Not Crazy-Just Different
Real Events From the Life of Darby C. Holliwether
September 21st
1:17 PM
Didn't write yesterday, I was feeling too sick after hearing about how sick Bizzy was, and seeing Penelope and Percy's little food love festivities. Bleaurgh. I think I just felt sick again.
Why is this bugging me so much?! She's a nice little gal, I suppose. But is this REALLY what he wants?
Why? Why? Why?!
3:21 PM
I can't believe the dance is in eleven days! I'll die! Derrick is so sweet; he left a little note for me (he gave it to Oliver to give me when we got back to the common room) when he told me about how much he was looking for us to go to the dance. I feel loved.
Even if it is not regarding Percy.
It really IS like Gone With the Wind! Percy is Ashley, the dashing (hahaha) man that I want but I cannot have. Derrick is my Rhett, the one I should move onto because he's just SO perfect for me. Penelope is Melanie, and so nice you cannot help but like her I guess a little bit. And of course, I'm Scarlett. I really don't know how Oliver works into this (the wise friend, hahaha), but I'll figure it out.
Why is this SO messed up? It isn't fair! I always end up screwed over in life, and I NEVER get what I want! EVER! This is so not right!
Oh honestly. The world hates me, so I am going to just come to terms with that. Sounds like a plan!
3:32 PM
Oh, why didn't I notice this before? There's a yellow envelope sitting on my pillow! Why didn't I see that? I only noticed after I laid down on it and it made a kind of wrinkling sound.
It's got my name on it in Oliver's blocky sort of handwriting. Maybe it's a secret code or something. Oliver did that a lot last year, sending me and Percy notes with a code in them so that we could all write together secretly.
Sometimes I think that when he took that Bludger to the head in his first game of Quidditch it scrambled his brains.
Anyways, I'm opening it. I have never in my life used a letter opener. I'm fifteen, and I still act like an eight year old when it comes to opening letters and presents, heehee. And I pride myself on that!
Oh, it's a card. It's on green paper and it has the picture I gave Oliver from this summer of him and Percy holding Bizzy that I took glued to the front. He was really freaked out because it didn't move at all like most of the wizard pictures. Weird huh? And it has glitter on it (where did he get glitter? Wait, forget it. I don't even want to know.), and in red ink it says 'In Sympathy' in Oliver's clumsy cursive. He must have been trying to be fancy, how cute.
And on the inside it says "We were sorry to hear about Bizzy being sick, and we hope he gets well soon!" Oh, that's so sweet! It's signed Love From (!!!), Oliver, Percy and-
PENELOPE?!
Why on earth did SHE sign it?! She-she's dating my best friend, who I love secretly (well, Oliver knows, but that's the only other person besides my diary) and expects me to like her? Well, I guess I do sort of, but it's hard!
But still, Oliver and Percy made me a card! Oliver's drawn a little happy face next to his name, and Percy has obviously written the message in the card because he knows that when Oliver writes a lot his handwriting tends to get a little on the sloppy side.
I'm going to run down to the common room and thank them, be back later!
3:59 PM
"Oh, well, it's no big deal," Percy said, turning bright red after I hugged him in the middle of the room.
"Sure it is. I love you guys!" I said loudly. Several people turned to look at us. I glared at them. "Don't you guys have work to do?" They furiously turned back to their work. I walked over to Oliver, who had just walked through the door. I threw my arms around him.
"I take it she got the card?" Ollie said to Percy, who I could tell without looking had nodded furiously.
"Thanks, you guys. I'm writing to Sammy, she probably can give me an update on Bizzy," I informed them. So now I'm up here again, writing to Sammy.
Seymour just left to take her the letter. She'll write back as fast as she can without just drawing a huge scrambled mess of letters just to tell me Bizzy is fine, or at least I hope that's what she'll do.
You know what? I want some ice cream. Ice cream is very important to my diet. Sammy loves ice cream, and she always has some at home.
I love my friends, they're so wonderful. I'd totally go over the edge without them, I suppose. I do that at least once a week, but they're always there to bring me back, that much I know is true.
I sound like a crappy Hallmark card.
6:17 PM
Oh gosh that hurts!
I was running down the stairs to dinner after Oliver, because he had said something rude, which I don't actually remember. I didn't notice Neville Longbottom's toad sitting on the stairs until he yelled, "Look out for Trevor!"
So I dodged the toad (because Bizzy might get mad if I hurt a reptile or an amphibian, of course!) but didn't notice how Percy had stopped right in front of me. So I ran SMACK into him and fell right on my rear end, and started yelling obscenities.
I think I hurt my tail bone. I cannot sit down without hissing like a snake and going 'why me, why me?!' I really hurts, and I just know it'll be a lot worse tomorrow. I can see it now.
And of course, Oliver and Percy found this extraordinarily funny, even though I am in great pain here. Where's the love? When I fell and practically busted something on the hard marble floor, it was ANYTHING but amusing to me.
Apparently I make a hilarious face when I fall down.
Real Events From the Life of Darby C. Holliwether
September 21st
1:17 PM
Didn't write yesterday, I was feeling too sick after hearing about how sick Bizzy was, and seeing Penelope and Percy's little food love festivities. Bleaurgh. I think I just felt sick again.
Why is this bugging me so much?! She's a nice little gal, I suppose. But is this REALLY what he wants?
Why? Why? Why?!
3:21 PM
I can't believe the dance is in eleven days! I'll die! Derrick is so sweet; he left a little note for me (he gave it to Oliver to give me when we got back to the common room) when he told me about how much he was looking for us to go to the dance. I feel loved.
Even if it is not regarding Percy.
It really IS like Gone With the Wind! Percy is Ashley, the dashing (hahaha) man that I want but I cannot have. Derrick is my Rhett, the one I should move onto because he's just SO perfect for me. Penelope is Melanie, and so nice you cannot help but like her I guess a little bit. And of course, I'm Scarlett. I really don't know how Oliver works into this (the wise friend, hahaha), but I'll figure it out.
Why is this SO messed up? It isn't fair! I always end up screwed over in life, and I NEVER get what I want! EVER! This is so not right!
Oh honestly. The world hates me, so I am going to just come to terms with that. Sounds like a plan!
3:32 PM
Oh, why didn't I notice this before? There's a yellow envelope sitting on my pillow! Why didn't I see that? I only noticed after I laid down on it and it made a kind of wrinkling sound.
It's got my name on it in Oliver's blocky sort of handwriting. Maybe it's a secret code or something. Oliver did that a lot last year, sending me and Percy notes with a code in them so that we could all write together secretly.
Sometimes I think that when he took that Bludger to the head in his first game of Quidditch it scrambled his brains.
Anyways, I'm opening it. I have never in my life used a letter opener. I'm fifteen, and I still act like an eight year old when it comes to opening letters and presents, heehee. And I pride myself on that!
Oh, it's a card. It's on green paper and it has the picture I gave Oliver from this summer of him and Percy holding Bizzy that I took glued to the front. He was really freaked out because it didn't move at all like most of the wizard pictures. Weird huh? And it has glitter on it (where did he get glitter? Wait, forget it. I don't even want to know.), and in red ink it says 'In Sympathy' in Oliver's clumsy cursive. He must have been trying to be fancy, how cute.
And on the inside it says "We were sorry to hear about Bizzy being sick, and we hope he gets well soon!" Oh, that's so sweet! It's signed Love From (!!!), Oliver, Percy and-
PENELOPE?!
Why on earth did SHE sign it?! She-she's dating my best friend, who I love secretly (well, Oliver knows, but that's the only other person besides my diary) and expects me to like her? Well, I guess I do sort of, but it's hard!
But still, Oliver and Percy made me a card! Oliver's drawn a little happy face next to his name, and Percy has obviously written the message in the card because he knows that when Oliver writes a lot his handwriting tends to get a little on the sloppy side.
I'm going to run down to the common room and thank them, be back later!
3:59 PM
"Oh, well, it's no big deal," Percy said, turning bright red after I hugged him in the middle of the room.
"Sure it is. I love you guys!" I said loudly. Several people turned to look at us. I glared at them. "Don't you guys have work to do?" They furiously turned back to their work. I walked over to Oliver, who had just walked through the door. I threw my arms around him.
"I take it she got the card?" Ollie said to Percy, who I could tell without looking had nodded furiously.
"Thanks, you guys. I'm writing to Sammy, she probably can give me an update on Bizzy," I informed them. So now I'm up here again, writing to Sammy.
Seymour just left to take her the letter. She'll write back as fast as she can without just drawing a huge scrambled mess of letters just to tell me Bizzy is fine, or at least I hope that's what she'll do.
You know what? I want some ice cream. Ice cream is very important to my diet. Sammy loves ice cream, and she always has some at home.
I love my friends, they're so wonderful. I'd totally go over the edge without them, I suppose. I do that at least once a week, but they're always there to bring me back, that much I know is true.
I sound like a crappy Hallmark card.
6:17 PM
Oh gosh that hurts!
I was running down the stairs to dinner after Oliver, because he had said something rude, which I don't actually remember. I didn't notice Neville Longbottom's toad sitting on the stairs until he yelled, "Look out for Trevor!"
So I dodged the toad (because Bizzy might get mad if I hurt a reptile or an amphibian, of course!) but didn't notice how Percy had stopped right in front of me. So I ran SMACK into him and fell right on my rear end, and started yelling obscenities.
I think I hurt my tail bone. I cannot sit down without hissing like a snake and going 'why me, why me?!' I really hurts, and I just know it'll be a lot worse tomorrow. I can see it now.
And of course, Oliver and Percy found this extraordinarily funny, even though I am in great pain here. Where's the love? When I fell and practically busted something on the hard marble floor, it was ANYTHING but amusing to me.
Apparently I make a hilarious face when I fall down.
