Chapter 1-The Good News
Daria awoke to another boring day in her boring life. The Morgandorffer's house never has any excitement ever. So, she did her daily routine and went downstairs to eat breakfast.
All of a sudden, Helen came running into the kitchen. "I have good news, everybody!" She shouted with joy. Quinn perked up. "You're getting plastic surgery." Quinn said. "I'm getting a promotion." Jake said excitedly. "I'm switching bodies with someone else in a distant land." Daria said in her usual sarcastic self. Helen was still beaming. "No! It's better than that. We are going to Italy for spring break!!!!!!!"
Then, there was chaos. "What?" Jake said. "ITALY!" Quinn screamed. "Oh, I've got to get the perfect outfit, I'll get pink scarves and blue hip huggers and the perfect pair of..." She trailed on. "I can hardly contain myself." Daria said staring at the back of the cereal box idly.
"Quiet! Everyone!" Helen said loudly, everyone shut up. "Now, this trip was given to me by my company. I entered a contest two weeks ago. So, pack your bags!"
**At School**
Daria was walking with Jane to their next class. "So, Morgandorffer, what' s going on in your life today?" Jane asked as they slinked along slowly. "Well, I'm going to Italy for spring break." Daria said not looking dazed nor excited. Jane reeled back. "Well, Daria is going to Europe...why?" Daria sighed. "My mother won a contest at her job. Can change the subject please?" Jane seeing Daria did not want to talk about it, tried to change the subject. "Um, did you hear that the art teacher got a nose job?" She said randomly. "Oh, really." Daria said mechanically.
**Quinn's Story**
Quinn was taking her stroll through the halls with the Fashion Club that only consisted of her, Sandy, Tiffany, and Stacy. "Ohmigosh! You will not believe this, guys." Quinn said gleefully. Sandy looked annoyed, as usual. "What, Quinn?" "I am going to Italy!!!" Quinn shouted while jumping in the air. Then, Quinn had to think up a lie to tell them, they had to think she was rich so she said, "My mother decided to take some time off and go relax in a foreign country." The rest of the club sighed with wonder and awe.
Back at home, everyone was packing and bustling about. Quinn was trying to close her tenth suitcase. Helen walked by and stopped and said, "Quinn! Why are you packing ten bags?" Quinn tossed her hair and said, "Mother, you know I love clothes and a girl goes through a lot of clothes throughout the day. You've got your morning outfit, your afternoon outfit, your party outfit, and your dinner outfit, and your pajamas." Helen shook her head in dismay. "Quinn, you're taking two bags! And that's final!" And then left her to pout and whine about parental decisions while she walked down the hall to check on her other daughter.
