a/n: Hot topic did start in California in 1988
Chapter 4
September 6th
Dear Diary,
Guess what? I got invited to a goth club on Saturday night! I asked my mother if I could go and she said yes!
11:30 P.M.
The goth club wasn't great. Everyone seemed so full of themselves there, even Phlegm and Jim turned into snobs. For example, the following is a very brief exchange I had with a very lovely looking girl who was about my age.
Me: Hi, what's your name?
Girl: (looking rather skeptical) Jess, are you new here?
Me: Yeah, my friends brought me.
Girl: (scans me up and down as if to see if I had the "proper goth attire") Hmm, where's your shirt from?
Me: Well, I got it from Hot topic two months ago and-
Girl: (clucks her tongue in disbelief) Hot Topic! Oh please, only poseurs shop there
Me: (stammering) B-but.. I-
Girl: But what? Look at yourself! (points to combat boots) the boots! How stereotypical! And that Cure shirt! Do you even like the Cure? Do you!
Me: Actually, Yes I do, so why are you judging me?
(at this point, I back away from her just as she begins to launch another rant at me.)
Alas, so much for trying to socialize
September 11th
I told Phlegm and Jim about how I felt they were distant from me at the club and they apologized for it, I think.
To tell the truth, I'm getting a little weary of hanging around with Phlegm and Jim. I 'd like to meet some other people, perhaps even get a girlfriend.
a/n: note: try to spot the instances of foreshadowing! I'll give y'all a trip to Vegas.. okay, not really.. anyway, I'll just say that the next installment involves Johnny gaining another friend, but also failing miserably at the same time. What do I mean by that? Find out!