Hours later after Bart and Lisa arrived at school, it was lunch time. Lisa was struggling to find a good spot to sit. It was very difficult for her, until she spotted two children, a girl with long black hair who wore a pink shirt and a purple vest, a matching pink skirt, socks, and black shoes, and a pink bow headband, and a boy about her age with brunette hair with long, good looking bangs who sported a red varsity jacket with blue jeans and red sneakers. Lisa knew the girl looked familiar. Yes, it was Bart's ex-girlfriend, Jessica Lovejoy, who in the past, was very mean and blamed Bart for stealing the collection plate at the First Church of Springfield; one week later, she admitted that she did it show she could gain some attention from her father, who was the Reverend Timothy Lovejoy. Although Jessica was just casually talking with the boy, she was unsure if she would trust her to be nice, and wondered what the boy was like.
"Hello. You seem like you could use a table and someone to chat with." Jessica kindly offered. "Please do sit with us. We don't bite. Promise."
Lisa sighed and sat with them. Jessica looked very confused.
"I remember you. You're Bart's sister, aren't you?" She asked curiously. "If you're mad at me for what I did to him while we were dating. I'm striving to never be that way again. Thanks to this guy, here."
"Hi, my name's Oliver. Oliver Catskills." The boy introduced himself with such a dreamy voice. "I'm Jessica's only friend from boarding school. I had issues just like her because my family was struggling financially; but when we met, we both saw things in new light and put the bad things we did behind."
"I'm Lisa Simpson." Lisa introduced back. "Pleasure to meet you. And great story!"
"It's true." Jessica sighed. "I hated it at boarding school. The kids there bullied me for zero reason making my situations worse. To this day I'm very insecure. The only friends I had were all the students at dance. The only reason I acted this way was for the sake of getting attention from my dad. You know who he is, right?"
Lisa nodded. "Of course. Reverend Lovejoy."
Jessica continued her story. "I love my dad so much, but, he never listens to me, and that's so damn frustrating. I feel I have a better relationship with my mom, if you know who she is. Now I realized that there are better ways to deal with my troubles, such as dance, theater, and horseback riding."
"Time out! Did you say you were a dancer?" Lisa was thrilled to hear that.
"I am a dancer, yes. I'm in my eighth year at Shelbyville Showstoppers Dance Academy." Jessica explained. "I take ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, and pointe there. Plus I'm on their competition team and get to do solos and duets or trios with my friends. They mean everything to me and They are great friends!"
"I think that's amazing!" Lisa complimented.
"Thanks! Are you auditioning for the musical? I am." Jessica wondered.
"Yeah." Lisa answered. "I'm hoping to get Ti Moune."
"Me, too." Said Jessica. Jessica felt even happier than she had been in a while now that she met Lisa.
"I'm auditioning, too." Oliver told Lisa. "I'm trying out for Daniel."
Not far away, Bart was sitting at another table when he noticed his sister sitting with Jessica and Oliver. He did not look thrilled for reasons.
"I can't believe Lisa's actually sitting with them." Bart scowled. "This could be a trick. Thank God recess will be here soon. I gotta find out what the hell she could be up too."
At recess, Bart was on the lookout for Jessica, who was still talking to Lisa and getting to know her.
"What's your favorite movie or movies?" Lisa asked.
"The Wizard of Oz and Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame." Jessica answered.
"Mine's Beauty and the Beast." Lisa replied. "Name a dog breed or two. Any favorite dog."
"I'd have to the Bichon Frise and the Golden Retriever." Jessica told her. "Especially since I have a golden at home."
The girls were chatting and laughing about their favorite topics until Lisa remembered something important and got nervous.
"I just remembered my book report!" Lisa realized. "I'm gonna go back in and get my book. I won't be too long."
"It's alright." Jessica assured her. "No rush"
As soon as Lisa left, Bart silently, but quickly tiptoed behind Jessica holding a baseball bat, and then, whacked her in the head with the bat knocking Jessica unconscious.
Moments later, Jessica awoke and found herself tied to a chair in a dark place: Groundskeeper Willie's shack. It was obvious that she was frustrated, confused, and in some pain.
"Where am I?" Jessica wondered as she looked around the shack annoyed. "Who did this to me!?"
"Well, well. If it isn't Preacher's Princess once again." Bart teased. "It ain't so damn hard to tell that you're about to manipulate my sister, just like you manipulated me!"
"Bart, it's not true!" Jessica warned Bart. "You may not believe me when I say this, but I'm not like that now and it's not like that now."
"That's what they all say." Bart replied sarcastically. "Confess your sins and soon-to-be sins or else!"
"No, really Bart." Jessica begged. "I really have put it behind me. And I so regret all the bad things I wish I never did; especially to you. I'm so sorry."
"You're going easy on me, now!?" Bart was confused.
"Hell yes. I'm gonna have to go easy on everyone!" Jessica would not back down. "I have learned from my mistakes and I'm trying to be a better person. I promise you! And every time I promise people something I promise myself not to break it, because that's a sin."
Bart swallowed his pride and agreed to let Jessica go.
"You'd better hurry, Bart." She warned him again. "We'll both end up in big trouble if we're seen in Willie's shack. And my head hurts."
"If your head hurts the rest of the day, what will you tell the Rev and the town gossip?" Bart wondered.
"Normally I know now not to lie, so I'll say I hit a tree while practicing my dancing." Jessica replied.
Bart just grinned as Jessica returned to see Lisa and Oliver. He looked at the baseball bat one more time.
"Baseball bats. Who the hell knew?" Bart laughed while swinging the bat until it lightly hit his head.