When I got home I silently went to my room and started to read a book. My mom was at work, and I knew that when she was gone I should stay in my room.

When my mom finally did get home from work she came to my room to see what I had bought from the mall. She closed the door and sat on my bed. I modeled the shirt for her and then showed her the CDs.

After I was done I sat down next to her on my bed. "Mommy," I said, "Can I go over to a friend's house for diiner tomorrow?"

"What friend?" she asked a little surprised. We both knew that I didn't have any friends. Then she smiled. "Is this friend a boy?"

I giggled a little bit and said, "Maybe..."

"Ooo-la-la!" she said teasingly. I blushed and turned my head away.

"So can I go?" I asked.

"You'll have to ask Jeff, but it should be fine!" she said as she smiled at me. I frowned at the thought of asking Jeff.

"Al right..." I said quietly. We both stood and walked out of my room. My mom went to go take a shower and I walked over to where Jeff was sitting, watching television. I sat down quietly next to him and waited for a commercial to come on.

"What do you want?" he asked as the first commercial appeared.

"A guy from my school invited me over for dinner tomorrow night and I was wondering if I could go...mom said it was fine if it was OK with you..." I said hesitantly.

"What's his name?" he asked as he continued to stare at the t.v.

"Adam," I said as I looked at the carpet. I was almost sure that he was going to say no.

"Ya, that should be fine. Now get out of here, my program is back on!" he said as he stared at the screen intently watching 2 skaters make their way out to the middle of the rink.

I forced myself to hold my laughter until I made it into my bedroom. I couldn't believe that a man as mean as Jeff loved figure skating as much as he did. He always told me that when he was my age he wanted to be a professional, but he didn't have the money to get a good trainer. As soon as I closed my bedroom door I burst into laughter.