I started to get frustrated with Jordan. He seemed like he wanted to ask me out, but that hardly mattered because he didn't. Chelsea and Hudson, however, seemed to be having a great time together. He once took her roller blading and then to see a new movie. She told me all about it over the phone when she got back.
But surely this couldn't have been the only boy who'd asked her out. When I asked her about it, she said she had. Only she'd refused them all. It was only when Hudson asked her when she finally decided to say yes.
One week, on Thursday, Riley pointed out something on the school website. Next week would be football tryouts.
"On Tuesday, to be exact," he said. "Wouldn't it be sweet if we had a bunch of B Siders on the team?"
Apparently the other Sides had the same idea, because when the boys went to the football field after school, they reported that A Side had already been there, practicing.
"We stuck to our side of the field, of course," Jordan said, "but then C Side showed up, and we only had a little bit of space to practice."
"One of them threw an empty can of Dr Pepper at my head," complained Hudson.
"Then what did you do?" asked Chelsea.
He said, "Threw it back."
Even so, I had to admit Emerson High was quite a bit more interesting than all my other old schools. Here, kids were crazy, and sometimes it was fun.
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The Seventh Grade Wars
Teen FictionJunior High is a big enough change for anyone. Especially for three kids who are just coming into the seventh grade. Cricket Lorell, who is afraid she's going to lose her best friend to a girl who she thinks of as a nerd. JK, who's desperate to esca...
