THE BLOCK ESTATE

MASSIES BEDROOM

Sunday, February 29th

8:22

Massie was totally situated for her first day back at school on Monday. New clothes, new hair, new attitude. That morning Jakkob had come and cut Massie's hair so it was shoulder length. Now it had stylish layers and cute frayed bangs. Everything was ah-mazing. Even bean. She got a cute . Just then the phone rang. Massie charged over to her desk, practically jumping over her bed, hoping it was Derrington.

"Hullo?" Massie said.

All she heard was sobs and sniffs.

"Who is this?" Massie said worried. She flipped over the phone and saw the caller id said Kristen. "Kristen, what's wrong?"

"Call- sniff- everyone," she managed to say before she burst into tears again.

"Okay, hold on." Massie 5 wayed Alicia, Dylan, and Claire, and was ready to hear Kristen's new dilemma. She sat down on her white bed, now with a few purple pillows on it and grabbed a turquoise nail polish that would match her outfit tomorrow.

"Kristen, what's wrong?" Claire said sympathetically.

"My, mymomanddadgotsomadaboutyesterdayandsaidthattheycant-" You could barely hear a word she was saying. It was all so jumbled and she would cry every 2 seconds.

"Kristen. Slow down. We don't know what you're saying." Alicia said

"Take a deep breath in… now let it out. Okay. Tell us what's up." Massie said.

"Well, after how loud we were yesterday. And- sob- after everything I've done so terribly. THEY'VE SENT ME TO A BOARDING SCHOOL!" Kristen cried all over again.

"WHAT!" Everyone cried and started throwing questions at poor Kristen who was just sitting there crying.

"YOU GUYS. Calm down. There must be a solution. Kristen, they can't just make you leave OCD! You have a scholarship!" Massie exclaimed. She put away her nail polish with only 3 nails done. Her manicure would have to wait, she couldn't paint her nails and be Sherlock Holmes at the same time.

"This school is for kids who don't listen to their parents and need stricter teachers. It's a lot of money, but still a ton less than OCD. They talked to the school board. They said that I can still keep my scholarship. I'll be back at OCD next year, once I learn 'manners'. This is so retarded!" Kristen screamed. At least her parents weren't home. If they would hear her say even retarded, they would punish her immediately, no questions asked.

"How far away is it?" Dylan asked.

"It's in Massachusetts. I saw pictures. It's terrible! It's a small little beat up school, 3 stories. There are vines hanging from it… repulsive!" Kristen screamed, and all the girls winced and held the phone away from there ear.

"What's it called?" Claire asked.

"Um… hold on," they waited while she flipped through papers to find a brochure. "Got it. It's called Frost Junior High Boarding School. Turning students into adults. Gawd this sucks!" Kristen screamed again.

"This can not be happening. Will we be able to see you on weekends?" Massie asked, now pacing back and forth. She looked out her window and saw Claire in her room doing the same.

"No! Only on vacations. I have a special class on weekends. It's called 'THE GOLDEN RULE'! This is so gay. You learn how to respect others and property." Although Kristen resented the whole idea of learning how to be a better person, she was kind of excited. For one, although she already had a boyfriend, she could meet some hot guys, and maybe even get two boyfriends. Also the idea of no parents and all nights alone seemed fun. Kristen would ah-bviously be the most popular girl there. She could make her own Pretty Committee, if the girls were cool enough. But the thing that excited her most was no more Pretty Committee. Hard to believe, huh? Kristen was getting sick of all the fuss with her friends and was hoping she could getaway from all the gossip and backstabbing in Westchester.

"I am so sorry. Well, we could visit you!" Alicia said sadly.

"No, you can't. There's a strict, no visitors rule. Can someone please explain to me why my parents are so nasty?" Kristen said again, feeling a little happier. She heard the door open. "Ehmygawd. They're home. Gotta go. I'm leaving tomorrow. Call my cell after school. I'll miss you guys."

"Bye, Kristen. We'll miss you, too." Everyone said their goodbyes and they all hung up.

Massie never even finished painting her nails. She didn't even change her clothes, so she went to sleep in a Hollister skirt and a Ruel hoodie. She cried her self to sleep, thinking, how can I go on without my Sexysportsbabe? She helps put the Pretty Committee together. And everyone in the Pretty Committee was full of tears that night.