. “Lacy seemed a little mad or jealous earlier on our way home. Does she like you?” Bryan asks.
“I am not really sure.” Robert says and went to his bedroom to put his backpack down. Bryan followed him. “Where’s Ronnie and Lacy?”
“I don’t know. Might be in the attic. I guess.” Bryan didn’t know, but he did guessed. Robert left his bedroom and quickly made his way upstairs. Bryan sits down on the sofa when he left his brothers’ bedroom and was watching TV. He had finished his homework not too long ago.
Robert went into the attic and caught Lacy crying on Ronnie. “Is she alright?” Robert asked.
“She’s upset, because you went on a date with that Katie girl.” Ronnie answered.
“I didn’t want to go. I only accepted when I was in a hurry to get to class.” Robert responded.
“I honestly didn’t want to go. She’s boring.”
“I feel so stupid!” Lacy said and let’s go of Ronnie. She tries drying her tears and then turned around. “I can understand if you both think I am a weird person. Even I think I’m weird. I don’t understand what’s wrong with me.” Lacy said about to cry again.
“I don’t mind if you’re weird. I like it.” Ronnie smiles.
“Lacy, we’re all weird. I’m not your average teenager and neither is Ronnie.” Robert said and walks over to Lacy. She still didn’t bother looking at either of them.
“I feel like I am ashamed of my actions. I tried to do stupid things. I even think I can like you both. Don’t you two find me disgusting?”
“Actually, I find you cute, hot, and all sorts of things.” Ronnie blurts out and starts to blush. Robert grabbed Lacy and turned her around.
“Don’t you think it’s too fast to say you like someone? It’s only the end of October. We just met at the end of August.” Robert said to Lacy.
“I know but… I feel like I know you from somewhere in the past. And I feel like I knew you two forever. We live together now and we been practically hanging together all the time before that.” Lacy also adds.
“I have an idea.” Ronnie suggests. “How about you just be our friend and wait at least until November something? Middle perhaps? And then if we decide we want to take it further we can.”
“What are you talking about? We both can’t date her.” Robert was confused at what Ronnie said.
“We both won’t be dating her, you dumbass. We’ll just be friends with her, with benefits.”
“That’s weird.” Robert said staring at Ronnie in a strange way.
“Don’t you ever get horny?” Ronnie asked.
“Robert, Ronnie, if in November we decide to have a closer relationship, I don’t want to ever cheat on you two. I only will like you two. And you two, will you only have eyes for me?” She asked and then felt embarrassed asking. “I’m sorry.”
“That would be us both dating her.” Robert said.