(Thursday, 12:45PM, Sheffield)
"Zack!" I look up from my phone.
Halsey is sitting in front of me, shaking her head. "Sorry, Hallie. My mind is on something else." I say sheepishly. Halsey rolls her eyes. "Well focus on this! The Autumn Ball is coming up!" She squeals. I wince slightly, straightening up. "Okay. So what do you want me to do, then?" I ask her. Halsey takes a deep breath. "We need to plan our outfits, Zack! I want to win the Autumn Queen crown!" She says. I roll my eyes. "But we won the Summer one, Hallie. Surely we could take a break this time." I say. Halsey's lip quivers, her eyes filling up with tears. "Halsey...." I say. Halsey storms out of the dinner hall, slamming the door behind her. Everyone looks at me. I sigh, head in my hands.
(5:30PM)
I pick up my phone, answering the call. "Hello?" I say. "I'm mad at you, Zack." Lizzie says. I gape. "Lizzie? What did I do?!" I exclaim. Lizzie sighs. "You upset Halsey, Zack. She's been in her room crying for the last 2 hours. Whatever you did must of been really bad for her to stay like that." She says. I groan inwardly. "I'll call her when she's calmed down, Lizzie. All I said was that I wanted to take a break with the seasons ball." I explain to her. "Ah. That's explains it. I can see that Halsey is being a bit dramatic now. I'll deal with it, Zack." Lizzie tells me. I thank her and hang up, running a hand through my hair. There's a knock at my bedroom door, and I sit up. "Come in!" I shout. Papa walks in, smiling at me.
"Hej, Zack. Keni kaluar një ditë të mirë në shkollë?" Papa asks me. I sigh. "Jo në të vërtetë, baba. Halsey është inatosur me mua." I say. Papa laughs. "Çfarë bëtë këtë herë?" He asks. "Asgjë!" I say defensively, looking at the ground. "Ju jeni një gënjeshtar shumë i keq, Zack. Ju e merrni atë nga babai juaj." Papa chuckles. "Nuk bëj! Babi mund të jetë një gënjeshtar i mirë kur ai dëshiron të jetë!" I laugh, blush creeping up my neck and onto my cheeks. Dad pops his head round the door, smiling at us. "Dinner's going to be ready in 10 minutes, boys." He says. Papa kisses him, making me cringe. "GUYS!" I shout. Dad blushes, making Papa bellow with laughter. "Thjesht fol me Halsey nesër, Zack. Megjithatë, sigurohuni që të mos e mërzitni më shumë." Papa says, leaving me in my room. I smile to myself before getting up and heading downstairs for dinner.
