"Don't forget you can always check your work by graphing the equation, X will equal the variables that cross through the X-axis."
"Man I really appreciate this Gretch, me and Tj are barely scraping by."
"Tj and I" Gretchen corrected Spinelli's grammar much to her annoyance.
"Tj and I!... are barely scraping by, hopefully I'll be able to relay this tutoring sesh to him."
Spinelli caught up with Gretchen at school earlier that day and expressed her need of a tutor, despite Gretchen's hectic schedule she was able to fit Spinelli in for a sleepover. The two sat pajama clad in Spinelli's bedroom surrounded by numerous incomplete math worksheets, salty snacks, and boxes of pizza.
"I feel terrible that I can't tutor him myself, but I've been so..." Gretchen was cut off by Spinelli.
"Busy? Busy busy, everybody in this gang is always busy now."
"Well extra cirricular activites are an important aspect..."
Spinelli threw some cheese balls at Gretchen's face to stop her lecture.
"It's not just the clubs and teams! Everyone's making new friends, our gang's not even a gang anymore. You're always dorking out with your friends from the smarty pants clubs, Mikey has a ton of new friends, No one's got a fropping clue where Gus is, and just the other day I saw Vince hanging out at Floppy Burger with Lawson!"
"That's typical for kids who grow up and go to new schools- As for Vince and Lawson; I doubt they're actually friends they are on the football team together, it was probably just a team thing."
"Okay maybe they're not friends, anyways it still feels like all of us are drifting. The only person I've been hanging out with lately is Tj."
"Isn't that what you want?"
"What is that supposed to mean!?" Spinelli was taken back by Gretchen's question but wasn't able to get an answer out of her as Tj barged into the room.
"Hey ladies, how's the studying going?"
"Way to knock." Spinelli put her hands on her hips and pretended to be mad.
"Sorry. Heh nice pajamas Spinelli." Tj laughed and blushed slightly. He still wasn't used to Spinelli's slight change in wardrobe. Her rose colored silky pajama's and matching fuzzy slippers didn't exactly match her tough guy attitude, and if it wasn't for her leather jacket and boots her new daily attire would contradict it as well.
"Shut up, what're you doing here?"
"You left your jacket at my place earlier."
"But you're coming over tomorrow, you could've brought it then."
"I could've, anyways I brought you girls some banana splits from Kelso's." He handed Spinelli the bag from Kelso's and the look of mock anger disappeared from her face and was replaced with a smile.
Gretchen's reaction didn't exactly mirror Spinelli's.
"You brought us dessert but you couldn't bring your backpack so you could study?" Gretchen raised an eyebrow.
"I also brought fudge." Tj tried to lighten the mood, however it didn't help. Gretchen cares more about school and gets slightly annoyed when others don't respect academics.
"Well I'm going to continue tutoring Spinelli. I highly recommend you take notes, we still have a lot to cover."
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
El_Yankee_Fantastico has joined the group
GuSpGrIsWaLd has joined the group
GuSpGrIsWaLd: Oh hey Vince and Tj, sup guys?
El_Yankee_Fantastico: nm,u?
GuSpGrIsWaLd: nm.
KingTj: got something important to talk about, ganna wait till the rest of the gang enters the chat room.
thewingerdingersinger has joined the group
thewingerdingersinger: Hello dear members of my buddy list.
GuSpGrIsWaLd: hey Mikey
YoYoItIsGretchen has joined the group
KingTj: cool we r all here, how we all doin?
El_Yankee_Fantastico: What about Spinelli?
KingTj: She's sitting right next to me, she says hi.
YoYoItIsGretchen: Shouldn't you guys be studying for that math test instead of hanging out?
KingTj: We r studying, we r takin a break cuz I came up with a great prank for the pep rally on Friday and I need everyone's help.
YoYoItIsGretchen: *Are *Taking *Because
El_Yankee_Fantastico: Gretch we've told ya b4, all gramma rules get thrown out when ya enter an AIM chat room.
El_Yankee_Fantastico: ehhh I dunno Tj, you and I shouldn't risk anything that will get us kicked off the football team.
GuSpGrIsWaLd has left the group
KingTj: k Gus, it was nice talking to you? ? ? ?
YoYoItIsGretchen: That was strange, he usually says bye before signing off.
wingerdingersinger: That is odd, he left the chat room but he is still online.
El_Yankee_Fantastico: We need to help him think of a cooler screen name.
KingTj: Anyways, Vince trust me this plan is fool proof.
wingerdingersinger: Tj I have to agree with Vince. I was chosen to sing the national anthem at the pep rally and I don't want to loose out on that opportunity either.
KingTj: Well what bout you Gretch? u r not in the pep rally, u in?
YoYoItIsGretchen: I may not be in the pep rally, but I am on the mathletes team and I don't want to risk getting kicked out of school for committing crimes against the school.
KingTj: It's not a crime. It's a harmless prank just like we used to pull all the time in elementary school, you know the good old days.
YoYoItIsGretchen: I'm sorry Tj. Anyways I have to go, I have some STUDYING to do. Hint Hint. Good night, and good luck on your test.
YoYoItIsGretchen has left the group
wingerdingersinger: I also have to study for the test, I've been struggling with math too. I'll see you guys tomorrow.
wingerdingersinger has left the group
El_Yankee_Fantastico: Don't do somethin you'll regret man. Get some studyin done, and get some rest for the game tomorrow night.
El_Yankee_Fantastico: Oh by the way Chuco is havin the team over after school.
KingTj: I can't go, I'm chillin with Spinelli after school.
El_Yankee_Fantastico: mmhmm. Ttyl.
El_Yankee_Fantastico has left the group.
Tj signed off Aol Instant Messaging and turned to Spinelli with a look of defeat on his face.
"Teej if you want to hang out with Vince and the team tomorrow you can, we can hangout after the game."
"Nah he only invited me because it's a team thing. If he actually wanted to hangout he would've made the effort to."
"You still optimistic about the gang getting back together?"
Tj took his hat off and ran his hands through his hair.
"I don't know anymore. I thought everyone would get used to middle school and be able to balance homework, studying, after school activities, and friends, but I guess not."
"Yeah we're already five weeks into the school year, if the gang was to get back together I think it would have happened by now."
"I think you're right Spinelli."
"So much for that promise we all made you that last week of summer."
"You kept it though." Tj pulled her into a hug.
"a promise is a promise, it's part of the kids unwritten code."
Spinelli broke the hug, Tj looked at her confused and a little upset.
"Come on Teej we really do need to study."
