Miranda shook her head at herself. "Augh, that's not it either."
She crunpled up the paper and nearly tore out every strand of her shoulder-length black hair. Taking a break from her writing, Miranda pulled back her hair into a lazy bun. She lied in bed to rest her head, not caring that she was wrinkling up her favorite cotton skirt.
"Who's going to care anyway? He never did, so why would things change now?" she thought aloud.
She picked up her diary and flipped to the front of it. She hadn't written in it since she was in 8th grade, until a few months ago, when she got her first big break. She read one of her entries.
April 27, 2001
Dear Diary,
Oh my GOSH! I'm so excited!!! Mrs. Stebel announced today that we are starting a new project: we'd be paired up with a boy for a pretend marriage and then have to report on how everything went. It sounded pretty lame, but do you know how cool "Mrs. Ethan Craft" sounds? Yep, Ethan Craft is my husband for the week! Could I be ANY luckier? But I sort of can't stop thinking about him...
Miranda remembered that whole predicament and was about to laugh, before she read the last line. The smile disappeared and she took a deep breath. Her mind drifted away towards thoughts of...him.
It had been 6 years since she last spoke with him. She had been going to school with him for as long as she could remember. But she never liked him "like that" until 7th grade. She noticed so many things that she had never noticed before: his charm, his smile. Everything about him was just perfect. "But I never acted on my crush because...because....ugh."
Her life, she thought, was falling apart right in front of her. Her band of 7 years, Magic Train, is going nowhere and on the verge of breaking up, she's almost positive her fiance is cheating on her, and she doesn't even have a friend to talk about this with.
"If only she had stayed," Miranda sighed. She scribbled a quick note on the piece of scratch paper, stuffed it in her pocket, and walked out the door.
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How do you like my story so far? I'd like to say something, but I'd really hate to reveal everything. I think that even if I gave a little bit away, you'd all figure it out. I think I'm going to update pretty much everyday, maybe more if I'm feeling generous, heh. Thanks, and please leave your comments!
