Hey!" Shannon called cheerily at the shoulder of her best friend Maddie.
"What?" Maddie said sharply.
"Nothing, I was just saying hello," Shannon said opening her own locker.
"Oh sorry."
"What is going on with you?
"What do you mean?"
"Lately you've been so cranky."
"Oh? Just that time of the month I guess."
"Oh, ok, well, I'll let it slide, this time."
The girls walked down the hall toward class when Shannon brightened,
"Hey, any interest in attending a party?"
"I would love to," Maddie said with smile.
"Great come by my house after school today and I will give you all the details."
After school Maddie sat listening to Shannon prattle on about every detail of the party, until Shannon finally mentioned when the party was.
"Wait? It's this Friday?"
Shannon nodded her head excitedly, Maddie's excitement faded,
"I can't make it this Friday I have a family thing going on."
"Can't you get out of it?"
"No," Maddie said annoyed, "I'm sorry I can't my parents would put me in the dog house literally if I missed it. I wish I could go but I can't."
"Alright, if you can't get out of it it's fine."
"Thanks for understanding."
"Yeah, whatever, but you're making this up to me. How about a movie night, next Friday?"
"Ok sounds like a plan."
With that decided Maddie left her friend with a wave over her shoulder and headed home to prepare for her 'family thing,' that would once again keep her from being a normal teenager.