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you? I could use that,
especially when I’m rehearsing for a role; I need someone brutally
honest, to tell me when my acting is rubbish.”
    Izzie laughed,
“Sure, if you want someone to slag you off all the time; I’m your
girl.” She was only half-serious but Kale looked thrilled.
    “You really
mean that? It would help me so much.” He beamed at her while she
shook her head disbelievingly.
    “I was joking
but if you mean it … sure, why not?” Izzie laughed and noticed Jake
Greenberg waiting outside her next class. She forgot they had
English together and now it looked like Kale would be joining them
too. She smiled at Jake who did a double-take when he saw who Izzie
was with. He grinned back at her and made his way over to talk to
her; something he had never done before.
    “Hey Isobel,
how’s it going? Hey Kale, I’m Jake Greenberg, welcome to
Hartside.”
    Kale frowned at
him but shook his hand, “Thanks, Izzie has been really
helpful.” He put heavy emphasis on his correction of Izzie’s name.
Izzie found herself smiling at this against her will; it was quite
funny when Jake looked a little confused – it was actually quite
adorable.
    Jake nodded and
threw his arm around Izzie’s shoulders, giving her a tight
squeeze.
    “Oh I bet she
has been helpful. She’s super nice, aren’t you Isobel? Hey, if you
do need anything - anything that our Isobel can’t help you with -
you know who to come to, yeah?” He flashed Kale a smile while Izzie
settled for looking puzzled; why was he acting like they were best
buds all of a sudden? She shrugged this thought off as she found
she really didn’t mind; maybe she could use being Kale’s guide to
get closer to Jake.
    Kale’s smile at
Jake was strained and he looked at Izzie with a mixture of pity and
amusement; her baffled expression was priceless. He noticed that
Jake quickly dropped his arm from Izzie when he sensed the
conversation with Kale was over. Izzie rolled her eyes and smiled
as Jake walked on inside the classroom. Kale looked at her like she
was crazy; why was she grinning like a fool after that jackass? He
decided to tell her as much.
    “Em, why are
you looking at him like he’s the best thing since sliced bread? The
guy’s an idiot.” Kale told Izzie as they made their way to two
empty seats near the back of the room.
    Izzie glared at
him, “How can you say that? You don’t even know him – he’s really
nice actually.” Kale didn’t look convinced but smirked
slightly.
    “Um, hello? Pot
– kettle – black … anyone? You don’t know me but are quick to judge
probably from what you’ve read in the media about me.”
    Izzie smirked
back, “Everyone’s entitled to an opinion.” she echoed back at
him.
    Kale grinned;
he had met his match. “Exactly, therefore so am I about Mr Jackass
over there!”
    Izzie laughed,
“I guess two can play at this game, eh? All I’m saying is give him
a chance he seems really nice.” Kale didn’t fail to notice that she
had implied that Jake appeared to be an ok guy. He didn’t
mention this but he wasn’t going to skirt around the issue of her
giving him a chance.
    “Well all I’m saying is give me a chance or at least try.” he
smiled down at her and she rolled her eyes in defeat.
    “Fine but one
strike – just one - and you’re out.” she half-smiled at him and
returned her attention to the chapter of the novel they were
supposed to be reading.
    “I can live
with that.” Kale told her and he followed her example and started
his work also, smiling to himself; he sensed he was going to like
this experience.
     

Chapter
Four
     
    When it came
around to lunch time, Kale wondered if asking Izzie could he join
her, would be too much and push her over the edge. He needn’t have
worried though, Maddie had took it upon herself to invite him to
sit with her and Izzie; the latter had not looked too happy when
Kale accepted Maddie’s invitation. That’s why when she got the
chance; Izzie dragged