Her mind had wandered elsewhere and made a quizzical face almost completely forgetting about Jesse. She unconfidently answered, “Um… He’s doing well, I believe.”
Danny notices her struggling and changes the subject, “How about we get started because our first debate is coming up soon.”
After their meeting she decides to go see the last few minutes of Jesse’s practice because she does feel bad for missing it. When she arrived he was strolling to the locker room with his buddies.
“Jesse?” she said softly.
He turned around and made a confused expression. “What?” he asked with anger on the brink of his voice. “You don’t come to my practice yet you can show up after it’s over. You know I have plans tonight. We’re cruisin’ for a bruisin’, am I right boys?” he pointed at his buddies and laughed with a smirk. …show more content…
She became fed up with the choice of tone he used to talk to her with, so she turns around and leaves without saying another word.
“Come on, baby. Don’t act like that and walk away. Come back.” She continues walking and doesn’t look back. Not even once. “Fine. Whatever. Talk later, Miss Independent.”
As she exits the school with her eyes welling up with tears, she bumps into Kenneth.
“Oh my goodness. I am sincerely so sorry,” he thoughtfully said. Evett looked up at him with sad, kind eyes, saying nothing. Knowing something was wrong with his new friend he asked with great concern, “Are you okay?”
At this point Evett is wiping tears from her cheeks and answers with, “Yes, of course.”
Knowing she isn’t telling the truth he decides to try and cheer her