Freddie

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I come into Carly's to do iCarly. I walk into the studio and find Carly and Sam talking.

" Hey girls." I say. They stop talking as soon as I say hi.

" What were you girls talking about?" I ask. Sam rolls her eyes and tries to avoid the question. Carly is never the one to keep secrets. Carly looks at me and bites her lip, knowing Sam is going to try to choke her if she says anything but she opens her mouth.

" Sam was just telling me how she met Marcus." Carly says. Sam starts to fiddle with the hem of her turquoise shirt.

" How does the story go?" I ask.

" They met at that jerky shop at the mall," Carly says.

" Flavor my jerky." I comment.

" Yeah, so…Sam was getting some beef jerky and Marcus recommended the turkey jerky. She tried it, and they ended up doing things only a married people would do." Carly says. I look at Sam with a questionable look.

" We made out!" Sam says defending her self. " I have dignity you know." She adds. Of course she has dignity. I open the laptop on the tech cart and mess around with the settings before the show.

" How did you meet Audrey?" Sam asks suddenly. Carly swings her head to Sam from the car hood. Sam stands in the middle of the studio.

" We did ballroom dancing together when we were seven, which my mom forced me to do," Carly giggles. " Audrey and I bumped into each other at the Pear store in the mall." I reply.

" Aaaawwww, nerd love." Sam says in a mocking tone of voice.

" At least some things never change." Carly says in a disappointing tone of voice.

" You okay Carly?" I ask, concerned.

" It's just that," Carly says.

" You two seem to be getting all the relationships and I'm not getting anything. I'm not saying that when I went out with Kyle we didn't kiss but you two have the boyfriend and the girlfriend and all I have is, is, a cupcake!" I wanted to laugh and Sam looked like she wanted too.

-0-

Sam

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After the show, I text Marcus to come over so we can hang out. I look at Freddie as he sits on the stool in front of the computer. He's more likely texting Audrey. I look to Carly on my side as we both sit on the couch.

" I'm in the mood to watch a horror movie." Carly says, pressing buttons on the clicker.

" Your always in the mood to watch a horror movie." I say chuckling.

" It's fun to scare myself."

" It's fun to scare you." A two minute silence comes between us.

" You were the one who put fake bloody hand in my closet?" Carly suddenly asks.

" With the help of the art club." I say smiling. She punches my arm. Her punches never hurt. She's a weakling. She has the muscles of a five year old. Weakling. My phone vibrates in my hand and I look down at Marcus' reply to my hang-out invite.

From: BF (Marcus)

To: Samm

sorry, can't hang. helping dad w/ little ones. it's WW3 in my house.

" Bummer." I say to myself.

" What's a bummer?" Carly asks. I look at her.

" Marcus can't hang 'cause he has to keep the fortress down at the house." I reply.

" How about you help him." Carly suggests.

" Have you seen me with little kids?" I ask back. I watch Carly recollect to her self.

" Yeah, you shouldn't help." She says. I laugh and she quickly joins. I hear a knock on the door and Freddie quickly runs to it.

" I hear laughing." I hear. I look up and see Audrey. The laughing seizes. Ugh. The slight word escaped my lips. She tries to act annoyed at my slight comment of her presence. She then immediately turns her attention to Freddie.

" So, what do you want to do tonight?" She asks.

" Movie, arcade, restaurant?" She suggests.

" I was in the mood for," Freddie says and then suddenly stops as his phone starts ringing. I didn't really listen to his conversation because all I hear is 'Blah, blah, blah'. That's what most of his conversations sound like anyway.

" Is everything okay?" Audrey asks.

" I really wanted to hang with you tonight but, my train club just called me and asked me to help with a train re-model." Freddie replies.

" I thought I got you kicked out of the train club?" I ask. He turns his head to me.

" I was kicked out. Then when I told them that we broke up and they let me back in." Freddie replies. Wow. That train club desperately needs more members. Pathetic.

" It's okay. I was coming over here from my friend Kristen's house anyway. I'll go back." Audrey says. Freddie kisses her on the cheek and heads out. Audrey stands by the door with her eyes on it and her hands deep in the back of jean pockets.

" You weren't coming from your friend's house?" Carly asks.

" Nope." Audrey says bluntly. She turns her body to us.

" What' cha guys watching?" She asks, looking at the television screen.

" We're trying to find a scary movie to watch." Carly replies.

" Have you two seen 'Two Charlies'?" Audrey asks back.

" Oh yeah, I saw the trailer for that!" I say with excitement.

" What's it about?" Carly asks.

" It's about these two girls named Charlie both born on November fourteenth," Audrey says.

" And one of them goes insane and tries to kill the other one." I add.

" Who's in it?" Carly asks.

" Penelope Parr and Greta Jefferey." Audrey replies.

" I'm down for the movie." Carly says, starting to search it in the 'On Demand' list. Carly looks up at Audrey.

" Wanna stay?" She asks.

" Sure!" Audrey says and takes a seat next to me on the left. Oh Carly, you didn't just do that.

Audrey

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I find it sweet that Sam and Carly are inviting me to stay and watch a movie. I took a seat next to Sam so she next to Carly. It's not like I scream during horror movies. Well…once. It was Paranormal Activity. Really scary if you ask me.

" Before we start this movie," Sam says. She turns her head to me. " I haven't really approved you of being Freddie's new girlfriend," I cock my eyebrow. " So…I'm starting this movie with a hundred points of respect towards you. Every time you flinch and gasp, half a point. Scream or jump, a full point. The object of this challenge is for me to have more than fifty-five points of respect towards you." Sam finishes.

" What if you scream and jump at the same time?" I ask.

" A point and a half." Sam replies. Carly looks uncertain about this challenge.

"I accept this challenge." I say with dignity. Carly rolls her eyes but I smile. The movie starts and I get myself comfortable meaning by, kicking off my sneakers and putting my purple stripped socks on the coffee table. Just like Carly and Sam. I slouch a bit in my spot. Nothing really scary. So far...

-0-

I'm a fair team player so when I say that Sam has sixty-three points of respect towards me. I know! How? Well, think of it this way. Let's say your best friend goes insane and then kills your boyfriend. Then she tries to kill you. Wouldn't you be scared too? I could never see my friend Kristen trying to kill me. She's too innocent. Like a porcelain doll. Brunette Charlie is curling her hair for the prom (shown on the screen). She picks up her head from putting hair spray and, OH MY GOD BLONDE CHARLIE IS BEHIND HER! I sink more into the couch and try not to scream. Carly has sunk into the couch like me. Sam sits like an indian eating the popcorn without making a sound. How? The two Charlies quickly get into a fight that literally starts from the third floor bathroom to the living room. Lots of wall bumps and stair tumbles. Blonde Charlie has a sharp knife and brunette Charlie has a gun. The next thing I know, one of them is not moving. They just both lay on the floor. With a pool of blood around them. Then the insane one pops up onto the screen! Sam's popcorn goes flying everywhere as she screams-and-jumps. On the couch, in our hairs', down my shirt the popcorn lands. I hate when that happens. The ending credits come on and Carly gets up to turn off the lights. Sam turns her head to me. I look at her face.

" I can't believe I'm actually saying this to you Audrey but," Sam says. " I have respect for you." She adds and pats my shoulder. " Sixty-three to be exact." She comments.

" Thanks." I say. " And from Freddie's ex that means a lot to me."

" Yeah, never mention the ex part again." Sam says bluntly. I put my sneakers on quickly and head out.

Carly

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I watch from the counter, Audrey practically running out the door. I look down at Sam disappointingly.

" Did you have to scare Audrey away?" I ask.

" I might approve her, but I'm not going to be friends with her." Sam replies. I roll my eyes and head upstairs to sleep