Note: Hi, all! Hope everyone's weekend is going well! Wow, I'm in a really good mood, unlike last nightâ€.I shouldn't remind myself...anyway, read on! But first... Ha! The title for this chapter and some of the lyrics are from a song in Seussical the Musical...hoorah! Oh, and I decided to put the chapters into parts now so their wouldn't be like 40 chapters or anything. Okay, now read on!

Chapter 3 – Alone in the Universe/The Party

Part 1 – Alone in the Universe

Katie

I messed up, big time. This Friday, there was this big party at Lucy Goldman's house, and everyone was invited... or so I thought.

"Hey, guys," I said happily, sitting down next to Alicia at the band's usual lunch table. Everyone smiled and went on with their conversations. Lawrence was engrossed in a book, so I decided to talk to him.

"What's up, Larry?" I said, shoveling a spoonful of potato salad into my mouth.

He twiddled with his glasses as he replied, "Just reading."

I laughed, "So, you coming to Lucy's party this weekend?" As I said that the whole table stopped talking and stared at me. I knew I had said something wrong. Did they know something I didn't?

Lawrence bit his lower lip and seemed to be suddenly intent on staring at his shoes. "I wasn't invited," he said quietly, not looking up. My heart sunk as low as it could possibly go.

"Gee, Lawrence, I'm sorry I" I didn't know what to say. I was speechless at my own stupidity.

He smiled half-heartedly, stuffing his book into his backpack. "It's okay," he said, standing up.

"Where are you going, Mr. Cool?" Tomika asked as he began to walk away.

"I have a stomachache," he lied, his voice quivering. I felt horrible. If Lawrence had any doubts that he was unpopular, I had just confirmed all of them. As he walked away I could see a single tear fall down his cheek. I sighed and thumped my head on the table.

Lawrence

I wonder what it would be like, to go out every Friday night. I wouldn't know, I spend most of them at home composing a new piece or watching movies with my mom and dad. It truly is pathetic.

Actually, I never thought of it that way until this Friday at lunch when Katie spilled the beans about Lucy Goldman's party which everyone was invited to but me. I felt even lamer when I went home after lunch with a 'stomachache.' Yea, Lawrence, a real popularity boost there!

I wonder what it would be like to have a friend. I don't mean someone to sit at with lunch, I mean someone who cares, who knows everything about you, who shares their secrets with you. It would be really nice, really nice.

I'm alone in the universe.
So alone in the universe.
My own planets and stars
Are glowing.
Alone in the universe
No one notices anything.
Not one person is listening.
They don't have any way of knowing.
Nobody knows that
I have wings
Yes, I can fly
Around the moon
And far
Beyond the sky

Katie

Today I decided I wanted to go to my special spot in the park. My special spot is this humongous rock that overlooks the river. It's beautiful, and not many people go there, so I go there to clear my head. As I stepped out onto the rock I saw Lawrence sitting there.

"Hey," I said, sitting down next to him. He was scribbling something on a piece of paper. "Whatcha writing?" I asked. He shrugged, not looking me in the eyes.

"Just a poem. It's really stupid." I took off my shoes and dipped my feet into the water.

"What's it about?" He put down his pen and notebook and brought his knees into his chest, staring out into the setting sun.

"Loneliness," he murmured.

"Can I read it?" I asked. He nodded and I picked up the notebook, scanning the words on the page. "Wow, Lawrence, this is really good. I didn't know you could write like this."

He sighed. "There's a lot of things you don't know about me."

I smiled, and laid back on the rock. "Well, then, let me get to know you. What's your greatest ambition?"

"To play in Carnegie Hall."

"What's your favorite color?"

"Red."

"What's the thing you want most?"

"A friend."

I sat up, and touched his arm. "You have one."

Part 2 – The Party

Freddy

"Ready, sweetie?" I asked Marta, putting emphasis on 'sweetie.' She grinned slyly and placed my arm around her shoulders.

"Let's do it." I knocked on the door of Lucy Goldman's house, and her mother came to the door.

"Frederick, Marta," she said, smiling. "Come on in, everyone's out back." I winked at Marta and we made our way to the Goldman's backyard. The song 'Everytime' by Britney Spears was blasting and tons of people were coupled up dancing.

"Oh my god, could she have any worse taste in music?" Marta whispered in my ear. I laughed, as Lucy Goldman strode up to us.

"Hello Freddy," she said, sweetly. "Marta," she said, as her voice turned cold. "Freddy, I thought you and Jenny were together."

I grunted. "We broke up, which I'm glad about, Marta here is a much better kisser." Marta bit her lip to stifle a giggle and hit me in the stomach.

"Come on, Freddy, let's dance." Marta said, grabbing my hand and dragging me out onto the dance floor, earning her a dirty look from Lucy. "That one was great," she whispered as she wrapped her arms around my neck. I nodded and laughed.

"Look, there's Jenny!" I said, tilting my head towards her. Marta turned to see her.

"Oh!" she squealed, "And she's dancing with Jack! Let's run into them!"

I narrowed my eyes. "Are you serious?"

Marta's eyes widened. "Yeah! Come on, they'll see us together!" I rolled my eyes, but steered her right into Jack's back.

"Oh, god, I'm sorry" Marta began, turning around. She plastered a fake grin on her face. "Oh, hey, Jack! How's it going?"

Jack's face fell. "Hey, Marta, Freddy."

"What's up, Jack? Jenny?" I asked, squeezing Marta's hand. We were both fighting back hysterical laughter.

"Nothing, Frederick," Jenny replied coolly, her eyes fixed on my hand intertwined with Marta's. "I see you and Marta here have gotten together." Marta smiled sweetly.

"Yeah, Marta and I get along great. I don't know why I wasted my time with other girls when she was always right there." On seeing Jack and Jenny's faces, Marta giggled, but stopped herself.

"Come on, Freddy, my mom should be here soon," she giggled, pulling me to the front yard. As soon as we got there we collapsed onto the ground in laughter.

"That was so great," she said, falling back into the grass.

"I know," I agreed in between laughs, "Their faces were priceless!" After we settled down I sat up. "Is your mom really coming?"

"No, I thought yours was," she replied, standing up and brushing the grass off of her jeans.

I shrugged. "I guess we're walking."

Marta

"Good lord!" I squealed, taking off my shoes, "How far away are our houses from Lucy's?"

Freddy shrugged. "It should only be about 6 more blocks."

"I don't think I can go 6 more blocks," I groaned, plopping down in the middle of the sidewalk. Freddy sighed and walked over to me.

"Hop on," he said.

"What?" I asked, confusedly.

"Come on, Blondie, I used to give you piggy back rides all the time, don't tell me you've forgotten!"

I giggled. "We haven't done this since the 6th grade," I said, hopping on his back. We laughed as we traveled six blocks before reaching our neighboring houses.

"Its been fun, Blondie," he said, sticking out his hand.

"That's kind of formal, eh Spaz?" I said, kissing him on the cheek. "Good night!"

Okay, that's kind of long, but what the hey!? Alrightey, then I'm just gonna thank my reviewers and head off to bedâ€maybe

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