News Worth Falling For
My head met the hard ground as I lost my balance. I was seating in the principal's office with a few of my friends until Mr. Conroy informed us of some news. "You all have been chosen to attend a world conference. Your plane leaves tomorrow from Chicago at 8:15 am. The meeting will start on Wednesday. This is a great honor and I expect both of you to be well behaved and to give our school a good name," His German accent was thick as he stared at me. Ecstatic I let out a small woot.
"Excuse me sir, I do not remember signing up for anything. I do not believe either of us signed up for something like this." Lizzie's voice was calm as her piercing green eyes stared at Mr. Conroy, ignoring the mess that was me on the ground. She held herself like a teacher, I would call her the mom of our small group here at school, and a well deserved title for what we drag her though.
Mr. Conroy looked at Lizzie, "Your teachers and I suggested that you all would be great candidates for this trip." His voice made it sound like the words physically hurt him to say as his fingers ran though his balding head. Surprised Lizzie, my great and wonderful friend, stared at him and pointed to me. "Her?! You willingly picked her? The girl that is in your office every other week, the one who started a food fight because she was bored, the girl who is barely in class, and only shows up when you threaten to kick her out of Cheerleading?"
"What the hell is that supposed to mean Liz?" My lips formed a fake pout, "I am only in here every three weeks."
"The point still stands that they picked the most hyperactive, idiotic, jerk in the whole school." My pout wavered slightly before I flashed her a smile. "Come on liz, you know you love me," I replied letting my sing-songy voice fill the room as I fixed my chair. "What gave you that idea?" she retorts.
"Well we have been best friends for 14 years." She grew quiet because she knew it was true. Her family had moved from England when she was two. We had been neighbors and friends since. Just don't ask her about the noodle incident, it was not my fault. I plopped butt back into my chair and my feet back onto Mr. Conroy's desk. "Beth, please remove your feet from my desk." I pouted but did what was asked of me.
"Your parents have been notified. This trip will be free except for any spending money you may have. You could be gone for a week to three weeks depending on how long it takes to get through the agenda. They ask that you only bring one suitcase and a carry on bag. They will only check the one. If you bring more, you will pay for it yourself. Now go home and pack your bags." I grabbed Lizzie hauling her out of his office before she could find some way to convince him to let us stay for the rest of the school day.
Hello people. If you read the original story you know that a few of the characters are missing. Do not worry, they will show up later at the meeting. Please do note that the first version will be taken down on 3/21/16. As always please review even if you think this story sucks and I apologize for any grammar errors. Alfred will be coming in soon. A shout out to my best friend Wierdkid20 for helping me develop my characters over the years and always supporting me. You should go read some of her things.
Lots of love,
AmericanReader XP