Chapter 14
"Hello may I please speak to Zac?"
"May I ask who's calling?" Sparkle knew it was Tay who had answered. So she decided not to tell him who she was.
"It's LizBeth," said Sparkle.
"Oh! Hey this is Tay," Taylor said trying to sound as friendly as possible.
"I know who this is, that's why I asked for Zac," Sparkle said trying to sound as much as her friend as she could.
"Listen, I'm sorry for ....."
"Um, Tay, Not to sound rude, but can I please speak to Zac?" Sparkle said, this time sounding more like her real self.
"This isn't LizBeth, this is Sparkle isn't it?" Taylor asked recognizing Sparkle's voice.
"Yeah, Taylor, can I please speak to Zac?"
"Yeah, but do you think you could have LizBeth call me? I left her a message but she hasn't returned it. Please, I wanna talk to her."
"Yeah, sure."
"Thanks, hold on." Sparkle was surprised that Taylor actually was going to let her talk to Zac. Maybe Taylor actually meant his apology.
"Hello?" Zac answered.
"Hey Zac, It's Sparkle. I got your email."
"Hey Sparkle, I would totally understand if the answer is no."
"No, no Zac. My answer is YES! I would love to go out with you." Sparkle said it in a way that hoped not to scare Zac off. Zac being his usual self answered with a simple response that he then after wished that it wasnt that simple.
"Cool"
Sparkle and Zac spoke for about another hour, while LizBeth took a shower. When LizBeth got out, Sparkle told her about Taylor. She was now really wondering what he wanted.
"I dont want to talk to the crackhead! I'm still mad at him. Besides I have to make 1,2,3...5 phone calls, and page 4 people before I can call him. I'm going to start with your brother...hehehe," LizBeth said with a slight chuckle. About 2 minutes after, LizBeth paged Eric. Then a the phone rang.
"Hello?"
"Yeah, LizBeth, did you page me?"
"Yeah my brother said you wanted me to page you,"
"Oh, yeah, um, I was wondering if you wanted to go to the beach this Saturday, It'd be nice to see you in that ity-bity bathing suit again."
"Yeah, sure, that would be great, oh and that suit, its not mine. It's Sparkle's." LizBeth said laughing.
"Hey, L.B. Im going to take a shower okay?" Sparkle interrupted.
"Yeah, okay, ey, I'm talking to your brother, you wanna tell him anything?"
"Yeah," Sparkle took the phone from LizBeth.
"Ey, Eric, tell daddy if he gets home, that I'm staying the night at LB's okay? Bye." Sparkle told Eric then she went to take a shower.
"Hello?"
"Yeah, Im here. So, what time on Saturday?"
"Well I want to be at the beach all day. So probably around 11:00 or 12:00. Hows that sound?"
"That's cool,"
"Okay, see ya then, bye,"
"Buh-Bye,"
'Oh Yes!'thought LizBeth. 'Finally I get to spend time with Eric'
LizBeth returned all her phonecalls. All except Tay's. She was about to when Sparkle came out of the bathroom. She'd just have to wait till tomorrow when she came home from school to see what he wanted.
"Ey, Sparkle, whatch' doing on Saturday?" LizBeth asked.
"I'm going out with Zac, why?"
"Cause I'm going to the beach with your brother, and I kinda wanted you to be there,"
"Really? I would think you'd want to be alone with my brother. But I cant. I've already promised Zac that I would spend the day with him." said Sparkle. She felt bad for bailing on her friend, but she knew LizBeth understood.
"Yeah, I understand. It's alright. Besides, I guess it'll be fun if we're alone. Do you think he'll bring his friends?" LizBeth asked. As she spoke her face lit up. She hadnt been out with a guy in about 2 weeks. And to her, that was a long time. And to everyone at SCHOOL that was a long time. Part of the reason she had been turning down offers to go out on the weekends was because she always had plans with her mother. But now she was back in action.
"I dont think so. For a while now, he's been asking me if I thought he should ask you out. And when I asked if he'd bring along his friends, he said no, so I dont think so. You better hope he doesnt though." said Sparkle. She hated all of Eric's friends. They always hitted on her, and her brother did nothing to get them off. To them, Sparkle was a sex object. She couldnt possibly imagine what they would think of LizBeth.
"Why do you say that?" LizBeth asked.
"Cause they're all jerks. Plus, the way YOU act around guys, they're gonna try something. I should know. I just dont want anything to happen to you." Sparkle respondeded. LizBeth was practically the only person she could talk to. She cared about her more than anyone could ever imagine.
"Thanks. Dont worry, I'll behave," said LizBeth trying to get Sparkle to smile. Ever since her mother died, she wasn't the same. LizBeth couldnt blame her. She had never experienced a death in her family, but the divorce between her parents had the same effect. She stopped eating and was one of the only people her friends knew that wore a size 1 for two years straight. She was still thin, but at least now she was healthy.
Both girls laid on LizBeth's bed and talked about their crushes. Of course, all Sparkle could talk about was Zac. Zac, Zac, Zac, Johnny, and Zac. LizBeth talked about, Tay, Ike, Eric, Trey, and all those other boys that were after her. She was such a flirt and it humored Sparkle. LizBeth, although, missed this about her best friend. Sparkle was always a flirt, the biggest flirt she had ever met, besides herself, but ever since the death of her mother she didnt give one guy a chance except Zac. At least Zac was a decent guy that both of them could trust.
"So Spark... How much do you like Zac? Would you ever go all the way with him??" LizBeth asked one of her most normal questions when Sparkle had a new guy in her life.
"Not anytime soon I dont think. LizBeth, to tell you the truth I think I'm starting to fall in love with him."
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