‘Deal. Anyway, I hate popcorn.’
We sort of grinned stupidly at each other, then I remembered what he’d said that day in the park. That he sometimes felt scared when he liked a girl.
No time like the present, I thought, as I leaned in and kissed him softly on the lips.
email: Inbox (1)
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Date: 5 July
Subject: hol
Dear TJ
New passport received this morning.
Coming home.
Paul
email: Outbox (1)
To: [email protected]
From: [email protected]
Date: 5 July
Subject: mates, dates
Hey Hannahnutter
Whassup? Softy I haven’t been in touch, it’s been mad here. So much has been happening. Paul’s coming home. Scott is history. Got a date with Steve. Realised boys can be mates as well as dates. Der. Took me a while!
Velly happy. Hope you are.
And I won the competition with Emma Ford from Year 10. I am now the new joint-editor of the school magazine. Hurrah.
TJ XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
email: Inbox (1)
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Pate: 5 July
Subject: Goody flobbalots
Velly solly me no been in touch either.
Goody flobbalots and hurrah about mag thing. I knew you’d get it,
And coolerooney about Steve. I could tell even from a zillion trillion miles away that something was going to ‘appen zere. Hasta la banana and many joily jollities to him. He soundeth superbio. A mate and a date. Best kind.
Mad here too. Replaced ze Luke with ze Ryan. So many boys, so little time etc etc. Most excellent fun here. Loadsa big bashes and barbies, though I truly miss you and your strange angle on life and SOH.
Send me photos of your new look. And new boy. And new mag.
At last le TJ has recognised she is ze babe avec ze brain.
Keep buzy and yabberyabber spoon.
Lurve and keesses
Your friend for ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and . . . (oh, shutup H)
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