The One and Only ~Dallas Winston~

Chapter 8~ No Romance

Word Count: 1257

"Diane, are you in there?" Aly asked, knocking on the stall I had locked myself in.

I sighed. "No."

Morgan rolled her eyes. "Come out."

"No."

I heard Tania sigh. "Please, Diane. You can talk to Dally about it later. But we still have the rest of school left."

I groaned. "Morgan, wanna skip with me?"

I knew she was grinning, even though I couldn't see her. "Totally."

I opened the door. "Then let's go. Aly, Tania, you coming?"

Aly shook her head. "Uh, no, I have this test in Algebra."

I looked at Tania, and she sighed. "My dad would kill me!"

I grinned. "That's the fun part. He doesn't have to know."

Tania sighed. "Okay, fine. I'll do it."

Morgan smiled. "Great. Aly, its your time to rebel. Come with us!"

She sighed. "But what about Jack? We can't leave him all alone!"

I shrugged. "We'll take Jack with us, then."

Aly still looked hesitant. "Take him where? Where are we going?"

"We can go to Soda's house," Morgan said. "He's got the day off. The rest of the gang might be there."

Tania sighed. "But what about Diane's brother?"

I shook my head. "He's still at work. He can't take the day off if Soda is. He told me."

Morgan smiled. "So now that we have all of that sorted out, may we leave?"

I nodded. "Yep. I'll get Jack. I'll meet the rest of you outside."

Aly groaned a little bit. "Fine. I'll go. Gosh, its your first day here, and I'm already trying to impress you..."

I grinned. I walked out of the bathroom and into the cafeteria. Jack was sitting at the table alone, looking really awkward. When he saw me he smiled.

"Hi, Diane! Feeling better?"

I shrugged. "Kinda. Listen, have you ever ditched before?"

"Uh, one time I said I was sick but I wasn't," he said, innocently.

I just looked at him. "Well, we're doing it again. C'mon."

He looked at me like I was crazy. "I just met you, I'm not running away with you."

I smiled. "Not just me! Aly, Tania, and Morgan are coming. And so are you."

He sighed. "But what if we get caught?"

I rolled my eyes. "You will have zero fun in life if you worry about what's gonna happen next. Ya gotta live in the moment, or life'll suck. Please come."