Chapter Two- Good Morning Sunshine
"Turn it off," Dana grumbled, waving her hand in the air, aiming at her alarm clock and missing. She groaned loudly and flopped over on to her stomach, pulling her pillow over her head.
"C'mon, get up, it's almost 8," Nicole said. She was sitting on the couch, holding up a mirror and examining her reflection. She turned towards the lump in Zoey's bed.
"Hey Zo," Nicole said, looking worried. "Do I look old? I think I have wrinkles. Is it normal for me to have wrinkles? I mean… Zo? Zoey? Are you awake?"
Zoey didn't move. Then all of a sudden she threw off her blanket and sat up in bed, looking dazed. "What happened last night?"
Nicole shrugged. "I don't know. You came into the room after going down to the lounge looking all funny. Then you just fell in bed WITHOUT brushing your teeth or changing into your pajamas." She put her hand over her heart. "I was shocked."
Zoey looked down and saw that Nicole was right. She was still wearing the clothes she had worn the day before. She yawned and scratched her head absent mindedly. What had happened last night…? Why had she just collapsed in bed…?
"Keep it down, will you?" Dana cried her head still under a pillow.
"You should really wake up now," Nicole commented, closing her compact mirror and stuffing it in her purse. She turned to Zoey again. "Get ready, Zo, and we'll go get some breakfast or something."
"Me?" Zoey yawned again. "Sure, Nicole. I'm just going to get dressed and brush my teeth extra hard to make up for last night. I still don't know why…"
Scrambling out of bed, Zoey stumbled out of room 101 and went to the bathroom to wash up. When she came back, she found Dana sitting up in bed, rubbing her eyes angrily.
"Her and that stupid hair dryer!" Dana yelled, grabbing a slipper off the ground and throwing it at Nicole who quickly ducked out of the way.
"Frizzy!" Nicole shouted, grabbing the slipper off the ground and chucking it back at Dana.
"But you didn't even have a shower this morning," Dana cried. "So why do you have to blow dry your hair?" She let out another scream and stormed out the room to go brush her teeth.
"Let's go eat," Zoey said, her laugh interrupted by another loud yawn.
"But Zo…" Nicole raised her eyebrows. "You're still wearing yesterday's clothes. Wear something fresh and cute. Like me!" She twirled around, showing off her blue skirt, pink top, and brand new patchwork jean jacket.
"I love that jacket," Zoey said, fumbling around in the closet for something to wear. Something was preoccupying her train of thought. But what was it…?
"I know," Nicole said, beaming. "Isn't it hot? I had to save up forever to buy it."
"Where'd you get it?" Zoey asked, selecting an orange halter top and white jean shorts. "I'd like to get a jacket like that."
"What are you talking about, Zo?" Nicole said, wiping some dust off her jacket. "You can make this jacket with your fabulous sewing skills, right?"
"Sewing," Zoey said, accidentally dropping her shirt. "Uh… right."
"Speaking of sewing," Nicole said, doing a little twirl in place. "You're still going to make me my dress for Thursday's dance like you promised, right?"
"Dance?" Zoey raised her eyebrows. "What dance?"
Nicole's mouth dropped open. Before she could say anything, Dana burst back into the room, looking more awake.
"Hey, Nicole, where'd you get that jacket?" she asked, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear.
Nicole sniffed. "The mall."
Dana blinked. "When did you go to the mall?"
"One always has time to go to the mall," Nicole said haughtily. She linked arms with Zoey. "C'mon, Zo. Let's go."
"Looking good today, ladies," Logan Reese said, grinning as Zoey and Nicole came down to the cafeteria. "And where might your other gorgeous friend be?"
"You mean Dana?" Nicole said.
Logan shrugged. "That would be the one, more or less."
"Hey guys." Michael Barret came up to them, looking worried. "Have you seen Chase? He came back to the dorm and crashed out on to the bed. WITHOUT brushing his teeth or changing into his pajamas." He put his hand over his heart. "I was shocked."
"Oh my gosh, that's what happened to Zoey!" Nicole cried, her eyes popping out in disbelief.
Logan smirked. "Oh, something going on between the two of you, Zoey? Is it something we should know about…?"
"I don't know what you guys are talking about," Zoey said, crossing her arms. She stalked off to get her breakfast. Chase. CHASE. That was what was on her mind that whole morning. She tried to shake him out of her thoughts, but there he stayed, like he was stuck there with Elmer's glue.
"Oh, look!" Nicole rushed up and grabbed Zoey's arm. "It's Chase! Don't you want to go say hi?"
"Not really…" Zoey turned to look and saw Chase amble into the room. Her heart fluttered madly. He looks so cute, she thought. How come I never noticed before…?
"Hey Zoey," he said, coming right up to her. He grinned. She grinned back. Nicole raised her eyebrows.
"Hey," Zoey said back. She didn't know why she did it. But she did. Something took over her body and her mind. She just leaned up and kissed him right on the lips.
When they broke apart they looked lovingly into each others eyes. Nicole's mouth dropped open and Logan and Michael stared with disbelief. Quinn suddenly ran into the room tape recorder in hand. She was speaking wildly into it, stumbling over chairs as she bolted toward them.
"Day one of the love potion has taken process," Quinn reported, just missing a kid with a plate of macaroni. "It seems to be working excellent." She beamed.