Damion caught up with Pete in the hallway after class.

“Hey, you guys coming bowling tonight?” Damion asked.

“Yeah,” Pete replied. “Sean didn’t have plans. Thanks for asking D.”

“Not a problem, see you guys there!”

Pete had thought it was weird that Damion wanted to hang out with Sean. The two of them didn’t usually hang out, but once he’d learned that Sophia Antonelli was trying to hook up her sister with Sean, Pete had agreed to help.

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I was giving myself one last look over in the mirror before heading out that night. I couldn’t help but smile to think that I was only a few minutes away from hanging out with the cute guy I’s met at school only a couple of days ago. Despite myself, I was really looking forward to it. And who knows? Maybe we’d hit it off.



I was imagining myself flirting with Sean and must have gotten really into it because I heard laughter behind me.



I turned around and was shocked to see Sophia standing in my room.

“Don’t you knock?!” I screamed.



“Not if it means missing a show like this!” she laughed. “Well…is he a good kisser?? Hahaha!”

I threw a pillow at my sister and then grabbed my purse.

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We met up with Kelli and Damion at the bowling alley. We were picking out our balls when Sean and Pete showed up. He was looking so good that night and I could feel my heart beating faster.

“Why don’t you go over there and talk to him, Kat.” She suggested.



“Nah, I wouldn’t know what to say,” I replied.

“Well, just take my lead on how I flirt with Damion,” she said as she walked over to our lane.



“D! I need a kiss for good luck” said Kelli brazenly and gave her boyfriend a very showy kiss.

There’s no way I could take her lead! I mean, Damion was her boyfriend, they’d known each other for months, and I had never even had a conversation with Sean. This was totally different.



“Hey, Pete’s kind of cute, in a dorky way, don’t you think so?” said Sophia as I took my seat next to her.

“Uh, sure Sofie.” I rolled my eyes. My sister was always thinking about boys.

Sean was sitting right behind me but I still couldn’t find my courage to talk to him. He seemed to be busy talking to Pete anyway, and I didn’t want to interrupt. I was beginning to think that I would never get my chance.





“Yipee!! I knocked down all but one!” Kelli shouted as she jumped up and down. “You’re up Kat!”

As I stepped up to grab my ball, I saw Damion and Pete nudging Sean up for a turn as well.



Sean got up and came toward me. My palms started to sweat as I reached for my ball.

“Good luck, Kat” said Sean as he gave me a thumbs up and then winked at me. I think my heart just skipped a beat.



I could hear Sophia and Kelli whispering behind me as I stepped up to the line. I figured they were just talking about ‘how cute’ Pete was or something stupid. I totally didn’t expect what happened next.





As I hurtled the ball down the lane, I hear rapid footsteps behind us. Unfortunately I only knocked down three pins, but that suddenly didn’t matter when I turned around and realized that everyone had left us!!

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Stay tuned! Chapter 3 is on the way.