Chapter 3: Emma's really Stressed
Emma leaves the building when school is over.
"Wait up Emma!" Paige screamed, Hazel running behind her.
"What do you want?" Emma yelled in annoyance.
"What was with your breakdown today?" Hazel said, very fast.
"Hazel! Don't be such a big mouth!"
"Sorry Paige, but that's your cue!"
"Whatever. Emma, what's going on? You keep giving everyone the cold
shoulder!"
"Nothing Paige, nothing."
"You had a breakdown, that isn't nothing Emma."
"Why would you care?"
"I know I haven't been very nice to you hun, but I hate to see others in
pain without knowing why!"
"Yeah, what she said!"
Paige and Emma looked at Hazel. Paige gave Hazel a look telling her to
leave. Hazel took off.
"Things haven't been so good lately. Mr. Simpson is sick; Sean left me to
join a gang; Manny dumped me for popular people and everyone else is just
calling me a geek who only cares about the environment! Is that what you
wanted to hear!!? Huh?"
Paige sighed. "Hun, I had no idea. I'm so sorry, but you can't let some old
friends put you down. You have to stand strong and show them who's boss!
You gotta show them that you don't need them!"
"Yeah! You're right! They aren't gonna put me down!"
"Now stop crying and think happy and confident!"
"Thanks Paige."
"It was nothing, hun."
"It was something. Who knew you had a soft side in you?"
"Let's just keep this between you and me, this would ruin my rep!"
"Sure hun!"
"Ciao Emma. And don't forget to come to my party tomorrow!"
Wow, I can't believe Paige gave me the right advice, Emma thought. I've
never seen that side of her before.
When Emma arrives home, she goes online immediately. She decides to first
email Manny.
Sparklespaz(Emma): Manny? Are you there?
Smileygurl(Manny): Emma?
Sparklespaz: Hello Manny, it's Emma.
Smileygurl: Maybe you aren't aware, but I only speak to popular people!
Sparklespaz: I just wanted to tell you that I don't give a damn about your
new friends and I could care less if you hate me or not! If you have a
problem with my obsession with the environment, then go cry to your parents
about it! Do you still sleep at 8 pm? Ha ha.
Smileygurl: Ha ha ha, no! Emma, you tried so hard to prove that you're
tough, but you're not! You must be sitting here, crying like a baby,
wishing you let me and Sean make our own decisions. You're just a wuss
Emma. Nothing's gonna change. You're not funny or cool. Too bad.
Sparklespaz: Just forget you. You'll always be so cruel!
Smileygurl: wutEvr!
Emma logged off. She was crying again. She knows Paige was telling her to
be brave, but she couldn't help but cry. She missed those days when they
were in grade 7 and they were all friends, having fun.
FLASHBACK:
"Hey Manny."
"Hey Emma."
"I'm sorry for everything!" Emma blurted out.
"No, I'm sorry! I was such an idiot and I could have been nicer!" Manny
screamed.
"Let's never fight again!"
"Yeah, you're my best friend Emma!"
"You're my best friend too!"
"Best friends 4evr?"
"Best friends 4evr!!"
They hugged each other and then turned on the tv.
END OF FLASHBACK
Those were the days, Emma thought. I miss the old Manny. The one who was
there for me and listened to my every word. Maybe I should have supported
her new look. Maybe I should have stayed by her side. I should have been a
best friend to her like she was to me.
But that never happened, and never will. I'll show her who's cool. I'm
gonna blow her mind and everyone else's at Paige's party tomorrow on
Saturday.
(Emma misses her old life and old friends, but now she is willing to prove
to them what a cool person she is! Is she gonna take things a bit too far?
Find out in chapter 4!)
Emma leaves the building when school is over.
"Wait up Emma!" Paige screamed, Hazel running behind her.
"What do you want?" Emma yelled in annoyance.
"What was with your breakdown today?" Hazel said, very fast.
"Hazel! Don't be such a big mouth!"
"Sorry Paige, but that's your cue!"
"Whatever. Emma, what's going on? You keep giving everyone the cold
shoulder!"
"Nothing Paige, nothing."
"You had a breakdown, that isn't nothing Emma."
"Why would you care?"
"I know I haven't been very nice to you hun, but I hate to see others in
pain without knowing why!"
"Yeah, what she said!"
Paige and Emma looked at Hazel. Paige gave Hazel a look telling her to
leave. Hazel took off.
"Things haven't been so good lately. Mr. Simpson is sick; Sean left me to
join a gang; Manny dumped me for popular people and everyone else is just
calling me a geek who only cares about the environment! Is that what you
wanted to hear!!? Huh?"
Paige sighed. "Hun, I had no idea. I'm so sorry, but you can't let some old
friends put you down. You have to stand strong and show them who's boss!
You gotta show them that you don't need them!"
"Yeah! You're right! They aren't gonna put me down!"
"Now stop crying and think happy and confident!"
"Thanks Paige."
"It was nothing, hun."
"It was something. Who knew you had a soft side in you?"
"Let's just keep this between you and me, this would ruin my rep!"
"Sure hun!"
"Ciao Emma. And don't forget to come to my party tomorrow!"
Wow, I can't believe Paige gave me the right advice, Emma thought. I've
never seen that side of her before.
When Emma arrives home, she goes online immediately. She decides to first
email Manny.
Sparklespaz(Emma): Manny? Are you there?
Smileygurl(Manny): Emma?
Sparklespaz: Hello Manny, it's Emma.
Smileygurl: Maybe you aren't aware, but I only speak to popular people!
Sparklespaz: I just wanted to tell you that I don't give a damn about your
new friends and I could care less if you hate me or not! If you have a
problem with my obsession with the environment, then go cry to your parents
about it! Do you still sleep at 8 pm? Ha ha.
Smileygurl: Ha ha ha, no! Emma, you tried so hard to prove that you're
tough, but you're not! You must be sitting here, crying like a baby,
wishing you let me and Sean make our own decisions. You're just a wuss
Emma. Nothing's gonna change. You're not funny or cool. Too bad.
Sparklespaz: Just forget you. You'll always be so cruel!
Smileygurl: wutEvr!
Emma logged off. She was crying again. She knows Paige was telling her to
be brave, but she couldn't help but cry. She missed those days when they
were in grade 7 and they were all friends, having fun.
FLASHBACK:
"Hey Manny."
"Hey Emma."
"I'm sorry for everything!" Emma blurted out.
"No, I'm sorry! I was such an idiot and I could have been nicer!" Manny
screamed.
"Let's never fight again!"
"Yeah, you're my best friend Emma!"
"You're my best friend too!"
"Best friends 4evr?"
"Best friends 4evr!!"
They hugged each other and then turned on the tv.
END OF FLASHBACK
Those were the days, Emma thought. I miss the old Manny. The one who was
there for me and listened to my every word. Maybe I should have supported
her new look. Maybe I should have stayed by her side. I should have been a
best friend to her like she was to me.
But that never happened, and never will. I'll show her who's cool. I'm
gonna blow her mind and everyone else's at Paige's party tomorrow on
Saturday.
(Emma misses her old life and old friends, but now she is willing to prove
to them what a cool person she is! Is she gonna take things a bit too far?
Find out in chapter 4!)