Chapter 5
At Home the Next Day (Thursday)
Raven was on a roll. She told off five people including Mr. P, Crybaby Calvin, and again Eddie and Chelsea. Raven was sitting in the kitchen on the laptop in the chat room. Her dad was in there cooking. Suddenly, the phone rang. Victor answered it, "No", he said, "Raven's not here right now. She'll call you back later." He hung up the phone. Raven stood up and shouted, "What was that all about! I'm right here!" "Raven….it was that bully girl….. What was her name…. Brianna… Biennia… Oh yeah Bianca. I thought it would be trouble with you on the phone with her." Raven looked at her dad and rolled her eyes, "What's wrong with B! She got my back! She's my home girl now." Her dad looked confused, I thought you and Eddie and Chelsea didn't like her." Raven walked to the refrigerator, grabbed a soda, and shook her head. "Oh, I get it. You and Eddie and Chelsea aren't friends anymore." Victor paused, "Listen, I don't know what's going on Raven but you are acting really strange and snobby. You're acting like a fake wanna be that does everything Bianca says. You need to straighten up 'cause you might think Bianca 'has your back' but trust me…..You disagree with one thing she says and she'll be chewing you out like a dog with his bone! Just think about it Raven. You might lose your true friends trying to be Bianca's." Raven went up to her room. She didn't know why, but for some reason, those words had a bad effect on her. She thought about what her Dad had said. Somewhere deep in her head, she knew he was right. She tried to shake off this feeling, "Bianca wouldn't do that. She...she got my back, right." she said speaking to herself. Raven finally accepted that her dad was right. She had to call Eddie and Chelsea and warn them not to go to the party. She picked up her cell phone and called Eddie's home phone. His mom picked up. "Hello. Ohm hi this is Raven and I'd like to…ohm…..talk to Eddie." "Oh honey. Eddie's not here right now. He's at the mall with his friend. I'll give you his cell phone number if you'd like to try that. Are you his girlfriend? That's so sweet." "No Mama…I mean Eddie's mother. I'm good and no I'm not his girlfriend." Raven hung up and decided to try his cell. He answered! "Listen Eddie…This is Raven. I am soooooooooo sorry about what I did. Believe me please. Just don't go to the party tomorrow." "Rae, you know… you should be an actress….Really. First you're all mean and then you're like this. That's really funny." Eddie hung up the phone in Raven's face. Raven fell on her bed and started to cry. "What have I done now!", Raven said, " What have I done now!"
