Going through childhood memories, we've got Recess (obviously), Tots TV, Brum, 64 Zoo Lane, Balamory, Tom and Jerry Kids, Baby Lookney Tunes em...good I love dem all...
Oh The Factor...hm...
Boys: Craig Colton
Girls: Janet Devlin- Go an gurl! Day it fer Northern Ireland!
Groups: I like the two groups :/ can't decide
Over 25's: Johnny Robinson-he's so cutee! I want 2 hug him! He's so sweet! How can people NOT love him! It was Sami but...bye bye! Size Sexy all the way Sweetheart!
Gretchen's POV
"Okay, Gretch," TJ started.
I felt awkward being there and discussing my love life with him. But I guess, it will work.
"Act like you're finding everything hard."
I nodded my head confirming I understand.
"Then, by each test, get a grade higher then the last showing his help is helping. Even if he does tell you a whole pile of nonsense, which he thinks is right, go with it yet in the exams you do it the right way. Got it?" TJ smiled.
I nodded. "All thought, I have one question."
"What's that?" TJ asked.
"What do I wear!" I was never really into fashion, maybe a little but I never went out of the house like a friend I knew wearing sloppy clothes, or like The Ashleys with their up to date fashion slash sluty clothes. No, I kept my simple, clean and neat.
"Well, I'll find that out for you, what Vince likes." TJ smiled, his grin so kind and gentle.
"Really?" I asked hopefully.
"Yes!"
I reached the door of Kelso's.
I was for one happy it wasn't summer and that it was winter. In summer I'd probably be made to wear tight top, mini skirt and boots but thankfully not.
Instead, I wore a white skirt with silver glitter on it and a blue belt at the top of the skirt, pink tights, a light purple long sleeved with silver glitter on it too, white knee length boots with blue fur at the top of them and light purple heal, light pink gloves and light purple hat. It wasn't my fashion, it was a cute and casual look yet it wasn't me. Oh well. Here goes nothing.
I touched the freezing cold handle, electric shock go through me, making a shiver go down my back. I pushed on the door triggering the bell fixed at the top.
I looked around to see Vince in our usual seats. I walked over sitting beside him, feeling really nervous as my heart pounded hard while my stomach fluttered.
"Wow! Gretch," Vince smiled gaping at me.
I blushed and brushed a strand of hair behind my ears before giving a nervous smile.
"You look amazing, what's the occasion?" Vince asked sitting closer clearly interested.
"Oh...em...there is none." I nervously said.
Vince nodded and smiled. "Oh well, you look pretty, so what are you stuck with?"
I took out my books to him and we went over it.
Of course, Vince was completely wrong in every single thing in the textbook, how could he even pass a test paper? I stayed quiet. Silent as a mouse. I just nodded and smiled saying I understood.
…
TJ's POV
"Hey, are you not cold?" I asked Ashley who lay on the park bench, knees up to her chest which she wrapped her arms around.
"mmm..."She muttered.
I gave her a little shake. "Hey, are you not bloody cold?" I asked feeling the hairs on my arm prick up.
Ashley opened her eyes and sat up straight.
She shivered.
"Jez, Teej, are you not cold?" She asked sleepily.
I slapped my hand on my forehead.
Ashley took a big stretch.
"Where do you live? Is it far from here? You want to go to yours?" I asked her all at once.
Ashley flopped back down on the bench.
"No," She muttered.
People passed by watching her sleep, rolling their eyes.
They probably thought we were homeless or something, but we weren't.
I slapped Ashley on the thighs and stood up.
"Fine, you want to come to my house?" I asked casually.
"I wanna go to your house?" She questioned herself.
Suddenly, her eyes shot open and she jumped up.
"Sure!" She smiled.
I smiled back. "Fine, my mom's probably away."
…
At the house, Ashley ran to the top of the stairs like lightning, bursting through my room. I ran after her but not just as fast.
"Hey, what's wrong with you?"
Ashley looked around and smiled and she light footed walked across the room, gently touching things with her filthy hands.
"When was the last time you showered? Or took a bath?" I asked, curiously.
"What's it to you?" Ashley asked as she walked around.
I sighed, throwing my school bag in the corner of the room.
Ashley ran at the bag throwing books out of it.
"Hey! That's my homework!" I yelled.
Ashley didn't care.
"Wow," She smiled brushing over the paper.
"You don't get homework cause your parents home school you, right?" I asked walking over.
She stayed silent and got up after pushing it all back in.
"I'm bored, do you have any games or something?" I asked.
"I've got the Xbox 360..."I began.
"Great, we're playing." Ashley stomped to the TV, not asking first, but more ordered.
Afterwards, Ashley sneaked down to the kitchen and stuff her face with all the food we had.
"Hey!" I shouted at her. "We need that too!"
I touched her shoulders to realize she was boney, really boney.
I took my hand off, scared of snapping her in half.
Ashley glared at me before eating. I sighed and sat on the kitchen chair and watched her eat.
It was like watching a three years old finding the secret stash of cookies.
I chuckled to myself, closing my eyes as I did. When I opened them, I saw a glimpse of a small three year old girl, in a dress, pigtails and a doll. I shook my head, I rubbed my eyes, I looked again.
It was Ashley again.
…
Ashley went home after Mom came home. She sneaked out of the back. I gave Gretchen call, she loved it with Vince.
I was bored. Clearly the girl with the doll didn't want to play. I ran around with the aeroplane in my hand until I tripped. I got up and rubbed the mud on my hands down my shirt and saw my knees were grass stained.
I looked on what I tripped on, it looked like books. Lots of books. Beside the books was a giant cardboard box with scissors, glue and paint beside it.
I grabbed a book and looked at it upside down. The squiggly line was all over the books. They looked hard to draw. There were pictures too. Some like a giant, long aeroplane with fire coming out the back.
'What is dis?'
Suddenly I heard a bang as the box tumbled over.
"Ow!" I heard a groan inside.
I bent over and saw the top burst open. Then a small ginger haired girl came crawling out.
And with the closing chapter...
we sleep once more!
