The Manly Man Journal of Joe Lucas - Part Seven.
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August 13th, Thursday.
Biology Lab, Horace Mantis Academy, 1.40 pm.
Aha! I found the key. Now I needn't bribe Frankie with a month's supplies of Oreos that I don't have and I don't need to worry about how my journal will be hijacked by a pint sized villain of nefarious antecedents.
Score one for Joe Lucas!
I would like to kiss someone and profess my love for the world and everything that is wonderful—and I would preferably like to kiss Macy but since this is Bio lab and all, I shall endeavor to keep my feelings to myself and instead dissect the frog with all the enthusiasm in the world.
Blergh.
Even all the enthusiasm in the world and my love for Macy cannot make me dissect that slimy thing on the tray. I think my biology grade depends on it though. I think if I pinch my nose and do it, I should be good. Okay here goes; first I have to pour a solution of something over it in order to disinfect it I think.
Gah! This is gross, really really gross.
I wonder what Macy's doing now. I know she has Gym and wow—isn't she wonderful at just about everything. I can just imagine her doing track and flying past everyone with her hair streaming out behind her, sweat gleaming on her smooth brown skin, clothes clinging to her body, her slim legs taking graceful strides and whoa—I gotta stop and concentrate on the frog. I think I put too much solution on it.
Wait-- I think its beady eyes are following me everywhere too. Stop following me you damned dead frog! You are dead already. Stop it. Argh! I think one of its legs twitched. It's alive and evil and it's out to get me!
It appears to be convulsing now. Seriously, this is not funny. Frogs with epileptic seizures are not funny. This thing twitching around on the tray is really gross and it's making me--oops, I think there's something funny in my tummy that's travelling upwards. Oh crap, I gotta go.
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Nurse's office, Horace Mantis Academy, 2.10 pm.
Hi MMJ,
It turns out that the sight of a twitching dead frog makes me throw up spectacularly. If Newman is to be believed, I projectile vomited about six feet. And today's lunch was meatloaf, so Sarah Warren wasn't happy that half digested meatloaf chunks decorated her Jimmy Choo flats. Before I was carted off to the Nurse's office, I offered her my apologies and offered of course to replace the shoes.
And now I'm lying here and writing in my diary and I feel like a sad panda.
Holy shitake mushrooms of doom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I just realized something. Back then in bio lab, I thought something. Argh!!!I didn't know I was capable of thinking it cause I'm an effing teen for god sakes and honestly I didn't expect to think it so fast and oh my god I said I love Macy and frack, this is SOME heavy shit.
I need to lie down. My head hurts like a mother.
Ah, I am already lying down.
Eek! I have a visitor and it smells like Macy so I'm putting you away.
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Sometime later on.
That was Macy. She brought me some yogurt so that my tummy would be better. And then you know what she did?
Oh yeah, she gave me a kiss on the cheek.
Do you know that feeling when a tic-tac explodes on your tongue, sending tiny shockwaves of flavor and pleasure shooting across it? It's the best feeling in the world, right after the minty and cool after taste a tic-tac leaves in your mouth.
Macy's kiss was even better than that. It was flipping wonderful.
Best day of my life.
Ever.
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Bedroom, Lucas Residence, 8.30 pm.
MMJ,
I'm supposed to be doing homework now but I just wanted to post the latest on Nick and Stella. The first step to trying to match make two people is finding out their common interests. But the thing is with Nick and Stella; it's really hard to find a common interest. It was hard for me anyways.
And then I hit upon it. They both appreciate fancy stuff just like I appreciate a good pair of jeans.
So what I did is I went online and got two tickets for an evening concert of Frank Sinatra songs at this fancy French restaurant which Stella mentioned once that she really liked. Yeah, Nick and Stells both love Frank Sinatra and think he's the bomb. I have no problems with that. The dude was smooth after all and I appreciate any guy who's a smooth and well-mannered ladies man.
The only problem is I don't know how to give it to them. I called up Macy and told her what I had done and she got so excited that she said she loved me so much she could kiss. (How I wish both of those things would come true). And she said that as far as giving it to them goes, I need not worry, she has a PLAN.
So I guess I don't need to worry anymore.
And you know MMJ, I realized something else. I may have thought I love Macy but I don't think there's any reason to get scared of it. It's an emotion which I feel and they are more often than not out of our control. I mean I cannot control what I want to feel or not feel right? If that were the case, then the world me live in, it wouldn't be what it is.
And in the same way, I don't expect Macy to fall in love with me or anything. Things will happen if they will happen. I can show her what I feel and I woo her gently and if she does fall in love with me, it would make me the happiest guy in the world. If she doesn't, I walk away knowing that I tried even though it will feel like I'm ripping my skin away from my skeleton.
But also, I needn't worry. I am still young and she's still young and we have all the time in the world.
For now, I'm just going to enjoy what I have and cherish it.
Night.
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Notes to self.
Be philosophical more often. It stimulates the brain dude! And I discovered I like thinking seriously about stuff.
Don't get too serious. Position of serious (and sometimes constipated looking) thinker is already taken by Nick. And I'm sure if I usurp him, he won't be too happy.
Try to get Nick and Stella together more.
Taunt Frankie just for kicks (aren't I evil?)
But make sure the journal is hidden first. If I taunt him and then he finds it, it will simply be tragic and I will be a fool.
Get more tic-tacs so I can relive the feel of Macy's lips against my cheek.
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I am sorry for the late updates. I really am. It's just that real life is pretty busy and finding the time and motivation to write chaptered stories is getting me down a bit. However I was determined to update today so I hope this worked for you all.