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7th of May, 1996
We didn’t tell anyone. Not right away…
But as we did, it turned out, everybody already knew anyway!
Tai and Van laughed way too hard, while Mari just rolled her eyes. Laura Lee gasped, but in that way she does when she’s excited, not scandalized.
“I knew love was real!” She’s so sweet.
And Melissa…
She found me after practice today.
I thought she might ignore me forever. I wouldn’t have blamed her, but she walked right up like she always does and said:
“Hey. Heard the closet cracked open a little.”
I froze.
She just smiled.
“You look happier. That’s all I ever wanted for you, you know?”
And I believe her.
I asked if she was okay... “I’ve had worse heartbreaks. At least this one had decent eye contact.”
She turned to leave, but before she did, she looked at me and added:
“She better be worth it, Shauna. Or I’ll come back and steal you properly next time.”
Then she winked and was gone
Jackie was so pissed when I told her about it, throwing herself at me and hugging me as hard as she could. “Not gonna happen, EVER!” She said but laughed too. I hope they can become friends too someday.
Like me and Randy, we’re cool again. Next weekend we have another sleepover at his house and then we’re already on the way to the finals!
Lottie's dad rented a whole plane just for us, so exciting!
We all can’t wait!