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you fat just by looking at the
shelves in it. Cakes, pies, schnitzel you name it they've got
it."
    Haley laughed.
    “ Sooooooo," Abigail said. "Let’s
talk about Dale Richmond.”
    Haley closed her eyes with a
petulant sigh. She rested the rear portion of her skull against the
spine of the couch.
    "Let's not," Haley said.
    “ Yes let's," Abigail said. She
turned away from the TV and looked at Haley. "Did he ask you out
yet? Because I know he likes you. He missed that mad dunk in gym
class yesterday because he was looking at you.”
    Haley opened her eyes. She looked
at Abigail. "He was not looking at me."
    "He was too. He's going to ask you
out. He likes you! He's always posting on your FB wall and
commenting on your academic reviews on Goodreads. You like the same
books he does and you like him too."
    "I don't know."
    "You two would be great together. I
bet he asks you to the Spring Fling Dance. You know I saw this vid
on YouTube of him dancing last year in the parking lot. You know
freestyle? And well he can really dance. And you can too so hey.
You might as well go out."
    "I don't want to go to the
Spring Fling Dance. And we don’t know if Dale likes me. I
mean,
a lot
of girls like him. I mean, have you seen some of the stuff
they put on his FB wall. It's like.
Pornographic."
    "Not really. Well a few times but
not too many but don't worry about his wall. Dale likes
you!"
    "No. what happened in gym class was
just him being clumsy."
    "Dale is the cap of the basketball
team! He never misses baskets!"
    "Everyone has an off game
day."
    "Haley, boys like Dale don't miss
baskets looking at girls they don’t' like! Hoops is like their
life. Well, that and picking up chicks but you're like totally gf
material. So when he asks you out don't run this time. Stay. Smile
and talk to him."
    "What are you talking
about?"
    "He was sooooo going to ask you out
today after Lit class but you like ran for the lockers as soon as
the bell rang."
    "So? Lit is our last
class."
    "So? You don’t' usually run out
like that. I think it's because you saw him coming over to you.
Carrying your favorite book. It was so romantic. Well it could've
been if you didn't go all Speed Racer on us."
    "Abbie, Dale was carrying a
Kindle."
    "So? I’m sure he had your favorite
book on it."
    "Ugh."
    "And then after you like knocked
over a desk and shoved Amy Carter and Susie Phelps out of your way
when you bolted for the door..."
    "I didn't knock over any
desks!"
    "Everyone was like
what
? And I was
like I know why she did that. And Dale, well. Dale looked so hurt.
See look..."
    Abigail pulled her cell from her
pocket. She moved closer to Haley and held the screen near her
friend's shocked face.
    The fluctuating image of a vid
flashed across the screen.
    The sound of loud conversation,
laughter and loud banging noises poured from the device.
    Haley slapped at the cell phone and
she looked at Abigail.
    "You taped that?" Haley
asked.
    "Yeah. I was testing out that new
App you sent me and I like hit record by mistake. Well, okay you
didn't knock over a desk but you did like rush out of there right
before Dale was like coming to you. Hmm…interesting."
    "Abbie…"
    "Don’t worry. I won't put it on
YouTube. Deleting it now."
    Abigail tapped at her
phone.
    "Thank you," Haley said.
    Abigail slid her phone inside her
pocket. She smiled at Haley.
    "You're welcome. And I really think
you should give Dale a chance. He's cute, smart, funny and nice.
And he likes those boring books that you just can't get enough
of.
    "What boring books?"
    "Nothing. Your shelf on Goodreads
is like totally excitement and stuff. And you should really like
talk to Dale. He likes you. Trust me on this."
    "I dunno, Abbie."
    "Haley, he's gonna ask you out. You
should say yes. Oh, and if I'm not maid of honor at your wedding
I'm slashing your tires."
    "Abbie…"
    "Just kidding."
    "Can we talk about something else
please?"
    "Yeah, Matt Grayson asked me
out."
    "Really? When?"
    "Today at lunch. He