The Shane Game
Chapter 39
Shane
couldn’t believe that Savannah had actually agreed to
hanging out with him tonight. Nick and Derek had asked Shane to
hang out tonight but he told them he was sick. He couldn’t
risk saying he was hanging out with Savannah, especially after he
saw all the sh..t Aaron Mason got this morning at football
practice for hooking up with her last night. He couldn’t
even lie and say that Savannah was all over him, because he was
sober and Savannah was wasted. He just laughed it off saying he
probably made her dreams come true.
The doorbell rang and Shane ran
downstairs to answer it, practically knocking over his
sister.
“Hey,” Shane
answered the door.
“Hey,” Savannah
took a step in, cautiously.
“You look really
pretty,” Shane said. Savannah just wanted to cry, thinking
about how if he said it a year ago, it would’ve made her so
happy, and how now it basically means nothing.
Mrs. Palmer heard a girl say,
“Thanks” and looked out from the kitchen.
“Savannah?” she could barely believe it. “Oh my
gosh, it is so good to see you!” She ran over and gave her
a hug. This is exactly why Shane didn’t tell her.
“I’ve missed you, how have you been?”
“Good,” Savannah
smiled. “How have you been?”
“Great!” she
smiled. “Did you dye your hair lighter? It looks great! Do
you still swim?” She bombarded Savannah with a bunch of
questions but it was good to catch up. Savannah saw Corinne and
complimented her shirt which they’d bought last year
together.
“Alright, we gotta
go,” Shane started to lead Savannah up to his room, not
wanting to waste any more time with his family.
“It’s great to see
you Savannah, don’t be a stranger!” Mrs. Palmer
said.
“I won’t!”
Savannah said, unsure if she could keep that promise though.
Savannah walked into
Shane’s room and was hit by a thousand memories. She had
her first kiss in this room and had spent practically every day
here last year. Shane had made sure to clean up all the c.ndom
packets and that there were no girl clothes in sight.
They sat down on the couch and
Savannah was quiet, waiting for Shane to say something, but Shane
completely froze, unsure of what to say. Savannah and Ava had
practiced what to say if something like this were to happen.
“Why did you invite me
here?” Savannah asked.
Shane looked at her
disappointed face, like she thought this was all a joke. He
noticed the navy blue shirt she was wearing, and he knew it was
Ava’s- he’d bought it for her.
“Because I like you and I
wanted to spend time with you,” Shane said.
“You like me?”
Savannah asked like she was so happy, hoping her voice sounded as
sincere as it did when she practiced with Ava.
“So much,” Shane
admitted.
“I really like you
too,” Savannah recited her lines.
“So then why did you do
that last night with Aaron? That’s not like you,
Sav.”
“No, you’re right,
it’s not. But you hooked up with Autumn and
Willow, and that is like you,” she spit.
“I was so drunk and
I’ve never been that high before. I just wanted some action
at the time and looking back on it now, I completely regret
it,” Shane said. “I’m sorry.”
“It was a week after you
told me how much you wanted me back! Were you even going to tell
me about this?” Savannah asked annoyed.
“Yes! That’s why I
invited you over here,” Shane defended himself.
“You’re truly
sorry?” Savannah asked, moving a little closer to him.
“Yes,” he said.
“Prove it,” she
said.
He kissed
her.
Note: but good things can only last
so long
Teaser: "Savannah do you know what would happen to me if I
let everyone know I liked you? I'd be ridiculed
forever," he said, hoping she'd appreciate his
honesty.
