The Greedy Child is Always Right;;Ella;;14

I'm at the hair salon with Alfonso. He's in one chair watching me get my hair highlighted, while I'm in the other waiting for my hair to process. He's doing his math homework so he won't be up late doing it after we get dinner with our dad. He put's the folder away and takes a sip of pop. I look up from the phone and catch him laughing. "What is so funny Fonso?"

"Nothing, you just look like an alien."

"I am an alien, that's why."

"Yeah, and I'm Jonathan Toews."

"Keep dreaming buddy."

We hear a guy talk and then footsteps. I look up and for some odd reason a smile forms to my face as the figure walks over to me. It's Jon. He then looks at my head and laughs. The smile leaves as he takes out his phone and snaps a picture. "Is that nessecary?" I ask him.

"I just find it funny."

"Great. This is my brother Alfonso."

"Ella, you know him!"

"I went to school with him for a year," I smile.

"LUCKY! YOUR THE BEST HOCKEY PLAYER OF TODAY!"

"That's very kind of you, thank you."

"Ella, can I go get a snack out of the vending machine down the hall?"

"Yeah, theres money in my wallet," I say as he runs off with my wallet. "THE COLOR FITS YOU NICELY!" I yell jokingly.

I catch Jonny snicker and shake his head. I look at him as I set my phone down. "How old were you when he was born?" he asks me. I do the math in my head as Jonny laughs even more. "I was in fourth grade, remember?"

"OH YEAH! You left school early because you're mom went into labor a week in a half early. God, he got big."

"Yeah."

"What color did you put in your hair?"

"Green."

"Good joke."

"Okay fine, blue."

"Jesus what are you, emo?"

"Oh yeah, because I cut my wrists and black my eyes."

"That's sad that you know that song."

"It's a good song. Anyways, blonde."

"It'll fit you nicely. Youll look pretty."

"You really think I'm pretty?"

"Yeah."

"Well..you're not so bad yourself."

At that moment I'm stairing at him and he's stairing at me. Did I really just call him good looking? A smile forms to his face as I crack a smile. I hear someone clear their thoart. It was Alfonso, standing there holding a bag of sunchips. Jon looks down and laughs. "I should go." We watch him leave as my stylist takes the foils out and begins to wash my hair. "You like him," Alfonso says straight up.

"We're friends."

"No, I saw the way you were looking at each other. I may only be eleven but I know when my older sister is falling for someone."

"And you know this?"

"Well...the way you look at him, you were stairing in his eyes all 'goo-goo gaa-gaa' like. Trust me Ella....you have the hots for Mr. Toews!"

Jesus the kid was good. I didn't even know what was coming over me. I was begining to fall for the guy. It was something about him that I liked but I didn't know what. Maybe it was the secret crush I had in fourth grade on him? Which is probably why I was so mean to him. I look at Alfonso who is eating his chips and between mouthfuls says, "You know I'm right Ella." I sigh. I had to admit to it. I smile then. If I like the guy then so be it. Odds are nothing was going to happen if Bridgid was still around trying despretly to ruin both our lives.

"Fonso, I'll give you ten bucks if you keep quiet about him and I."

"Fifthteen."

"Twenty, and that's as high as I will go."

"Fourty."

"You greedy child."

"Fourty!"

"Fine.

And that was that.

enjoy!. good night :)