By: CNJ
PG-13
1: No Longer Freshmen
Kristy:
Mary Anne, Abby, and I have
the same homeroom with Ms. Quebec, our last year's science teacher. We
scrambled to a table and were talking excitedly about the upcoming year.
"We're not freshmen anymore,
thank God," Abby told us.
"I wonder who's going to
be the new chief editor of the Stoneybrook Beacon?" Mary Anne asked.
I knew last year's editor, Gloria Getterstein had graduated and of course
Mary Anne cried. Mary Anne and Gloria had been good friends.
"Think the Barracudas will
get the championship this year?" I asked, referring to our soccer team
that both Abby and I were in.
"Get some good players,"
Abby told us. "And yes. Speaking of players...look who's in our homeroom..."
she nodded and we looked over and saw Logan Bruno, Mary Anne's ex-boyfriend
two tables down. He was sitting with Jenny Tyler and they were laughing
together. Some big fat guy leaned over the table and made some comment
and Logan ignored him.
"I hope he flattens Logan,"
I growled. I looked over at Mary Anne. She didn't seem upset to see him.
I remembered how heartbroken she'd been last year when Logan had gotten
too possessive. I'd been so furious with Logan for breaking Mary Anne's
heart that it took all my self-control not to dump him down the nearest
trash chute. It's...I mean the breakup wasn't bitter, but Mary Anne and
Logan are still awkward around each other.
"I'm over him," Mary Anne
said softly.
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Stacey:
Claudia and I are two lucky
people! We got the same homeroom with Ms. Zarroto. We grabbed seats next
to each other and talked.
"Guess who Josh has for
homeroom?" Claudia asked, referring to her boyfriend, who's just starting
ninth grade this year.
"Who?"
"Ms. Buchwald!"
"No kidding," I grinned.
Mary Anne and I had her last year.
"Wonder if I'll be the sophomore
photographer for the teams or designing the sophomore section for yearbook
this year?" Claudia wondered. I knew she liked being on the yearbook staff.
"So...you're taking trig this year, right?"
"Yeah." I nodded. "So, Janine's
off to the Navy Academy in Virginia this year?"
"Yeah," Claudia nodded.
"I'm going to miss her, even her ten-dollar words." We both laughed softly.
Claudia's older sister is a computer and word whiz.
