BeSwitched, Paranormal Romance by Molly Snow Page A

blinked a few times and felt a chilly breeze cross her arms as she still laid at the bottom of the bed. Surla glanced around to find the cold source. The window! It was open! But I made sure it was locked! she remembered. Surla looked for Pussface. She searched around every corner of the bedroom. He wasn’t found. Finally she looked under the bed and woke up Cathy in the process by frantically throwing the covers back and forth.
    “What’s wrong?” Cathy asked, alarmed.
    “He’s gone. Pussface is gone!”

Chapter 12
     
    Pussface had snuck out and Surla felt there was a slim chance that he wouldn’t tell Idis . I should have tied him to the bed-post! Surla thought while leaving for school.
    As the next few da ys slowly passed, the scare caused by Idis finding out decreased. It was now Friday and Surla’s more ordinary thoughts were taking over.
    Since they played a new sport for P.E., basketball, the teams switched around. So, they couldn’t go up against Craig and Travis anymore. Surla and Chrissy now played against Olly Renfro and Dave Healy. They both were wimpy and couldn’t make one basket. They tripped over each other so much, defense was almost not needed at all.
    “It’s been an easy week, hasn’t it?” Chrissy said while changing out of her gym clothes.
    “Yeah, it has,” Surla said, after putting a tight red shirt over head. She noticed how upbeat Chrissy’s attitude had been since they changed sports from tennis to basketball.
    “What are you doing tonight?” Chrissy tied her shoelaces on a locker room bench.
    “I think I might be doing something with Craig.”
    “What?” she said, disapprovingly. “But tonight there is a really important football game for our school. We’re competing against Jefferson High. How can you miss that?”
    “You like football?” Surla was surprised.
    “Well, if it has to do with our school. I have a lot of spirit, you know.”
    “Oh yeah, Todd plays tonight, doesn’t he?” Surla recalled him asking her to come and watch him play.
    “Yes he does. Come on. You should go.” Chrissy was persistent.
    “What, go with you?”
    “Well, no. But just go. It will be fun.”
    “Why does it matter? The only reason I would go is to support Todd. Besides I have a date with Craig tonight.” Surla finished dressing and walked to a nearby mirror to check out how her eye makeup was doing.
    “I think Todd likes you,” Chrissy said, while stuffing her dirty clothes into a gym bag.
    “Huh?” Surla instantly turned to her. She often wondered if Todd liked Cathy, but wasn’t sure. How could someone be so sure? Was it that obvious to others? “Why do you say that?”
    “Cathy, it’s only obvious. He’s always around you, sitting next to you, helping you with your work in the library. I mean , it’s not every day that you see the quarterback helping someone with their studies in the library . Yes, I could just see you two together right now. A perfect couple.”
    Could she just be saying this because she doesn’t want Cathy to be with Craig? She kept warning me not to get with him. Or does Todd really like Cathy? “What about Craig?”
    “What about him?” she said as if he were her bratty brother. “Craig has a super ego.”
    That was the end of their conversation. Surla left for her next class, Chemistry. Everywhere she turned she saw Halloween decorations. Never had she seen so much of the color orange. That reminded Surla of the party that was to be taking place at Revere Park.
     
    “Hey, you earned a B+ on your test,” Todd said as he leaned, looking over Surla’s Chemistry paper.
    “Yep, thanks to you.” She smiled. Surla had been concentrating on Todd’s actions, because of what Chrissy said about him liking Cathy. She wondered about each little thing he did. Was it flirting or not flirting? And would it be noticeable to others? When he leaned over, his shoulder touched mine; is this a sign he likes me and wants to be close? Oh, maybe I’m being