Rivera Estate

August 31

10:00 P.M.

I pushed my wet hair out of my eyes, as I sat down on my orange chaise. I was so excited for a weekend with my bffs, The Pretty Committee. My name is Alicia Rivera, and I'm H-O-T, HOT! My mom, Nadia Rivera, was a Spanish model 15 years ago, but she can still model, (my words, not the agencies.) I was sitting near my flat screen T.V. watching a haunting, when my T-mobile sidekick rang.

"Hola, Massie?"

"Hey, Leesh let me get Dylan," she said, sounding a little peeved.

"Kay."

"Hi, Massie!" Dylan yelled, chomping on something crunchy. God.

"Let me get Kristen," Massie said quickly.

"Um, Alicia, what's going on?" Dylan asked me, sighing heavily.

I shrugged. "I don't know," I said, being honest, which I'm usually not.

"Hey, guys, what's up?" Kristen asked, sounding nervous, like she was about to get blamed for something she didn't do.

"I can't go with you guys tomorrow," Massie said flatly, breathing heavily. I gasped, and stared at the receiver in shock. "Ehmagawd, why not?" Dylan wondered. "Because I have to…I hab da flu," she cut in. I knew Massie was lying, and I rolled my eyes angrily. It wasn't fair. Why couldn't Massie ever tell us the truth about anything anymore? "Ok, then we'll totally pass," Kristen said quickly. "It wouldn't be the same without you." I blurted out, "And not go? Seriously, K? I mean, Mass, what exactly is wrong with you?" Massie coughed disgustingly. "Stuffed up head, sore throat, you know," she groaned.

Dylan sighed. "Yeah, who'll help me with crucial fashion advice?" she wondered. Me, I thought angrily.

"No, you guys go ahead. It's ok," Massie assured us. "Tell me everything, ok? Everything." Then, CLICK.

"Gosh, I feel bad," Kristen breathed.

"Why?" I demanded. "Massie is obviously lying, you know." I sucked in my breath, wondering what they would say to that. "Lying?" Dylan snapped. "Alicia, what are you talking about?" I wanted to slap her. "D, Massie is doing something without us. She was fine yesterday," I reminded her. "Something's happening…" Kristen cut me off. "Wow," she said softly. "I can't believe she lied to us. Again!" I started to panic. If I turned the girls against Massie, she'd destroy me. "Never mind, you guys have to swear not to tell Massie, ok?" I said, sort of nervously. "She'll ditch us, and start another PC, and we cannot let that happen."

Kristen and Dylan were silent. "Ok, we wont," they both said at the exact same time.

Good!