Sorry it's been so long since I've posted anything. My sis was hogging the computer, playing video games and doing "schoolwork". I finally got a chance to get on and update.
I've gotten like six reviews! Yay me! Of course, one person reviewed twice. Does that still count?
Anyways, here's chapter 8. two new minor characters. Please continue to review!!
Picture day. The worst day of the year. The day when all the idiotic beauty queens in school got dressed up and paraded around for the rest of us losers to see. I don't know how it works in other schools, but here, picture day is a popularity contest.
All the way there, I was dreading the coming day. Gracie chattered on about some boy she liked, while I trudged on miserably, trying (and failing) not to think about the day ahead. Gracie was dressed up a little bit. But then, Gracie is pretty in almost anything. Unlike me. Who looks totally dorky and uncool in everything.
"Alex, what's wrong? You're all depressed. I don't think you even heard a word I said!" Gracie asked suddenly, pulling me out of my reverie.
"Hmm? Oh, nothing. Picture day, you know." I said. Gracie smiled sympathetically.
"Hey, I'm sure nothing will happen. I mean, Cheri won't bother you ." Gracie assured me. I shook my head in disbelief.
I suppose I should explain who Cheri is. First of all, the fact that her parents named her after an alcoholic beverage should tell you something about her personality. Cheri is the most annoying girl in school, and also the most popular. She's a junior, and since I'm a freshman, I don't have any classes with her. Cheri has long red hair, and wears waaay to much makeup. She's filthy rich, so she thinks she's better than everybody else.
On my very first day at Heights High, she picked a fight with some freshman girl was looked like she was about to cry. I stood up for the girl, and made Cheri look as stupid as she is in front of the whole school (since she conveniently picked that fight in the auditorium). Since then, Cheri has tried to humiliate me and torture me at every possible instance. And on picture day, she gets an especially big head.
As I walked into school, Emily came rushing up to Gracie and I. Remember when I mentioned a girl Cheri picked a fight with on my first day? The girl I stood up for, the reason Cheri hates me? Meet Emily.
The thing about Emily is, she's tiny. She's about three foot ten, a good three feet shorter than me. Her pale face is tiny and sort of pinched looking. She has these little itty bitty glasses perched on the end of her nose. Her eyes are huge and bright, bright blue. She wears kids clothing, and if you put her in a medium sized t-shirt, she'd look like she was wearing a tent. But she's really smart, and a great person to have on your side when you want to get away with something. She can find loopholes in any rule.
But today, her short blonde hair was sticking up at odd angles, her glasses were clutched in her hand, and her backpack was falling off. She skidded up to me and Gracie, panting. Gracie and I looked at each other, trying not to laugh. Emily was wearing a pair of bright pink sweat pants, an olive green t-shirt, neon orange sneakers, and a black bracelet. Add in her protuberant blue eyes, and you have a completely ridiculous outfit.
"Did you know it's picture day?" Gracie asked mildly.
"What?" Emily said distractedly. Gracie giggled. I rolled my eyes.
"Is something wrong?" I asked Emily.
"Cheri chased me out of the bathroom." Emily muttered. I gritted my teeth.
"Alex, don't even think it." Gracie said sharply. I looked at her in surprise.
"Don't you dare go chasing after that psycho. You don't need to get involved. Not this time." Gracie said. I sighed.
"Yeah, it's okay, Alex." Emily smiled at me. "You don't need to go talk to Cheri about me." She put her glasses back on and blinked.
That did it.
"Which bathroom?" I asked casually.
"Second floor. You know, by Mr. Laranto's classroom." Emily said with a shrug. I turned and headed for the stairs. Behind me, Gracie groaned.
"Why'd you tell her?" she demanded.
Kay, so please review. Next chapter is going to be interesting...
