Midnight and I Chapter Nine

I cannot even believe I'm writing this down and it isn't a lie. Bea actually talked to me. During AP Physics, she turned and asked to compare notes, and started a whole new conversation. I really almost asked her if she was talking to someone else.

I made another new friend, on another fairly surprising note. She honestly reminds me of Lady Gaga, with her strange way of dressing and style, but she's one of the sweetest people I've ever talked to. She goes by Bebe, no idea if that's her real name, but…she's cool. A bit awkward at times, but only in the way that gives you the impression everyone was always mean to her. Like no one ever gave her a chance. Some of the idiots on the cheer squad backed her into a corner today and I pulled her right out.

She thinks it's adorable that Lullaby has been coming with me lately. She understands that I couldn't stand to leave her home with Manny about.

There's another girl, too, goes by Gumi, her real name is Ashley. She's Asian, very intelligent, very skinny, and very flashy. Her hair is bright green, and she wears pick contacts. Need I say more? Anyway, she's cool, and she says if I help her with English, she'll start helping me learn basic Japanese. It sounded good to me.

I'm going to bring college up tonight, I think. It turns out the pamphlets were for Greg, which is a major relief. The pressure if off, at least a little bit. I can relax now, and try to think of a good way to approach this. I forget sometimes that no one in my family knows I work, or what classes I'm in now. It's a little unnerving, the people closest to me not knowing the other people who are closest to me, or really me even. It's uncomfortable.