AN: Thanks for the reviews so far.oh my god, I can't believe I made so many
mistakes in chapter one! I was so busy trying to remember Kristy's mom name
(I now know it's Elizabeth) that I accidentally typed "Winston" instead of
"Watson", and "Nana" instead of "Nannie". I fixed chapter one though, so
now the names are right. Thanks for telling me, guys!
I have a few questions. I've only read up to #126, where Mallory went to Riverbend. So I obviously don't know everything that happened afterwards. Could anyone give me a quick summary? Thanks!
Chapter Three: Mary Anne
Her father and stepmother were not home, and that did not surprise Mary Anne Spier. Ever since she had started college, her parents went out, and they went out a lot. Mary Anne walked up to her room, looking around. She visited Stoneybrook whenever she had the chance, having had a good time there. The first thing that Mary Anne noticed was her yearbook, sitting on her dresser. She put down her bags and grabbed the yearbook. She sat on the floor as she pawed through the book.
Mary Anne quickly turned to the seniors. She noticed all of her friends. Logan, Claudia, Stacey, Abby, Kristy. She had not really changed in high school, or branched out. She remained sweet little Mary Anne, the girl who always cried and was afraid to take a risk. That was why Logan had dumped her. Mary Anne bit her lip as she remembered her break-up with Logan.
They had been dating for three years. They were juniors, and one day after quite a serious talk, Logan had pulled her into an empty room and broke up with her. She had been in total shock. She had not seen it coming. Logan had left the classroom before she started crying.
That day, her friends really rallied around her. It was the first time all the former members of the defunct BSC had been together since the group was disbanded.
Mary Anne never really understood why after the break-up of the BSC that her friends seemed to break up as well. She, for one, remained friends with each former member. She considered Kristy her best friend, and stood by her, even when Alan Gray was spreading awful rumors about her. Mary Anne could not believe that anyone believed Alan-he was a jokester! How could anyone believe that prankster? Mary Anne figured that the only reason people believed Alan was because he was dating Claudia, and Claudia was not a liar. Or, at least the Claudia they knew was not a liar.
Mary Anne had been very happy to get out of SHS. Her entire senior year, all she dreamed about was New York. She had promised herself and her friends that she was going to move to New York and go to school in New York, and she did. She had gotten into Columbia University. She was thrilled when she found out that Stacey had gotten into Columbia as well. She was glad that she would have a friend in New York, especially someone like Stacey, who was so sophisticated and knew her way around town.
Orientation was two weeks before the first week of classes. She and Stacey had gotten on the train together, and had arrived in the city a few hours later. After orientation, she and Stacey had walked up to their dorms together, and got set up. They had wanted to be roommates, but that had not worked out. After their rooms were set up, Stacey had given her a huge hug, and then said, "Bye Mary Anne. I'll see you later." Mary Anne had not seen her until class registration a week later, and they ate lunch together. After that, Stacey and Mary Anne only saw each other sporadically, if at all.
Mary Anne kept in touch with all of her BSC friends, especially Kristy. Kristy absolutely hated SHS, and practically ran away as soon as she got her diploma. She had gone to UCLA, and apparently loved it. Kristy had gotten close with Dawn, which was really unexpected. Mary Anne was glad that Kristy had a friend.
The only reason Mary Anne was back in Stoneybrook this time was because Kristy was coming back for the first time in years. She wanted to see her best friend again. Mary Anne closed the yearbook and picked up the phone. She dialed the Thomas-Brewers' phone number, the number she had dialed practically every day for five years, the last year of middle school and all throughout high school.
"Hello?"
"Hello, this is Mary Anne Spier. Could I speak to Kristy please?"
"Mary Anne!"
"Kristy!" Mary Anne shrieked as she realized that her best friend was on the other line. "Oh my goodness, I can't believe you're back already!"
Kristy let out a good-natured laugh. "Unfortunately," she commented. "Are you here too?"
"Yes," Mary Anne replied. "I came to see you."
"Great!" Kristy said. "Listen, I'm in the middle of a family discussion, but I'll call you back and we'll hang out. Maybe we'll go to Rosebud."
"Okay," Mary Anne said. "Bye."
"Bye!"
With that, Mary Anne hung up. She heard the front door open, and ran to see her father and Sharon.
"Oh my!" Sharon said. "You scared me! Look Richard, our little Columbia student is here!"
Richard Spier looked up to see his daughter. "Mary Anne," he said, smiling.
"Hi dad," Mary Anne said. "Hi Sharon." She gave them each a hug.
"What are you doing here?" Richard asked. "I thought that you were coming next week."
"I was going to, but then I found out that Kristy was coming, so I moved up my trip," Mary Anne said.
"You didn't have a seminar or anything?" Richard said, sounding concerned.
Mary Anne shook her head. "No dad," she said. "If they're running a seminar related to English over the summer, I'll be sure to head back. And this week, we can go get my things from my dorm room."
"See, Richard, she has everything planned out," Sharon said. She began looking around for something. "Oh, you know, Mary Anne, I ran into Stacey McGill's mother. She told me that Stacey and Claudia are coming in tomorrow."
"Really?" Mary Anne said, mentally planning a reunion.
I have a few questions. I've only read up to #126, where Mallory went to Riverbend. So I obviously don't know everything that happened afterwards. Could anyone give me a quick summary? Thanks!
Chapter Three: Mary Anne
Her father and stepmother were not home, and that did not surprise Mary Anne Spier. Ever since she had started college, her parents went out, and they went out a lot. Mary Anne walked up to her room, looking around. She visited Stoneybrook whenever she had the chance, having had a good time there. The first thing that Mary Anne noticed was her yearbook, sitting on her dresser. She put down her bags and grabbed the yearbook. She sat on the floor as she pawed through the book.
Mary Anne quickly turned to the seniors. She noticed all of her friends. Logan, Claudia, Stacey, Abby, Kristy. She had not really changed in high school, or branched out. She remained sweet little Mary Anne, the girl who always cried and was afraid to take a risk. That was why Logan had dumped her. Mary Anne bit her lip as she remembered her break-up with Logan.
They had been dating for three years. They were juniors, and one day after quite a serious talk, Logan had pulled her into an empty room and broke up with her. She had been in total shock. She had not seen it coming. Logan had left the classroom before she started crying.
That day, her friends really rallied around her. It was the first time all the former members of the defunct BSC had been together since the group was disbanded.
Mary Anne never really understood why after the break-up of the BSC that her friends seemed to break up as well. She, for one, remained friends with each former member. She considered Kristy her best friend, and stood by her, even when Alan Gray was spreading awful rumors about her. Mary Anne could not believe that anyone believed Alan-he was a jokester! How could anyone believe that prankster? Mary Anne figured that the only reason people believed Alan was because he was dating Claudia, and Claudia was not a liar. Or, at least the Claudia they knew was not a liar.
Mary Anne had been very happy to get out of SHS. Her entire senior year, all she dreamed about was New York. She had promised herself and her friends that she was going to move to New York and go to school in New York, and she did. She had gotten into Columbia University. She was thrilled when she found out that Stacey had gotten into Columbia as well. She was glad that she would have a friend in New York, especially someone like Stacey, who was so sophisticated and knew her way around town.
Orientation was two weeks before the first week of classes. She and Stacey had gotten on the train together, and had arrived in the city a few hours later. After orientation, she and Stacey had walked up to their dorms together, and got set up. They had wanted to be roommates, but that had not worked out. After their rooms were set up, Stacey had given her a huge hug, and then said, "Bye Mary Anne. I'll see you later." Mary Anne had not seen her until class registration a week later, and they ate lunch together. After that, Stacey and Mary Anne only saw each other sporadically, if at all.
Mary Anne kept in touch with all of her BSC friends, especially Kristy. Kristy absolutely hated SHS, and practically ran away as soon as she got her diploma. She had gone to UCLA, and apparently loved it. Kristy had gotten close with Dawn, which was really unexpected. Mary Anne was glad that Kristy had a friend.
The only reason Mary Anne was back in Stoneybrook this time was because Kristy was coming back for the first time in years. She wanted to see her best friend again. Mary Anne closed the yearbook and picked up the phone. She dialed the Thomas-Brewers' phone number, the number she had dialed practically every day for five years, the last year of middle school and all throughout high school.
"Hello?"
"Hello, this is Mary Anne Spier. Could I speak to Kristy please?"
"Mary Anne!"
"Kristy!" Mary Anne shrieked as she realized that her best friend was on the other line. "Oh my goodness, I can't believe you're back already!"
Kristy let out a good-natured laugh. "Unfortunately," she commented. "Are you here too?"
"Yes," Mary Anne replied. "I came to see you."
"Great!" Kristy said. "Listen, I'm in the middle of a family discussion, but I'll call you back and we'll hang out. Maybe we'll go to Rosebud."
"Okay," Mary Anne said. "Bye."
"Bye!"
With that, Mary Anne hung up. She heard the front door open, and ran to see her father and Sharon.
"Oh my!" Sharon said. "You scared me! Look Richard, our little Columbia student is here!"
Richard Spier looked up to see his daughter. "Mary Anne," he said, smiling.
"Hi dad," Mary Anne said. "Hi Sharon." She gave them each a hug.
"What are you doing here?" Richard asked. "I thought that you were coming next week."
"I was going to, but then I found out that Kristy was coming, so I moved up my trip," Mary Anne said.
"You didn't have a seminar or anything?" Richard said, sounding concerned.
Mary Anne shook her head. "No dad," she said. "If they're running a seminar related to English over the summer, I'll be sure to head back. And this week, we can go get my things from my dorm room."
"See, Richard, she has everything planned out," Sharon said. She began looking around for something. "Oh, you know, Mary Anne, I ran into Stacey McGill's mother. She told me that Stacey and Claudia are coming in tomorrow."
"Really?" Mary Anne said, mentally planning a reunion.