Chapter 3:

Diana and Gilbert just stood there, unable to say a word.

Anne was furious, but she wasn't able to say anything before Ms. Stacy started talking.

"Alright! Now that that's settled, let's learn each other's names! Why don't we start with you?" She pointed at Diana.

Everyone introduced themselves one by one, ending with Prissy Andrews.

Finally, lunch came around. Anne rushed out the door and ran to the back of the school house. She needed to be away from Diana at the moment and to be alone with her thoughts for a moment.

"Why does this always happen to me?!" She yelled. Then in a whisper, "I just figured out my feelings…"

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Anne struggled through the school day, trying not to cry and run out of the classroom. "Now Gilbert will never like me!" , she thought.

Once the school day was finally over, she burst out of the classroom and ran home. Thankfully it was Friday and she didn't have to face them again for another two days.

"Quick she's coming!" Whispered Marilla. She was trying to clean up the kitchen while Matthew hid the cake.

"Hello de-" Marilla was interrupted by pounding footsteps on the stairs and sobs from her daughter.

"WHY IS MY LIFE SUCH A TRAGEDY! ALL I WANT IS IT TO GO MY WAY FOR ONCE!"

"Well Anne dear, I'm sure it's not that ba-"

Marilla was again interrupted by Anne stomping up the stairs crying.

As Anne reached her bedroom, she flopped onto her bed and sobbed into her blankets. She didn't want to see or hear from anyone, not even Mathew. She eventually cried herself to sleep.

"What do you suppose happened to that child to make her so dramatic? I mean, she's always been like that, but her day must've been pretty bad to react like that."

Marilla asked Mathew as she was mending one of Anne's dresses and Mathew was reading by the fire.

"Dunno. She seemed pretty upset though. She didn't want to talk to me either. I tried to knock on the door to see if she was okay, but she just told me to go away."

Mathew seemed to be confused by this. It rarely happens that Anne doesn't want to talk, especially to him.

"Well hopefully she'll be better by morning, we can't have a sad birthday girl after all!"

Sorry the update took so long you guys! I've been super busy with school and work, and haven't had much time to write lately. Also sorry that they have been such short chapters. I'll try and write more!