This is just a weird idea I got when I was home sick. I was watching Ferris Bueller's Day Off and thought: wouldn't it be hilarious if Bender was the one who joy-rode Cameron's dad's car instead of the garage dudes? Or if Rooney got stuck with Long Duk Dong? What if Farmer Ted met Brian Johnson?
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Unbelievable. She had already been here on campus for three hours and still had nobody to talk to whereas Brian a.k.a 'the Brain' had already ditched her after finding out that his seriously distant cousin from Chicago was attending John Hughes College. Unbelievable.
She was Claire Standish for Christ's sake! Pretty, rich, popular, and the queen bee of Shermer High. And now she was going to be Claire Standish. The girl with no friends… not even the geeks. Unbelievable.
Lying on her dorm bed, Claire began to think over about her enrollment at John Hughes College. After that Saturday detention things went back to normal. Andy was still messing around with the jocks, Brian went back to his Physics Clubs and what not, Allison just blended back into the shadows of the school, Bender did all his usual shit and all, and Claire just remained with the catty materialistic girls of the school.
It stayed like that until one day Andy had had enough. Some idiot jock named Josh started harassing Brian in their Senior year. Being the scrawny kid he was, Brian couldn't do anything but just sit there and let the idiot torment him. At first it was just insults and hurtful jabs, seemed like nothing serious but deep down the Breakfast Club knew how painful it was for Brian. Then when Josh had dumped his lunch all over Brian, that's when Andy had snapped.
Tackling Josh to the ground and beating him into a bloody pulp, Allison had stepped in to stop Andy. Then Bender had come to their defence when the jocks had started to advance on them. She could still feel the burning glances the Club had given her when she didn't stand up with them. It wasn't that she didn't want to but more that she was worried about her status. Prom was approaching and she was a nominee for the crown. She couldn't just risk that chance of glory for the unending humiliation she would get from the student body. But when stupid Chrissy Mathers had started humiliating her friends that's when she stood up.
Surprise would be the understatement of Shermer High history when the school's own queen bee had come to the cast of misfits' defence. Nobody had expected the athlete, the brain, the burnout, the basket case, and the princess to come together and become friends but the Club had expected the bullying that would follow. It was good the Club only had one term of bullying to endure before they could graduate and graduate they did (even Bender).
Her parents had been reluctant to send her to John Hughes but after sending them down on a hurtful guilt trip, her parents had consented and so here she was. Along with Brian, Bender and Andy. Allison had decided not to go to John Hughes College despite Andy and Claire's pleas, Brian's reasonings, and Bender's threats. Afterall, who would if they had gotten an acceptance at Dartmouth?
A knock sounded at the door and Claire snapped out of her thoughts.
"It's open," she called out. It was probably her new roommate. Hopefully she's not a weirdo.
The door opened and revealed a very pretty brunette girl wearing black. The girl was around her age with an angular face, big doe brown eyes and flawless skin. She carried a notebook in on hand and dragged a large suitcase in the other. Probably a drawer or a writer, Claire thought to herself. She kinda reminded her of Allison.
"Hello," the girl smiled in a friendly manner. "You must be Claire Standish."
"Yeah," Claire replied. "Yeah I am."
The girl eyes twinkled. "Pleasure to meet you. I'm Veronica Sawyer."
"Nice to meet you too," Claire replied with a smile.
Veronica closes the door behind her and starts unpacking her suitcase, placing her notebook on the desk. "So where are you from?"
"Shermer, Illinois. You?"
Veronica laughed. "Sherwood, Ohio."
Claire perked up at this news. "Hey isn't that the town with all those teen suicides? The first with the popular girl, then the gay boys, then the school hood who blew himself up?"
Veronica laughed nervously as she hung her clothes in the wardrobe. "Yeah… I uh… I actually went to the same school as those victims."
"Oh."
"Yeah."
There was an awkward silence between them before Veronica continued her unpacking and Claire pretended to file her nails while actually watching every move of Veronica's. She seemed like a kind girl no doubt but Claire could tell that she was a popular girl. The makeup, the clothes, the shoes. But then the books and other things of hers didn't seem fitting of a popular girl. Edgar Allan Poe? Really. What kind of a queen bee reads the sick fantasies of some dead old guy instead of the latest Vogue?
"So," Claire breaks the awkward silence. "What are you majoring in?"
"Comparative Literature and journalism," Veronica replied, she turned to face Claire. "You?"
"Fashion and journalism," Claire answered back with a smile. "So I guess we're journalism buddies now huh?"
"I guess so," Veronica happily said. "Hey listen, after I finish packing and stuff do you wanna go to the college diner with me? I heard their burgers are real good and I haven't tried any yet. You game?"
"Totally!" Claire said a bit too enthusiastically. "I'm dying for a burger right now and who knows? Maybe there might be some cute guys."
Veronica laughed in agreement and Claire couldn't help but smile back. Suddenly, John Hughes College didn't seem like a mistake afterall.
Sooo what do you guys think? Do you know who Veronica Sawyer is? Leave your answers in your reviews! And remember to fav and follow!
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