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weren’t listening, were you? ” She pointed to the handout Mrs. Mason had put on everyone’s desks. “Sunday, 6:30. Discovery Channel. ‘The Rainforest ’. ”
    I smiled. “The Rainforest . Cool.” She didn’t smile back. “It’ll be okay. I don’t bite.”
    Liz’s raised one eyebrow and looked at the ceiling. “I never said you did.”
    “It’s just that sometimes… well , I catch you looking at me like I’m stupid or something. What did I ever do to you?”
    Liz sat down wearing one of those “ tell me more ” looks girls challenge guys with.
    “You do that little slit thing with your eyes.” I made my eyes look the way hers usually looked at me.
    Liz sighed. “I’m sorry. It’s not you. It’s some of the guys you hang with. They’re like little spoiled boys who don’t know when to shut up or be nice.”
    “Like with the sub the other day? That was pretty stupid.” I studied the handout again, mostly because I was too ashamed to look at Liz’s eyes.
    “Yeah. And the hallway any other day or the cafeteria or...why do you hang around with them?”
    “Because they’re my friends.”
    By now I was more than a little uncomfortable; this girl had a way of making me crazy. Besides her eyes and hair, there was her amazing body and the closeness of all that to me, but I wasn’t going to let her put my friends down, so I said the first thing I could think of. “Why do you hang around with Kate?”
    “Because Kate is one of the most loyal, kindest people I know. She doesn’t have a mean bone in her body. She’s smart and pretty funny once you get to know her.”
    “Kate? Funny? She doesn’t talk.”
    “She doesn’t talk to you .” The way she said “ you ” made me sound even more disgusting. I shook my head and rolled my eyes.
    “ What? ” Liz a s ked .
    “What? What about you? Every time y o u even look at me, you act like I’m some monster that did something terrible to you. You don’t even know me.”
    Liz studied my address for a second and looked back at me, her green eyes soft and beautiful.
    “I’m sorry,” she said. I could tell she was thinking hard about something. “I can be a be-itch sometimes.”
    “Yep,” I said. “But, it’s okay. We’re partners.”
    Liz smiled at me. “Partners,” she said, right as the dismissal bell rang.
    Dang, that girl can smile.
     
    “Oh, my gosh !” Chrissy gushed, grabbing my shoulder before I got out Ms. Mason’s door. “Liz is your partner? Wait until Seth hears.”
    “Why does Seth care?” I rolled my eyes. Chrissy might be beautiful, but she is about as annoying as my little sister.
    “Duh. Because Liz is Kate’s best friend. How can you not know that?” Now, it was Chrissy’s turn to roll her eyes. “We have an inside spy.” She smiled deviously and ran down the hall to spread what she thought was news.
    “That girl is seriously stupid,” I told Johnny while loading my backpack to go home. “I am doing a project with Liz and watching a special on the Rainforest . That’s all. I am not spying on anyone, because I’m not a spy. I don’t want to be a part of any plan to get back at anyone. I’m done with all that. It’s over.”
    Johnny followed me out the door and hit me on the shoulder.
    “Andy, I understand what you say about Chrissy . She’s in this for the drama and any attention she can get from Charlie.” He grabbed my arm, his voice low and serious. “I can see why you don’t want to get involved with Seth’s business, but let me give you a little advice: it’s not gonna go away. You know Seth. He’s got his mind set on this.”
    “Well, then , let him settle it. I’m out.”
    I meant it. We screwed up in math class. We had consequences. It was done. I didn’t want to get in any deeper.
    “You’re gonna have to tell him that,” Johnny said , shaking his head. For the first time in a long time, Johnny-boy wasn’t laughing.
    The air filled with diesel exhaust as the bus drivers gunned