So, I finally get done with dance practice, and I am instantly so glad that this is the ONLY day that we have it right after school. We are usually going to have it at 4 (so we can go home in between, and regroup ourselves), but on Friday we are going to have a pep rally, and our coach could not come at 4, and she did not want us not to have practice. I was so worn out from my first day here, that I could not even concentrate on the dance.
Also, various things were flying throughout my head, and all I could think about was Gordo going out with Amber, the moving van in front of the house across the street, and the popular girls wanting to befriend us again.
I could not even do a double pirouette, and I am the only girl on the squad that can do triples. I am so tired.
Needless to say, at the end of practice, I was so glad that I could finally go home. I pulled off my jazz shoes, and pulled on my tennis shoes, wanting to leave as fast as I could.
"Hey, Allie," one of the other freshmen on the team, Chloe Winston, called out.
"Yeah," I answered, already almost out the door. Chloe is nice, but since she went to the other middle school, she and I don't really know each other that well. We are also completely different; she does not have the bext technique, but her stage presence is AWESOME. She makes everything look good.
"Is that Amber girl and David Gordon going out?" she asked. We were roommates at dance camp, and I told her all about the entire ordeal. "I thought he was like...in love with Lizzie."
"He is in denial," I replied. "And, I saw him and Amber making out in a closet today during school."
"You freshmen. You guys constitute the majority of the drama in our school," one of the seniors, Lindsay Wells, remarked. Lindsay was super nice, and she was the student body president of our school as well as the captain of our squad.
I shrugged my shoulders, and looked out the door to see my mother waiting in her car.
"I guess I'd better go," I said, pulling my ponytail out. "Bye!"
Chloe and Lindsay both waved to me, and I ran out to my mom's car.
Pulling onto our street, I saw the mysterious moving truck once again.
"I guess somebody finally bought that house," my mom remarked.
I strained my neck to see what the family looked like, and I saw what I presumed to be the parents of the family.
The dad looked relatively young, with a goatee, and kind of scruffy hair. His wife was beautiful; she was African-American, and she had her hair pulled back into an elegant bun. She was holding the hand of a little girl, who looked to be about six years old.
Then, the door to their house opened, and out came the most gorgeous boy I had ever seen. He looked to be about my age, and he was almost like a younger version of his dad, minus the goatee. He was carrying an old notebook, along with a pencil. I ducked inside quickly, so they would not see me gawking.
I ran upstairs to my bedroom, and drew up the blinds. Much to my dismay, my mother was going over to talk to them. She shook hands with the entire family, and proceeded to introduce herself. They talked for an extremely long amount of time, and when she finally came back home, I began to press her for information.
"Are they the new neighbors?" I asked, trying to add an edge of disinterest to my voice.
"Yes...they are the Hunters," my mother replied, digging out her recipe. "What do you think I should send over there for them?"
"Where are they from?" I asked, ignoring her last question.
"Well, it is really interesting, actually. They have live all over the world, and they moved here from Morocco," my mom replied, leafing through her recipe book at the same time. "Angela said that she used to move all over with her father, and she has been interested all her life with traveling the world."
"Who is Angela?"
"Angela is the wife's name, and Shawn is her husband's name. They have two children, Cory, and Topanga," she said. "Cory is a sophomore in high school."
My heart fell. No way would he ever be interested in me. He was a sophomore, and I was a lowly freshman.
"I said that you two should 'hang out' sometime," my mother said, making quotation marks with her fingers at the same time, and I was instantly embarassed.
"Mom...I am not in elementary school anymore. Mothers don't arrange playdates for their children," I complained.
"Oh really? He said he would love to hang out with you," my mom replied. "Cory was a very polite young man."
"What are we having for dinner?" I asked, changing the subject.
"Your dad is bringing home dinner," my mother replied.
"I am going to go do my homework," I told my mother. I had to go talk through the latest developments with Shana.
I nervously clicked the mouse, hoping that Shana would be signed on. As my buddy list slowly loaded, I thankfully saw her name, DramaQueen06.
pennylane06: Are u there?
DramaQueen06: Relax...allie, i am here...u can stop worrying
pennylane06: lol...listen, i have to tell u sumthing
DramaQueen06: What's up?! :)
pennylane06: hottie major moved across the street from me, ;)
DramaQueen06: can i come over 2morrow? lol
pennylane06: his name is cory hunter
DramaQueen06: wut does he look like?
pennylane06: he has longish hair that is dark brown...medium height, skinny, kind of has that whole john mayer vibe going on
DramaQueen06: sounds hot...wut grade?
pennylane06: sophomore...:((((
DramaQueen06: that is ok...lets just hope some other girl, like amber does not snatch him up
pennylane06: what happened with that anyway?
DramaQueen06: she totally told lizzie to not hang out with gordo anymore...lizzie is in total freak-out mode
pennylane06: what does gordo say about this?
DramaQueen06: i don't think that he knows about is, she pulled lizzie aside after math class
pennylane06: omg..i never thought this day would come, gordo getting a gf like amber
DramaQueen06: i always thought it would b u and gordo ending up 2gether
pennylane06: :o, no way! i have never even liked him!
DramaQueen06: i know, u 2 just seemed like a good fit, but now i know who u like...neighbor boy
pennylane06: i think that should b our code name 4 him...who do u like?
DramaQueen06: i have not really seen anyone at hs yet
pennylane06: what about gordo's friend, simon? i thought u 2 were lab partners...he is kind of cute
DramaQueen06: gag me...i HATE him with a passion, and we did not even talk that much
pennylane06: why?
DramaQueen06: he just thinks he is SO smart, and he completely put down everything that i liked
pennylane06: did u go 2 pops? who was there?
DramaQueen06: lizzie, brynn, miranda...madison refused to come...that's another thing lizzie was freaking out about
pennylane06: was brynn upset about her and chris?
DramaQueen06: not really, knowing her she will just find a new guy once again...she should totally check out that new guy
pennylane06: not neighbor boy
DramaQueen06: no, did u c that colin kid? the new football player? they would be perfect 2gether
pennylane06: i dont think i saw him
DramaQueen06: he and brynn were MAJORLY flirting in one of our classes 2gether
pennylane06: what about gavin?
DramaQueen06: u know they would never go out, they r practically family
pennylane06: yeah, but remember that party incident last year?
Last year, our gang went to a party, and Brynn got a little...buzzed. She began to dance with every guy in sight, and was flirting up a storm, and Gavin, her neighbor and best friend, got really mad for some reason. He stormed out of the party, and Brynn and him have never talked about it again.
DramaQueen06: that could have meant anything...he might have been mad that she was drunk
pennylane06: and left the party? little suspicious
DramaQueen06: i hope they are not secretly in luv, that would be like...kate and ethan, the sequel
Shana had no idea about Gordo's crush on Lizzie.
pennylane06: or liz and gordo
Oops. What a mistake...Shana has one of the biggest mouths in school.
DramaQueen06: what?
pennylane06: this cannot get out of this conversation
DramaQueen06: lizzie likes gordo?
pennylane06: NO!
DramaQueen06: gordo likes lizzie?
pennylane06: i am not saying a word
DramaQueen06: OMG! that just makes the whole thing with amber so wrong!
pennylane06: u CANNOT tell ANYONE!!!!!! I am serious
DramaQueen06: i promise...wow, that is so weird, and the whole time i thought confused guy was ethan
pennylane06: they kissed in rome
DramaQueen06: who? Ethan and gordo
pennylane06: no u retard...lizzie and gordo
DramaQueen06: then why r they still just friends?
pennylane06: L is scared, i think...and g will not even come forward. L probably basically already knows
DramaQueen06: they would be so cute 2gether!
pennylane06: u just said that me and gordo would b cute together
DramaQueen06: i changed my mind...and i did not know anything back then
pennylane06: that was like, 5 seconds ago
DramaQueen06: we grow up so fast
"ALLIE!" my mother yelled. "Come set the table!"
pennylane06: i g2g...dinner
DramaQueen06: k bye...and i will not tell ANYONE
pennylane06: lol, bye