Spinelli smile as she re-applied her lipstick. The stuff wasn't so bad, once she got used to it. She would still have preferred to go without makeup, but that wasn't an option.
Beside her the other four Ashley's gossiped about who did what, when, why, and where. It was mostly about boys dissing girls or vice versa, and Spinelli had begun to tune them out. Sure she nodded and pretended to look interested while they talked, but she really couldn't care less what they said.
She was beginning to like school. The Ashley's had accepted her into their group, she had become a cheerleader, and the teachers were scared of her. The students had yet to figure out who she was, and life was good considering. Not great, but good.
She had been forced to wear purple, one of the only untaken colors for the Ashley's. Carmen hated it, but Spinelli didn't think it was too bad. Especially since it was easy to spice up, which drove the Ashley's nuts and made her want to add more. Old grudges die hard, and this one was going no where.
"So what do you think Ashley S.? Shouldn't I totally ask Theo out tonight?!" Ashley A. looked over at Spinelli, a smirk planted across her face.
Say what? Ashley A. wanted to date T.J? Spinelli's fingers itched for a spider to drop into Ashley A's wide open makeup kit.
"I don't think he'd go out with you," was all she said. In all honesty, he probably would. She had seen him eyeing Ashley A., but Spinelli didn't like the fact that one of her old best friends and crushes would be going out with her arch enemy.
Ashley A's smirk grew, "Oh come of it…Spinelli." The other Ashley's gasped and Ashley A feigned mock innocence. "Whoops, sorry Spin-ugly. It just popped out you know?" Ashley A pushed Spinelli away from the door and went to exit.
Spinelli clenched her fists and glared, "Why I oughta…"
There was a short popping sound, and Spinelli fell into darkness.
The next thing Spinelli knew she was being carted through a white hallway, surrounded by her old friends, Carmon, and nurses.
Gus had gone through the predicted growth spurt, and now he looked about six and a half feet tall. His glasses were still there, square and slightly smaller, and his hair was worn the same. He wore green cargo pants and a pale green butten down top.
Gretchen still wore large glasses, and she was still tall. Her red hair had been cut into a long pixie cut, and it was held back in a light blue headband. She wore a long, jean skirt and a white blouse, completing the slightly sophisicated look.
And Mikey…well, he hadn't changed at all. He still wore the same clothes and his hair was styled exactly like she remembered. He had gotten somewhat taller, and he looked around six feet tall.
"What. Happened?" She asked, groaning as the pain in her head increased.
"You should know," Gretchen answered coldly. "Or did your new bomb backfire and give you a concussion?"
"My new what?" Spinelli was confused, what was going on here?
Carmen shot Gretchen a look of pure hatred, "While you were in the bathroom with the other Ashley's, a bomb in the stall nearest to you all exploded. Apparently it was in the same stall as the last bombing. Two of the Ashley's are in critical condition, only Ashley A. came out unscathed."
Spinelli fainted.
When Spinelli woke again only Carmen was in her hospital room, though she could see the figures of the other five outside. Which was good, she really didn't want to talk to them right now. They had changed too much, or at least Gretchen, Vince, and T.J had.
Gus had gone through the predicted growth spurt, and now he looked about six and a half feet tall. His glasses were still there, square and slightly smaller, and his hair was worn the same. He wore green cargo pants and a pale green butten down top.
Gretchen still wore large glasses, and she was still tall. Her red hair had been cut into a long pixie cut, and it was held back in a light blue headband. She wore a long, jean skirt and a white blouse, completing the slightly sophisicated look.
And Mikey…well, he hadn't changed at all. He still wore the same clothes and his hair was styled exactly like she remembered. He had gotten somewhat taller, and he looked around six feet tall
"Where are my parents?" Spinelli asked. Carmon jumped and Spinelli grinned in spite of everything.
"I didn't know you were awake," she admitted.
Spinelli nodded, "Where are my parents?"
Carmen looked away for a moment, "They…couldn't come."
"Bull."
"Ok, ok, they didn't want to come. They told the nurses to call back when they had something important to say."
Spinelli blinked away tears. Had things really gotten to the point where her own family didn't want to see her? She probably would have been more offended if she hadn't remembered something that had been bugging her for a while.
"Hey Carmen," Carmen raised an eyebrow and Spinelli continued. "you said that Ashley A. was Ok and that two of the Ashleys were in critical condition. What happened to the other Ashley?"
Carmen suddenly became very interested in the ceiling tiles as tears entered her own eyes. "Spinelli, Ashley B. was killed."
AN: Dun dun dun…
Ok- I couldn't decide WHO to kill out of the Ashley's, so it took me abut ½ an hour to write the last four words! Ashley B. fits into my ideas better, so forgive me it you liked her! Sorry this one is sooo short! Only 2 chapters to go (I'm guessing)!
Beside her the other four Ashley's gossiped about who did what, when, why, and where. It was mostly about boys dissing girls or vice versa, and Spinelli had begun to tune them out. Sure she nodded and pretended to look interested while they talked, but she really couldn't care less what they said.
She was beginning to like school. The Ashley's had accepted her into their group, she had become a cheerleader, and the teachers were scared of her. The students had yet to figure out who she was, and life was good considering. Not great, but good.
She had been forced to wear purple, one of the only untaken colors for the Ashley's. Carmen hated it, but Spinelli didn't think it was too bad. Especially since it was easy to spice up, which drove the Ashley's nuts and made her want to add more. Old grudges die hard, and this one was going no where.
"So what do you think Ashley S.? Shouldn't I totally ask Theo out tonight?!" Ashley A. looked over at Spinelli, a smirk planted across her face.
Say what? Ashley A. wanted to date T.J? Spinelli's fingers itched for a spider to drop into Ashley A's wide open makeup kit.
"I don't think he'd go out with you," was all she said. In all honesty, he probably would. She had seen him eyeing Ashley A., but Spinelli didn't like the fact that one of her old best friends and crushes would be going out with her arch enemy.
Ashley A's smirk grew, "Oh come of it…Spinelli." The other Ashley's gasped and Ashley A feigned mock innocence. "Whoops, sorry Spin-ugly. It just popped out you know?" Ashley A pushed Spinelli away from the door and went to exit.
Spinelli clenched her fists and glared, "Why I oughta…"
There was a short popping sound, and Spinelli fell into darkness.
The next thing Spinelli knew she was being carted through a white hallway, surrounded by her old friends, Carmon, and nurses.
Gus had gone through the predicted growth spurt, and now he looked about six and a half feet tall. His glasses were still there, square and slightly smaller, and his hair was worn the same. He wore green cargo pants and a pale green butten down top.
Gretchen still wore large glasses, and she was still tall. Her red hair had been cut into a long pixie cut, and it was held back in a light blue headband. She wore a long, jean skirt and a white blouse, completing the slightly sophisicated look.
And Mikey…well, he hadn't changed at all. He still wore the same clothes and his hair was styled exactly like she remembered. He had gotten somewhat taller, and he looked around six feet tall.
"What. Happened?" She asked, groaning as the pain in her head increased.
"You should know," Gretchen answered coldly. "Or did your new bomb backfire and give you a concussion?"
"My new what?" Spinelli was confused, what was going on here?
Carmen shot Gretchen a look of pure hatred, "While you were in the bathroom with the other Ashley's, a bomb in the stall nearest to you all exploded. Apparently it was in the same stall as the last bombing. Two of the Ashley's are in critical condition, only Ashley A. came out unscathed."
Spinelli fainted.
When Spinelli woke again only Carmen was in her hospital room, though she could see the figures of the other five outside. Which was good, she really didn't want to talk to them right now. They had changed too much, or at least Gretchen, Vince, and T.J had.
Gus had gone through the predicted growth spurt, and now he looked about six and a half feet tall. His glasses were still there, square and slightly smaller, and his hair was worn the same. He wore green cargo pants and a pale green butten down top.
Gretchen still wore large glasses, and she was still tall. Her red hair had been cut into a long pixie cut, and it was held back in a light blue headband. She wore a long, jean skirt and a white blouse, completing the slightly sophisicated look.
And Mikey…well, he hadn't changed at all. He still wore the same clothes and his hair was styled exactly like she remembered. He had gotten somewhat taller, and he looked around six feet tall
"Where are my parents?" Spinelli asked. Carmon jumped and Spinelli grinned in spite of everything.
"I didn't know you were awake," she admitted.
Spinelli nodded, "Where are my parents?"
Carmen looked away for a moment, "They…couldn't come."
"Bull."
"Ok, ok, they didn't want to come. They told the nurses to call back when they had something important to say."
Spinelli blinked away tears. Had things really gotten to the point where her own family didn't want to see her? She probably would have been more offended if she hadn't remembered something that had been bugging her for a while.
"Hey Carmen," Carmen raised an eyebrow and Spinelli continued. "you said that Ashley A. was Ok and that two of the Ashleys were in critical condition. What happened to the other Ashley?"
Carmen suddenly became very interested in the ceiling tiles as tears entered her own eyes. "Spinelli, Ashley B. was killed."
AN: Dun dun dun…
Ok- I couldn't decide WHO to kill out of the Ashley's, so it took me abut ½ an hour to write the last four words! Ashley B. fits into my ideas better, so forgive me it you liked her! Sorry this one is sooo short! Only 2 chapters to go (I'm guessing)!