Chapter 54 Plans (2/2)
”And ... well ... there's ... there's this guy from LaSelle that is kinda cute,” Kay stammered, blushing even more.
”Uh-huh,” Sarah said, her face splitting into a big grin this time.
”But .. but you know how those boys are! My stupid brother and those ”brothers” of his,” she said, while putting up two fingers up and down, signaling quotation marks in the air.
She sighed deeply, getting up and pacing the room as she said agitatedly, ”If they even knew I was interested in any guy, they'd likely either punch him or something.”
Kay plopping herself on her bed, placing her hand over her eyes dramatically, ”I'll never be able to meet ANYone if they are like this!”
Sarah nodded, agreeing, ”But why Sophia? And what has that got to do with Ali?” Sarah came over and sat on the bed, next to Kay who was lying down.
”Well ... you see, the other day, some wanna-be bad boys were hitting on me. So my stupid brother declared that I could never be left alone so one of them would always be with me. It's Ali's ”duty” this time. So, I need him to be distracted a bit,” she said sheepishly, ”And I noticed that Ali hangs out with Sophia quite often, so it's safe to say that they are close friends.”
”I see, I see,” Sarah said, thinking about it, ”Wait wait ... so how does that work? Do you think Ali would really get distracted by Sophia? It's not like they're going out together or something.”
”It's not so much a distraction, as it is a diversion. I just need a little bit of breathing space and time by myself so that I can ... get to know him better.”
”You really think that will work?” Sarah asked dubiously, ”Ali looks like he's taking his role pretty seriously.”
”I KNOW!” Kay said in exasperation, banging her hands on the bed, ”It's annoying sometimes. I mean, I get their concern but honestly, they've got to loosen the reins a bit, don't you think?
”I agree, but this is going to be tough,” Sarah replied, thinking, ”Ali is hard enough, but what about your brother? Isn't he worse?”
”Oh, not really,” Kay said, shaking her hand in front of her. ”Since Ali is the one assigned to me, Kyle would probably be busy with his club activities. You know how he can get.”
Sarah tapped her chin, then shook her head, ”It's too risky. You never know what or where he can be because of the club activities. Imagine if you manage to get Ali off your back to meet up with the guy, and then you bump into Kyle! How horrible would that be?”
Kay sat up, crossing her arms across her chest, ”You know ... that is true. ARGH!” She plopped down on the bed once more, took her, ”That's it. You're right. It's too risky. I shouldn't do anything. Thanks anyway.”
Sarah turned to look at Kay, who was now hugging Rex, a three foot long husky stuffed toy. Her face looked so sad that Sarah's heart lurched. She then smiled when she got a great idea, ”Hey, how about I keep an eye on Kyle? If he gets out of practice or goes near your area, I'll text you.”
Kay's face brightened, and she peeked at Sarah through the gap in Rex's neck, then she frowned and shook her head, ”No, I can't ask you to do that. But thanks anyway.”
Sarah looked at Kay angrily, ”You want to ask Sophia to help you, but you won't accept my help? I thought we were friends!”
Kay threw Rex aside and grabbed Sarah's hands, ”We are friends! It's not that I don't want your help ... but ... now that I think about it more, it's just asking too much from you guys. I hardly know Sophia, and you're Kyle's friend too. What would happen if Kyle found out?”
Sarah patted Kay's hands and said, ”Don't worry! I can hide very well. He won't know anything. You also need my help to convince Sophia, don't you?”
Kay appeared to ponder on it and Sarah pushed further, ”If you don't try, then how will you know? Are you going to be under their thumb all the time?”
With a resolute face, Kay nodded and said, ”Yes, you are right! Okay! Let's do it!”
Kay hugged Sarah, ”Thank you.”
Sarah hugged her back, and said, ”Anytime, Kay. Anytime. I know you'd do the same for me.”
”In a heartbeat!” Kay responded.
Sarah then went to her own bed and switched off the lights. Kay switched off the lights on her side as well and the room fell into darkness. Kay was lying down on her side, facing in the direction of Sarah's bed. Silently, she apologized to Sarah.
While Kay was happy that her plan had worked, she was a little sad. Sad that she had to lie and put on an act, and manipulate Sarah into offering to help with Kyle. Most of all, Kay deeply regrets that she was not able to tell Sarah the whole truth. Although it was true that Kay needed the help, she didn't quite like how she got it.
Then again ... it's what she was trained for, wasn't it?