Chapter 4 - New Enemies
After a delicious lunch at the diner, Felicity and Carrie continued their trek to the library. During their walk, they began telling each other more about themselves. Hobbies came first. Felicity asked, "So, what do you like to do, Carrie?" "Well...besides reading, I like to sew." "Really?" asked Felicity. "Yes, I even made this dress. I make my own clothes," Carrie replied. "Sometimes my Momma does most of the work." "It's really pretty," Felicity complimented. "Not to mention a good idea. That way you don't have to spend so much money on buying them at the store." "Thank you. What do you like to do, Felicity?" "I like to sew from time to time. I used to make pillows for kids in the hospital back in New York. But mostly, I sew when stuffing comes out of my stuffed animals." Felicity told Carrie that she does have a few stuffed animals and dolls in her room – two teddy bears, one Lucy Ricardo doll dressed as a ballerina, and one Dalmatian that still is her favorite ever since she was a baby named Dale. Felicity also told her that she loves listening to music and dancing. "One of my older cousins was my dance teacher and taught me to dance "Testify to Love" in sign language. Maybe I can teach you sometime not just the dance but sign language itself." Carrie smiled. "I'd love to!"
Both girls arrived at the library, but before they could go in, Carrie noticed that two girls with long black/brown hair were coming down the street. A grip of panic swept over her. She gasped quietly and whispered to Felicity, "It's Chris and Tina. Let's go!" Felicity could tell that the girls noticed them and they began whispering to each other. "Okay, if they follow us in here, I have a plan," Felicity said. The two friends bolted for the doors and went upstairs. Felicity looked out the window and saw Chris and Tina following them.
"Come on," Felicity whispered. Carrie followed her to the area between the Audiobooks and DVD and Videos sections. "What is your plan?" Carrie whispered. Before Felicity could answer, both girls heard a semi-quiet sneering voice. "Well, well look who it is. It's praying Carrie White!" It was Chris."Who's your friend, Carrie?" Carrie began to back away, but she didn't know Tina was right behind her and caught her by the hair! Oh crap! Felicity thought. Now what do I do? Carrie struggled to get free, but it was no use. "Let me go! Ow! " Carrie whimpered. Tina began to giggle. "I said, who is your friend?" Chris snarled. Felicity quickly stepped up and pulled Tina away from Carrie. She turned to face Chris. "Felicity Cartwright. You must be Chris Hargensen, popular girl of Ewen High." Chris pulled her lips into an evil smile. "Mm-hmm. I see you have heard of me. My daddy is a lawyer and can sue anyone who gets in my way. Now let me ask you this. What was it? Oh yeah, what in the hell are you doing with Scary Carrie White? She is such a freak." Felicity looked back at Carrie, winked at her and faced Chris again. "First of all, I don't see anything wrong with Carrie. She's not scaryand she is an easy person to get along with unlike you, Veruca Salt. Now, get out of our way."
Chris and Tina gasped in shock. No one called Chris a name like that before. "What. Did. You. Call. Me?" Chris whispered, fiercely. "You heard me, Veruca." replied Felicity. Chris was angry now. "You are going to get it!" She raised her hand to strike at Felicity. Carrie was not going to let anyone strike her friend. "Leave her alone! Felicity didn't do anything to you!" Chris turned to Carrie and grabbed her by the front of her dress. "You better watch what you say to me, you little shit!" Chris raised her hand again to strike. Tina just stood there staring and grinning. All of a sudden, the whole area began to shake. Chris felt a push and was backed into a bookshelf. She began to fall the same time as the bookshelf and landed on her butt. Felicity looked at the scene in shock and amusement. Carrie and Felicity hurried over to the front desk as Tina tripped and landed next to Chris. The front desk clerk called security as soon as Felicity told them what happened. Felicity said to the desk clerk that Chris and Tina were acting drunk, messing around with the bookshelves and knocked one down on the floor. When security arrived, Chris and Tina were making quite a ruckus. They were yelling at one another and the rest of the visitors stopped what they're doing to watch. Felicity noticed that one student in a wheelchair had his phone out and was filming the entire scene. The front desk told Carrie and Felicity to go into another area of the library until Chris and Tina were hustled out.
Both girls decided to split up to pick out their books and meet at the table around the Children's, Teen Fiction, and Biography/Autobiography sections. Within a few minutes, they were ready to read. Carrie picked out Extraordinary Psychic, Mary Poppins, She Wrote: The Life of P.L. Travers, The Joy of Signing, Matilda, and A Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire. Felicity picked out The Fault in Our Stars, The Book Thief, Stuck in Neutral, Mary Ingalls on Her Own, and The Women of Duck Commander. Felicity was curious about why Carrie chose Extraordinary Psychic. Was this somehow related to what happened earlier? Felicity asked herself.She shrugged it off and began to read one of her books. All of a sudden, both girls burst out giggling. Carrie knew that this was the first time that Chris was humiliated in front of everyone.
After a while, Carrie had something on her mind. "Felicity?" she asked. "Yeah, Care?" "Can you keep a secret?"