Carter

Chapter 4: Prince Charming is Such a Jerk Face

I walked out to the dining room because I heard voices. 

"Hi guys, what's going on?" I asked. JoJo and David were sitting across from eachother at the dining room table. David stood up as I walked in the room. 

"I better get going. Don't want to be late for the dance." He said to JoJo. I was confused.

"What do you mean?" I asked him. JoJo stood up, knowing that she needed to leave us alone to discuss this. "I mean, I thought that you were...When Lissy called me, I thought..What is going on?" I asked. 

His face filled with understanding. "Oh! Yes that. Well you see, when she came up to me, she called you Carly. So-"

"Wait, do you mean Cartly?" I asked him. Cartly is the nickname that Lissy only calls me when she is in a hurry. 

"Yeah, I guess. Sounded a little bit like that." He said. "But I took her advice and I'm taking Carly Clayson to the dance. She is so cool!" He said.

"So, what are you doing here, if you're not taking me to the dance?" I snapped, putting my hands on my hips.

"Oh, just dropping off some mail my dad wanted to give to your mom." He said taking a wad of folded envelopes out of his pocket and dropping them at my feet. "See ya Cooper." He slammed the door. I heard the reef fall off the door outside as I bent down and picked up the envelopes. 

"She's not my mom, and my name isn't Cooper." I muttered under my breath. 

"Where'd your friend go?" JoJo asked drying off her hands. 

"He left. He wasn't here to take me to the dance. He was here to be a rude jerk. Here," I said handing JoJo the wad of envelopes. "This is the only real reason he was here. He said it's from his dad." She took the envelopes from my hand. I walked to the living room and plopped down on the couch. JoJo did the same as she opened her mail. 

"So what are you going to do now?" She asked. 

"Oh I don't know." 

"Are you still gonna go to the dance?" 

"Probably not." 

I heard a car horn honk. I looked outside the window and saw Lissy's father's car. She rolled down the window and yelled out "COME ONE CARTLY!!!!! WE'RE GONNA BE LATE!!!!" 

JoJo looked at me and raised her eyebrows. 

"Better get going Carter." I smiled at her and raced to the door to get on my winter jacket and boots.