I paused. What had my best friend just asked me?
"Say that again?" I smiled unsurely.
Winter looked at me pointedly. "I think you heard what I said," she said slowly.
"Uh… a date with Zack?" I asked, rather stupidly. Really, for a person who had pulled her grades back up to the flawless 4.3 GPA and was now back on first string, you would have thought I could have come up with something a little more intelligent to say.
Winter nodded. "He… seemed pretty keen on you," she c****d her head to the side. "I think he actually really likes you. What do you say?"
"Wait a minute," I said. "Rewind." We had now reached my locker and I bought time by twirling the combination, stuffing my backpack in, and taking out my books. I slammed the metal door shut. Winter waited patiently.
"Okay," I finall
