Cordelia's Diary, entry IV
Spoilers: Seasons 1-3
Disclaimer: They belong to Joss.
A/N: Sorry I didn't update for a long time. I've been busy, and when things finally slowed down, my allergies decided to pop up and make things interesting.
The line about kicking the horse was borrowed from Buffalo Gal, by Bill Wallace.
This entry takes place around the events of "Never Kill a Boy on the First Date".
March 29, 1997
Dear Diary,
Today was all right. Not great, but not bad either. Buffy tried to talk to Owen, but he is so mine. She should know better than to try to get to Queen C's guy. I knocked her lunch over. That ought to teach her a lesson.
—Cordelia
March 30, 1997
Dear Diary,
Just got back from the Bronze. This night has proven, once again, that weird things happen around Buffy. And I don't just mean gang stuff.
Like how Owen went out with her. Any person in their right mind would go out with me! Obviously. That's okay, I never really liked him. He's too nerdy for my tastes, what with the poems and all that crap.
But that's not the weirdest part, either. There was this guy, older, soooo hot, walked into the Bronze…straight over to her Buffiness. Why does this always happen to me???
I bet she's two-timing them. I really hope I'm there when they find out. Just in case they need a shoulder to cry on. Or something.
—Cordelia
March 31, 1997
Dear Diary,
School gossip has it that Buffy broke it off with Owen. Harmony said she heard the whole thing and Buffy used the "it's not you, it's me" line. Ha. More like, "It's not you, it's my other boyfriend. You see, I like him more. Ta-ta"
When I break up with a guy, it's always his fault, and I don't lie about it. "You see, it's not me, it's you." That's the truthful version. It works so much better than that "It's me" crap.
Daddy bought me a new horse. I named it Buffy so that when I kick it, it's actually kind of fun. Sure, I got that line from a book, but that's okay, it definitely pertains to the situation.
I went to check on the horses today. Thunder, Iris, Peanut, Gabby, Teddy, and Yo-Yo seem to like Buffy, but Sparkle doesn't seem to like her that much. Personally, I have to go with Sparkle on this one. Buffy the horse is mean, bites and kicks. I try to have as little to do with her as possible, just lie with Buffy the person. Dad says we'll hire a trainer to come take care of her, but I said it was no rush. It's kind of a hopeless case, so why even bother?
Oh, well.
—Cordy