Page 104 of Drama Queens Don't Fall For Charming Boys

“Mom…”

“Do you?”

I give Dad a look. “Help me out here.”

He rubs his chin. “I’m curious as well.”

I groan. “Can we drop the subject?”

“He didn’t say no,” Dad hisses to Mom.

“Dad…”

Mom holds up her hands. “All right, all right. We won’t pester you.” She smiles excitedly. “Tell us more about her.”

Puffing out my cheeks, my shoulders slump forward. “I’m ending the call,” I warn.

Mom frowns again. “But this is the first time you’ve liked a girl.”

“I don’t like her that way.” As the words leave my mouth, my stomach gets this strange feeling, something I’ve never felt before. I have no clue what it means and would rather not try to analyze it.

Mom holds up her hands. “Okay, okay. What else is going on in your neck of the woods?”

After updating them more about my life, we end the call. I didn’t realize Mia ended her call already. She’s sitting on my bed, reading her book.

“Sorry about that,” I tell her as I sit down next to her. “My parents sometimes get too obsessed with my life.”

“They miss you.”

I nod. “I miss them, too. But at least there are only a few months left to the semester.”

“That’s true. Do you have plans for the summer?” Her eyes widen. “Oh my gosh. That was so inconsiderate of me. I mean, you probably have a movie or something, right?”

I force a shrug. “Not for this summer.”

“Oh.”

Quiet.

I smile. “But at least your summer will be packed. I hope the movie does as well as the first one did.”

She nods slowly, tucking some hair behind her ear. “Thanks. And I hope you have success in whatever you do next.”

“Thanks.”

I’m not sure if anything will pop up, but I’m trying to be positive.

“So…” Mia says. “Ready for Operation Love Birds?”

I laugh. “Did you just come up with that?”

“Yep. Cute, huh?”

“Yeah. I like it.”

She takes out her phone and opens a notes app. “So the plan is to get those two stubborn mules together because they can’t get together on their own.”

“Yeah. Are you sure she doesn’t have a boyfriend?”

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