I went to bed early that night. Jake still never responded which shouldn’t havebothered me but it did. I watched the ceiling until i passed out from the day. Iwoke up to the sun streaming into my room onto my face. I groaned and got up.I looked at the clock. 8:03. Ugh. I still felt exhausted but there was no goingback to sleep. I walked to the kitchen and pulled out the cereal. I grabbed abowl and the milk from the fridge. Captain Crunch was my favorite but my momhadn’t been to the grocery store yet so all we had was Lucky Charms. Theyweren’t bad but a bowl of that delicious Captain Crunch would’ve been nice. I atein silence until my dad walked in. Good morning. He says and makes some coffee.Morning. I say and continue to eat. Want to go biking later? He asks. I forgot mydad had a bike. Um sure. I say, caught off guard by his question. Great! It’ll bejust like old times! He says happily and walks off. What just happened? Ithought and finished my cereal. Mom walked in next. Hey Riley! Can you get ussome groceries? I have a meeting later and I can’t get them. She asks. Sure, meand dad are going biking so we can grab them then. What do we need? I ask.Thanks honey! Ill make a list. She says and grabs her bag. Ok mom. I say. Shesmiles and walks off. Why were my parents so… cheerful? Did I miss something?I think to myself and go through the list of occasions and noted that none ofthem were today. Huh, odd. I checked my phone. New notification from Jake. Myheart did that extra stupid flutter thing as I opened it.Heyy supergirl!! Saw u got ur phone back! Want to hangout???I wanted to text yes immediately but I hesitated. Ill ask mom and dad first sothey dont get suspicious. I think and walk Into the living room. Hey mom, dad,Jake asked if i wanted to hangout. Can I? I ask. They look at each other. Um. Idont know. Where will yall be going? My mom asks. I dont know, maybe thedock? I say. Im sorry honey but not today. Besides, you need to go groceryshopping with dad remember? She points out. I sigh and my heart sinks. Ok. Isay and walk out of the room. I heard them talk as I left. I felt depressed nowsince I wouldn’t be able to hang out with Jake. Not just because I liked him butbecause I wanted to talk to someone. I sighed and flopped down on my bed. Ishuffled my playlist for a while until I started on some homework.