Magic Love (A Cethany Fanfiction)

Chapter 8 - New Project

"Mom? Dad?" I call.

"Yes, sweetie. We're home," I hear my mom say from the kitchen. "How was school?"

"It was great," I reply, shaking my head. I appear in the doorway of the kitchen. "You won't believe what happened."

She glances at me and then returns to her cooking. "What?"

"I found Connor. My old friend."

She drops her knife and yelps in pain as it cuts her finger. "Shi--

"Mom?"

She sighs and grabs a paper towel to clean her hand. "Bethany, what did Connor tell you?"

"Um, he just told me that he was my best friend when we were kids and he didn't want me to stay here because of him so he didn't tell me about him."

"And did he mention anything about... what he thinks of you? Or what you thought of him?"

My eyebrows furrow. "No. Why? He was a good friend, right?"

She smiles suddenly and focuses her attention back to the tomato she was chopping. "No reason. I'm glad you found him. He was a big part of your life."

"Thanks, Mom." I'm about to walk away when my mother calls me again.

"Um, sweetie? Have you told Adam about Connor?"

I turn my head. "No, but he saw him when he picked me up."

She nods. "Okay."

I'm still confused, until she speaks to herself in her mind.

I hope Adam doesn't find out about Connor. Wouldn't want him to think there's someone else Bethany is interested in.

I wonder why Mom would think I would be interested in Connor. We were best friends. How could that mean anything other than that we were just friends?

I have a text from Adam that night.

I miss you.

I smile and reply.

Miss you, too. See you tomorrow morning.

I hop into bed and dream about new beginnings.

Connor's POV

When I  see Bethers in the morning, I jump to greet her.

She smiles, and I swear it lights up the whole room. "Hi, Con."

Con. I love when she calls me Con.

"Hey, Bethers. Let's walk to homeroom together."

"Sure."

I lead her to homeroom, just in case she might've forgotten.

When we get there, I see Cass sitting near the front. She lights up when she sees me.

"Hi, Franta." She gives me a quick kiss on the cheek, and I look around for Beth on instinct, but she's already taken a seat next to Claire. I smile at Cass.

"Hey, Cassia," I say. She likes it when I call her by her full name. "Are we still on for tonight?"

"Yeah!" she says excitedly. "You better be at my house at 7 sharp or else you're paying."

I laugh. "I'm already paying anyway."

Mr. Jensen walks in then, and Cass sits by her friend Heather. I take this as a chance to sit by Beth.

And then Mr. Jensen announces that we have a project. The class erupts in groans.

"Yes, yes. 'But Mr. Jensen! It's only the second day of school!' I know. But this one will be fun! You and a partner will recreate a scene from the iconic Romeo & Juliet, but modernized. This will be written as a screenplay but you will also have to act it out in front on the class." Another collection of groans. "And of course, each pair will have to be a boy and a girl. It would only make sense."

I turn to look at Cass just as she looks at me. She grins and nods.

"Will we be able to choose who we do it with?" someone asks.

"Well of course not!" Mr. Jensen says. "What's the fun in that?"

Cass's smile turns into a pout. I chuckle. Next time, I mouth.

"I will choose your partner assignments and reveal them to you tomorrow. For now, let us read chapters 5 and 6 in your textbooks."

I sigh. School is never fun.