As we entered into the eighth-grade, Brian and I finally had a class together, Algebra. Although it wasn’t my best subject, it was kind of cool to have a class with him, and of course we sat next to each other. Katie and I both took a drama class, as playing interesting characters fulfilled that adventurous side in us. Melissa and Michelle were also in our drama class, which caused me a bit of anxiety, knowing that all of us were in the same class. That particular day at lunchtime, Brian suggested the four of us do something this coming weekend.
“Hey Jess… do you want to go to the movies Friday night? That new movie E.T. is out—everyone says it’s really good.”
“That sounds cool. Who’s going to drive us?”
“My dad said he would.”
Brian turned to the girls sitting at the table. “Do you think you can go with us to the movies?”
“I’m pretty sure I can,” Michelle said, as she looked to her cousin Melissa for her response.
Melissa flipped her long brown hair, and directed her gaze to me with a flirtatious smile. “It sounds like fun. It would be kind of like a double-date.”
The way Melissa said that only confirmed what I had been thinking all last summer. That Melissa had a lot of ideas about the two of us being a couple and all.
“Then I guess it’s a double-date,” Brian added. “Do you girls want my dad to pick you up? Or will you just meet us there?”
“We’ll meet you guys there,” Michelle answered. “My dad will
