Emma's Not-So-Sweet Dilemma
“I said, approaching the table warily. I wasn’t sure if Olivia would be mean or civil after what I’d said to her yesterday at school.
“Hey, Emma!” said Katie all fake-cheery, like Please don’t make a scene here!
Olivia turned. “Wow. Your face,” she said.
My hands flew instinctively to the bridge of my nose. “What?” I asked anxiously. Was it bleeding again?
“It’s all better,” she said, blinking.
I dropped my hand. “Oh. Yeah. Pretty much.”
“That’s good,” she said, shrugging.
I was dying to ask her... about this morning, but I didn’t know if I should let on what I knew. It seemed like no one knew what to say for a second.
And then, “How was it out there?” Mia asked me, to change the subject.
“Expensive,” I said dejectedly.
“Yeah,” agreed Olivia. Hmm. I remembered what Katie’s mom had said. Maybe she was trying to be nice.
“Hey, Olivia,” I ventured. “I’m sorry about what I said yesterday at school.” I gulped.
Olivia shrugged again. “That’s okay.MoreLess
“Hey, Emma!” said Katie all fake-cheery, like Please don’t make a scene here!
Olivia turned. “Wow. Your face,” she said.
My hands flew instinctively to the bridge of my nose. “What?” I asked anxiously. Was it bleeding again?
“It’s all better,” she said, blinking.
I dropped my hand. “Oh. Yeah. Pretty much.”
“That’s good,” she said, shrugging.
I was dying to ask her... about this morning, but I didn’t know if I should let on what I knew. It seemed like no one knew what to say for a second.
And then, “How was it out there?” Mia asked me, to change the subject.
“Expensive,” I said dejectedly.
“Yeah,” agreed Olivia. Hmm. I remembered what Katie’s mom had said. Maybe she was trying to be nice.
“Hey, Olivia,” I ventured. “I’m sorry about what I said yesterday at school.” I gulped.
Olivia shrugged again. “That’s okay.MoreLess
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