CHATROOM LOVE
Chapter Seventeen
September 13, 2001
After saying good-bye to Rose and Dawn, Jack
went with Tommy and Fabrizio to computer class. Everybody was just sitting
around and talking, because their teacher was in a staff meeting. It was a free
period, so they could do whatever they wanted.
"So Jack and Rosa are a couple
now?" Fabri asked Tommy. Their computers were side-by-side on the other
side of the room from Jack's.
Tommy grinned, catching a glimpse of Jack
staring off into space. "Yeah. Me and Dawn saw them at our lockers, all
over each other!"
"Like you and Dawn under the
bleachers?"
Tommy's grin faded. "God, does everyone
know about that?" he said, a little too loudly.
Everyone turned to look at him.
*****
Jack, who was snapped out of his Rose daze by
his friend, went back to his computer. He clicked on the little email icon on
the computer and signed on. You have 2 new messages, the screen read. He
smiled as he saw one from Rose, but the look turned into shock as he saw who
the second one was from.
Trudy Bolt.
For a moment, he just sat there in disbelief,
but opened it anyway.
Jack,
Hey, there, lil' bro! Sorry for any
trouble I put you guys through, but don't worry. My building was evacuated, but
my friend Sally in Rochester has let me stay at her house until I leave for
Edmonton, and the damage is looked at. I will be there in about three days! And
I have a surprise :)
Love,
Your sister,
Trudy
Jack just stared at the screen, wide-eyed. He
was glad to know that Trudy was okay, but the e-mail gave him even more
questions. Why had she changed her last name to Bolt? And what was her
surprise?
He sighed, sitting back. He would just have
to wait to find out—even though the curiosity was nearly overwhelming him.
Three days seemed like forever when he had so many questions.