Instant Messages sent between Anna and Liz that night.
WakeE02: hey anna
Anna0001: hi liz…you ok?
WakeE02: yeah…sorta
Anna0001: what's up?
WakeE02: nothing much, just Arieah
Anna0001: but she's really nice, I met her in history.
WakeE02: I know…I shouldn't really be annoyed with her
Anna0001: what happened?
WakeE02: nothing really, just Blue was all over her at volleyball training.
Anna0001: maybe he was just being nice
WakeE02: I don't think so Anna, he couldn't take his eyes off her
Anna0001: don't worry, toby was exactly the same. It's just cause she's really pretty
WakeE02: so? I thought he liked me though, now she came along and wreaked everything…
Anna0001: oh.
Arieah's Diary
I can't believe it. After school, and after volleyball, this really cute guy asked me out. His name's Blue and he's so cool! He was like: "Hey Arieah," and I was like: "yes?" and then he blushed and sorta ran all over his words so it sounded like this: "doyouwanttogotothemovieswithmemaybeontheweekendorsomething?" and I was like: "Sorry, I can't." Then he sort looked all sad and stuff, so I said I'd go as a friend, so he didn't feel too bad. I would have said: "Yes! I'll go now!" if my new friend Lizzy didn't like him. I mean, she never said anything, but I could tell. I don't really think she likes me that much anymore cause Blue was paying me all the attention at training that he probably pays her, so I'm guessing! Well, hope things get better!
Jess
"Jessica!" Steven called up the stairs "Phone!"
"Who is it?" I called back
"I don't know, if you want me to find out your going to have to hire a secretary."
I groaned, Steven was obviously attempting that elusive humour thing. I ran down stairs and grabbed the phone out of his hand.
"Hello," I said into the receiver
"Hi Jess, it's me, Arieah."
"Hi! Did you have fun at volleyball? Liz told me you went." I said, making motions at Steven for him to go away and leave me alone.
"Yeah, it was cool," the chirpy voice on the line said "only I don't think Lizzy enjoyed me being there."
"Oh, why do you say that?" I said, trying to sound surprised, when infact I knew all about why Liz wasn't too happy
"Oh, just I think she likes that dude Blue, and yeah."
"And yeah what?"
"He asked me out."
"What?!" I exclaimed, this part I had not heard!
"yeah, after training he came over and asked me out. But I said no." Arieah said sounding sad "I know Lizzy likes him, and I can't steal her guy."
"Woah." I said, still trying to let it sink in. I didn't think that Lizzy had heard this part, or she'd be really cranky.
"I'm still, sorta going, just as a friend though." Arieah said.
"Ok," I replied hoping I didn't sound as shocked as I felt.
Lacey
"Don't worry! I'll be back after school on time to babysit." I said for the millionth time as my step monster dropped me off at school. I jumped out, wanting to escape "I'll be there. Good. Bye!" and I slammed the door. She drove off looking irritated. Oh well.
"Hey Lacey!" Kristen called to me.
"Hi." I replied and began walking into the school
"What's wrong?" Kristen asked me "You look more irritated than normal." I stuck my tounge out at her "My step mom is forcing me to babysit again."
"oh, that's not that bad, there is worse things you know!" Kristen said as we got to our lockers "hey, is that that new girl?" she asked, pointing. I looked over.
"Yeah," I said "I mean, how stupid is she? Wearing a top like that to school," I said, irritated that she would even come within a five mile radius of me. She was wearing a bright blue top with the back covered in crissy crossy straps. I mean, so what if she's a model? She is So Annoying…I don't know why, she just is.
"I think it's a cool top," Kristen said, ignoring my bad mood as normal "and I like that knee length leather skirt. I wonder where she got it?"
"Probably from a 'wonderful shop in one of those wonderful countries she comes from.'" I replied and slammed my locker shut.
"Wow, someone's in a petty mood today," Kristen taunted "You've met her like once? How can you hate her already?"
I gave her a dirty look "It's a mutual agreement."
Salvador
"Hmm." I said as I poked my cafeteria lunch to see if it was infact alive.
"What's the verdict Proffessor deSalle?" Liz said as she sat down at the table "Eatable? Or a disaster from the x-files?"
"I have no idea." I said as Anna sat down carrying her paper bag of lunch.
"So you decided to play it safe, hey Anna," I said "Could you spare me anything?"
"No way Sal, you should of known that Friday's are the cafeteria's worst days." She said opening her lunch.
"Fine." I said, trying to sound pitiful. "So what's everyone doing tomorrow?"
If I couldn't eat, I could at least talk.
"Nothing. Hey do you guys want to go to see that new movie at the mall tomorrow night? It's the first session of it in town." Liz suggested. Apparently, she was over her bad mood.
"Sure." I said and Anna nodded cause she was in mid-chew.
"I hope that tastes good Anna." I said giving her my 'puppy dog eyes' look.
"Have an apple Sal." Liz said and rolled one over to me.
"Thanks," I said biting into it "at least someone'll feed me." Anna just gave me an unconcerned look and continued to eat her peanut butter sandwich.
Arieah
"Does this place ever serve anything that doesn't look like dog food?" I muttered to myself as I attempted to get some thing to eat that didn't look like it had been sitting there for days. This is so gross, I thought, and this is supposed to be a casserole? I don't think so! I mean, in Australia, we knew how to cook at least.
"No." a voice said from behind me "sometimes we get cat food. It's better." I turned to see the speaker.
"Hi," the thin girl said "I'm Bethel."
"Arieah," I replied "How do they expect us athletes to get any nutrition with this arrange of food?" Bethel laughed and exclaimed "You're an athlete? You look like you'd be better off painting nails, if you know what I mean."
"Looks can be deceiving." I said "And I can run well enough."
"I'll see you at track training sometime then I suppose." She said grabbing an orange "Who're you sitting with at lunch?"
"Oh, Jessica Wakefeild I think today."
"Well, you're going to have to put up with me for a little longer then, I sit with her too."
We moved to 'our' table, (where Jess was sitting). She looked up and smiled.
"Hi guys, I see you've met."
"Uh huh." I said as I sat down. I instantly didn't feel like eating. I don't know if it was the smell of the casserole that did it, or the thought of going out with a really cute guy as a friend when my friend liked him. Headache city. I groaned and pulled at my hair.
"What's wrong Area?" Bethel asked, opening her milk carton.
"It's Arieah," I said, rubbing my forehead.
"She's having a crisis," Jess explained for me " she's going out with Blue"- Bethel tried to butt in, but Jess was too quick "only as a friend, and she's really annoyed, cause she won't just go out with him cause Lizzy likes him."
Bethel widened her eyes. "That is a problem."
"Tell me about it?!" I exclaimed, looking through my bag for an asprin. Why did things always have to be so annoying?
"Why don't you just ignore Elizabeth and go out with him?" Bethel asked.
"Because, she's my friend, and I can't take her guy." I reasoned.
"What if he want's to be taken?" Bethel countered.
"Then he has to talk to her." I said, finding an asprin and dry swallowing. I looked around the half full cafeteria. Almost instantly I spotted him, walking back from the lunch line. I groaned again. Even from this distance, I could tell his blue eyes were a lovely shade of blue. Argh.
WakeE02: hey anna
Anna0001: hi liz…you ok?
WakeE02: yeah…sorta
Anna0001: what's up?
WakeE02: nothing much, just Arieah
Anna0001: but she's really nice, I met her in history.
WakeE02: I know…I shouldn't really be annoyed with her
Anna0001: what happened?
WakeE02: nothing really, just Blue was all over her at volleyball training.
Anna0001: maybe he was just being nice
WakeE02: I don't think so Anna, he couldn't take his eyes off her
Anna0001: don't worry, toby was exactly the same. It's just cause she's really pretty
WakeE02: so? I thought he liked me though, now she came along and wreaked everything…
Anna0001: oh.
Arieah's Diary
I can't believe it. After school, and after volleyball, this really cute guy asked me out. His name's Blue and he's so cool! He was like: "Hey Arieah," and I was like: "yes?" and then he blushed and sorta ran all over his words so it sounded like this: "doyouwanttogotothemovieswithmemaybeontheweekendorsomething?" and I was like: "Sorry, I can't." Then he sort looked all sad and stuff, so I said I'd go as a friend, so he didn't feel too bad. I would have said: "Yes! I'll go now!" if my new friend Lizzy didn't like him. I mean, she never said anything, but I could tell. I don't really think she likes me that much anymore cause Blue was paying me all the attention at training that he probably pays her, so I'm guessing! Well, hope things get better!
Jess
"Jessica!" Steven called up the stairs "Phone!"
"Who is it?" I called back
"I don't know, if you want me to find out your going to have to hire a secretary."
I groaned, Steven was obviously attempting that elusive humour thing. I ran down stairs and grabbed the phone out of his hand.
"Hello," I said into the receiver
"Hi Jess, it's me, Arieah."
"Hi! Did you have fun at volleyball? Liz told me you went." I said, making motions at Steven for him to go away and leave me alone.
"Yeah, it was cool," the chirpy voice on the line said "only I don't think Lizzy enjoyed me being there."
"Oh, why do you say that?" I said, trying to sound surprised, when infact I knew all about why Liz wasn't too happy
"Oh, just I think she likes that dude Blue, and yeah."
"And yeah what?"
"He asked me out."
"What?!" I exclaimed, this part I had not heard!
"yeah, after training he came over and asked me out. But I said no." Arieah said sounding sad "I know Lizzy likes him, and I can't steal her guy."
"Woah." I said, still trying to let it sink in. I didn't think that Lizzy had heard this part, or she'd be really cranky.
"I'm still, sorta going, just as a friend though." Arieah said.
"Ok," I replied hoping I didn't sound as shocked as I felt.
Lacey
"Don't worry! I'll be back after school on time to babysit." I said for the millionth time as my step monster dropped me off at school. I jumped out, wanting to escape "I'll be there. Good. Bye!" and I slammed the door. She drove off looking irritated. Oh well.
"Hey Lacey!" Kristen called to me.
"Hi." I replied and began walking into the school
"What's wrong?" Kristen asked me "You look more irritated than normal." I stuck my tounge out at her "My step mom is forcing me to babysit again."
"oh, that's not that bad, there is worse things you know!" Kristen said as we got to our lockers "hey, is that that new girl?" she asked, pointing. I looked over.
"Yeah," I said "I mean, how stupid is she? Wearing a top like that to school," I said, irritated that she would even come within a five mile radius of me. She was wearing a bright blue top with the back covered in crissy crossy straps. I mean, so what if she's a model? She is So Annoying…I don't know why, she just is.
"I think it's a cool top," Kristen said, ignoring my bad mood as normal "and I like that knee length leather skirt. I wonder where she got it?"
"Probably from a 'wonderful shop in one of those wonderful countries she comes from.'" I replied and slammed my locker shut.
"Wow, someone's in a petty mood today," Kristen taunted "You've met her like once? How can you hate her already?"
I gave her a dirty look "It's a mutual agreement."
Salvador
"Hmm." I said as I poked my cafeteria lunch to see if it was infact alive.
"What's the verdict Proffessor deSalle?" Liz said as she sat down at the table "Eatable? Or a disaster from the x-files?"
"I have no idea." I said as Anna sat down carrying her paper bag of lunch.
"So you decided to play it safe, hey Anna," I said "Could you spare me anything?"
"No way Sal, you should of known that Friday's are the cafeteria's worst days." She said opening her lunch.
"Fine." I said, trying to sound pitiful. "So what's everyone doing tomorrow?"
If I couldn't eat, I could at least talk.
"Nothing. Hey do you guys want to go to see that new movie at the mall tomorrow night? It's the first session of it in town." Liz suggested. Apparently, she was over her bad mood.
"Sure." I said and Anna nodded cause she was in mid-chew.
"I hope that tastes good Anna." I said giving her my 'puppy dog eyes' look.
"Have an apple Sal." Liz said and rolled one over to me.
"Thanks," I said biting into it "at least someone'll feed me." Anna just gave me an unconcerned look and continued to eat her peanut butter sandwich.
Arieah
"Does this place ever serve anything that doesn't look like dog food?" I muttered to myself as I attempted to get some thing to eat that didn't look like it had been sitting there for days. This is so gross, I thought, and this is supposed to be a casserole? I don't think so! I mean, in Australia, we knew how to cook at least.
"No." a voice said from behind me "sometimes we get cat food. It's better." I turned to see the speaker.
"Hi," the thin girl said "I'm Bethel."
"Arieah," I replied "How do they expect us athletes to get any nutrition with this arrange of food?" Bethel laughed and exclaimed "You're an athlete? You look like you'd be better off painting nails, if you know what I mean."
"Looks can be deceiving." I said "And I can run well enough."
"I'll see you at track training sometime then I suppose." She said grabbing an orange "Who're you sitting with at lunch?"
"Oh, Jessica Wakefeild I think today."
"Well, you're going to have to put up with me for a little longer then, I sit with her too."
We moved to 'our' table, (where Jess was sitting). She looked up and smiled.
"Hi guys, I see you've met."
"Uh huh." I said as I sat down. I instantly didn't feel like eating. I don't know if it was the smell of the casserole that did it, or the thought of going out with a really cute guy as a friend when my friend liked him. Headache city. I groaned and pulled at my hair.
"What's wrong Area?" Bethel asked, opening her milk carton.
"It's Arieah," I said, rubbing my forehead.
"She's having a crisis," Jess explained for me " she's going out with Blue"- Bethel tried to butt in, but Jess was too quick "only as a friend, and she's really annoyed, cause she won't just go out with him cause Lizzy likes him."
Bethel widened her eyes. "That is a problem."
"Tell me about it?!" I exclaimed, looking through my bag for an asprin. Why did things always have to be so annoying?
"Why don't you just ignore Elizabeth and go out with him?" Bethel asked.
"Because, she's my friend, and I can't take her guy." I reasoned.
"What if he want's to be taken?" Bethel countered.
"Then he has to talk to her." I said, finding an asprin and dry swallowing. I looked around the half full cafeteria. Almost instantly I spotted him, walking back from the lunch line. I groaned again. Even from this distance, I could tell his blue eyes were a lovely shade of blue. Argh.