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I am not profiting at all from this story.
A/n—at the beginning of each chapter it says what day of the week it is. If it says 'Still ______' that means the day of the week is the same as the day before it. (duh?) please R&R!
Shoutouts:
Almatari-of-Arta—HEY!!! For your information, Buttons.........erm.........I love Shakespeare.
SpotLover421—I take it you love Spot? (ingenious me) I predict he'll be in the third or fourth chapter. Thanks for reviewing!
(Still Wednesday)
~Specs' PoV~
I took the bus home after leaving Dutchy's house. I knew he wouldn't call me like I'd asked and that bothered me. I usually wouldn't care, but lately we've been drifting apart.
I don't think that anyone at school even knows we're friends. Dutchy's been into drama and theatre for a while, and if there's one thing I can't stand it's public speaking. I made the swim team last year and this year I made varsity. The cheerleaders saw the jacket and gravitated over. So I went on a few dates and now I'm 'the man' even though I never asked or even tried to be popular; I was content being the swim nerd.
Ever since people got the impression I was cool, Dutchy started to move away. I don't think he's really for all that popularity stuff. I think he only likes to be in the spotlight if it's on stage, but I don't know.
My girlfriend is a cheerleader who is also in the play. She's playing Juliet to Dutchy's Romeo; her name is Spring. I guess that's why I don't mind that she's going to be professing her love for Romeo because Romeo is my best friend.
Honestly, I don't feel worried at all for Spring.........Dutchy's a great actor. I'd never tell him this, but my skin crawled when he read his part today. Of course, it was just William Shakespeare talking.
~Skittery's PoV~
I think I'm allergic to shaving cream. At least, Piper's shaving cream.
I'm lying in bed, going over my script, trying to ignore the itching and throbbing coming from my face. My mom thinks it's a rash. I think Piper is as good as dead.
I'm playing Friar John, which means I try marry Romeo and Juliet and try to stop them from killing themselves. Apparently I don't succeed.
Dutchy is playing Romeo, Spring is playing Juliet, and Piper is playing Juliet's nurse. Dutchy is pretty nice, or maybe he's just a really good actor, but he'd have to be to have gotten the part of Romeo.
Secretly, I only joined the play to meet people. I'm kind of a loner and I just switched schools this year. I didn't have many friends to begin with though.
I do have a few friends now: I walk to school every morning with the kid next door, Eric Thornhill or Crutchy. He's really nice and is always happy. I mean it, always. But not this morning and I'm kind of afraid it's my fault. It went something like this:
"Hey Crutchy!"
"Hey Skitts, bye Uncle Kloppman," he yelled inside before shutting the door after him.
"Crutchy? Why do you live with your uncle? Are your parents travelling?" I live a very sheltered life so I wasn't ready for the answer.........
"They're dead."
Wow! Shocker! And the plot thickens........."what happened?"
His smile was beginning to falter, "I don't really want to talk about it Skitts. Can we drop it?"
"But.........but how old were you? How'd it happen? How'd you find out? Why'd they choose to let you live with your uncle?"
"Skittery!" uh oh, Crutchy was fuming, "just shut the fuck up! I don't want to talk about it."
"Are you sure? I'd always be there if you want to talk."
"Jesus, SHUT UP! You don't know what I went through, just leave it and me alone."
"Crutchy!" I called after him but he can move pretty quickly for a guy with a crutch.
So I guess I don't have any friends at all, I totally blew it with Crutchy.
Maybe I should keep at it, maybe he just needs someone to listen to his problems.
A/n: ah yes. The problems of poor, poor Crutchy. His parents are a) really dead b) MIA (Missing In Action for all the ingrates out there) or c)just neglectful and horrible, horrible parents.
A/n—at the beginning of each chapter it says what day of the week it is. If it says 'Still ______' that means the day of the week is the same as the day before it. (duh?) please R&R!
Shoutouts:
Almatari-of-Arta—HEY!!! For your information, Buttons.........erm.........I love Shakespeare.
SpotLover421—I take it you love Spot? (ingenious me) I predict he'll be in the third or fourth chapter. Thanks for reviewing!
(Still Wednesday)
~Specs' PoV~
I took the bus home after leaving Dutchy's house. I knew he wouldn't call me like I'd asked and that bothered me. I usually wouldn't care, but lately we've been drifting apart.
I don't think that anyone at school even knows we're friends. Dutchy's been into drama and theatre for a while, and if there's one thing I can't stand it's public speaking. I made the swim team last year and this year I made varsity. The cheerleaders saw the jacket and gravitated over. So I went on a few dates and now I'm 'the man' even though I never asked or even tried to be popular; I was content being the swim nerd.
Ever since people got the impression I was cool, Dutchy started to move away. I don't think he's really for all that popularity stuff. I think he only likes to be in the spotlight if it's on stage, but I don't know.
My girlfriend is a cheerleader who is also in the play. She's playing Juliet to Dutchy's Romeo; her name is Spring. I guess that's why I don't mind that she's going to be professing her love for Romeo because Romeo is my best friend.
Honestly, I don't feel worried at all for Spring.........Dutchy's a great actor. I'd never tell him this, but my skin crawled when he read his part today. Of course, it was just William Shakespeare talking.
~Skittery's PoV~
I think I'm allergic to shaving cream. At least, Piper's shaving cream.
I'm lying in bed, going over my script, trying to ignore the itching and throbbing coming from my face. My mom thinks it's a rash. I think Piper is as good as dead.
I'm playing Friar John, which means I try marry Romeo and Juliet and try to stop them from killing themselves. Apparently I don't succeed.
Dutchy is playing Romeo, Spring is playing Juliet, and Piper is playing Juliet's nurse. Dutchy is pretty nice, or maybe he's just a really good actor, but he'd have to be to have gotten the part of Romeo.
Secretly, I only joined the play to meet people. I'm kind of a loner and I just switched schools this year. I didn't have many friends to begin with though.
I do have a few friends now: I walk to school every morning with the kid next door, Eric Thornhill or Crutchy. He's really nice and is always happy. I mean it, always. But not this morning and I'm kind of afraid it's my fault. It went something like this:
"Hey Crutchy!"
"Hey Skitts, bye Uncle Kloppman," he yelled inside before shutting the door after him.
"Crutchy? Why do you live with your uncle? Are your parents travelling?" I live a very sheltered life so I wasn't ready for the answer.........
"They're dead."
Wow! Shocker! And the plot thickens........."what happened?"
His smile was beginning to falter, "I don't really want to talk about it Skitts. Can we drop it?"
"But.........but how old were you? How'd it happen? How'd you find out? Why'd they choose to let you live with your uncle?"
"Skittery!" uh oh, Crutchy was fuming, "just shut the fuck up! I don't want to talk about it."
"Are you sure? I'd always be there if you want to talk."
"Jesus, SHUT UP! You don't know what I went through, just leave it and me alone."
"Crutchy!" I called after him but he can move pretty quickly for a guy with a crutch.
So I guess I don't have any friends at all, I totally blew it with Crutchy.
Maybe I should keep at it, maybe he just needs someone to listen to his problems.
A/n: ah yes. The problems of poor, poor Crutchy. His parents are a) really dead b) MIA (Missing In Action for all the ingrates out there) or c)just neglectful and horrible, horrible parents.