Skylar's Crush

Chapter 7

I was walking to the colony the next day and saw a bunch of people jogging like they were preparing for a marathon. I saw how skinny they were and became self conscious about my weight.. even though I was normal. I walked around the colony to find some friends, and I noticed there was no sign of Riley. My second cousin came up to me. "Looking for someone?" he asked. "No.. I'm just exploring. I'm bored." I said. "Okay bye." he said and then ran off to play with his little friends. I was kinda sad that he was nowhere to be seen. I went to the swings and saw Michael walk by and sit on the swing next to me. "Hey Skylar." he said. "Hey. Do you happen to know where everyone went? I can't find anyone." I said. "Um.. the only person not here is Riley. He went to a birthday party and will be back soon. Why do you care? You don't even talk to him." he said. "I got scared and thought he would find out that I had a crush on him. I tried to think of what to say and not make it obvious to him that I liked Riley. "Um.. I don't really care for him at all..Oh.. um.. uh.. I guess it's just that.. um.. uh.. I miss my friends from back home and I feel very lonely." I said in a nervous way because I thought he would figure out who my crush was. "Oh.. okay." he said. I was so relived that he left the subject. "Did you watch that episode of Crazy Home Videos when the cat was picking up a phone and saying hello?" he asked. "Oh.. no, but I will watch that episode later today." I said. As we talked about television shows, I saw Riley walking up the hill and I smiled. "What's so funny?" Michael asked me, as I had butterflies in my stomach. "Oh nothing, just a funny memory popped up in my head." I said. "Okay." he said and dropped the subject again. "Well I got to go do some stalking.. I MEAN SHOPPING.. I have to go shopping with my mom." I said. Oh my gosh.. that was blurted out wrong. I felt so weird. As I walked down the hill slowly I heard Michale say "Well that was weird." I gave a palm to my forehead and said in my head about twenty times "Stupid Stupid Stupid!" I trailed off back to the house and said to myself "Well there's no stalking today. Wow I have to get a life!"