Chapter 3: Impressed, Impossible
Not a full day had pasted, and everyone knew what Jenny had done, totally kicked the coolest guy in school to the curb, or something … but Jenny could care less.
No boy was worth anything to her if he had to flirt to get her attention before getting to know her at first.
The whole day had been weird to Jenny, people had been congratulating her for what she did, which really makes so sense, and then again some of the "popular" kids where giving her weird looks, like she was some alien that shouldn't be trusted, or maybe they where all too stunned to think of anything to say or do.
The day dragged on slowly and Jenny became great friends with Jimmy's friends, as well as Cindy and Libby.
As soon as the day ended, Jenny and Jimmy walked home.
"Your school is weird. They are impressed by something that isn't even remotely impressive!" Jenny kind of laughed at that.
Jimmy shrugged, "Well, no one has ever stood up to Nick Dean before."
Jenny shrugged, "You know what tomorrow is?"
Jimmy shrugged, "Umm … Saturday?"
Jenny nodded, "Uh huh, I'll be turning 11."
Jimmy smiled and said, "Cool, happy almost birthday. What do you want to do for your birthday?"
Jenny shrugged, "I don't know, but that's not the point. My parents left a week earlier than they needed to. They could have stayed for my birthday but instead they wanted to start the top secret project with a head start. So they missed my birthday for it."
Jimmy frowned, "Oh."
And Jenny nodded.
They where in a bit of silence until they got home.
Later that night, after dinner, Jenny laid in her bed and looked up to the ceiling, she felt so lonely and far away. In fact she wished she could run from all her problems. The people in Retroville where different, and she couldn't help but wonder if it was possible to get used to that.
She set her alarm clock and looked to the door, then she sat up, turned on a light and took out a book and started reading until her eyes where to tired to read on, then she put the book away and turned out the light and fell fast asleep.
Not a full day had pasted, and everyone knew what Jenny had done, totally kicked the coolest guy in school to the curb, or something … but Jenny could care less.
No boy was worth anything to her if he had to flirt to get her attention before getting to know her at first.
The whole day had been weird to Jenny, people had been congratulating her for what she did, which really makes so sense, and then again some of the "popular" kids where giving her weird looks, like she was some alien that shouldn't be trusted, or maybe they where all too stunned to think of anything to say or do.
The day dragged on slowly and Jenny became great friends with Jimmy's friends, as well as Cindy and Libby.
As soon as the day ended, Jenny and Jimmy walked home.
"Your school is weird. They are impressed by something that isn't even remotely impressive!" Jenny kind of laughed at that.
Jimmy shrugged, "Well, no one has ever stood up to Nick Dean before."
Jenny shrugged, "You know what tomorrow is?"
Jimmy shrugged, "Umm … Saturday?"
Jenny nodded, "Uh huh, I'll be turning 11."
Jimmy smiled and said, "Cool, happy almost birthday. What do you want to do for your birthday?"
Jenny shrugged, "I don't know, but that's not the point. My parents left a week earlier than they needed to. They could have stayed for my birthday but instead they wanted to start the top secret project with a head start. So they missed my birthday for it."
Jimmy frowned, "Oh."
And Jenny nodded.
They where in a bit of silence until they got home.
Later that night, after dinner, Jenny laid in her bed and looked up to the ceiling, she felt so lonely and far away. In fact she wished she could run from all her problems. The people in Retroville where different, and she couldn't help but wonder if it was possible to get used to that.
She set her alarm clock and looked to the door, then she sat up, turned on a light and took out a book and started reading until her eyes where to tired to read on, then she put the book away and turned out the light and fell fast asleep.