Okay, well now.

Several horrible things happened last week.

One: School was canceled for almost an entire week for snow. Two: The hot water heater broke. In the middle of a snow storm. Bring out the stove and pots of cold water. Three: I just found out that I'm not a Taurus anymore – I'm a Aries. (Taurus describes me way better than Aries ever could, even thought Aries gives me a bit more variety) Four: Yesterday, when I was taking a bath, I found out that there was about eight tiny little spiders in the tub with me, an ant, and hair. I screamed, but had no choice but to rinse myself with the water – the only water that came out the tub was about 40 degrees.

Chapter 10

~Noah's Point-of-View~

"So, Noah," Cody starts as we walk to fifth period, "you going to the Winter Dance?"

A school dance? When? Since when?

"There's a dance?" I question.

"Yeah. S.G. Only has been talking about it for the last week. I thought you'd know."

"I was out sick last week, remember?"

"Oh, yeah." Cody muses.

Teachers shout at student to "Break apart!", "Fifth period!", "Let's keep it moving!", and "Let's go, let's go, let's go!".

"I'm going." Cody proclaimed once we walked two steps up the stairs.

"With who?"

"Sierra." he declared. I pretended to gag.

"Isn't she a bit, I don't know...tall, fanaticish...stalkerish?"

"Well, first of all, 'fanaticish' and 'stalkerish' are not words. And oddly, we're back on Sierra now, it turns me on."

I started to gag for real. I looked at him like he was crazy. He was.

"What?" he questioned. I shook my head.

"What about Gwen?"

"Eah, I'm over her. She likes Duncan."

"Do they go?"

"Yeah. Why do you think Courtney's single?"

"I never considered."

"Yeah, well, I'm going with Sierra."

"Wow."

"And you're going with Izzy."

I started choking again.

"I would never go with her!" I exclaimed.

"Yeah. Right bro. You don't like her. Right..."

I note his use of sarcasm.

"You're unbelievable." I tell him.

"Thank you," he states, but I could state the same about you."

"Cody – " I start; however, my sentence is punctuated with a hyphen – provided by Izzy...

"Izzy's gonna be the first person in Mr. Mack's fifth period today!" she shrieked/vociferated as she (and Sierra) raced past and between me and Cody.

"No, Sierra shall become the victor!" said person yelled as she raced against her friend.

Cody and I turned to face one another.

"Hey, don't look at me; Izzy's your chick."

"And Sierra's your's."

We both walked into class. Both Izzy and Sierra were sitting in their respective seat.

"I will never understand women..." Cody and I said at the same time...

"Cody, I'm still not going to the dance, and definitely not with Izzy." I told Cody as we walked into class. I paused. Cody was about to speak, but he stopped as well.

We had went through an entire grading period, plus three-fourths of this one, and we never changed seats. So where in the world did this come from?

Cody and I walked to where we previously sat. However, that was a bit difficult because the desks themselves were arranged in quads. Index cards with our classmates names were on them.

I followed around the room looking far my name. I was situated a bit close to the back then what I would have liked. I dropped my backpack on the ground, then slipped halfway into the seat. Before I fully sat down, I checked to see who I would be sitting with.

Jennifer, Rich, and...Izzy. Not only as I sitting with people I didn't really like, but Cody wasn't sitting here or anywhere near, and I had to deal with Izzy.

How long will this arrangement be?

Eah, I tried again. Hope you liked it so far.

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