The next morning Stacey woke up at 9:30 am. She hadn't forgotten about her meeting with Claudia. She quickly dressed and opened her window, the sun poured inside illuminating her room. She looked out the window and got a shock of surprise. Outside on her lawn was a bouquet of white roses with a pink ribbon around them. She jumped out her window and retrieved them. Their was a note attached , it said : These roses are pretty in pink, Just like you." from Johnny.
She rode her bicycle to the mall and locked it in the front on the bike racks. Claudia was already there waiting at the entrance. "Hey Stace." Claudia said, "I mean, Stacey." she said sheepishly. "Hello Claudia. So?"
Claudia felt a little awkward. Once this girl standing in front of her had been her best friend. Now, she felt as if she didn't even know her. "Well …. I think that Johnny likes Cokie."
Stacey laughed and looked at Claudia right in the eye. "He is my boyfriend. What do you mean he likes Cokie?"
Claudia took a deep breath and said "Well I've seen glance over at her, the other day I saw him staring at her and talking to her. That day you came and saw us talking, well, we were talking about Cokie. I was asking him about her ; I wanted to know if it was true. Stacey, he didn't even try to deny it. You have to believe me!!" Claudia was desperate, she wouldn't be able to stand it if her friend got cheated on like that. "Claudia -- you -- are -- a -- liar. He told me you would try and make me think bad of him. Well I'm glad he warned me, because he was right." She started to get ready to leave when Claudia had a sudden idea.
"Well how did it go at the concert?" she asked.
"It went great. I had so much fun with him I didn't even think about you while I was there. I just realized that -- all these years of friendship with you have been worthless.
Bye Claudia, and tell Kristy I quit the club -- forever." With that Stacey left the restaurant without glancing at Claudia. She didn't know why she had just thrown away their wonderful friendship over a guy. A great guy, she corrected herself.
Claudia walked home in tears. What had just happened?
"It's O.K Claud. You'll get over her, it's not the end of the world." Kristy said on their next BSC meeting. Most of the club members looked disappointed. They were all going to miss Stacey.
Weeks passed by then months and Stacey had been avoiding Claudia; when she did see her she showed no sign of ever knowing her. Claudia's sadness turned into anger at both Stacey and Johnny. Claudia and the rest of the BSC members had noticed that Cokie was all of a sudden interested in Johnny. Once they even saw them kissing in the hall . Of course Claudia didn't even try to talk to Stacey. It was as if she was something in the past, something unimportant to her.
After about 4 months Claudia heard from rumors that Johnny had dumped Stacey. She didn't care, she was actually glad.
Johnny was going out with Cokie and Stacey was miserable but she never came back to Claudia. Her pride kept her from the passionate desire to have Claudia back as a best friend. Their friendship was gone forever and Claudia was determined to forget that it had ever happened.
She rode her bicycle to the mall and locked it in the front on the bike racks. Claudia was already there waiting at the entrance. "Hey Stace." Claudia said, "I mean, Stacey." she said sheepishly. "Hello Claudia. So?"
Claudia felt a little awkward. Once this girl standing in front of her had been her best friend. Now, she felt as if she didn't even know her. "Well …. I think that Johnny likes Cokie."
Stacey laughed and looked at Claudia right in the eye. "He is my boyfriend. What do you mean he likes Cokie?"
Claudia took a deep breath and said "Well I've seen glance over at her, the other day I saw him staring at her and talking to her. That day you came and saw us talking, well, we were talking about Cokie. I was asking him about her ; I wanted to know if it was true. Stacey, he didn't even try to deny it. You have to believe me!!" Claudia was desperate, she wouldn't be able to stand it if her friend got cheated on like that. "Claudia -- you -- are -- a -- liar. He told me you would try and make me think bad of him. Well I'm glad he warned me, because he was right." She started to get ready to leave when Claudia had a sudden idea.
"Well how did it go at the concert?" she asked.
"It went great. I had so much fun with him I didn't even think about you while I was there. I just realized that -- all these years of friendship with you have been worthless.
Bye Claudia, and tell Kristy I quit the club -- forever." With that Stacey left the restaurant without glancing at Claudia. She didn't know why she had just thrown away their wonderful friendship over a guy. A great guy, she corrected herself.
Claudia walked home in tears. What had just happened?
"It's O.K Claud. You'll get over her, it's not the end of the world." Kristy said on their next BSC meeting. Most of the club members looked disappointed. They were all going to miss Stacey.
Weeks passed by then months and Stacey had been avoiding Claudia; when she did see her she showed no sign of ever knowing her. Claudia's sadness turned into anger at both Stacey and Johnny. Claudia and the rest of the BSC members had noticed that Cokie was all of a sudden interested in Johnny. Once they even saw them kissing in the hall . Of course Claudia didn't even try to talk to Stacey. It was as if she was something in the past, something unimportant to her.
After about 4 months Claudia heard from rumors that Johnny had dumped Stacey. She didn't care, she was actually glad.
Johnny was going out with Cokie and Stacey was miserable but she never came back to Claudia. Her pride kept her from the passionate desire to have Claudia back as a best friend. Their friendship was gone forever and Claudia was determined to forget that it had ever happened.