Thank you so much for all the awesome reviews. They really kept me going. To Jen, I haven't really decided about what's going to happen with Guy and Connie but I think your idea is great. I'll keep that in mind. And to AaronLohrLover24, I'll see what I can do about Julie and Portman. Thanks again and please keep the reviews coming. =)
CHAPTER 9 – Switches
"Julie, guess what?" Charlie announced to Julie on the telephone later that night. "I'm free! Thanks to you! I just talked to Walter and he agreed to switch with me."
"That's great, Charlie!" Julie said.
"Yeah, and do you know what this means? You're my new master." He said cheerfully.
Julie laughed. "Don't worry, I won't let you suffer that much." She joked.
"I don't really care what you'd make me do tomorrow. I'm just so happy I'm Violet-free now! Listen, I have to call Linda. Thanks again. See you tomorrow." Said Charlie.
"Okay, bye." Julie said.
A few minutes after she'd hung up the phone, it rang again. It was Connie.
"Hey, Jules. I tried to call a few minutes ago but your phone's busy." She said.
"Yeah, I just talked to Charlie. He just switched with my servant and he was pretty happy about it."
"Oh, really?" Connie said, laughing. "And how did he ever get Violet to let him go?"
"Beats me! I guess she doesn't know yet." They giggled.
"Wait till the others hear about this."
* * *
"Hey Luis! Got my History essay ready?" Goldberg asked when he saw Luis hanging out by the school lawn Friday morning.
"Oh, Goldberg, about your history essay… I didn't get the chance to do it last night." Luis answered. "You see, I was busy talking to this…"
"… girl?" Goldberg finished for him. Luis nodded. "What am I going to do now?! That essay is due by 10!" Goldberg practically shouted.
"Goldie, chill out, will you?" Luis said.
"Chill out? Luis, I might get an F because of you! And you want me to chill out?!" Goldberg said.
"Look, I promise I'll get it done before 10. I think I have a free period this morning."
"You better be sure of that!" Goldberg said, starting to calm down.
"Excuse me, Goldberg. Can I talk to you for a moment, please." Angela Wood just approached them.
Goldberg shrugged. "Okay." Luis was eyeing Angela with great interest.
"I would just want to ask if it's okay that I switch places with Ken Wu? You see, my boyfriend, Mark is his servant and…" Angela said when they were out of Luis' earshot.
"Okay, I get the picture. You don't need to elaborate. And yeah, it's fine with me. Ken is good friend of mine."
"I know. Thanks a lot, Goldberg." She took off.
* * *
"Hi, Julie. I'm reporting for duty," Charlie said cheerfully when he saw her that morning. "I'm in such a good mood, I'll do anything you ask—oh, you want me to carry your books for you?" Charlie grabbed Julie's books.
Julie laughed. "You don't need to do that. Anyway—"
"Are you sure?" Charlie asked. "Anything you want, free of charge. Come on."
"Charlie, as much as I would love to ask you to do stuffs for me, I can't." Julie said.
"Why not? I mean, it's no problem, really." Said Charlie.
"Because you're not my servant anymore." Julie said.
"What do you mean? We only switched last night." Charlie said. "Did you switch with someone else after that?"
Julie nodded. "This morning, before coming to school."
"With who?"
"Guy"
Charlie's eyebrows shot up. "G-Guy?… as in our Guy?" he asked.
"Yes. Is there a problem?"
"Well, it's just that I am Guy's least favorite person right now."
"What happened?" Julie inquired
"He was my servant, right? I ordered him to ask Connie to the dance but she said no. And it turns out that she already got herself a date. Now Guy despises me for it."
"I'm sorry, Charlie. I didn't know." Said Julie, consolingly.
"It's okay, it's not your fault."
"Maybe I could switch back." Julie said.
Charlie shook his head. "Guy will never let you. He's really mad at me. I'm sure he switched on purpose to get me back."
"Oh, I'm really sorry."
Charlie smiled faintly and started walking away. I hope Guy's not that mad anymore. He thought, keeping his fingers crossed.
* * *
"There you are!" Riley cried. "I've been looking all over for you."
"You have?" Goldberg asked, surprised.
"How would you like to make twenty bucks without having to do anything?" he asked.
Goldberg eyed him suspiciously. "Okay, what's the catch?"
"I just need you to do me a favor. And promise you'd agree, no matter what." Riley said.
"Hey, for twenty bucks, you can ask me to do anything… that is, if I could handle it." Goldberg answered.
"I need you to switch masters with me. Right away, actually."
"O-okay, if you want it that bad."
"Great!" Riley said, slapping the money into Goldberg's outstretched hand. "Remember, no switching back. Now to find my new master…"
"Excuse me, where're you going? Ken is right there!" Goldberg pointed to the other direction.
"Ken?"
"Yeah, Kenny Wu. Your new master,"
"But I thought Angela Wood was your master?" Riley asked, confused.
"She was, but she switched places with Kenny this morning."
"You mean, I switched places with you for nothing? I wanna switch back!" Riley said.
"Oh no! We agreed, no switching back!" Goldberg left Riley standing in the middle of the hallway, looking furious and disappointed at the same time.
