Forever And Ever, And Ever

Title: Forever And Ever, And Ever

Author: Jenn

Summary: Through many trials and tribulations, will a Circle of Friends from their junior year learn to forgive and forget the past that haunts them?

Rating: G

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Chapter 4: Under The Weather

"Is that all you're gonna eat?" Tia asked Jessica the next day.
Jessica Wakefield simply shrugged. "Yeah, why? Got a problem with that?" she replied, half-jokingly, half-seriously.
"Well, no, but you never eat that little. I mean, you don't eat like a pig, but are you trying to starve yourself or something?!"
"Noooo....I just wanna lose a little weight, that's all. I mean, Melissa said that I'm..."
"She said you're too fat to be on the cheerleading squad, and I thought you'd know better than to believe someone like her! For cryin' out loud, she's MELISSA FOX!" Tia shouted, interrupting her.
Once again, Jessica simply shrugged. "Well, listen, I don't think I'll be able to come with you to the mall later on, Tia," she continued, as though the previously-mentioned subject had never come up.
"What? Why?" Tia asked, startled.
"Because if I want to get taller, I have to go home and sleep alot!"
Tia felt ready to pull out her hair. "Would you knock that off?" she demanded, ready to yell again.
"Sheesh, girl! What am I doing?" Jessica asked.
Standing up, Tia accidentally knocked her chair over, and her shrill voice boomed throughout the cafeteria.
"You are going to starve yourself to death and do something stupid, and eventually kill yourself! And the sad thing is, you can't even see it!"
And with that, Tia stormed out of the cafeteria, not even bothering to take her lunch, leaving a stunned Jessica...and a rather happy Melissa Fox.
Melissa smirked, tossing her brown hair back. This was exactly what she wanted; for no one to want to be friends with Cheerleading Captain Jessica Wakefield.