Chapter 1:

"Ok, Lucy we're going to McDonald's now," says Natalie as we all get off the school bus in town. "Great," I say. "No," sneers Clara. "We're going to McDonald's now. Natalie and I. You're not invited." I feel like I've been slapped in the face, im suddenly worried I might cry. I won't cry. I'm too angry to cry.

"You don't own McDonald's, Clara." I retort. "It isn't invite only. You don't exactly need RSVP to get in." Clara sighs and rolls her eyes. I hate Clara. Natalie, my supposed best friend since Year One when we shared finger paints, shuffles her feet awkwardly. "The thing is Lu, Clara and I need to talk about something," says Natalie. "Something private?" adds Clara in a tone that suggests I am a tiny child. "You don't mind do you?" says Natalie. "We'll go to McDonald's another time. Just you and me. Yeah?"

Checkmate. I can't argue with that. Well I can-but not if I want to maintain the dignified moral high ground. "Oh, ok. No of course, go have fun." I say with a fake smile. "I'm glad you're ok." Natalie says. No of course I'm not ok, Natalie! "Have fun you crazy cats!" I hug Natalie. "Say hi to Pete, Susan and Ed!" she waves as I walk back. "I will!" I wave back. My house is only a couple blocks down. I turn in the gate, to find mother arguing with Edmund on the front lawn. "Edmund! Put your soccer ball inside! It's a nasty habbit!" says mother. "But I have to practice!" Edmund argues back. Mother and Edmund just realise that I have just closed the gate. "Oh hello darling. How was school?" asked Mother, paying no attention to Edmund. "It was ok." I answer back, heading into the front door. "That's good." Mother says. She glares back to Edmund who is ignoring her advice and kicking the ball against the fence. "Edmund!" I hear her snap. I walk inside seeing Peter in the lounge with Susan. They both are reading their books for English and Drama. "Hello, little Queen." Peter happily says to me, while Susan ignores me. "Hello, big brother!" I say as I reach for a hug. "How's school going?" asked Peter with a smile. "Horrible. I think I've just made an enemy." I retort again. "Oh dear, is it a bully?" Susan sighs. "No. It's Natalie's new friend, Clara." I answer back. "Oh dear, well try to be kind to her dear." Susan acts as Mother. I roll my eyes and head into the kitchen where my cat Ruby Carshnalona a.k.a Ruby -is on the kitchen bench, lying in the warm sun.

I pat Ruby and she softly purrs. "Hello baby." I whisper to her and then kiss her on the head. I walk to the pantry and grab some crackers and quickly make cheese on crackers. Yummy! I am so hungry so I stuff my crackers and cheese in my face. I head up to my room upstairs and shut my door. I soon receive a text from Natalie saying:

JUST FOUND OUT THAT MATT HAS A CRUSH ON ME.

WISH U WERE THERE 3

I gasp at my phone. I wish I was there but a certain someone said I couldn't go there because of a 'talk'.