life's like an hourglass glued to the table

[_dawnie_]

I'm so restless I can't stand myself. It kills me how I was just fine in the midst of the constant weirdness of the last couple months, and now nothing seems to be like it should be. I wonder if it's senioritis? Finals are starting up, and I'm exempt from everything except Trig. Go figure. My brain just doesn't work that way. And then Prom,

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[_janice_]

"Really," I say, in a teasing tone, even though I'm not all that surprised, I guess. "Woo hoo, Dawn!" I smirk at her. "Just, you hadn't mentioned him a while, so...I guess that was just you being all secretive, huh?"

Belatedly, I respond to her teasing. "I am SO not hormonal all the time!"

[_dawnie_]

I nudge her with my shoulder. "Are too." She knows I'm just kidding. It's a thing.

"I kinda have to be secretive since my boyfriend's so much older than I am," I tell her. I glance down at my feet as if they're way interesting. "Can I ask you something?"

[_janice_]

"Am not," I insist. "Jordy's just confusing as hell." And sometimes it's like he's two different people.

Her serious tone keeps me from going on with that train of thought. "Sure. Anything, you know that."

[_dawnie_]

"If it's okay, I want to tell Buffy I'm going to your house for the night. I'm not saying you have to lie for me if she called or anything," I rush on, "but just, you know, don't call me or come by that night."

I glance at her. "It's no big if you don't want to. I can come up with something else."

[_janice_]

"What, like I'd have problems lying to your sister?" I laugh. "I think Mom would be the issue there." I think for a minute as we turn into the neighborhood. "Maybe you could just give her my cell phone number--that way if she did call, I'd be the one answering."

[_dawnie_]

"I don't think she'd call," I say. "And seriously I'm not asking you to lie for me... I'm the one doing the lying." I roll my eyes. "I mean, she was totally gone for two months and I could do whatever I wanted. Whoever I wanted." I snicker, being silly. "Anyway."

I shift my backpack again. "He said he has a surprise for me."

[_janice_]

"And I seriously don't mind," I assure her. "A surprise, huh?" I grin at her, maybe a little wistfully. Must be nice to be that sure about him.

[_dawnie_]

"Yeah." My expression is dreamy. I don't need a surprise to be happy since I'll get a whole uninterrupted night with him, but I'm a little curious. "So... you and Jordy are all set for Prom, then. Very cool."

[_janice_]

I shrug. "I guess so. No clue if he likes to dance, but Sophie seems to think he can." I still wonder why she seemed so sure about that. "It'll be fun with him there, anyway."

[_dawnie_]

"Yeah. He's always fun to be around." When he's not possessed by the spirit of a Shakespearean character... I am so glad that huge mess is over.

[_janice_]

"Yeah," I agree. Even if he does make me a little crazy sometimes. "I'll talk to you soon, 'kay?" I say, as I go to turn off onto my street.

[_dawnie_]

"Soon," I agree, waving and striding toward my house, already thinking about my upcoming plans with Avasa.