Camp Confidential 05 - TTYL by Melissa J. Morgan Read Free Book Online

Kyle, playing basketball with a couple of his friends. He noticed Natalie as she walked, and waved at her with a big grin on his face. They hadn’t had much of a chance to talk yet at school, despite Natalie’s best efforts. It was a much bigger school than she was used to, and the dance would be the first time she saw many of her friends.
    Natalie waved back and headed over to say hello.
    “Hey, Kyle!” she said, grinning. “How’s the game going?”
    “Pretty good,” he said, scooping up the basketball and walking over to her. “I’m winning.”
    “You’re totally not winning,” one of his friends said teasingly.
    “Whatever,” Kyle replied. “Hey, Nat, can I come talk to you in a little while?”
    Natalie’s stomach filled with butterflies. “Of course!” she replied. “I’d better go find Hannah now.”
    “See you later,” Kyle said, smiling.
    Natalie scanned the room for her friend and finally saw Hannah sitting alone at a table across the gymnasium. As Nat walked across the room to Hannah, she took in all the noise—the music playing, sneakers squeaking, basketballs punching the floor, laughter, and talking. And Kyle was going to come by and talk to her! She couldn’t get over how lucky she was feeling.
    She sat down across from Hannah. “Where were you?” Hannah asked quietly.
    “Just saying hi to Kyle,” Natalie said.
    “Oh. I thought you weren’t coming over, or something.” Hannah gestured to one of the plates sitting on the table, holding a big slice of pizza. “Anyway, they only had broccoli or mushroom, so I got you the mushroom. I couldn’t remember if you liked them or not, but I figured you’d rather pick off mushrooms than broccoli. They’re easier to pull out in one piece.”
    “I love mushrooms. Thanks, Hannah!” Natalie said, reaching for one of the plates. The pizza looked good—big slices of classic New York thin-crust pizza. It was covered with mushrooms, and just greasy enough that the paper plate below it was slightly orange. “Yum . . . this looks delicious!” she added. She raised the pizza to her mouth for a huge bite.
    The music playing in the gym was loud and fast, a hip-hop song Natalie didn’t know. “What is this song?” she asked Hannah.
    “Oh, it was huge this summer,” Hannah said excitedly. “It’s Usher’s latest single.”
    “What’s it called?” Natalie asked.
    “Um . . . I actually don’t know,” Hannah said, laughing. “I was in Europe, remember? If it ever played on the radio there, the DJ said the title in a different language.”
    Natalie laughed. “Well, I like it,” she said.
    “Me too,” Hannah said cheerfully.
    “Me too,” a boy’s voice added. Natalie swung around and saw Kyle standing there. “It’s called ‘Confessions.’ It actually came out last year.”
    “Oh,” Hannah said, her voice suddenly much colder.
    What’s up with that? Natalie thought. She decided to ignore the change in Hannah’s tone, hoping that Kyle didn’t notice it. “Hey, Kyle!” she exclaimed. “Are you having a good time?”
    “For sure,” Kyle said, shoving his hands in his pockets. He looked at Hannah and smiled. “I just beat Matt in a game of Horse. Plus I’ve had, like, twelve pieces of pizza.”
    “Cool,” Hannah said sarcastically.
    Kyle looked a little hurt, so Natalie hastily added, “How many letters did you win by?”
    “Oh, two,” Kyle said proudly. “S and E.”
    “Nice!” Nat said. She looked at Hannah, who seemed upset for some reason. “That’s good, right, Hannah?” she prompted.
    “Yeah, awesome,” Hannah replied flatly.
    The music changed from the Usher song to a slower, more romantic song. “Hey, um, Natalie . . . do you want to dance?” Kyle asked shyly.
    Surprised, Natalie looked up at him. “Sure!” she said. She stood up, those butterflies floating through her stomach again, and they walked together to the dance floor, where Kyle tentatively put his arms around her waist, and she put