A tear threatens to fall on Emma's cheek as I tell her the news.
"W-What do you mean you're moving to Paris?" her words are wobbly.
"I'm sorry, Em, it's only for a little while." Which was a total lie. I'd be gone for two years. Including the summer.
"Besides, I might not do it." Still a lie.
"They might not like me." I highly doubt that.
"Well, I'm happy for you either way. But what will happen to the book club?" She asks me.
"We'll work something out. Just like when you moved to England."
"Okay, I guess." She says, but she doesn't look me in the eye.
"Well that went well. Not." I thought to myself.
Now it's time to tell Becca. I wonder how this will go down with her. I hope she will be calm.
Hope never helps me.
Becca went totally haywire when I told her.
"You're moving to Paris? Who am I going to talk to?"
"Ashley?"
"I meant in book club." She said coldly.
"Jess? Emma?" I don't dare mention Cassidy.
"Goat girl and Porky?"
Oh no. This is war. Becca only teases Jess and Emma when she's really mad.
"They've been good friends to you." I say in a small voice.
"That may be true, but you're my only best friend in book club. And now you're going to Paris! And leaving me! What kind of friend are you?"
Suddenly, I get the courage to talk back to her.
"You know, when I told Emma, BEFORE YOU, she may have been upset, but at least she was happy for me. You are my best friend, I thought you would be happy too."
And I stormed off down the hall.
"Wait! Megan!" Becca calls after me.
"What?"
"I'm sorry. I am happy for you. I'm actually jealous. I just don't know if I can handle not having my BFF around. But I'll try. I'll include Jess, Emma, and Cassidy too."
A small smile quirks around the corners of my face.
"Thanks Becca. I'll miss you, now I have to go to Math class."
She laughs, relieved that I forgived her.
"Bye, Megan!"
Okay, next stop. Cassidy.
I walked into the math class, sorry moped into the math class.
Cassidy was throwing spitballs at Third, she took one look at me, and canned Third one last time.
"Alright, what's up."
"I'm moving to Paris." I say.
She's shocked. Her entire body is frozen. Blink. Blink, Blink.
Then she hugs me.
"Oh I'll miss you Megs, come to my house after school."
"Okay."
Our math teacher walks in. Quickly, we retreat back to our seats.
Time for Jess. I sent her a text.
MEGAN: HEY
JESS: HEY, WHATS UP
MEGAN: PLZ DON'T B MAD WHEN I TELL U
JESS: K, I'M NOT MAD
MEGAN: I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SAY THIS BUT, I'M MOVING TO PARIS.
JESS: BUT DON'T U NEED TO HAVE AN INTERVIEW?
MEGAN: YES, BUT THEY RLY LIKE ME
JESS: L I'M HAPPY FOR U
MEGAN: THX, I'LL MISS U
JESS: U 2, GTG, MADRIGALS PRACTICE
MEGAN: BYE
Well that was easy.
Now I'm off on my journey.
