I've got some water, I said. Go and get another glass!' she said. You can look at him on the way. He's sitting alone, near the door. I went for some more water and looked at the boy. He smiled at me. I smiled back and he blushed When I got back to the table, Donna nearly pulled me down into my chair. Do you know him?' she asked. His name's Jack, I said. "He came to the school at the beginning of term. We're in the same class for History' "He's got a nice face!' said Donna. Her eyes were excited. Did he? Did Jack have a nice face? I thought about it. I said But he's not handsome. Is he?' No, said Donna. But he isn't handsome in a really nice way. Do you know him well? "Not very well," I said. I say hello to him.
Who's he going out with?" asked Donna. "Nobody!' I said. "He only came here at the beginning of term! Donna's brain started to work - fast. You've got History last lesson today, she said. Talk to him after the lesson. Give me time, and I'll find you. I said, Wait a minute! Excuse me? Aren't you Donna Marshall? Aren't you going out with Steve Bridges? "Not really, said Donna I said, Last week you said, Steve's wonderful. Susie!" That was last week, said Donna. I like Steve, of course, but I knew two things: Donna was bored with Steve(Goodbye, Steve!). And Jack was next, because well Donna always got her man So after the history lesson, I put my books in my bag slowly And when Jack went past my table on his way out, I went after him. I said, Jack?
He turned and saw me. He blushed again. I thought, 'He's very shy I said, "Hi, I'm Susie! "I know you are. said Jack. Did you want something"Do you like it here?' I asked. because I couldn't think of anything more interesting. Is it difficult at a big school when you don't know anybody? "It's OK, he said. Everybody's friendly. And it smells right 'What?' said. Jack smiled a nice smile! He said, My last school was near a farm. The smell was bad! We had to shut the windows, summer and winter So you're a country boy?' I said. "No, he said. My school was in Basingstoke Oh, Basingstoke!" I said. "You know it?' he said.
"No, I said. Is it a nice place? "It's OK. He looked at me strangely, but I couldn't stop now. Where was Donna? I said, Are there any cinemas in Basingstoke? Er, yes, he said. Did you see the film I began Then I saw Donna. She came to us and smiled. She said, "Hi Susie! I said, 'Hi! Donna, this is Jack. Jack, this is Donna. Donna gave him a big smile. Her smile usually makes men weak in the legs. Jack put out his hand and said, "Hello, Donna. Nice to meet you Usually makes men weak in the legs. But not this time! After a minute, Donna tried again. She gave another smile and put her hand in Jack's hand. I thought, Why isn't he falling at her feet? I left them. She could do the work now.
Donna phoned me at six o'clock. She wasn't happy. said, She"That Jack really! "What's wrong with him?' I asked. "I could only get about six words out of him!' she said. "He was all right when he talked to me, I said. Perhaps he was shy. He's slow, she said. "I want to go out with him but he didn't ask me. I thought, 'Donna was alone with a boy for more than five minutes, and he didn't ask her out! What's wrong with her!' I said, "I think he's shy He blushes easily. "I'll try something different next time, said Donna. What does he like to do? What doesn't he like? "I don't think he likes farms, I said Farms? said Donna Who wants to talk about farms? Does he
like dancing? Does he like the cinema? You'll have to ask him"Why don't you ask him?' I said Donna did this big sigh down the phone. She said, oh, Susie! You don't know anything about boys. She was right, I didn't. And it was because of the freckles.