The Favor

The Favor

“You owe me a favor.”

“What? Why?”

“Remember when I reminded you to bring sneakers, because it was gym day?”

“Yeah… that was a favor?”

“Well, yeah. If you didn’t go back, you would have had to sit out gym class.”

“Which might have been more fun… I hate volleyball…”

“Well, still a favor, so you owe me.”

“Why are you saying this?”

“Ah… I need you to do something for me…”

“What?”

“You owe me…”

“I’ll decide if this is the owe back, when you tell me what you want me to do…”

“Ok. I want you to find out if Hanna Green is seeing anyone special...”

“You have a crush on Hanna?!?”

“Shhhh!”

“We’re in a car, nobody else can hear us!”

“Come on Sand, I just need to know if I can ask her out.”

“You can, even if she’s seeing someone else.”

“I know, but I don’t want to embarrass myself. If she’s seeing someone, she would have to say no, and I’d turn red and want to run and hide.”

“She’d only say no to be polite, why would you be embarrassed?”

“Because she’d know I had a crush on her.”

“James! You are a catch! If she knew you were interested in her she would be delighted, even if she had to say no!”

“Really?”

“How do you think girls think? If someone asked me out, I’d feel special even if I had to say no! Which, of course, can’t happen since nobody ever asks me out…”

“Ah, don’t be surprised if someone does soon…”

“Someone’s going to ask me out? Who!!”

“Wait and see…” he smiled.

“Tell me or I won’t tell you about Hanna…”

“Well, I guess we will both be surprised…”

It was a lovely week for them both…