CHAPTER 1
"Erica!! Wake up, Honey!!" my mom screams from downstairs, "It's you're last day of school". I hate to wake up early! I jump out of bed and pick out the cutest outfit; skinny jeans, a short dress with a black vest on top and converse. I run down stairs, grab my breakfast a head out the door and into the car. Mom drops me off at school and I run to my locker.
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The bell rings and I zoom out of the school with my best friend, Heather. Our tradition is that the last day of school my friends and I go to Pizza Hut to celebrate, since it is right across the street from school. We got there and we go to the last table available, I see Chris, Jessica, Chelsea, Amber, and Jon signing each others yearbooks. I sit next to Heather and Chris, Jessica next to Chelsea, Amber and Jon are across from us. We order cinnamon sticks and a large pan pizza plain and half pepperoni.
I sign everyone's yearbook and just sit there and talk and make jokes with each other for an hour. Then, a large group of eleventh graders pile in with "the queen bee", Maggie guiding them to another large table in the center of the restaurant. *I can't stand her, she is so egotistical and has been picking on me and my friends since the third grade!* "Hey nerds, are you gonna go to summer school just to learn more and increase your IQ by thirty-four percent!" Maggie teases. "First of all we're not nerds!" I respond angrily. "And second of all…" I stand up and gently pick up Heather's soda and I pour it over her head. "We are sick and tired of dealing with you and your bull sh*t!" She backs away cursing us out and runs out the door with her possey. My friends and I start laughing our heads off and then the manager walks over and makes us pay and then kicks us out. But I've got to say, it was so worth it!
Everyone gets a ride home and Heather comes back to my house. "I'm so excited only six days until the Jonas Brothers' Concert!!" Heather exclaims! "I know VIP, front-row seats, its gonna be awesome!" I respond.
*Flashback, March 13 "Turn on the computer now!" Heather and Jess scream into my ear." "Wait is loading!" I explain annoyed. I log into the url and click on Jonas Brothers concert tickets in New Jersey. "Look, Erica! Front row and VIP passes click it now…now!!" Heather exclaims. "Yes! We got them!" I exclaim!*end of flashback.*
"Do you wanna go swimming?" "Heather, you brought you're bathing suit?" "Of course I did!" So, she and I went outside to swim, I had to practice diving for the dive team next year in school. "School just ended and you are already practicing?!" "I have to, this year they are going to have to cut a lot because they are only accepting ten!" I explain. Heather scores each of my dives on a scale of 1 to 10 and ten meaning perfect. I got about two scores of eight and most of the other ones were like or seven and sixes.
"Girls, come on in I made dinner and it's gonna get cold if you's don't eat it now!" mom yells from the kitchen. We eat dinner and then are excused. "Hey Heather, let's make a music video of us singing and dancing along to '7 Things' and upload it onto YouTube?!" "Awesome idea, Erica!" Heather gets the video camera and I pick out the clothes and set up the set.
Heather presses record and I start to strum the guitar, then we start to sing…
Erica…
I probably shouldn't say this
But at times I get so scared
When I think about the previous
Relationship we've shared
Heather…
It was awesome but we lost it Erica and Heather… The 7 things I hate about you [Chorus:] It's awkward and silent Heather… And when you mean it, I'll believe it Erica and Heather… [Chorus:] Erica… And compared to all the great things Erica and Heather… "That was awesome!!" I exclaim. I ran over to my laptop and uploaded it. When we finally finished it was close to ten o'clock. We just sat around and played "Truth or Dare". "Heather, I dare you to go across the street and jump up and down outside Travis' window." She had a huge crush on him since the 6th grade. But, she will never turndown a dare. "Erica, I dare you to call the pizza place and talk in a Chinese accent." Needless to say I did do it. I tried to not laugh but, it was pretty hard not to. Heather's cell starts to go off…This is an SOS, go on a second guess, this is the bite of life, its true… "Hello?...Oh okay… fine…love you too, bye." "Who was that?" I questioned. "My dad he's coming to pick me up now." She explains. So Heather leaves and I get ready for bed.
It's not possible for me not to care
And now we're standing in the rain
But nothing's ever gonna change until you hear, my dear
The 7 things I hate about you (oh you)
You're vain, your games, you're insecure
You love me, you like her
You make me laugh, you make me cry
I don't know which side to buy
Your friends they're jerks
And when you act like them, just know it hurts
I wanna be with the one I know
And the 7th thing I hate the most that you do
You make me love you
Erica…
As I wait for you to say
But what I need to hear now
Is your sincere apology
If you text it, I'll delete it
Let's be clear
Oh I'm not coming back
You're taking 7 steps here
The 7 things I hate about you (oh you)
You're vain, your games, you're insecure
You love me, you like her
You make me laugh, you make me cry
I don't know which side to buy
Your friends they're jerks
And when you act like them, just know it hurts
I wanna be with the one I know
And the 7th thing I hate the most that you do
You make me love you
That would take too long to write
I probably should mention
The 7 that I like
The 7 things I like about you
Your hair, your eyes, your old Levi's
And when we kiss, I'm hypnotized
You make me laugh, you make me cry
But I guess that's both I'll have to buy
Your hand in mine
When we're intertwined everything's alright
I want to be
With the one I know
And the 7th thing I like the most that you do
You make me love you
You do (oh…oh…ooooo)