Mimi's view

"This is so sweet Tai!" I leaned over and placed a small kiss on his smooth cheek. Tai was somewhat cute in an amusing sort of way. He needed a haircut very badly. I think it is a boy thing. There was another boy in my class last year who went through the whole year wearing shorts through the school year. I think that is what Tai is doing. Not getting a hair cut until he graduates.

"Yeah." Okay I am not sure what he just agreed to but I am sure I did not ask anything.

"Well, I guess I'll see you at lunch." I smiled and gave him a little wave. He just stood there smiling at me. He reminded me of a dog I just told to stay. I wanted to run back to him and tell him that he never has to stay again.

Instead, I went to my next class and took my seat next to Kari.

Kari was a pretty girl in a boyish way. She needed a complete make over. I tried, oh have I tried but every advice I gave her, she took it wrong.

"You know sweetie you would look so much prettier with highlights in your hair. Maybe a new hairstyle also. One that wasn't such a boy's cut." I smiled prettily at her.

She didn't say a word. Not even a thank you! I find it so difficult to believe that this little brown-haired person is even related to Tai! Sweet, charming Tai. Kari gave me the cold shoulder and turned back in her seat.

"Now what?" I asked her.

"Nothing." She leaned forward at her desk.

"Did I hurt your feelings? Did I say something wrong? I didn't mean too."

"No." She shook her short brown head.

"I'm sorry." I do not know why I bother sometimes. "Kari, really I was only trying to help."

"I know. You were helping in the only way you know how." She now turned to face me. "But frankly, I don't care for your help. Every day you come and seat in a regular school chair, a chair with bubble gum under it, and you seat there like it was a throne!"

"There is bubble gum under my chair?" Oh how gross! I stood up and stared at the chair. "Ewww! There is no way I am going to seat back on that…that trash!"

"You are so dramatic!" Kari laughed and I smiled at her. I am not sure why she was laughing but at least she was not mad at me anymore for trying to help her look pretty. "There really isn't any gum under your chair."

"You sure?" I got the feeling that she was lying to me.

"Positive. Tk and Davis had to scrape all the gum off the chairs yesterday." She smiled sweetly at me. Ah, the Kari I knew was back. "That's a cute pencil. Where'd you get it?"

Oh, know, Tai must have took it from Kari and now she thought I stole it! "Um…You know I'm not sure where I picked it up." I gave a small laugh. "Here you can have it. I have my pink pencil!"

"You sure?" Kari slowly took the pencil from my hand.