toby-tucker

Why are you here, Wesley?___ told you,_ he said. __ got worried. You__e been avoiding me for the past week at school, and when I called you today, you didn__ answer. I thought something might have happened with your dad. So I came to make sure you were okay.__ bit my lower lip, a wave of guilt washing over me. __hat__ sweet,_ I murmured. __ut I__ fine. Dad apologized for the other night, and he__ going to AA meetings now, so___o you weren__ going to tell me?___hy would I?___ecause I care!_ Wesley yelled. His words crashed into me, stunning me for a second. ____e been worried about you since you left my house a week ago! You didn__ even say why you left, Bianca. What was I supposed to do? Just assume you would be all right?___od,_ I whispered. ____ sorry. I didn__-_____ worrying about you, and you__e fucking that pretentious little-!___ey!_ I shouted. __on__ bring Toby into this.

Bianca?__tartled, I focused on Toby again. __mm?___re you all right?_ he asked.My fingers had been toying with the little B charm around my neck without my realizing it. Immediately I dropped my hand to my side. ____ fine.___asey warned me that you__e probably lying when you say that,_ he said.I gritted my teeth and searched the dance floor for my so-called friend. She was being added to my hit list.__nd I think she__ right,_ Toby sighed.__hat?___ianca, I can see what__ going on._ He glanced over his shoulder at Wesley before turning back to me with a little nod. __e__ been staring at you since he got here.___as he?___ can see him in the mirrors over there. And you__e been staring back,_ Toby said. __t__ not just tonight either. I__e seen the way he looks at you during school. In the hallways. He likes you, doesn__ he?____ I don__ know. I guess._ Oh God, this was uncomfortable. I just kept spinning my straw between my fingers and watching the little waves that appeared on the surface of my drink. I couldn__ meet Toby__ gaze.__ don__ have to guess,_ he said. __t__ pretty obvious. And the way you look at him makes me think you__e in love with him, too.___o!_ I cried, releasing my straw and glaring up at Toby. __o, no, no. I am not in love with him, okay?__oby gave me a small smile and said, __ut you do have feelings for him.__ couldn__ see any sign of pain in his eyes, just a touch of amusement. That made it a lot easier to give him an answer. __m,_ yeah.___hen go to him.__ rolled my eyes without meaning to. It was just so automatic. __esus, Toby,_ I said, __hat sounds like a line out of a bad movie.__oby shrugged. __aybe, but I__ serious, Bianca. If you feel that way about him, you should go over there.