Chapter 7: Standing up to Amy
Later in the day, Amy saw Marcus and Jojo hanging out with each other and realized that Jojo is one of the emo-freaks. Cassie looked at them until Amy put an end to it.
"What are you doing with them?" asked Amy, furiously.
"Hanging with them." said Cassie.
"Why bother hanging with these guys?" asked Amy.
"You didn't seem to mind Jojo here."
"That was before he hung out with Mister Black and Moody."
"Excuse me, we can hear you." said Marcus.
"I don't give a crap! I can't believe you guys!"
"Believe it! Me and Jojo are friends now." said Marcus.
"Cassie, you are not hanging out with Jojo and Marcus anymore. You need real friends, like me, got that?" asked Amy.
Cassie was always afraid of speaking for herself and standing up to Amy, because she would turn the whole camp against her, but when it comes to Jojo and Marcus, she wasn't gonna take any chances. She said, "Go by yourself."
The boys let out a big 'Ooooooooooohhh.' Amy turned around and asked, "What did you say?"
"If you want to keep me as your friend, you have yo be friends with Jojo and Marcus." said Cassie.
"I can't believe you could hang out with these dweebs better than me. They are not that attractive and they have you brainwashed." said Amy.
"Somebody's brainwashed, but it ain't me. It's the brainwasher herself. And by the way, your lip gloss is sooo not glossy anymore. It tastes like crap." said Cassie.
Amy dropped her jaw and felt shocked like everyone was turning against her. She turned to Jojo and said, "You are so superficial and look like Who-trash."
Jojo stood up and said, "What did you call us?"
"A bunch of black-trendsetting, gothic-looking, emo freakshow gold diggers." said Amy.
"Okay, you are so in for a thrasing for those comments! You are so jealous, you act as if Paris Who-ton has been in the crack house." said Marcus.
"Guys, let it go. This is my mess. Let me clean it up." said Cassie.
She stood up to Amy on her face and said, "I want you to get you little snooty booty out of our faces."
Marcus and Jojo exclaimed and said, "Oh, dude!"
"Excuse me?" asked Amy.
"I've been excusing you every frickin' summer and I'm through with it. Marcus and Jojo are awesome guys who have every single talents and if you don't like it, then it's your loss. And everyone else, Chad, Chris, Maddie, Ashley and Jonah, they're awesome guys here who are better-looking, most talented and so much awesomer than you." said Cassie.
"You best believe it!" exclamed Maddie.
"And Cody and Mike-- Let me just tell you, Cody and Mike are so awesome. They have a passion for music and they like Jojo. So what if they're emo freaks. We would rather make friends with them better than you and they're way awesome that you'll ever be." said Cassie.
"Amen to that, sista!" exclaimed Cody.
"So if you can't accept me, and the friends I have, don't let the door hit you where the tree should've fallen on ya, okay?" said Cassie.
The kids were cheering and applauding for Cassie. Jojo said, "Now that's awesome!"
Cassie went and gave Jojo a high-five. Cody came on Amy and said, "In your face!"
"You disgust me, Cassie." said Amy.
"The feeling is mutual."
Amy gasped shockingly and walked out of them. Everyone else was cheering and whistling after that little stand up.
"Man, Cass. You are so brave." said Cody.
"Isn't she gonna turn the whole camp against you?" asked Jojo.
"She won't, because I burned all of those false rumors about me. Now all that's left are ashes." said Cassie.
"You rock!" exclaimed Marcus.
