“He is, but I have to go. I have to do the security papers now.â€? That was a complete and total lie, but I didn’t want to misuse any of my time by talking to Rose, when I could be smiling and having fun with Nick.“Ok, see ya,â€? she said, disappointed.“Bye,â€? I replied. Five seconds later I hung up the phone. Then I quietly turned the corner, only to see Nick on his cell phone. “No, she had to answer her cell phone too.â€? Oh my goodness, he’s talking about me!
“She’s pretty, easy to talk to, everything I imagined. . .â€? He paused. “Well I have to go. I don’t know when she’ll be back, and I don’t want to desecrate my time.â€? He paused again. “That means I don’t want to waste my time with you, when I could be with her. It’ll be really embarrassing for her to come back and seeing me on the phone.â€?