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Lore- No, I don't go to Lenape Regional. I'M A SMITHA 8TH GRADER! Unfortunately. JUST KIDDING! I luv my school. The name Amy Reynolds just popped into my head that day. I didn't mean to choose anyone in particular. IF THAT GIRL AMY YOU KNOW READ THAT CHAPTER AND WAS OFFENDED THAT I CALLED HER GOTHIC, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, GIVE HER MY APOLOGIES! Thanks!

Rockyrelay- I'm sooo glad my first attempt at romance was not too weak or not too mushy. THAT WAS MY GOAL! Phew. I'm so glad you appreciate the comments of chapter 10. I meant ever single word of it.

Blackmagic365- Grrr! BLACKMAGIC! (groans in agony) Why! Why! Why! Why must you torment me with yer delay on that story of yours! I'M PRETTY SURE CINDERELLA CAN LOSE HER SHOE AND MARRY THE PRINCE WITHOUT YOU BECAUSE THERE JUST SO HAPPENS TO BE PEOPLE WHO'RE AWAITING YER CHAPPIE! Jees! Lol. I'm glad chapter 11 made your day and thank God everyone, including you, is saying it was cute and not too mushy gushy wushy cushy. I was aiming for 'in the middle' AND I HIT MY TARGET HEAD ON! Score! Hehe. gasp you bad girl, what in holy skittles are you doing reading my story when you're suppose to be researching? Well, I can't scold you, it sounds like something I would do. HEY, THAT'S ANOTHER THING WE HAVE IN COMMON! Coolio! (wink)

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Harry Potter's Elf Friend- Soooo terribly sorry for delayin' this story. The truth is that I had a Social Studies project, math homework, Language Arts bookwork, and a Spanish essay all due in the same week. passes out Anyways, I'm so happy you thought it was a sweet chapter. THAT WAS MY GOAL! And yes, I will be sure to try and update sooner. CAN U BELIEVE THAT WHEN I FIRST STARTED THIS STORY THAT I POSTED FIVE CHAPTERS IN ONE WEEK! Phew. My hands were really working that week. Later, mate!

ONTO THE FEATURE PRESENTATION:

The next day, Elizabeth went over to Ana's house to begin helping her with her history lesson.

"Okay, so tell me everything you know about James Oglethorpe so far." (A/N: I don't know what you learn about in highschool so I'll just make her learn about what I'm learning about in the 8th grade.)

"Let's see…he was the founder of the colony of Georgia, he had no kids, he married Elizabeth Wright, was born in December, and he was well-educated."

"That's all you know about him?" Liz asked.

"Pretty much, yeah." She replied.

"Whoa. You have a lot to learn about in order to get a C in this class. So, let's start with his childhood. Now, take four of those 3 by 5 index cards, cut them in half, and then get nine different types of your favorite pictures. Choose the one you love most and glue it to the whole size index card, but glue the other eight pictures to the smaller cards."

Ana did as told. The picture she put on the whole size index card was a picture of Jack sleeping. She took that picture while he was in bed one day. Angela let her in the house nad watched the entertaining sight. (A/N: My mom has done this to me almost every Christmas morning.)

"Good. Now put all those pictures to one side." Liz said. "Next, I want you to find anything small that has to do with education."

Ana nodded and left.

She came back holding small scraps of paper, pencils that were sharpened down to the size of her pinky, a small baby beginner's book, and old graded worksheets.

"Perfect. Set those items aside as well, but not close to the pictures. Get some die, a ruler, a pencil, colored markers, and bring that posterboard over here as well. Oooh! Bring your stereo and your favorite CD in here as well. I'll be writing on these extra index cards."

Ana came back with the required items and her Alicia Keys CD.

"Wonderful. One more thing, get a sheet of paper, write the word 'COMISSION' on it in bold letters, roll up the paper so the word is visible, tie some string around the middle of the paper into a bow, and bring a bag of mixed candy. After that, we can begin."

Fifteen minutes later, Ana came back with the 'comission' paper and the candy. She set it aside.

"Peachy. Now, we can start the game."

"Uh…game?"

"Yeah. We're making a board game out of the stuff you brought in here."

"Oh."

Liz smiled. "Those pictures are the player pieces, the pencils and educational stuff are just things to glue to the board, the candy is the prize for each item you receive, the die is just to roll, and the 'COMISSION' paper is the final prize for the end of the game. On the index cards that I wrote, on there is a question. They also have a number on the back ranging from one to five. For each question you get right, you move the number of spaces you rolled on the die plus the number on the back of the card. If you don't get the question right, you move back the number of spaces on the board. You don't move the number of spaces that are on the die. But, you must be fast because you only have until the end of the song. For each question you get correct, you'll receive a piece of candy. This game goes through James Oglethorpe's childhood up until he goes to college. When you reach the end, you get the paper that says commission. This means you have successfully gone through your school years and are now well educated enough to enter the working world. Do you get it?"

Ana nodded and smiled. "Let's play it."

Liz smiled. "Okay. You are going to be James Oglethorpe a.k.a Jack. The other players arehis eight other siblings. Get to the finish line before them."

"Alright." Ana picked up the Oglethorpe piece and put it on the starting line.

Elizabeth picked up a sibling piece and did the same.

"Okay. You first. Roll the dice." Said Liz.

Ana rolled a four, picked up a card that had a two on it, and gave it to Liz.

"The question is: When was James Oglethorpe born and where was he born? Oooh! I forgot to mention that for the first two times we play this, you're allowed to use the book."

Ana nodded. "He was born on December 22… hold on…I know this…wait a sec…I DON'T KNOW! What year was it?"

Liz chuckled. "1696. Now answer the other part."

"He was born in Surrey England. I think."

"Yeah! Do you want a Starburst or a Jolly Rancher?"

"Definitely a Starburst!" Ana replied. "Gimme the yellow."

Liz gave her the banana flavored Starburst and Ana moved her playing piece six spaces forward. Elizabeth's turn. She rolled an eight and picked up a card with a one on it.

"When it's my turn," Liz said. "I'm only going to pick up cards with one on them so you can get the harder questions. It won't do you any good if you answer all the extremely easy ones."

Ana nodded. "Okay. The question says: Out of nine kids, which child was James?"

"The seventh one." Liz replied as she went to move her piece nine spaces.

"NO, YOUR ANSWER IS WRONG!" Ana said.

"What! It can't be wrong! The book, on page seventy-seven, it said he was born 7th out of nine kids on December 22, 1696 in Surrey England in which he has eight brothers and/or sisters, I didn't really check, to-" Elizabeth was talking super fast.

"Lizzie. LIZZIE! Calm down! I was just playing with ye you walking history book."

"Oh." Elizabeth blushed, embarrassed.

Ana smiled.

"I-I didn't mean t-to sound all…sorry." Liz stuttered.

"'Tis okay. I know you read your S.S. book when you have nothing to do. Sometimes I read the dictionary. Funny huh?" (A/N: Guess what, guys? One day I was doing my homework and needed to look up a word. I already had my dictionary open and I forgot. So, therefore, I wasn't thinking at the moment and tried to find the glossary in the dictionary. Boy I felt slow that day. blushes)

Liz laughed and then looked at the clock. "Oh man! We don't have a lot of time to talk. We have to finish this game. By the way, I want a cherry flavored Jolly Rancher."

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By the end of the game, Elizabeth won of course. Ana was getting better at understanding this Oglethorpe fellow and she was having fun doing it.

"Thanks, Lizzie." Anamaria said to her friend after they were through cleaning up the materials. Elizabeth was walking to her car with Ana as they talked.

"Ana guess what?"

"What?"

"Will told me yesterday that when he went to Jack's house that day, he saw something odd."

"Oh jees. What has my crazed and daredevil boyfriend done now?"

Liz laughed. "Since he was in that food fight yesterday, his mom punished him by making him stay with his grandmother. SHE MADE HIM WEAR A DRESS AND DRINK TEA TEA!"

They fell out laughing.

"Hahahahaha! Poor Jack. I give him much sympathy." Ana commented after they had pulled themselves back together.

"I know. Seriously. Poor guy, even my dad didn't torture me like that."

"Well, it wouldn't be torture for you because you're a girl."

They giggled and finally made it to Elizabeth's Buick. Elizabeth got in, turned the car on, and rolled down her driver window. Ana leaned on the door.

"Hey Ana? Have you noticed how much Will looks and actslike Orlando Bloom?"

"Yeah. If you think about it, they doseem like twins."

"Yeah. But Will is so much hotter."

They both smiled. "Well, Anamaria, I had a great time. Same time next week?"

"Same time next week. Oh! Don't forget that the Movie Making Club is tomorrow."

Liz smiled. "Yep, I remember. What do you say to making a music video starring us for the new song by Jennifer Lopez?"

"Great idea, "Jenny From The Block"?"

"Perfect. See you next week."

"Bye." Ana said as her friend pulled out of the driveway, almost knocking over the lawn gnome in the process

"Man. Too bad she missed. I swear that thing is always watching me." Ana suppressed a shiver before turning around and heading back into the brick house.