Chapter 8

"How did you not notice it?!" Sometimes I don't notice the most obvious or weird things. Like how weirded out I get when my parents call each other babe or how often I stop listening and think the I realize I have no idea what's going or after I snap out of my thoughts. Also like today. How I didn't manage to notice the foot of snow we have today. I know that sounds like nothing, but we never get Seaford. Not since my dad was about five or six. Maybe if Mika would've been with me I would've noticed, but she was with Jerry.

"I dunno, I just wan't paying attention. . . ."

"You're wearing shorts and a tank top!"

"It's not that cold, I don't know why you're wearing like five sweaters right now. . . ." I say lamely before closing my locker and sitting next to Mika on the bench next to Mrs. Flemmings classroom.

"You're weird" Mika states plainly "You must be immune to cold! Your realize it's forty degrees out!" I raise my eyebrows.

"Is it? It felt like sixty. . . ." Mika glares at me before punching my arm. I rub arm, not from hurt, but because I suddenly got cold there.

"Your hands feel like ice." I say annoyed.

"Exactly! Your's should too!" She reaches for my hand and holds it in hers "They're so warm!" She says still holding it, trying to warm hers.

"Yeah, no get them away from yours before they turn into icicles!" I snap before pulling my hand away.

"You bug me."

"Same to you. . . . ."

"Whatever. . . . Anyway, I was going to tell you - before you went crazy on me - that even if you are waiting to continue Jack's plan until next year, we should still do the little things. Like the simple things it takes." Mika says smiling.

"Okay? What are the simple things?" I ask having a feeling I'm going to regret tis.

"Well, for one thing, your confidence. It sucks. If you're going to be popular you need to have good comebacks and be confident with how look and such. I'm thinking the whole day I insult you and you come up with the best comeback!" I frown.

"That sounds awful. . . ."

"Will you do it?" Mika asks ignoring my previous comment.

"Fine." So the whole day I get rude comments from Mika, and I had to get her back. I was terrible at first but I got better gradually. It started to get really annoying though, and I was ready to rip someones head off. I snapped when I heard someone say "Wow . . . . God must hate you. . . ." I didn't know if it was Mika or if it was someone else but I stood up angrily. It was Lindsay. I look it her for a moment, thinking of the best insult to make her explode.

" At least my makeup doesn't look like it was put on by a bunch of four-year-olds learning how to finger paint." Her jaw dropped, we had a few moments of peace before the war began.

"You know, you're pretty . . . ." she pauses for a minute, and I'm a little confused until she says "freaking ugly. . . ." I glare.

"Bozo the clown called, he wants his face paint back."

"I'm trying to think of a compliment, but nothing comes to mind when I'm talking to someone as ugly as you."

"I thought you were beautiful when we first met then opened your mouth. . . . "

"So I hear the only place you've ever been invited is outside?"

"I bet your brain feels good as new, seeing as you've never used it."

"I'd like to help you out. Which way did you come in?"

"I'll never forget the time we met, but that doesn't mean I won't stop trying."

"You know, I'm right now. Can I ignore you some other time?"

That's when the insulting stopped and we just started yelling at each other trying to see who could speak the loudest. I could feel everyone staring at us, and no one was talking except Lindsay and I. Every now and then you could here some random insult like when I said "Keep talking maybe someday you'll say someday you'll say something intelligent." I'm not sure how long we were there, but no one moved when the bell rang. They were o busy enjoying the show.

We may have been there for hours for all I know, but when it ended, it's something we all remembered.. It got silent the second the loud smack was heard. Actually it became silent when her hand motioned forward, right before her hand collided with my face.


"You both could get suspended! Especially you Lindsay!" Principal Funderburk shouted at us. He stays silent for a moment, making his mind up as of what to do with us "Kim, I will let you off the hook with a warning because this is your first time doing anything like this." I could tell Lindsay was resisting the urge to insult me further. "However, I have no choice but to suspend you Lindsay -"

"Wait1 It was a stage fight!" Lindsay looks at me confused, I was hocked myself.

"Kim, the whole school -"

"I swear, we were seeing how people would react!" What am I saying?! He sighs.

"Go, you both are off the hook. If you ever pull a . . . stunt like that again, I will suspend you both." I nod and hurriedly run out the door with Lindsay.

"You know what you just did doesn't make us friends, right?" I snort.

"Please, why would I want to be friends with you? I'd rather drink toliet water! I just wanted to make sure that you're hear for the rest of school before winter break ens, so you enjoy your last days of Queen of the school. If it's with Jack or Mika or neither, trust me, I will take you down." I say determined. I'm still surprised as to what I had just said as well. It's like someone has taken over my body and was doing all the talking while I just sat back. Either way, I won't back down from what I said. I will take her down. Winter break starts next week, Mika leaves my house this Saturday. I think I'll continue to take the baby steeps with Mika, that way I'll be ready come next year.

I'll be ready to take Lindsay Cross.

A/N: Ugh, I know. It's awful and short. I wrote this in less than an hour and i don't really have time to edit it. So if has lots of mistakes, bare with me guys. I've been super busy and I when I finally had some time on Monday, I got some really bad news.

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