the IM names are now officially changed! hopefully it'll be easier to read now.


Chrissy: everybodyhateschrissy Jenna: thatssojenna Maria: maria101 Becca: benditlikebecca Marianne: wellmariannethinks George: leaveittogeorgie
everybodyhateschrissy: once again i don't care how hot he is, i've heard enough of his attitude to know that i will always hate him

thatssojenna: he was just in a bad mood. he has to retake a class that he already took.

everybodyhateschrissy: well he should just suck it up and take it like a man instead of sulking like a little toodler.

thatssojenna: you're being extremely harsh

everybodyhateschrissy: i don't care if i am. i don't like him.

benditlikebecca: who are we talking about?

everybodyhateschrissy: this new junoir whose in my latin class. jenna is determined that he's a nice kid and that he is so my type.

maria101: but you don't have a type because you don't have the time to bother with a boyfriend.

everybodyhateschrissy: at least some people listen to what i say.

thatssojenna: fine i'll stop bothering you about it. i'll just focus on his mega hot friend.

everybodyhateschrissy: he's all yours. you can take cory too.

leaveittogeorgie: your all disgusting talking about guys was if they're objects.

maria101: you should talk...guys do the same thing when they talk about women.

benditlikebecca: i love your new screen name george

leaveittogeorgie: courtesy of maria and i'm too lazy to change it back

wellmariannethinks: it's cute!

maria101: thank you

thatssojenna: is everyone going to charlette's beginning of the school year party?

everybodyhateschrissy: doesn't like the whole school go to that?

benditlikebecca: yeah because there's a Petrone sibling in every single grade in the high school

thatssojenna: i'll take that as a yes everyone is going...

maria101: wouldn't miss it for the world!

thatssojenna: awesome!

benditlikebecca: i would love to stay and chat longer but i have to go to dinner with my mom and her new boyfriend and his family

wellmariannethinks: same here

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Becca

Marianne and I stared at the group of people in the foyer of our small three bedroom house. "Oh my God..." I whispered in disbelief

"This can't be right..." Marianne gaped.

"Mom cannot be dating the father of Patricia and John Matthews!" I wanted to scream at my mother for making me go to this stupid dinner which would in the end just make me wish I was dead. Patricia and John Matthews are, at least in my book, the school's bitchiest populars. They thought that they were all that and they totally despised me and Marianne.

"It's going to be a long night." Marianne hissed as we descended down the stairs to the first floor.

"Tell me about." I replied.

Shannon, my youngest sister, was already standing in the foyer with my mother. She had a huge pout on her face that clearly showed everyone that this was the last place on earth that she wanted to be. I wanted to stand there and make the same face, but I knew that while it was okay for my ten year sister to make that face my mother would not appreciate her fifteen year old pouting about having to go out to dinner. She would not understand that I completely hated these people especially when after I had landed at the bottom of the stairs Patricia bolted over and wrapped her arms around both me and Marianne in a huge hug saying, "When my father told me the names of your mother's three daughters, I just couldn't believe that you were two of them. It's so great to see you! I feel like we haven't talked for ages!"

No kidding! Seeing as you've never said two kind words to me in your life, well except for now but that's because you're in front of my mother, your father's new girlfriend. I thought to my self, but on the outside I smiled at Patricia pleasantly. Marianne, however just stared at her as if she was crazy and blurted out, "Not surprising since I'v never talked to you in my life and never will." Patricia jumped back at Marianne's lash out, she was obviously expecting Marianne to just follow along with her "we're all really good friends" plan. Marianne did not care for the fake friendship gag and she stormed off into the kitchen to grab her coat.

"I'm sorry Patricia. I'm sure it wasn't you. Marianne has just had a hard time with her father's death and so dating and meeting the family of a boyfriend is just a little hard for her. She gets this way everytime." my mother patted Patricia on the back as she said this.

Patricia smiled back sweetly, "It's alright Mrs. Roberts. It took me a long time to get over my parent's divorce. It just takes some time and getting use to."

My mother bought Patricia's sweet little lie and gave her a hug, "Maybe you could help her, Patricia."

"I'd be happy to Mrs. Roberts."

At that moment Marianne returned bearing her jacket and mine. The scowl she wore on her face indicated to me that she had heard the entire conversation between my mother and Patricia. Thrusting my jacket into my hands, she murmured, "Are we leaving anytime soon?"

"Of course, of course. Right now as a matter of fact." Mr. Matthews had spoken up for the first time. With that seven of us all piled into my mother's mini van and headed off to dinner at this amzing Italian resturant, Alfonzo's.

It was probably the most awkward meal I had ever had. Mom and Mr. Matthews did nothing but talk to each other, leaving the kids to sort things out on their own. Needless to say that did not work out to well. Both Marianne and Shannon sat silently in their chairs with their arms crossed and I was forced to be polite to the two people I hated most in the world. Well actually only one because John was either completely silent or shoveling food down his throat the whole evening.

Thank goodness it was a school night because since all five kids had school the next day the little outting had to end early so that Shannon could get to bed on time. Mom drove all of us back and then the Matthews drove themselves home from there.

"So what did you think of them? I thought Patricia was a very sweet girl." my mother said as she unlocked the door. None of us replied, but instead ran upstairs as soon as she opened the front door.

As Marianne slammed the door of our room shut, I turned on my laptop. I had to talk about this with someone other Marianne, who was clearly ina horrible mood at the moment.


maria101: have you heard from melissa lately, goerge?

thatssojenna: yeah! have you?

leaveittogeorie: a few weeks ago. she's happy in college, even has a new boyfriend.

maria101: really! that's great. my dad will be glad to hear she's happy. he misses the fact that she's never over my house anymore.

leaveittogeorgie: she'll be home for thanksgiving and then for christmas. i'm sure she'll stop by.

benditlikebecca has joined the chatroom

everybodyhateschrissy: becca! you're back already ready!

benditlikebecca: believe me that dinner could not have lasted any longer

thatssojenna: it could've been that bad

benditlikebecca: you wanna bet

thatssojenna: i'm not so sure

everybodyhateschrissy: i'll bet it was that bad

benditlikebecca: it was...the family of my mom's new boyfriend ended up being patricia and john matthews

maria101: you had to spend a whole dinner with those two?!

everybodyhateschrissy: that sucks...a lot.

benditlikebecca: no kidding and it didn't help that marianne like flipped out at patricia within the first minute of the night and my mom thinks patricia is a very sweet girl

everybodyhateschrissy: ha!

benditlikebecca: i know! i hope my mom's relationship with mr. matthews doesn't get too serious

maria101: i would be praying the same thing right now if i was in your position

thatssojenna: they're not that bad!

everybodyhateschrissy: classic jenna, thinking everyone has good in them. jenna not everyone is nice. you really need to learn that.

thatssojenna: classic chrissy, always thinking everyone is horrible

everybodyhateschrissy: that's not true! i don't think that you guys are horrible

maria101: thank you for that kind opinion.

everybodyhateschrissy: i speak only the truth.

leaveittogoergie: sure you do

everybodyhateschrissy: never mind jenna i take that comment back. i think don't think that anyone here is horrible except for george

leaveittogeorgie: wow! can you feel the love tonight guys or what!

benditlikebecca: if there is any, it is clearly not directed at you


so have you figured out who is who yet? i'm curious to see who can figure it out. if you have an idea about which character is which jane austen character then review and let me know! i know my chapters are really short but that's just the way i right so i'm not expecting anyone to have figured it out yet but still give it a shot!