ALEX
“Uh huh, everything is just peachy.”
Peachy? Isabel Anderson saying peachy is just ... strange and her voice doesn't sound ... peachy. And her eyes and face certainly don't look peachy. She squirming under the sheets as if she is very uncomfortable. As if! She is uncomfortable. But why? It's just me after all who's talking to her. Did I do something stupid that I should be aware of? Did the date really go so bad? Did Kyle try to hurt her or something? No, she'd probably have kneed him if he did, that can't be it.
Max and Liz look slightly uncomfortable too. I feel so left out! This is really the return of high school! Maybe I should just leave the three alone.
“So…uh is everything okay with you?”
My eyebrows certainly raise up an inch at that. "Yeah, everything is okay with me? Why? Should something not be okay?"
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"Yeah, everything is okay with me? Why? Should something not be okay?" Alex asks, his eyebrows raised questioningly.
“Eh no. I was just wondering….” I mumble, feeling like an idiot. God, this is hard. Its like there’s this giant pink elephant in the room. I know about Alex’s crush, Liz and Max know that I know but Alex doesn’t seem to have any idea that I know. “You’re home pretty early. Didn’t your date go well?”
"Yeah, everything is okay with me? Why? Should something not be okay?" Alex asks, his eyebrows raised questioningly.
“Eh no. I was just wondering….” I mumble, feeling like an idiot. God, this is hard. Its like there’s this giant pink elephant in the room. I know about Alex’s crush, Liz and Max know that I know but Alex doesn’t seem to have any idea that I know. “You’re home pretty early. Didn’t your date go well?”
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“You’re home pretty early. Didn’t your date go well?”
Are we comparing our dates from now on? Is this how 'being friends" is going to be? Great! Wow, that is a crazy thought, even for me. I really should have a chat with myself about my paranoia one day.
Running a hand through my hair, I shrug. "Oh no, it was nice. We had fun, talking ... getting to know each other. We just didn't get to watch the movie because a few minutes into the date, Ash got a call from work that one of her co-workers is sick so she has to do the early shift tomorrow morning. We'll watch a movie on Tuesday instead."
God, I really don't want to ask but ... I guess I have to.
"So, how did your date go?"
“You’re home pretty early. Didn’t your date go well?”
Are we comparing our dates from now on? Is this how 'being friends" is going to be? Great! Wow, that is a crazy thought, even for me. I really should have a chat with myself about my paranoia one day.
Running a hand through my hair, I shrug. "Oh no, it was nice. We had fun, talking ... getting to know each other. We just didn't get to watch the movie because a few minutes into the date, Ash got a call from work that one of her co-workers is sick so she has to do the early shift tomorrow morning. We'll watch a movie on Tuesday instead."
God, I really don't want to ask but ... I guess I have to.
"So, how did your date go?"
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Not tell Alex that she knows? Pretend that everything’s the same when everything has actually changed? If this show is about finding out how people really are, why do I have the sinking feeling that I’m going to be spending a lot of time pretending things? Pretending that I’m not interested in Max as nothing other than a friend, pretending that Izzy doesn’t know that Alex likes her . . . pretending.
Looking from Izzy to Alex and then back to Izzy, I wonder how she thinks she’s going to be able to pretend that everything’s the same. If this stilted conversation going on between them is any indication, I don’t think it will last for very long. It’s as though neither of them know how to talk to the other.
They won’t be the only ones. I don’t know how Izzy feels, but I know pretty much how Alex feels. I look over to Max and smile slightly. Should we leave them alone to talk things out? Or not talk things out, depending on how Izzy decides to go. Why did things have to get so complicated and confusing? Things were just easier when Izzy didn’t know. Things would be even easier if she just decides to tell Alex that she knows and she likes him too.
Kyle either did us a huge favor, or he made everything worse.
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Not tell Alex that she knows? Pretend that everything’s the same when everything has actually changed? If this show is about finding out how people really are, why do I have the sinking feeling that I’m going to be spending a lot of time pretending things? Pretending that I’m not interested in Max as nothing other than a friend, pretending that Izzy doesn’t know that Alex likes her . . . pretending.
Looking from Izzy to Alex and then back to Izzy, I wonder how she thinks she’s going to be able to pretend that everything’s the same. If this stilted conversation going on between them is any indication, I don’t think it will last for very long. It’s as though neither of them know how to talk to the other.
They won’t be the only ones. I don’t know how Izzy feels, but I know pretty much how Alex feels. I look over to Max and smile slightly. Should we leave them alone to talk things out? Or not talk things out, depending on how Izzy decides to go. Why did things have to get so complicated and confusing? Things were just easier when Izzy didn’t know. Things would be even easier if she just decides to tell Alex that she knows and she likes him too.
Kyle either did us a huge favor, or he made everything worse.
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*Max*
This is incredible. They're both talking and it's so awkward. I can tell that Alex knows that something's up. He's not completely insensative like Michael. He's actually pretty sharp in that regard.
I look to Liz, wishing she would say something. Maybe she'd side with Isabel since she's a girl, or because they're friends. That'd be fine. I just want to know what she's thinking. She invited Alex in here. Is that because she wanted him to find out or because she wanted to end the conversation?
Alex's date with Ashley wasn't a rip-roaring success but it didn't sound like a disaster, either. Sounds like it was pretty much okay even if it was short. Now Alex asks Isabel about her date with Kyle. I could weigh in on that, tell him that she left Kyle stranded at a restaurant, but then she'd have to explain why, wouldn't she? In fact, even if Liz and I both agreed to keep this secret, it's clear that Kyle wouldn't be trusted to stay on that band-wagon and it would be a lot worse if Alex heard it from him.
"I think you should tell him, Isabel, unless you want me to do it. You don't want him to hear about it from Kyle, do you?" I ask.
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*Max*
This is incredible. They're both talking and it's so awkward. I can tell that Alex knows that something's up. He's not completely insensative like Michael. He's actually pretty sharp in that regard.
I look to Liz, wishing she would say something. Maybe she'd side with Isabel since she's a girl, or because they're friends. That'd be fine. I just want to know what she's thinking. She invited Alex in here. Is that because she wanted him to find out or because she wanted to end the conversation?
Alex's date with Ashley wasn't a rip-roaring success but it didn't sound like a disaster, either. Sounds like it was pretty much okay even if it was short. Now Alex asks Isabel about her date with Kyle. I could weigh in on that, tell him that she left Kyle stranded at a restaurant, but then she'd have to explain why, wouldn't she? In fact, even if Liz and I both agreed to keep this secret, it's clear that Kyle wouldn't be trusted to stay on that band-wagon and it would be a lot worse if Alex heard it from him.
"I think you should tell him, Isabel, unless you want me to do it. You don't want him to hear about it from Kyle, do you?" I ask.
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Silence ensues after my question and everyone is looking a bit awkward. Which is fitting since the whole situation is awkward. I'm about to forget about it and just leave, when Max speaks up.
"I think you should tell him, Isabel, unless you want me to do it. You don't want him to hear about it from Kyle, do you?"
I look at Isabel with raised eyebrows, wondering what it could be. It must be something serious since everyone's so ... awkward.
"Tell me what? You didn't get arrested, did you?"
Silence ensues after my question and everyone is looking a bit awkward. Which is fitting since the whole situation is awkward. I'm about to forget about it and just leave, when Max speaks up.
"I think you should tell him, Isabel, unless you want me to do it. You don't want him to hear about it from Kyle, do you?"
I look at Isabel with raised eyebrows, wondering what it could be. It must be something serious since everyone's so ... awkward.
"Tell me what? You didn't get arrested, did you?"
ISABEL
If only! It would probably feel a lot less awkward if I had been arrested. I can’t believe that Max would put me on the spot like this. Wasn’t it only ten seconds ago that I was asking him to keep it a secret? Apart of me understands why he wouldn’t want to keep anymore secrets but another part of me is thinking that if he could keep a secret for Alex, he should have been a little more willing to keep a secret for me!
“Um. No, I didn’t get a arrested.” I state, wishing that I could accept Max’s offer to tell Alex instead of me. Alas, Isabel Katherine Anderson is no coward. I avoid looking at Alex by turning to Max and Liz, “Could you guys give us a minute alone?”
They both silently nod before leaving Alex and I completely alone. Flinging the covers back, I climb back out of bed and stand next to the window, putting mine and Liz’s beds between us.
“No, I didn‘t get arrested,” I repeat, almost to calm myself. “But Kyle did tell something while we were out. About you and me and your feelings.”
If only! It would probably feel a lot less awkward if I had been arrested. I can’t believe that Max would put me on the spot like this. Wasn’t it only ten seconds ago that I was asking him to keep it a secret? Apart of me understands why he wouldn’t want to keep anymore secrets but another part of me is thinking that if he could keep a secret for Alex, he should have been a little more willing to keep a secret for me!
“Um. No, I didn’t get a arrested.” I state, wishing that I could accept Max’s offer to tell Alex instead of me. Alas, Isabel Katherine Anderson is no coward. I avoid looking at Alex by turning to Max and Liz, “Could you guys give us a minute alone?”
They both silently nod before leaving Alex and I completely alone. Flinging the covers back, I climb back out of bed and stand next to the window, putting mine and Liz’s beds between us.
“No, I didn‘t get arrested,” I repeat, almost to calm myself. “But Kyle did tell something while we were out. About you and me and your feelings.”
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I silently leave with Liz, giving Alex a re-assuring pat on the shoulder as I pass him. I want to tell Isabel to go easy on him, but I'm not sure exactly what she's going to say. I was half expecting Isabel to simply explain that she and Kyle decided to be friends without the rest of it. She could have gotten out of it that easily -- even if she explained that she left Kyle stranded... But it looks like she's going for the whole thing or she wouldn't have send us away.
Once out in the hall, I let out a breath and lean against the wall. "I would have just told him that Izzy knew about his crush and not the rest of it ... I hope they're both not too mad at me," I say, nervously. Truthfully, I think he has to be told something. He'll hear it from Kyle for sure if we don't and that will hurt him as bad as it did Isabel... But this isn't going to be easy, either...
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I silently leave with Liz, giving Alex a re-assuring pat on the shoulder as I pass him. I want to tell Isabel to go easy on him, but I'm not sure exactly what she's going to say. I was half expecting Isabel to simply explain that she and Kyle decided to be friends without the rest of it. She could have gotten out of it that easily -- even if she explained that she left Kyle stranded... But it looks like she's going for the whole thing or she wouldn't have send us away.
Once out in the hall, I let out a breath and lean against the wall. "I would have just told him that Izzy knew about his crush and not the rest of it ... I hope they're both not too mad at me," I say, nervously. Truthfully, I think he has to be told something. He'll hear it from Kyle for sure if we don't and that will hurt him as bad as it did Isabel... But this isn't going to be easy, either...
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“I would have just told him that Izzy knew about his crush and not the rest of it . . . I hope they're both not too mad at me,” Max says once we’re in the hall and the door has closed behind us.
I lean against the wall beside him. “Doesn’t matter what you would have included or left out,” I answer, “but I don’t think she’ll be mad.” I slide down to sit in the hall. “It’s not you forcing her to tell him that she’s upset about. It’s the situation in general. I understand why she doesn’t want to tell him. If I were in her place, I probably would want him to know either. Sometimes you don’t want things to change.
“It’s normal, being afraid of the unknown.”
“I would have just told him that Izzy knew about his crush and not the rest of it . . . I hope they're both not too mad at me,” Max says once we’re in the hall and the door has closed behind us.
I lean against the wall beside him. “Doesn’t matter what you would have included or left out,” I answer, “but I don’t think she’ll be mad.” I slide down to sit in the hall. “It’s not you forcing her to tell him that she’s upset about. It’s the situation in general. I understand why she doesn’t want to tell him. If I were in her place, I probably would want him to know either. Sometimes you don’t want things to change.
“It’s normal, being afraid of the unknown.”
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ALEX
“No, I didn‘t get arrested, but Kyle did tell something while we were out. About you and me and your feelings.”
My feelings? Oh that sneaky little wannabe … okay, calm down. Maybe he didn't tell her that I like her and instead … instead what? Told her that I hate her or make fun of her behind her back? That would even be worse.
"And what exactly did he tell you?"
“No, I didn‘t get arrested, but Kyle did tell something while we were out. About you and me and your feelings.”
My feelings? Oh that sneaky little wannabe … okay, calm down. Maybe he didn't tell her that I like her and instead … instead what? Told her that I hate her or make fun of her behind her back? That would even be worse.
"And what exactly did he tell you?"