Shelly's World, Chapter 3

…She sat there with the most shocked expression as he drew closer and closer in contact to her lips...

Well, at least she thought he was about to kiss her. But he was simply just taking out a soda can. He put the can to his lips. Shelly's heartbeat slowed down a bit.

"Do you want me to get some food for you?" Cliff said. He smiled at her.

"O-okay, sure," Shelly said, her heart still beating at a fast tempo.

"Alright, what would you like?"

"Anything is alright, I guess."

"Okay, I'll be back in a few minutes," Cliff said while he walked out the door. Shelly smiled to herself as she took out her secret diary and began to write:

Dear Diary,

I met the cutest guy ever today! His name is Cliff, and he seems like a pretty nice guy. We had a nice little conversation today, and it seems like we have a lot in common. I also met a pretty nice girl, Ann. She has this cute Jersey accent which makes her even perkier and she has a nice personality. As for my father... well, I don't know where he's gone off. The last time I saw him, he was stalking the mayor. (Hee hee!) Now... more about that Cliff guy. He has gorgeous brown hair with his bangs divided into five sections. His eyes are as brown as luscious milk chocolate, and his lips are definitely kissable. Just a few minutes ago, I thought he was going to kiss me. I mean, I wouldn't have minded, but... we've just met, and I don't want to start things up so quickly, if you k

That was as far as she got until Cliff barged into the door holding the food he ordered for Shelly. She made a smudge mark on the paper as she jumped about a mile, slamming the book shut.

"Here you go, here's the food you- hey, what's that?" Cliff said, eyeing the diary. Shelly quickly shoved it under the bed covers.

"Uh, uh, uh... nothing! Nothing at all," she stammered.

"What's wrong, is that your diary or something?" He said slyly with a smirk.

"No, no, n-not at all! It's a... um... school project I have to do!" Shelly said, groaning under her breath. "Why didn't you just tell him the truth?" She thought to herself.

"Uh huh," Cliff said facetiously. "Anyway, here's the food you ordered. Eat up." He handed the tray to her as she sat in her bed and began to stuff her face.

"Gee, you really were hungry! You're practically inhaling everything all at once!" Cliff explained, chuckling.

"Well, the food on the plane was really disgusting! Of course, I'm hungry!" Shelly replied with her mouth full. She began to dig in again.

"Would you like some more to eat?

"Nah, I'll be okay, but thanks anyway," Shelly said. She continued to eat, but not for long, because a few minutes later, she had completely licked her plate clean.

"I'll be back in a few, I need to give this plate back to Doug," Shelly said, mumbling under her breath.

"Okay, hurry up," Cliff replied as Shelly walked down the stairs.

~*~*~

"So, back again, huh, Smelly?" Doug said with a chortle. Shelly gave him an icy glare.

"What did I tell you about calling me names?" she said, infuriated.

"Nothing, in fact, you didn't say anything about it!" Doug said. He started to crack up at his own comeback.

"What, are you a stand-up comedian or something? Is that like, your new night job or something?" Shelly said sarcastically. Ann overheard and she started cracking up as she covered her mouth with her hand. Doug remained silent.

"That's what I thought," Shelly replied, dropping the plate on the counter table, but not hard enough for it to break.

"Hey! Don't drop my plates like that!" Doug yelled at her.

"Well, then how do you want me to drop it? Like... this?" Shelly said. She picked up the plate again, and raised it above her head. Just as she was about to let go, though, Doug pushed her out of the way, which caused her to actually drop it. The plate smashed into smithereens.

"Now look at what you've done!" Doug hollered. His face was dark red like a tomato, which matched his hair color as well. Shelly wanted to laugh, but she held it in, trying not to smile. "Ann, get a broom and clean up this mess!"

"What do you mean, what I did? You were the one who caused me to drop it? I wouldn't have dropped it all if you didn't push me like that!" she said as Ann walked over to them and started sweeping.

"Well, excuse me," Doug complained. He scowled at Shelly as he walked to the back of the counter again. "Go back upstairs where you belong. Besides, it's getting late."

"Whatever," Shelly grumbled. She stormed up the stairs as she heard Ann and Doug having a conversation about what just happened. When Shelly reached the top, she reached the top and opened the door. She heard a loud shriek come from Cliff's mouth. Shelly gasped with her hand over her mouth.


(A/N): Hey, guys! How'd you like this chapter? I actually sorta liked it... XD LOL, but that's just me. I want to know what YOU guys think! So... that means I would like you to review! I already have the next few chapters finished as well, but I'm not going to put them up until I get at least seven or ten reviews. ^___^ So... send me your reviews and I will definitely continue! Thanks for reading!