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Mike knows he has one chance to make this work, to get his sister to agree. He has to play his cards right, so he might as well be as polite as he can… At least at first. So he knocks on her door that morning and waits until he’s allowed inside. So far, so good.
“Mike? What are you doing here?” she asks, frowning from her seat in front of her mirror, where she’s running a brush through her hair. Mike bites back his sharp retort, realizing Nancy doesn’t seem pissed. Yet.
“I need a favor,” he says. Going straight to business is good, otherwise they’ll both be late for school.
“Ummmm…. Okay. What exactly would that favor be?”
“I need you to go out with Keith. From the arcade.”
Nancy snorts.
“Out? You mean on a date?”
“Yeah.”
“Why?”
“BecauseIpromisedhimyouwould.”
“What?!” Okay, Nancy’s raising her voice now. This is not going well.
“I promised him you would, okay!”
“You shouldn’t make promises you can’t keep.”
“I know, but I was desperate! Please, just do it. It’s not like you’re dating Steve anymore, so you could do it.”
Nancy rolls her eyes.
“What if I don’t want to?”
“You don’t have to kiss him or anything! Just go and see a movie with him or something. Please, Nancy.”
“And what would I get if I agreed?”
“I’ll do the dishes on your turn for the next two weeks.”
“No, not enough. Two months.”
“Ugh, no. One month.”
“Six weeks.”
Mike grinds his teeth.
“Okay, fine. Six weeks. So you’ll do it, then?”
“I guess so,” she sighs.
“You’re the best!” he exclaims, giving his sister a quick hug.
“But only once. And don’t make promises like that again,” she tells him sternly.
“I won’t, I promise. I’ll tell Keith he can call you.”
“All right…” Nancy trails off as she looks out the window. Mike peers to the street as well, spotting Jonathan’s car. Nancy’s been riding to school with him and Will for weeks now.
“I need to go, see you later,” she finally says, grabbing her bag from the bed.