Two Sides One School

The Town Party

(Friday morning)

Mal came downstairs and her parents were sitting at the table talking, not fighting.

"Good morning." Mal spoke.

"Oh good morning honey." Her mom replied, then remembered. "Oh Mal! We've all been invited to a town party tonight." 

"All of us? What do you mean by that?" Mal questioned.

"She means our whole side is invited." Her dad answered.

"Not the other side?" Mal checked.

"No. Why would they be invited." Her dad responded with a little laugh.

"Right. Never mind." Mal nodded and fake laughed. "I should probably get going. Don't want to leave Harry waiting." 

"Okay have a good day honey!" Her mom called to her as she was walking out.

"Good morning." Uma said walking up to Mal.

"Hey..." Mal looked at her confused.

"Why do you seem so confused? Can't I just say good morning to you?" Uma was asking.

"You can. It's just I thought you didn't really like me." Mal said.

"Well you're dating my like best friend. So I have to tolerate you." Uma explained.

"Right." Mal nodded. "Well I should head over to his house." 

"Yeah me too." Uma agreed and followed Mal.

When they reached Harry's house he opened the door and looked at the two.

"Mal, I was just about to get you." Harry told her.

"I know. I just wanted to get away from my parents." Mal replied. 

"Okay. Well are you two ready to go?" Harry asked.

"What about the other three?" Mal wondered.

"They decided to just take the bus." Harry answered.

"Oh." Mal slightly nodded.

(On the other side)

"Ben!" His dad yelled to him as Ben was about to leave. 

Ben turned around as his dad ran up to him. 

"Yeah?" Ben asked.

"Don't plans tonight because we've all been invited to a town party." He told Ben.

"What do you mean all of us?" Ben questioned.

"Like our whole side of town is invited. Not that other side." He explained and made a grossed out face. "So you, me, and your mother are going tonight."

"Got it." Ben agreed. "Now I should probably head out.

(At school)

"Hey Ben are you going?" Chad ran up to him and asked.

"Yeah." Ben responded as they walked past Mal and Harry at her locker.

Mal watched as he walked by, then looked back at her locker.

"So you want to be my date tonight?" Harry asked.

"Huh? What?" Mal looked over at him.

"That party tonight. You want to go with me?" Harry repeated his question.

Mal took a deep breath. "Yeah."

"Cool. We should get going." Harry said and held out his hand.

Mal smiled at him, shut her locker, then took his hand and walked with him.