February 27

I hate Miranda. The end. What happened, you ask? Apparently Seth explained the wolf-shifter thing to her, and she didn't freak out like I hoped she would. No, instead she did the opposite - she thinks it's the coolest thing ever. A list of reasons I hate Miranda Kendall is as follows:

1. She didn't freak about the wolf thing.

2. She is blonde, tan, blue-eyed, tall, and skinny. In other words, pretty, which usually means evil (really long story there).

3. She still thinks I'm going to be in her goddamned wedding!

4. She keeps changing her mind about whether or not I'm going to be in the wedding. The cycle of events goes like this - Miranda decides she wants me to be a bridesmaid, Seth and my mother talk her out of it, she shuts up and doesn't call me for five days, she caves in and calls me and begs me to be in the wedding, and the cycle repeats ad nauseum.

5. Seth deserves better than her.

Basically, Miranda is now my least favorite person in the world, and she will keep that title till AFTER THIS STUPID WEDDING!!! Had to do the capslock thing, sorry - some days I can't resist wanting to yell, and that's the best way to transfer screaming onto paper that I know of.

March 7

Because I really needed more stuff to deal with - Seth came home last weekend WITHOUT Miranda (shocker) and spent most of it trying to explain to me that no, he is not going to get rid of her and there is nothing I can do about it. Being told off by your eighteen-year-old brother because you think his fiancée is a conniving bitch (which she is) feels really bad, let me tell you. Thankfully, he might have solved one of my problems for me - after I ranted for a while and he tried to calm me down (no luck), he was like, "if you shut up about how much you hate Miranda, I'll explain to her that pigs will fly before she gets you into a bridesmaid dress". Score: Seth 1, Leah 0. I intend to keep tallying the score between now and mid-August - something tells me it'll be a good idea.

On a slightly better note, Alice called me again yesterday afternoon - same place, same reason as the other times. "Remember the stuff I told you back in January, about your summer?" she asked after getting me a vanilla something-or-other (I can't spell or pronounce the name of it, but it was delicious).

"Do you really think I could forget?" I replied, knowing she didn't think that possible. The fact that I'll meet someone who'll change my life for the better is the best news I've heard in my life.

"Of course not," Alice laughed. "Things are a little clearer now. You, my dear, are going to find love while you're in Chicago."

I was on the edge of my seat. "Really?"

"Would I lie to you?" Alice asked, smirking at me. "Really, it'll be an unforgettable summer for you. Oddly enough, I will be in Chicago as well over the summer..."

"Doing what?" I asked, hoping it had nothing to do with me.

"Our clan's moving away from here at the end of May, and we're splitting up over the summer. We have established where exactly we're headed, but Rosalie didn't think that all of us being together during the summer was a good idea, and nobody in their right mind picks a fight with her - except for Jacob, but they'll never get along... Anyways, I've used a few connections and gotten a summer internship of my own - as a tour guide at a little-known art museum. It'll be an experience, that much is for sure."

I vaguely remember a strong instinct to start banging my head against a concrete wall after that. One of the key things that made me look into the Chicago internship in the first place was that it'd be totally vampire-free. No luck, I guess - then again, Alice is a much easier person to deal with face-to-face, and something tells me that the real reason she found the internship or whatever is because she's going to need to have a lot of conversations with me. Just my luck, huh?

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A/N: Finally updating this! Please review; constructive criticism and suggestions are very welcome.