Chapter Eight- I'm Paying Hell For Glory
~Jacquie~
"No way McGuire came over and did that. NO way. She doesn't have enough guts." I say to Kate and Claire as they nod.
"Something must've happened because she thinks that she's Julia Stiles all of a sudden." Claire replies.
"So what are you guys gonna do about it?" I ask, egging them on.
"You know that Saddie Hawkins Dance?" Kate inquires as I nod.
"That's when we're gonna get her." Claire interrupts with an evil smile.
"In front of the whole school? Isn't that a little harsh?" I ask, starting to feel bad for McGuire.
"Yes, but she needs to learn where she stands in the spectrum of things." Kate told me as I almost rolled my eyes. Shannon was right about them taking popularity too seriously, but I was be pissed too if some girl was all over my non-existent boyfriend.
~Kate~
"What's going on with you Lizzie?" Shannon asks me as I roll my eyes at her and keep walking. "Lizzie." She says again, grabbing my arm.
"Let go of me Shannon. I don't have to answer to you." I tell her as her jaw drops. This is fun.
"Fine. Go ahead and ruin your rep and make Kate and her evil squad mad at you. Last time you did something they didn't like, they turned the whole school against you. Everyone called you a loser for a month. Did you forget that already?" She inquires as I give her the hand and continue walking. I needed to find Ethan.
"Hey Ethan." I say in my most innocent voice.
"Hey Lizzie." He responds, looking around, probably for "Kate" aka McGuire.
"So, who you taking to the Saddie Hawkin's Dance?"
"Kate."
"Did she even ask you yet?" I inquire, lightly touching his arm.
"She's going to."
"I doubt that. I heard her talking about taking some college guy." I lie as a hint of pain crosses his face.
"That's just a rumor."
"It's not, but you're being as loyal as Lassie right now. When you find out that what I'm saying isn't a lie, call me." I remark, pressing my number into his hands.
He looks down at his hand. "This is Kate's number!"
"I know. Call her and tell her it's off … then you'll get my real number."
~Claire~
"Did you tell Danny you weren't going to the dance with him?" I ask Shannon after school when no one else is around.
"Yeah. I don't go to school dances."
"So? That's really mean Shannon. Danny's like in love with you. I mean I would know … he talks about you non-stop. It's annoying." I admit, filing down one of my nails.
"And? I let go of that a long time again. Tell him to go to the dance with you."
"Ugh! Me go with Danny? Yeah right." I utter, offended that she'd suggest such a stupid idea.
"If he's not good enough for you, then why is it okay for me to date him?" Shannon inquires as I shrug.
"I know you still love him."
"Correction. I never loved Danny, and I never will. I can't trust him." She admits.
"But, you almost loved him … that's why you're afraid to get into another relationship with him. Am I right?" I question, not waiting for an answer. I walk off to my car. "It's okay to admit you love him. Denial isn't very faltering." I declare, then drive off.
~Jacquie~
"No way McGuire came over and did that. NO way. She doesn't have enough guts." I say to Kate and Claire as they nod.
"Something must've happened because she thinks that she's Julia Stiles all of a sudden." Claire replies.
"So what are you guys gonna do about it?" I ask, egging them on.
"You know that Saddie Hawkins Dance?" Kate inquires as I nod.
"That's when we're gonna get her." Claire interrupts with an evil smile.
"In front of the whole school? Isn't that a little harsh?" I ask, starting to feel bad for McGuire.
"Yes, but she needs to learn where she stands in the spectrum of things." Kate told me as I almost rolled my eyes. Shannon was right about them taking popularity too seriously, but I was be pissed too if some girl was all over my non-existent boyfriend.
~Kate~
"What's going on with you Lizzie?" Shannon asks me as I roll my eyes at her and keep walking. "Lizzie." She says again, grabbing my arm.
"Let go of me Shannon. I don't have to answer to you." I tell her as her jaw drops. This is fun.
"Fine. Go ahead and ruin your rep and make Kate and her evil squad mad at you. Last time you did something they didn't like, they turned the whole school against you. Everyone called you a loser for a month. Did you forget that already?" She inquires as I give her the hand and continue walking. I needed to find Ethan.
"Hey Ethan." I say in my most innocent voice.
"Hey Lizzie." He responds, looking around, probably for "Kate" aka McGuire.
"So, who you taking to the Saddie Hawkin's Dance?"
"Kate."
"Did she even ask you yet?" I inquire, lightly touching his arm.
"She's going to."
"I doubt that. I heard her talking about taking some college guy." I lie as a hint of pain crosses his face.
"That's just a rumor."
"It's not, but you're being as loyal as Lassie right now. When you find out that what I'm saying isn't a lie, call me." I remark, pressing my number into his hands.
He looks down at his hand. "This is Kate's number!"
"I know. Call her and tell her it's off … then you'll get my real number."
~Claire~
"Did you tell Danny you weren't going to the dance with him?" I ask Shannon after school when no one else is around.
"Yeah. I don't go to school dances."
"So? That's really mean Shannon. Danny's like in love with you. I mean I would know … he talks about you non-stop. It's annoying." I admit, filing down one of my nails.
"And? I let go of that a long time again. Tell him to go to the dance with you."
"Ugh! Me go with Danny? Yeah right." I utter, offended that she'd suggest such a stupid idea.
"If he's not good enough for you, then why is it okay for me to date him?" Shannon inquires as I shrug.
"I know you still love him."
"Correction. I never loved Danny, and I never will. I can't trust him." She admits.
"But, you almost loved him … that's why you're afraid to get into another relationship with him. Am I right?" I question, not waiting for an answer. I walk off to my car. "It's okay to admit you love him. Denial isn't very faltering." I declare, then drive off.