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CHAPTER 5
Alex paced around her room, remembering the phone call from last night. 'Someone who goes to my school? How could they have got my diary?' she wondered. She thought back to the previous day, the only person who could have been nearest to her diary at all that day from school was Sally. She rushed forward and grabbed her wand, before muttering 'Sorry, Dad' and whispered "Anteanimadverto!" Alex felt like she'd betrayed her family - by casting the spell that Max used that nearly got them exposed. The spell entailed rewinding time to the previous day, to view - not relive - what happened that day. She never understood quite how Max nearly got them exposed with that spell, because her Dad wasn't willing to tell her.
She looked around at her room, and saw herself lying in her bed.
"Hey sweetie, rise and shine, there's someone here to see you!" she heard her mum yell. She watched as Previous-Day-Alex scurried out of bed trying to tidy herself - and her room - in case it was Harper. Alex looked around while Previous-Day-Alex was talking to Sally, and her diary wasn't there. "Sally must not have took it," she concluded. "But then, who did?"
She pulled her wand out of her sock and casted "progressus insetus."
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--- CHATNET ---
Alex Russo has signed online.
Alex R: Hey Harper!
Harper F: Hey Alex :-)
Alex R: I need ur help, someone has stole my diary!
Harper F: What? Who do u think it was?
Alex R: No idea :-( Guess we'll find out tomoz school. Need to stop them be4 they share my secrets.
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"Gather round, gather round!" a girl yelled out. She stood up on the bench in the hallway. Everyone looked around curiously, and Alex pushed herself to the front of the crowd.
"Oh no... I forgot about Jess. The bitchiest girl in this school." she murmered deafetedly to Harper. Alex and Harper had spent most of the school day investigating, but could find no leads on who it was. After Gigi, the previous "It girl" of he school got expelled, Jess had started the school. No one knew why she got as popular as she did, but she knew secrets about every one in the school - and that's why people were scared of her.
"I know a secret about someone. Infact, they're standing amongst you right now." she grinned evilly. Everyone started looking around, whispering, wondering who's secret she was going to reveal. "Alex Russo," she narrowed her eyes at Alex, "Would you like me to confess your undying love for Harper for you, or would you like to do it yourself? Oh wait... oops." she laughed, and stepped off the bench and watched as everyone turned round to gaze at Alex. Alex felt tears in her eyes, and turned round to look at Harper - only to find out she was gone.
"By the way Alex, have your diary back. Remind me to thank my 'source'" she smirked, and walked towards her boyfriend, Drew. "Come on sweetie, no need to feel bad for the little dyke." she laughed, and kissed him.
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Alex ran to the girls bathroom and locked herself in a stall, crying.
"Well, well. Who'd have thought - Alex Russo crying?" came a voice. Alex unlocked the stall and peeked out, to see Sally standing there handing her some tissues. "I always thought you were stronger than that." Alex opened the door wider and accepted the tissues.
"There's only a lot a girl can take." she sighed, finally leaving the stall too look at herself in the mirror. "Oh god, look at me, I'm a wreck!"
"No you're not! I don't know why Harper reacted the way she did, because you're one of the nicest girls I know."
Alex turned round to look at Sally, and shuffled herself forward towards her. "Thank you," she whispered, and before she knew it she leaned forwards and kissed Sally.
Sally pushed her off gently, and Alex looked at her - hurt. "I'm sorry... I'm straight - and I'm kinda seeing someone."
"Who?" Alex gazed down at her feet, looking ashamed for even making a move on Sally.
"Dean Moriarty." Sally hesitated, "We've been dating since you two broke up."
"Oh." Alex looked up, and just couldn't think of anything else to say.