"Something is wrong with me. I mean I seriously have anger issues." Jo was
walking down the hall with Jimmy the next day on the way to lunch.
"Join the club. What happened?"
"Ok so I have a yucky day and I think I'm able to control myself and then I explode! And I don't even give a crap about it until late in the dead of night down comes the good fairy (AKA my conscience) and rams my head with a hammer while I'm sleeping!"
"Yikes! Did she threaten you with the turning you into a goon business?"
"Nah, she saved that for Bunny Fufu. Where is Spinner? I have to make emends or I'll never sleep again. I couldn't even eat this morning I felt so awful."
"He'll be around somewhere. Paige may be with him."
"I hope so. I'd rather squish two bugs with one boot."
"What?" Jimmy looked at her.
"Uh..I hate using "Kill two birds with one stone" it sounds awful, so I made up the bug thingy." Jo smiled.
"Squish two bugs with one boot" Jimmy thought. "That could work."
They both entered the lunch room, and saw Spinner with Paige and Ashley. Jo walked up to them. "Spinner, can we talk?"
He looked at her and thought of turning her down but when he saw the look that Paige gave him, he agreed. Jo took him out into the hall.
"Ok so what did I do now?" Spin asked.
"Nothing. That's why I wanted to talk. You didn't do anything yesterday either. Spinner I owe you a huge apology. I had no business yelling at you and I know you meant no harm. I'm really sorry." Jo meant every word. Spinner heard the sincerity in her voice. He couldn't stay mad at her and he wasn't, although he was a bit ticked because everybody seemed to turn against him. But know he was confused, more than anything else. He wanted to know why she threw a fit in the first place.
Not knowing what he was thinking Jo asked "Spinner? Forgive me?"
"Well..." he started. Jo's face fell.
"I wouldn't blame you if you didn't." she turned to leave.
"I forgive you Jo."
"You...you do?"
"Sure. I mean you were probably having on of those of days that you girls..."
"Yes! I was! I know though that it wasn't an excuse but...I can be pretty hot tempered. Not all the time mind you, but sometimes. I'm sorry."
"It's ok. I've been warned now." He smiled.
"Great. Come on lets go eat." Jo turned to go back in the lunch room, but Spinner stopped her. He held her arm and Jo looked back at him a bit startled, but said nothing.
"Wait Jo. I wanted to ask you. What happened yesterday? What did I say?"
"Oh...well...Spinner, that is a personal matter. I may tell you...but I can't, I just can't. Can we leave it at that? Please?" Spinner saw in her eyes that she would really rather not talk about this at all. So he decided to avoid the matter.
They walked in together, both feeling quite better then when they walked out. Paige, Ashley, Jimmy and Craig were waiting for them at the table.
Jo had left her sketch pad at the table when she asked Spinner to talk. Paige and the others were looking through it when they got back to the table.
"Jo! These drawings are awesome! Are you going to design theater costumes?" Ashley asked, looking at the civil war drawings. Jo sat down "I have thought about it, but I don't know yet. But I wanted to show these to you and Paige. You wanted ideas for the talent show, and I thought maybe you might want to consider these."
Paige turned to the next drawing, which looked like a female pirate, or wench. The figure was wearing a tight fitting bodice that was low cut, a blouse under it and a full skirt that went to just above the knee. I figure also wore knee high boots. Paige studied the drawing, smiling. "I would look totally hot in this! Don't you agree?"
"I could just picture it." Jo said "I thought maybe if you two liked the idea, we might pick a certain era to dress in.
"That sounds like fun." Ashley said. "Maybe I could write a new song. But which costumes should we choose and wear would we get them?"
"Well I can make them but I would need some help. Know anybody?" Jo looked around the table. They all looked at each other, none of them could really sew. Jimmy suddenly looked to a table across the room, where three grade 9s sat. Jo looked in the direction he was and saw a small blonde girl sitting with two boys.
"Jo, I think I might have found what you're looking for." Jimmy said.
"Really?"
"Yup. Grade 9. And his name is J.T. Yorke."
"Join the club. What happened?"
"Ok so I have a yucky day and I think I'm able to control myself and then I explode! And I don't even give a crap about it until late in the dead of night down comes the good fairy (AKA my conscience) and rams my head with a hammer while I'm sleeping!"
"Yikes! Did she threaten you with the turning you into a goon business?"
"Nah, she saved that for Bunny Fufu. Where is Spinner? I have to make emends or I'll never sleep again. I couldn't even eat this morning I felt so awful."
"He'll be around somewhere. Paige may be with him."
"I hope so. I'd rather squish two bugs with one boot."
"What?" Jimmy looked at her.
"Uh..I hate using "Kill two birds with one stone" it sounds awful, so I made up the bug thingy." Jo smiled.
"Squish two bugs with one boot" Jimmy thought. "That could work."
They both entered the lunch room, and saw Spinner with Paige and Ashley. Jo walked up to them. "Spinner, can we talk?"
He looked at her and thought of turning her down but when he saw the look that Paige gave him, he agreed. Jo took him out into the hall.
"Ok so what did I do now?" Spin asked.
"Nothing. That's why I wanted to talk. You didn't do anything yesterday either. Spinner I owe you a huge apology. I had no business yelling at you and I know you meant no harm. I'm really sorry." Jo meant every word. Spinner heard the sincerity in her voice. He couldn't stay mad at her and he wasn't, although he was a bit ticked because everybody seemed to turn against him. But know he was confused, more than anything else. He wanted to know why she threw a fit in the first place.
Not knowing what he was thinking Jo asked "Spinner? Forgive me?"
"Well..." he started. Jo's face fell.
"I wouldn't blame you if you didn't." she turned to leave.
"I forgive you Jo."
"You...you do?"
"Sure. I mean you were probably having on of those of days that you girls..."
"Yes! I was! I know though that it wasn't an excuse but...I can be pretty hot tempered. Not all the time mind you, but sometimes. I'm sorry."
"It's ok. I've been warned now." He smiled.
"Great. Come on lets go eat." Jo turned to go back in the lunch room, but Spinner stopped her. He held her arm and Jo looked back at him a bit startled, but said nothing.
"Wait Jo. I wanted to ask you. What happened yesterday? What did I say?"
"Oh...well...Spinner, that is a personal matter. I may tell you...but I can't, I just can't. Can we leave it at that? Please?" Spinner saw in her eyes that she would really rather not talk about this at all. So he decided to avoid the matter.
They walked in together, both feeling quite better then when they walked out. Paige, Ashley, Jimmy and Craig were waiting for them at the table.
Jo had left her sketch pad at the table when she asked Spinner to talk. Paige and the others were looking through it when they got back to the table.
"Jo! These drawings are awesome! Are you going to design theater costumes?" Ashley asked, looking at the civil war drawings. Jo sat down "I have thought about it, but I don't know yet. But I wanted to show these to you and Paige. You wanted ideas for the talent show, and I thought maybe you might want to consider these."
Paige turned to the next drawing, which looked like a female pirate, or wench. The figure was wearing a tight fitting bodice that was low cut, a blouse under it and a full skirt that went to just above the knee. I figure also wore knee high boots. Paige studied the drawing, smiling. "I would look totally hot in this! Don't you agree?"
"I could just picture it." Jo said "I thought maybe if you two liked the idea, we might pick a certain era to dress in.
"That sounds like fun." Ashley said. "Maybe I could write a new song. But which costumes should we choose and wear would we get them?"
"Well I can make them but I would need some help. Know anybody?" Jo looked around the table. They all looked at each other, none of them could really sew. Jimmy suddenly looked to a table across the room, where three grade 9s sat. Jo looked in the direction he was and saw a small blonde girl sitting with two boys.
"Jo, I think I might have found what you're looking for." Jimmy said.
"Really?"
"Yup. Grade 9. And his name is J.T. Yorke."