8-year-old Sarah sat on the carpet in her room playing with her dollies. She would've been outside on that lovely afternoon but school has tired her out and she just wanted to relax with her dolls. School hadn't been easy that day, making her fuse very short. If anyone were to bug her, she would be sure to snap right away. Sarah put down her dollies and eyed her diary, that sat beside her. Couldnt hurt to vent her feelings in it. She grabbed a pen and began to write.
October 2nd
Dear Diary,
My teacher is so stupid! She gives me super hard math problems that I dont even understand! The only thing that made me happy today was seeing Double D! He is never stupid like my stupid brother! I wish he noticed me like I notice him, but I think I scare him. I dont know what else to write so I'll talk to you later, diary!
Sarah
Sarah closed her diary and sighed. She looked back at the first day she had fallen for Double D. In the summer, he had given her a beautiful flower. Her heart had soared when he looked her in the eyes, placing the flower in her hands. She thought he loved her, but she was wrong. She had terrified him. He wanted nothing to do with a little girl. It hurt to know this.
Sarahs thoughts were interrupted by someone softly knocking on her bedroom door. She put down her diary and stood up off the ground. She growled. If it was Ed, she was well prepared to explode in his face with anger. She turned the doorknob and opened the door, to reveal Jimmy, her bestfriend. Jimmy was about the same height as Sarah, and he had fluffy blonde hair. He wore a sweater the same colour as her baby blue eyes. Around his head he wore braces, a result of a scam gone wrong.
Sarah smiled, happy to see her bestfriend. "Hi Jimmy! Wanna play dollies!"
Jimmy shook his head. "Thatd be fun, Sarah! But I came here to bring you a flyer. You left school as quick as a bunny, and went inside your house so fast, that Ed, Double D n Eddy gave everyone this flyer expect you!" Jimmy held up the flyer in his hands.
"Whats it for? You know I cant read well." Sarah said in a slightly scolding tone. She stared at the poster. It had a poorly drawn picture in crayon of people danceing on it.
Jimmy smiled and jumped up and down in excitement. "Its a BALL! A fancy dance! And its tonight at 8pm in the cul-de-sac!" he stopped jumping and put his hand on his hip. "It's obviously just one of Eddys scams, but doesn't it look fun?"
Sarah gasped. "Jimmy! It looks like so much fun! I can wear my princess dress!"
Jimmy smiled back and rolled up the poster. "We should get ready together!"
Sarah giggled and agreed, running around her room grabbing things to wear. Jimmy sighed. Sarah had always been his best friend, and he had always loved her. He could never tell her that, though. Shed call him a freak! A loser! ...Wouldnt she? She was a pretty girl, the prettiest girl Jimmy knew, anyway. Who am I kidding? Jimmy thought to himself. Shes in love with Double D!
"Why ya just standing around, Jimmy? Help me get ready!" Sarah laughed, grabbing Jimmys arm leading him to pairs of shoes she had laid out. "I wanna wear the pink ones, but since my dress is pink that might be too much pink! Blue would make me look like cottan candy. What pair should I wear?
Before Jimmy could answer, Ed kicked down Sarahs door. It landed on the ground with a thud.
"ED!" Sarah screamed. "You ruined my door!"
Ed looked down at the door and frowned. "Im sorry baby sister! I just came here to ask if you and Jimmy planned on coming to the Ed dance! Eddy wants to know!"
Sarah growled. "Obviously you big lug! I love dances. Now leave me and Jimmy alone!"
Ed, terrified, ran out of the room. Sarah turned back to face Jimmy. "Im sorry about my stupid brother, Jimmy!"
Jimmy smiled back. "Its okay Sarah, I dont like him either! Now...you should go with the pink shoes."
"Thanks, Jimmy!" Sarah smiled back. She stared at her best friend for a moment. People had hinted at her he liked her more than a friend, but that couldnt be true, could it? If it turned out that were true, she wouldnt know what to do. Sarah looked away, realizing she had been stareing at her for a good 10 seconds. "Jimmy, I think you'd better go home and get ready too. I'll come to your house at 7:30, ok?"
