This chapter is a page from Diana's diary. The idea came so easily, my favorite chapter.
Saturday, June 9th 2:30am
How long has it been since I wrote in this thing? Like, two-three months? Whatever, my head is throbbing so hard that I can't sleep. Viv fell asleep a while ago, and I've been trying but I can't.
Tonight is probably one of the worst nights I have ever had.
It started out so great, but my plan to get Drake to teach Viv lesson didn't go as plan.
It taught me something it may sound a bit cliché but don't judge a book by its cover.
Viv may seem like an airhead at first but she's really not she's tough and very optimistic which is how she was able to tick the Drake off.
I still can't believe I beat Drake Merwin I wish it would happen more often. At the end of the night we ended up running all the way home trying to get away from him. It was hilarious!
When we got back it was a whole different story. The house was dark and quiet, as if everyone was asleep.
We tried to sneak upstairs, partly because we were late and partly because we really didn't want to wake up our parents (my dad and her mom).
Of course, they weren't asleep; as soon as we got to the top of the stairs my father called out: "You're late!" in his sharp serious tone.
This is easy, I thought; I always get away with these things. Wrong. Tonight was different; Lily was there and I knew that that evil witch would do anything to get me into trouble.
"Viv, you do know you're late, right?" my dad asked sternly.
"Yes, I'm sorry, it won't happen again," Viv answered. That's why she ticked me off so much: one second she's kicking butt and in the next she's all angelic, I mean, give me a break!
"Go upstairs Viv, me and your mother have a few things to discuss with Diana." Viv left without a word like the little angel she is. Not!
"Diana," Dad started, clearing his throat.
"Dad," I answered back.
He looked at me but flicked it off. "Me and Lily are going to get married..."
"I know that," I interrupted.
"Stop interrupting me!" Ow! I love it when he uses that voice; I'm doing my job ticking him off, one point for me!
"Anyway," he continued. "As you know, me and Lily are going to tie the knot soon, and she will become your step-mom."
I was about to say something when he continued. "That means you need to respect Lily as if she were your own mother. " Then he switched his words around
"I know no-one can replace your mother, but treat Lily with respect
when you're here. Which is not a lot - I'm only asking you to do this for three months a year, about three and a half when it's winter break."
I had to give it to him: that was the longest speech he had ever given me, excluding the one when he told me I was going to Coates.
The whole time Lily was nodding her head, her giraffe neck going up and down like an amusement park ride, so that I wondered if it would fall off.
She spoke in her fake sweet voice that made me feel like I wanted to vomit.
"Diana, I love you, I really do, and want to be there for you. But you need to start respecting me and treating me like a person, like a mother. If you do then maybe I could get you out of that school."
"No," I replied so abruptly that I surprised even myself.
"No?" she asked, confused.
"I mean no. I don't want to be taken out of Coates; that's my life. Where everyone and everything that is important to me is Coates is where I belong; it's a place for bad girls," I said, exaggerating bad girls, "and boys," I finished.
I loved the look on their faces; guess no one ever thought that I actually liked Coates.
"Are we done?" I asked in my most innocent voice.
"For now Diana. Go to bed," my dad answered, still trying to figure out why in the world I would want to stay in a place like Coates. I went upstairs without even a "goodnight". The light in the room was off but I could feel that Viv was still awake.
Sorry diary, I could tell you what Viv told me about herself but my eyes are starting to get heavy and I'm ready to catch some Zzz's.
I didn't really change much on this chapter still my favorite.