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“I’ve only been away a few months and you start fighting other kids?” Rose asked continuing in her rant. Her tone was full of disapproval. Luna frowned, she felt ashamed and she hadn’t even done anything wrong! Her mother had a knack for that.
    “Mom, I didn’t fight anybody! Why won’t you listen to that? He chased me with water balloons, and I fell! That’s the honest truth,” she said.
    “Well, your father didn’t think you were very truthful. He said that boy was telling the truth. What was his name, Chance?” she asked.
    “Yeah,” Luna said in defeat as she realized that Rose would probably take Chance’s side as well.
    “Well, he sounds like a very nice boy in my opinion,” she said. “He sounds like he could be a good friend for you.”
    “I don’t want to be nice to him,” Luna said. “He doesn’t deserve it.”
    “Luna! You were raised better than that,” Rose said shocked at her words. “Did your father decide a punishment for you yet?”
    “Yeah, he said I have to go to dinner with Chance tomorrow. That’s a fate worse than death,” she said turning to glare at him as she spoke.
    He sneered back at her, but for once didn’t speak.
    “Now, don’t say things like that. I’m sure he’s a real nice boy,” she said again. “And that sounds as if it’s a fair enough punishment.”
    “You haven’t met him.”
                  “You better be on your best behavior. I don’t want another call like this, okay?” Rose said. “I have an important meeting this week, and I don’t want distractions on my mind.”
    Luna sighed. There was no point arguing with her. “Yes, ma’am.”
    “Good,” she said. “Now, that’s a much more pleasant attitude. I have to go. I love you.”
    “Yeah, I love you too, Mom,” Luna said, and her voice was monotone. “’Bye.”
    She hung up without listening for the reply and turned to look at Chance. He was smiling at her and once again she felt her anger rise as she looked at him. What was he so happy about?
    “What?” she asked him bitterly as she stood staring at him.
    “Your mom didn’t disagree with David’s idea, did she?” he asked, still smiling.
    Luna ignored him and turned her back away as she walked to her room. Behind her she could hear a set of footsteps and knew he was following her.
    “So, I’ll have one of my friends take you dress shopping before the weekend. And where are we going to go tomorrow?” he asked sweetly.
    “Why don’t you just go by yourself tomorrow? And for now why don’t you just go home?” she asked him bitterly. “You already got me in trouble. You’re done.”
    “You didn’t answer my question,” he pointed out.
    “Because I don’t care where you take me. I hate you either way,” she replied. “Hanging out with you for an entire night will only make that much, much worse.”
    “Hmm, I think you’re just shy,” he said smiling. “That’s okay; I know you don’t have many friends and stuff. Besides I have a place in mind.”
    “You’re an idiot.”
    “Are you nervous about being around me? You don’t have to be.”
    “I wasn’t planning on it,” she snorted.
    She had taken a few steps into her room while Chance stayed outside. She clutched the handle of the door and slammed it in his face.
    David would probably be mad about her being rude again, but she couldn’t care less. She was already stuck going out with Chance for an entire evening…there was nothing David could do that could possibly make things any worse than he already had.

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                  Chance stared at the door that Luna had slammed in his face. She wasn’t happy with him. He hadn’t expected her to be. But that didn’t matter at the moment because his plan had worked to perfection. He had won those dates with