Cassie was a 14 year old girl who had a lot going on in her life. One of the most important parts of his life was his love life. It was very complicated and very difficult for her to understand and keep track of. One cold spring night, Cassie was playing on her laptop with one of her best friends, Ralph. They were just joking, laughing, having fun and playing various computer games. Ralph and Cassie were having a great time tonight, laughing a lot more than usual, when suddenly Ralph got serious for a minute. "Cassie?" he asked? Cassie stopped laughing. "Yes?" he replied. Ralph hesitated for a moment and decided to bite his tongue. “Um, nothing,” he said. "Are you sure?" Cassie asked. “No,” Ralph joked, “I'm Ralph!” They both laughed. There was something Ralph wanted to tell Cassie, but he couldn't find the courage to tell her. After much more laughter and many more jokes, their gaming session finally ended. Cassie went to bed, but couldn't fall asleep. She really wanted to know what Ralph would say to her in that awkward and serious moment. He finally came to a conclusion, but not what he was saying. He got up, got out of bed and picked up the phone. She texted her best friend, Raquel. He texted: Hey, Raq! Cassie waited a while, but there was no response to her message. Disappointed, she went back to bed. The next day at school, Cassie immediately approached Raquel. “Hey, Raq,” he said, “How come you didn't reply to my text last night?” Raquel replied, “Sorry, Cassie. I just didn't want to get involved. Cassie was confused. "What do you mean?" he asked. "Well," Raquel said, "I didn't want to get involved in what you were going to tell me about." "How did you know... middle of paper... .or keep calling. She went to her next class, where Roger was also there. She didn't try to hurry, though, because she knew he wouldn't tell her anything about it that Ralph and he were talking about. When Cassie arrived at class, she was surprised to find Roger already there. “Hey, Roger,” Cassie said as she walked to her desk. “Shhh!” Roger replied, “I forgot to do my homework!” “Oh,” Cassie replied. “A few seconds later, Roger said, “Done.” “Great,” Cassie said, “So now we can talk? Roger laughed. “I won't tell you what Ralph and I were talking about, if that's what you want to know,” he said. “That's not what I wanted to talk to you about,” Cassie lied. “Oh, really,” Roger said. “So what did you want to talk to me about?” Cassie hesitated for a moment, thoughtfully. Finally she said, “I was wondering if you wanted to play on the computer with me tonight.”