The first few hours of the day surprisingly went by quickly. However,
lunch did not. It turned out to be a disaster for most people. First off,
Manny walked into the cafeteria, buried in humiliation. Many kids were
whispering about her and laughing about the fact that she got drunk at the
party. Tons of rumors were spreading about her (in addition to the previous
ones about her and Craig).
The tough part was, she didn't know where to sit. Normally, she would hang around Paige or some of her other popular friends. But they probably didn't care about her anymore and Paige was obviously still mad at her. But then a light of relief came to Manny. She could sit with Emma! After all, they did sort of have a bonding moment earlier. At least, that's how Manny felt. After paying the lunch lady, Manny took her tray and began to walk over to Emma and Chris at a table. However, Toby beat her to them. What was he doing there? Usually he sits with...
'Oh.' Manny thought. He usually sits with JT. For some reason, she had completely forgotten about that. Now that she thought about it, sometimes she sat with JT. He was the only one still being nice to her. But Manny knew she had taken advantage of that when she ditched him for alcohol at the party. 'God, everything screwed up at that party. The party, the party, the party, ugh! How can one stupid event like that ruin my life so bad?'
Over at Emma's table, she was pretty bored. She wished JT were here. She wished she had visited him longer. But it was too late. Now, she was stuck with Toby at her table. She really didn't want him there, but she felt bad for him since he had no one to sit with because of...well, JT, of course. This was so weird. It was like everyone had to depend on JT for everything. Emma looked past some other tables and saw Manny walking around, trying to find somewhere to sit. Eventually, that smile of her's came back as she was waved over to sit with some grade elevens. Emma sighed. For some strange reason, she kind of felt disappointed. She was still angry at Manny, no doubt about it. But she felt like yelling, 'Hey, you can sit with me you know! Remember, me? Emma Nelson? Yeah, I still exist! And I still care about you!' Emma couldn't believe what she just thought. 'I still care about Manny? Why should I? She doesn't care about me, she's been a total jerk to me all weekend, and what was up with this morning?' Actually, Emma still really didn't get what happened that morning. She wasn't sure if it was a fight, breaking their friendship some more or if it was a really weird apology. 'If it wasn't for that dumb party, none of this would have happened.'
And finally, Paige sat down with Hazel and Jimmy. Thankfully, Spinner didn't have this lunch. Paige had no idea how she would have survived if he were here today. But she did have to face him in Media Immersion next class. That made Paige's stomach churn. 'How could I have been so stupid? God, I always take everything out on him – why is that?' she thought.
"Paige, earth to Paige." Hazel said as she waved a hand in front of the blonde's face.
Paige looked up, realizing she had been way too engrossed in her own thoughts. "Oh, sorry, what?"
"So what's the deal, are you feeling better?"
"Feeling b – oh, um, yeah, fine."
"Did you ever find out what it was that was making you sick?"
"No."
"It was probably that disgusting punch. It made me gag like three times –"
"Hazel! I have a headache, can you please stop talking?"
Taken aback, Hazel looked at Jimmy and then got up to throw the remains of her lunch away. Jimmy scooted over to be directly in front of Paige. "So...I guess you're not feeling better."
"What is this, the third degree?! Can't you guys just leave me alone?"
"Paige." Jimmy looked at her. "Spin told me what happened. I know what Manny did."
Paige sighed with an aggravated tone. "Great, then I guess he also told you everything else."
Jimmy paused. "Look, all I know is that if you can't forgive him –"
"Forgive him for what? He didn't do anything, I know that!"
"Well, he says he told JT about what you did –"
"Jimmy, do you know what quit while you're ahead means?! Just leave the subject alone, you're the only one at that party that had a good time! It's not my fault Spinner talked to JT!" Paige was amazed. Especially at how Jimmy can stay so calm while she's...not so calm.
"At least he talked to him at all." Jimmy said. With that, he stood up and left Paige all alone. Still in shock, Paige brushed her hand through her hair and angrily sat at the empty table, watching the rest of the kids in the cafeteria leave to the sound of the bell ringing.
(A/N: i hope that chapter wasn't boring or anything! It was kind of to get in the characters' heads a little and see what they were thinking. But just to let you all know, i'm going on vacation tomorrow and won't be back until next Friday, the 23rd. I'm sorry, but that's why i updated today! I promise i'll update as soon as i can when i get back! Keep reviewing =))
The tough part was, she didn't know where to sit. Normally, she would hang around Paige or some of her other popular friends. But they probably didn't care about her anymore and Paige was obviously still mad at her. But then a light of relief came to Manny. She could sit with Emma! After all, they did sort of have a bonding moment earlier. At least, that's how Manny felt. After paying the lunch lady, Manny took her tray and began to walk over to Emma and Chris at a table. However, Toby beat her to them. What was he doing there? Usually he sits with...
'Oh.' Manny thought. He usually sits with JT. For some reason, she had completely forgotten about that. Now that she thought about it, sometimes she sat with JT. He was the only one still being nice to her. But Manny knew she had taken advantage of that when she ditched him for alcohol at the party. 'God, everything screwed up at that party. The party, the party, the party, ugh! How can one stupid event like that ruin my life so bad?'
Over at Emma's table, she was pretty bored. She wished JT were here. She wished she had visited him longer. But it was too late. Now, she was stuck with Toby at her table. She really didn't want him there, but she felt bad for him since he had no one to sit with because of...well, JT, of course. This was so weird. It was like everyone had to depend on JT for everything. Emma looked past some other tables and saw Manny walking around, trying to find somewhere to sit. Eventually, that smile of her's came back as she was waved over to sit with some grade elevens. Emma sighed. For some strange reason, she kind of felt disappointed. She was still angry at Manny, no doubt about it. But she felt like yelling, 'Hey, you can sit with me you know! Remember, me? Emma Nelson? Yeah, I still exist! And I still care about you!' Emma couldn't believe what she just thought. 'I still care about Manny? Why should I? She doesn't care about me, she's been a total jerk to me all weekend, and what was up with this morning?' Actually, Emma still really didn't get what happened that morning. She wasn't sure if it was a fight, breaking their friendship some more or if it was a really weird apology. 'If it wasn't for that dumb party, none of this would have happened.'
And finally, Paige sat down with Hazel and Jimmy. Thankfully, Spinner didn't have this lunch. Paige had no idea how she would have survived if he were here today. But she did have to face him in Media Immersion next class. That made Paige's stomach churn. 'How could I have been so stupid? God, I always take everything out on him – why is that?' she thought.
"Paige, earth to Paige." Hazel said as she waved a hand in front of the blonde's face.
Paige looked up, realizing she had been way too engrossed in her own thoughts. "Oh, sorry, what?"
"So what's the deal, are you feeling better?"
"Feeling b – oh, um, yeah, fine."
"Did you ever find out what it was that was making you sick?"
"No."
"It was probably that disgusting punch. It made me gag like three times –"
"Hazel! I have a headache, can you please stop talking?"
Taken aback, Hazel looked at Jimmy and then got up to throw the remains of her lunch away. Jimmy scooted over to be directly in front of Paige. "So...I guess you're not feeling better."
"What is this, the third degree?! Can't you guys just leave me alone?"
"Paige." Jimmy looked at her. "Spin told me what happened. I know what Manny did."
Paige sighed with an aggravated tone. "Great, then I guess he also told you everything else."
Jimmy paused. "Look, all I know is that if you can't forgive him –"
"Forgive him for what? He didn't do anything, I know that!"
"Well, he says he told JT about what you did –"
"Jimmy, do you know what quit while you're ahead means?! Just leave the subject alone, you're the only one at that party that had a good time! It's not my fault Spinner talked to JT!" Paige was amazed. Especially at how Jimmy can stay so calm while she's...not so calm.
"At least he talked to him at all." Jimmy said. With that, he stood up and left Paige all alone. Still in shock, Paige brushed her hand through her hair and angrily sat at the empty table, watching the rest of the kids in the cafeteria leave to the sound of the bell ringing.
(A/N: i hope that chapter wasn't boring or anything! It was kind of to get in the characters' heads a little and see what they were thinking. But just to let you all know, i'm going on vacation tomorrow and won't be back until next Friday, the 23rd. I'm sorry, but that's why i updated today! I promise i'll update as soon as i can when i get back! Keep reviewing =))