A/N: chapter 2 is here!!! and thank you all for so many great reviews!!
::does the infamous psychotic happy dance:: so yeah, some nice notes for
my reviewers!
LilVickiRyan: Yes I am, hope you keep reading!
Depressed Sweden-Lover: Thank you and I am happy you like it---and I hope you keep reading
LockDown: I can only do it one chapter at a time because of the little time I have and I want to see if I get as many reviews as I did last time...hope you still read anyway
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That day at lunch, Spinelli sat at her usual table with TJ, Gus, Vince and Mikey, who were discussing their plans for the weekend. She was only half listening, though, for her mind was on other things.
"So, yeah, Spinelli, are you looking forward to going to the Senor Fusion Anniversary Convention? I mean, this is the thirty year anniversary of the comic, and the creator might even be making an appearance! Isn't it exciting?" TJ asked her with a smile. Spinelli acted as if she hadn't even heard him, sipping her water and hoping that none of the guys would notice that she wasn't eating. She closed her eyes and tried to calculate the calories she had "saved" by not eating and how much weight she lose by the end of the month if she kept up dieting. She was just figuring how long she would need to diet for when she felt TJ put his hand on her shoulder.
"Spin, are you ok, you haven't said a word since we sat down. You are usually excited about Senor Fusion convention, and you are acting like we are discussing Chinese water torture with your silence. And you're not even eating the Tuna Taco Special, and that's your favorite! If you don't eat, then something must be up. Are you ok?" TJ looked at his friend in concern.
Spinelli sighed. It was just like TJ to worry about her the way he did. After all, they had been best friends for as long as she could remember, and they had gone through everything from broken hearts to skinned knees together. They were each other's life line—always there when the other needed them to offer whatever love and support was necessary at the time. So of course he would notice she wasn't eating, which was why she needed to come up with a believable excuse for her behavior. She was so lost in thought that she didn't even notice TJ that TJ was shaking her until he called her name again.
"Oh, sorry Teej, what were you saying?" she asked, frantically trying to remember what they had been talking about.
TJ looked at her worriedly. Spinelli never acted this quiet or distracted and she sure as hell never turned down the Tuna Taco Special. He knew something was wrong, but he wasn't sure what it was and hoped that she would open up to him. "Are you sure you're ok?" he asked her again.
"Yeah, I'm fine, Teej," Spinelli lied, trying to ignore the hunger and nausea fighting in her stomach. "I am not hungry that's all, and I have a lot on my mind."
"Well I'm here if you want to talk, you know that right?" TJ reminded her, giving her a hug. Spinelli hugged him back, hoping that he would drop the issue.
"Thanks, TJ, I am lucky to have a friend like you, "she said smiling at him.
"Hey Lizzie and Gordo, cut it out over there!" Vince called to them with a laugh. Spinelli and TJ broke apart, blushing and laughing at Vince's analogy.
"Sorry man," TJ said quickly, releasing Spinelli from his arms. "I just worry about you sometimes," he whispered to her before completely releasing her from the hug.
"I know, I really am fine," she assured him, "I am just feeling a little woozy, it must be all the junk food Gretchen and I have been eating catching up to me." She looked at her watch. "I have to go, I need to talk to Guru Kid about our lab for physics. Call me later, ok Teej, so we can all finish making plans for the weekend." She blew a kiss to the boys and walked out of the cafeteria, glad for the excuse to leave the table and avoid further questioning from TJ.
TJ watched her go, wondering what was really going on with his friend. "OK, you guys," he whispered once Spinelli was out of earshot. "Was I the only one who noticed Spinelli acting a little odd today?"
"She didn't feel like eating, big deal, TJ" Vince said. "I don't blame her, these tacos kind of whomp today. I'm sure she is fine, after all she said she was eating a lot of junk lately, so maybe she just has no appetite. "
"Yeah, Teej, quit being so paranoid," Gus chimed in.
TJ sighed. "I guess you are right, I am probably worrying too much, I guess I am just afraid she's going to hurt herself or something after everything she has been through. It is very common for someone who experiences tragedy like Spinelli did to resort to some sort of destructive behavior to try and gain control of their life."
"OK Doogie Howser, she is fine, but how very sweet of you to worry about her!" Mikey assured him with a smile. (points to whoever gets the reference)
"Thanks, you guys, I feel better now, I guess I needed you to assure me that she was ok. You know me, I worry too much about my friends." He got up from the table and grabbed his books. "So how about a round of basketball before class starts?" he asked, heading towards the courtyard. As the rest of the gang followed him, TJ's mind was still on Spinelli and her odd behavior. He knew how much she had suffered in the past few months and he only hoped that she would be ok and not resort to something that would cause her to hurt herself. He looked up and saw her and Guru kid talking near the science lab and smiled. Maybe he was making too much out of nothing. He only hoped that he was right.
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A/N: I hope this chapter didn't suck too much---I am trying to write this and talk on the phone and watch that new Lifetime movie at the same time. Talk about multitasking!! So yeah, the story will pick up shortly, I promise!! Please r/r but remember the golden rule, if you cant say something nice, don't say it at all, happy reading!!
LilVickiRyan: Yes I am, hope you keep reading!
Depressed Sweden-Lover: Thank you and I am happy you like it---and I hope you keep reading
LockDown: I can only do it one chapter at a time because of the little time I have and I want to see if I get as many reviews as I did last time...hope you still read anyway
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That day at lunch, Spinelli sat at her usual table with TJ, Gus, Vince and Mikey, who were discussing their plans for the weekend. She was only half listening, though, for her mind was on other things.
"So, yeah, Spinelli, are you looking forward to going to the Senor Fusion Anniversary Convention? I mean, this is the thirty year anniversary of the comic, and the creator might even be making an appearance! Isn't it exciting?" TJ asked her with a smile. Spinelli acted as if she hadn't even heard him, sipping her water and hoping that none of the guys would notice that she wasn't eating. She closed her eyes and tried to calculate the calories she had "saved" by not eating and how much weight she lose by the end of the month if she kept up dieting. She was just figuring how long she would need to diet for when she felt TJ put his hand on her shoulder.
"Spin, are you ok, you haven't said a word since we sat down. You are usually excited about Senor Fusion convention, and you are acting like we are discussing Chinese water torture with your silence. And you're not even eating the Tuna Taco Special, and that's your favorite! If you don't eat, then something must be up. Are you ok?" TJ looked at his friend in concern.
Spinelli sighed. It was just like TJ to worry about her the way he did. After all, they had been best friends for as long as she could remember, and they had gone through everything from broken hearts to skinned knees together. They were each other's life line—always there when the other needed them to offer whatever love and support was necessary at the time. So of course he would notice she wasn't eating, which was why she needed to come up with a believable excuse for her behavior. She was so lost in thought that she didn't even notice TJ that TJ was shaking her until he called her name again.
"Oh, sorry Teej, what were you saying?" she asked, frantically trying to remember what they had been talking about.
TJ looked at her worriedly. Spinelli never acted this quiet or distracted and she sure as hell never turned down the Tuna Taco Special. He knew something was wrong, but he wasn't sure what it was and hoped that she would open up to him. "Are you sure you're ok?" he asked her again.
"Yeah, I'm fine, Teej," Spinelli lied, trying to ignore the hunger and nausea fighting in her stomach. "I am not hungry that's all, and I have a lot on my mind."
"Well I'm here if you want to talk, you know that right?" TJ reminded her, giving her a hug. Spinelli hugged him back, hoping that he would drop the issue.
"Thanks, TJ, I am lucky to have a friend like you, "she said smiling at him.
"Hey Lizzie and Gordo, cut it out over there!" Vince called to them with a laugh. Spinelli and TJ broke apart, blushing and laughing at Vince's analogy.
"Sorry man," TJ said quickly, releasing Spinelli from his arms. "I just worry about you sometimes," he whispered to her before completely releasing her from the hug.
"I know, I really am fine," she assured him, "I am just feeling a little woozy, it must be all the junk food Gretchen and I have been eating catching up to me." She looked at her watch. "I have to go, I need to talk to Guru Kid about our lab for physics. Call me later, ok Teej, so we can all finish making plans for the weekend." She blew a kiss to the boys and walked out of the cafeteria, glad for the excuse to leave the table and avoid further questioning from TJ.
TJ watched her go, wondering what was really going on with his friend. "OK, you guys," he whispered once Spinelli was out of earshot. "Was I the only one who noticed Spinelli acting a little odd today?"
"She didn't feel like eating, big deal, TJ" Vince said. "I don't blame her, these tacos kind of whomp today. I'm sure she is fine, after all she said she was eating a lot of junk lately, so maybe she just has no appetite. "
"Yeah, Teej, quit being so paranoid," Gus chimed in.
TJ sighed. "I guess you are right, I am probably worrying too much, I guess I am just afraid she's going to hurt herself or something after everything she has been through. It is very common for someone who experiences tragedy like Spinelli did to resort to some sort of destructive behavior to try and gain control of their life."
"OK Doogie Howser, she is fine, but how very sweet of you to worry about her!" Mikey assured him with a smile. (points to whoever gets the reference)
"Thanks, you guys, I feel better now, I guess I needed you to assure me that she was ok. You know me, I worry too much about my friends." He got up from the table and grabbed his books. "So how about a round of basketball before class starts?" he asked, heading towards the courtyard. As the rest of the gang followed him, TJ's mind was still on Spinelli and her odd behavior. He knew how much she had suffered in the past few months and he only hoped that she would be ok and not resort to something that would cause her to hurt herself. He looked up and saw her and Guru kid talking near the science lab and smiled. Maybe he was making too much out of nothing. He only hoped that he was right.
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A/N: I hope this chapter didn't suck too much---I am trying to write this and talk on the phone and watch that new Lifetime movie at the same time. Talk about multitasking!! So yeah, the story will pick up shortly, I promise!! Please r/r but remember the golden rule, if you cant say something nice, don't say it at all, happy reading!!