I just found out that when I was younger, my dad used to give some of the foam from his beer :P haha
SOTM: Me And You Against The World - Keke Palmer and Max Schneider
QOTM: Regular naps prevent old age, especially if you take them while driving! - Anon
"Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful." (Colossians 3:15)
Octavian Country Day High
Cafeteria
12:03 pm
The Pretty Committee walked into the cafeteria in their new arrangement: Massie in the middle, Alicia and Claire on either side of her, and Dylan and Kristen on either side of them (K, A, M, C, D).
As usual, they received the jealous glances. They walked in unison and in style, with their hips swaying in the same direction.
Massie was in a pair of Rag & Bone Arctic skinny jean leggings, a white cut out gypsy crop top – with a black tank top underneath – and yellow G by Guess Embarka wedges. Her curly auburn rested perfectly on her shoulder blades, and she smelled pleasantly of Daisy by Marc Jacobs.
Alicia wore an orange Ralph Lauren Jackie Beaded top, purple Burberry Duchess silk satin shorts, a pair of Fendi satin peep toe pumps with a bow and a white Michael Kors Gia Shoulder flap. She paired the outfit with an Alexander McQueen honeycomb bracelet.
Claire was in a blue Lucca Couture knee-length floral dress and a pair of Aqua sandals. Her hair was in a tight bun, and her baby blue Aldo bag completed her look.
Dylan wore an orange, navy and beige Derek Lam cotton dress, with blue Kate Spade Tock Ballet Flats. A black Jean Paul Gaultier shoulder bag and her red hair in two pigtails completed her look.
Kristen was still reeling from what Martha had told the team. She wore a pair of blue skinny jeans, a yellow top and grey and green converse. Kristen spotted Mari sitting at a table, so she broke herself away from the PC and went to join her.
"Hello," she said brightly.
"Hi," Mari said, looking everywhere but at Kristen.
Mari looked pretty in her red blouse, white skirt and yellow flats. Kristen hadn't noticed it before, but Mari had dyed her blonde hair very dark brown. Her entire look reminded Kristen of the Español flag. The way her hair cascaded down her shoulders made her look like Sofía Vergara. Her eyes looked the tiniest bit red, like she had been crying. Kristen had virtually spent her entire life learning to read people, so she could tell.
"What's got you all teared up?" Kristen asked.
"Nothing you need to know." Mari sniffed and wiped her eyes with her delicate hand. "I hear there's a soccer club here?"
"Yeah, it's called Soccer Sisters. That's not the name of our team though. Why, are you thinking of joining?"
"I might join. My mother wants me to join a sponsored team. By sponsored, she means a school team or something."
"You play soccer?"
"Yes. I grew up watching my older brothers and cousins play it on the streets, and they taught me everything I know."
"That's great, because we need a talented player, if we're going to beat this team named Greening."
"I've heard of them before, and wait… you play soccer too?"
"Yeah, I do. You should swing by practice sometime; it's on the field just opposite the FroYo Parlour."
"Oh, okay, thank you."
"By the way," Kristen said as she got up, "if you need anyone to talk to, I'm here." She headed over to the PC table, where Massie looked a bit furious.
"Why were you associating yourself with filthy LBRs, such as her?"
Kristen laughed lightly and shook her head.
A few minutes later, the caf doors opened and in walked a beautiful, tanned girl. Amarilis put her head in her hands and mumbled some very strong words. This girl – Malise – wore a pair of yellow skinny jeans, a yellow blouse and a pair of Marc Jacobs's ankle booties that had only come out the day before. All eyes were on her as she gracefully made her way over to where Amarilis and all the other Tomahawks sat.
"Hey, sister," she said. The sister came out like sistah, due to her stay at the Bahamas.
"Hello, there," Amarilis responded, lifting her head from her hands. "I didn't know Rosetta was sending you here, Malise," she said through gritted teeth.
"Well, Ama, she wanted you to show me the ropes, and I didn't want to go anywhere else."
"Isn't that convenient? Where do you want to sit?"
"Over there." She pointed to the PCs table. "I smell Daisy by Marc Jacobs."
"Of course you do. Knock yourself out."
"Thanks! Toodles!" She winked at the Tomahawks and headed over to the table.
Amarilis rolled her eyes and looked around at the table. All of the Tomahawks' eyes were fastened on Malise, especially Cam's. She huffed and poked him in the ribs. It took about ten pokes to get him to tear his eyes off Malise. Even so, he was still looking at her out of the corner of his eye.
"Anyway," she said, a tad loudly, "are you guys ready to come over?" She was referring to Derrick, Cam and the competition.
"Yeah, yeah," they responded absent-mindedly.
She rolled her eyes again and directed her attention to the PCs table.
Claire's eyes were swollen and red. She hadn't told anyone about the entire Cam thing. She couldn't believe that Cam would do something like that, stabbing her in the heart; five of dating and he did something that hurtful.
"Claire, come awn," Massie urged as they sat down at their table, "tell us why you were crying last night."
"It's nothing."
"Kuh-laire!"
"What?" she snapped.
"Okay, something has really gotten into you," Kristen said.
"What is it?" Alicia asked.
"Yeah, tell us," Dylan chipped in.
"Well," she said, sniffling, "C-Cam's been cheating on me… with Amarilis."
"Ehmagawsh, Claire, we are so sorry." They all stood up and comforted her; everyone except Massie.
"Sit down," she commanded. "Everyone will think she's mourning, even though she is."
They all sat down, and Claire gave Massie a 'thank-you' smile, which she returned.
"Can I join you guys?" Malise asked Massie, obviously sensing that she was the leader.
"Sure, if you'd like."
Malise sat next to Claire and said, "Thank you. I didn't want to sit with those other low-class people, y'know?"
"Yes, I know right?" Alicia said. "I Saw you talking with Amarilis earlier; do you know her?"
"Um, yes, she's my house g-, I mean, sistah."
"How long have she and Cam been together?" Massie asked.
"Well, I've done some snooping in her diary, and they've been together for three years. They've known each other since they were five."
The girls' eyes grew wide and Claire's began to water. "What?" she screamed.
Everyone turned to look at them. "Mind your own business," Massie snapped, and they all resumed what they were doing. "You're kidding," she said to Malise.
"Nope, not at all."
"Three years," Claire said, looking over at their table. Amarilis shot her a smile.
Claire got up and hurried out of the caf before she did anything stupid. The other girls followed, including Malise.
The Block Estate
Massie's Room
4:23 pm
Massie sat cross-legged on her bed, staring straight ahead. She had no idea what to do, and she was extremely bored. Alicia, Dylan and Kristen were out, and Claire had a family night out. Malise wasn't an option; she hadn't known her long enough.
Her laptop gave a loud beep, signalling that she had gotten an IM. She had forgotten to go offline the last time she had used it. Mass lazily got out of bed and opened the laptop, sitting in front of it. It was an IM from Derrick.
Soccer101: Hey, babe, wassup?
MassGurl: Nthn much. I'm bored. Girls r all out.
Soccer101: Cool. Meet me at the park under the luv tree. I wanna show u how much I luv u, the 2nd way.
Mass' heart raced. The first time Derrington had said that, they had argued over whether or not he still loved her. He had taken out a pocketknife and carved 'D loves M, D & M = Derrington' inside a heart. He claimed he loved her and forever would.
MassGurl: Sure, meet u in 10.
Soccer101: Get there fast. Luv u.
MassGurl: Luv u 2.
She shut her laptop and raced into her walk-in for something to wear.
The Park
Under The Love Tree
4:29 pm
Amarilis lay down on the benches at the park under the love tree, listening to one of her all-time favourite songs, Broken, through her ear buds, plugged into her iPod. She wasn't focusing on the music, she was deep in thought.
She loved Cam a lot, and she really didn't want to start a war with Claire, but when people are in love, they try as much as possible to win the object of their affection, come hell or high water. She just couldn't help but fall deeper in love with him any time she thought of him.
Amarilis heard footsteps and shot up with fear. Wait, that was silly. If she were going to get kidnapped, her assailant probably wouldn't allow his footsteps to be heard.
"Chillax, it's me," Derrick said.
"Hey, what are you doing here?"
"I'm supposed to meet Mass here. Do you mind if I sit here and wait?"
"Sure, it's no problem."
She closed her eyes, with her mind blank, focusing on the song now. It was I Almost Do.
I bet, this time of night you're still up
I bet, you're tired from a long hard week
I bet, you're sitting in your chair by the window
Looking out at the city
And I bet, sometimes you wonder about me
She was so absorbed in the song; she was disturbed when she found soft lips crashing into hers. She peeked a little and saw it was Derrick. She loved Cam and didn't want to betray him with his best friend, but she had a little crush on Derrick. She wanted to break it, but she didn't want to move. She didn't give in either. She just… sat there, still. They stayed that way, Derrick kissing her, waiting for her to oblige, and she sitting there, stiff, until they heard a cough… or a sniff.
Derrick broke it and they turned to see Massie standing behind them, a mixture of a scowl and a frown on her pretty face. "You're both pathetic," she said before stomping off.
"I guess this is when you go chase after her," Amarilis joked before leaving herself.
OCDH
Mrs Amazon's Office
8:54 am
The singing group gathered in Mrs Amazon's office, Cam and Derrick sitting together, Mass and Claire sitting together and Amarilis sitting by herself.
"Did you guys learn what I asked you to learn?" Mrs Amazon asked.
"Yes," they mumbled.
"Great, let's hear it."
They began singing in harmony.
"You were walking on the moon, now you're feeling lo-o-ow
What they said isn't true, you are beautiful
Sticks and stones break your bones, I know what you're feeling
Words like those won't steal your glow, you're one in a million…
… So, don't be ashamed to wear your crown
You're a king, you're a queen inside and out."
"That sounded amazing! Have you guys met up at Amarilis' house yet?"
"No," Amarilis replied.
"Well, you should. Anyway, do you have any song choices in mind?"
"Yeah," Massie said with a deathly glare at Amarilis. "The girls could sing The Boy Is Mine."
"That's a nice song. Any objections? …Good, is there anything else?"
"The boys – I mean, Cam and I – could sing For The First Time," Derrick suggested.
"Also another nice song. Anything else?"
"All of us could sing either Madness, Sing or Numb," Amarilis said.
"Okay, okay, keep them coming."
"For a boy and a girl," Claire began, "the song could be Two Heads Are Better Than One or Half of My Heart."
"That's good, that's good."
The bell rang, signalling a sort of 'break' time. As everyone else left, Mrs Amazon called Amarilis back. "Amarilis, you were absolutely fantastic in your performance with Cam and Derrick. How would you like a solo?"
"Oh my gosh, that's amazing! I'd love that so much, thank you!"
The Milner Estate
4:03 pm
The Music Room
Amarilis led the gang into the music room. It was a Tuesday; Robert was playing cards and Rosetta and Malise had gone to get their hair and everything else done by professionals.
"This room is amazing," Claire said, and then blushed as though she had said something wrong.
"Thank you. I googled the songs we pitched in this morning and sent them wirelessly to my Mac." She pointed to a purple-cased Mac. "So, my Mac will project their lyrics onto the screen while we are in the recording booth." She pointed to the middle of the room and ushered Cam and Derrick in, projecting their lyrics on the screen.
While the boys were singing, Amarilis headed over to Mass and Claire and said, "Massie, what happened at the park was no big deal. I didn't kiss him back, I promise."
"Mhmm," Massie said. "I think I'll believe you when people slam revolving doors."
"Alright, good for you. And, Claire, I noticed you had been crying earlier. What was all that about?"
"I think that's virtually none of your business. And it's certainly nothing you need to know," Massie answered for Claire.
"And I think that I wasn't talking to Claire, not you. Why were you crying, Claire?"
"As it you'd care," Claire spat. "Just listen one, Amarilis Milner, I really don't like you. I might even hate you! Got that?"
"Um… okay…"
Cam and Derrick ended and the three girls entered the booth, their lyrics projected on the screen.
"You need to give it up
Had about enough
It's not hard to see
The boy is mine
I'm sorry that you
Seem to be confused
He belongs to me
The boy is mine."
The song felt so much like what was happening. Not to mention, their voices sounded amazing, although they were having a song war. Amarilis was confused. Why did Claire hate her? Besides having Cam, what had she done? Cam… maybe she found out that they were also dating. Ha, that was ridiculous… wasn't it?
I hope you enjoyed it! To infinity... and BEYOND!
(I'm a nerd :P)
God bless
xxx
Amika :)