Chapter 9: Can we be friends again?
Manny was sitting on her front porch. She was just sitting there, wishing
she was nicer to her friends.
"Manuella Marie Santos! Get here this instant!" Manny heard her mother
scream very loudly.
"Yes Mami?" Manny asked.
"I just got a call from your principal Mr. Raditch. He said that you
haven't been following the dress code lately."
"What?"
"Don't play games with me Manuella. I found that naughty outfit in your
closet today. How could you shame us like that?"
"All girls wear those kinds of clothes Mami! I just wanted to be like them,
fit in with the cool crowd!"
"Do you think your clothes are what get your attention?"
"Welcome to the present, Mami. Of course!"
"What has gotten into you? Whatever happened to the Manuella that would sit
by my side all the time? The Manuella that would talk to me?"
"She vanished! This is the new me, so deal with it!"
Manny's mother had a hurt look on her face. She couldn't believe the words
that came out of Manny's mouth.
The door bell rang. Manny's brother Sam let Emma in.
"Am I disturbing anything?" Emma asked.
"Nothing at all," said Manny's mom. She stormed out of the room.
"What do you want Emma? This isn't the time!"
"Manny, I want to apologize for yesterday. You made a point. I could have
been fairer."
"Yeah, you could've."
"Excuse me? You were the one who deserted your friends!"
"I can't help it if I made a strong point!"
"I can't believe I even came here to apologize to some idiot like you! I'm
so outta here!" Emma yelled. "I just wanted to be friends again, like
before."
"Wait Emma. I guess you're right."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah. I'm sorry for everything. For making fun of you and deserting you
for popular people."
"It's okay. Everyone goes through a phase."
Emma and Manny hug.
"Let's never fight again!" Manny said.
"Yeah, I hate when we're angry at each other!"
"Best friends forever?"
"Best friends forever!"
"We'll never let bad people come between us again!"
Manny remembered one thing.
"Emma, maybe it's time I apologize to JT. I treated him like dirt."
"Yeah, that would be a good thing to do."
"My plan is to apologize tomorrow at school, not over the phone!"
"Ditto to what I said before!"
Emma had to go back home because she was gonna baby sit Jack while Spike
and Snake went out to dinner. She left.
Manny went upstairs to her parents' room. She found her mother sitting
there, reading a book.
"Mom, can I talk to you?" Manny asked.
"Now you want to talk," Manny's mom replied.
"Look, I'm sorry for what I said. It's not true. I'm still the same Manny.
I haven't changed at all, it was just a phase. Like Emma said."
"It's okay, honey. I just want to let you know that you can talk to me
about anything. I'm just here to listen. I want to know what's going on in
your life. It's my job as a mother."
"That's fine with me mother. Just fine." She gave her mother a big hug and
left to finish the rest of her homework.
(Manny made up with Emma and her mom. Things are back to normal again! But
will JT forgive her too? Find out in chapter 10!)
Manny was sitting on her front porch. She was just sitting there, wishing
she was nicer to her friends.
"Manuella Marie Santos! Get here this instant!" Manny heard her mother
scream very loudly.
"Yes Mami?" Manny asked.
"I just got a call from your principal Mr. Raditch. He said that you
haven't been following the dress code lately."
"What?"
"Don't play games with me Manuella. I found that naughty outfit in your
closet today. How could you shame us like that?"
"All girls wear those kinds of clothes Mami! I just wanted to be like them,
fit in with the cool crowd!"
"Do you think your clothes are what get your attention?"
"Welcome to the present, Mami. Of course!"
"What has gotten into you? Whatever happened to the Manuella that would sit
by my side all the time? The Manuella that would talk to me?"
"She vanished! This is the new me, so deal with it!"
Manny's mother had a hurt look on her face. She couldn't believe the words
that came out of Manny's mouth.
The door bell rang. Manny's brother Sam let Emma in.
"Am I disturbing anything?" Emma asked.
"Nothing at all," said Manny's mom. She stormed out of the room.
"What do you want Emma? This isn't the time!"
"Manny, I want to apologize for yesterday. You made a point. I could have
been fairer."
"Yeah, you could've."
"Excuse me? You were the one who deserted your friends!"
"I can't help it if I made a strong point!"
"I can't believe I even came here to apologize to some idiot like you! I'm
so outta here!" Emma yelled. "I just wanted to be friends again, like
before."
"Wait Emma. I guess you're right."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah. I'm sorry for everything. For making fun of you and deserting you
for popular people."
"It's okay. Everyone goes through a phase."
Emma and Manny hug.
"Let's never fight again!" Manny said.
"Yeah, I hate when we're angry at each other!"
"Best friends forever?"
"Best friends forever!"
"We'll never let bad people come between us again!"
Manny remembered one thing.
"Emma, maybe it's time I apologize to JT. I treated him like dirt."
"Yeah, that would be a good thing to do."
"My plan is to apologize tomorrow at school, not over the phone!"
"Ditto to what I said before!"
Emma had to go back home because she was gonna baby sit Jack while Spike
and Snake went out to dinner. She left.
Manny went upstairs to her parents' room. She found her mother sitting
there, reading a book.
"Mom, can I talk to you?" Manny asked.
"Now you want to talk," Manny's mom replied.
"Look, I'm sorry for what I said. It's not true. I'm still the same Manny.
I haven't changed at all, it was just a phase. Like Emma said."
"It's okay, honey. I just want to let you know that you can talk to me
about anything. I'm just here to listen. I want to know what's going on in
your life. It's my job as a mother."
"That's fine with me mother. Just fine." She gave her mother a big hug and
left to finish the rest of her homework.
(Manny made up with Emma and her mom. Things are back to normal again! But
will JT forgive her too? Find out in chapter 10!)