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Chapter 18

I pulled a sickie the next day. So sue me! I had no sleep, so obviously I didn't look my best, I knew how to make it seem like I had a temperature, and I also had a never-ending cough. Because he had to work, Charlie made Bella stay home with me. She knew I was faking, but she didn't say anything to him. I turned my laptop on, and went on MSN. Jess was online, as was Anita, Lolly, and Alice. I made her make an MSN so we'd be able to stay in contact easily.

I created a group conversation.

Love2Shop: Hi Kaisha. I knew you were gonna pull a sickie!

Kaisha: Thanks, Ali! I had to be substitute you yesterday!

Love2Shop: I know! Well, at least you did a bit better than Jessica would have!

CraziJess: You don't mean me, do you?

Kaisha: She means Ashley's sister

CraziJess: Oh.

Love2Shop: Oh, shit, Bella's about to walk in on this. Leave the conversation now, Kaisha! Leave it now!

Love2Shop has left the conversation

Lauren has left the conversation

Anita has left the conversation

CraziJess: Thanks, guys, now I can't leave!

Bella walked in then. I quickly closed, then reopened my conversation with Jess, then I closed it again, realising that she would see that I had been talking to someone called Love2Shop, and she'd probably realise that Love2Shop was Alice. I couldn't risk that.

"Hi, Bella."

"Oh, I was just talking to Jess. I had to close the conversation, because if you saw it, it would spoil your life for you." That wasn't… exactly a lie…

"Oh… any word about Alice and Edward?"

"Edward um… moved out… he only pops in every few weeks. Alice is just… Alice…" No lies there.

"Oh… right…"

Then I logged out of msn, put my laptop on standby, and went for a nap. I fell asleep quickly.

Jess POV

I don't know where to begin. I'm glad I came with them, because I really already knew what was going to happen with Bella…I'd seen New Moon. (Not with Kaisha…with Jess…and my dad and my little sister…but that's another story. Kinda.)

We aren't going to school…but Esme, Alice and Emmett are teaching us…I say teaching…we do learn some things… mainly about being vampires… we also taught them the wonders of the internet, helped them get MSN… along with food fights… and silly string fights…[Note to self…send Kaisha (and Bella) some more silly string!] All of the gifts we've sent…silly string might be the most randomest…unless I sent some cheese…which probably wouldn't last. Oh, wait. Reminder to self – send Jess some cheese, even if it won't last. She'll like it.

"Lauren! Jess! Anita! MSN time!"

That was Alice…I wonder why she wants us to go on MSN now? Kaisha wouldn't be back from school yet…

Love2Shop: Hi Kaisha. I knew you were gonna pull a sickie!

Kaisha: Thanks, Ali! I had to be substitute you yesterday!

Love2Shop: I know! Well, at least you did a bit better than Jessica would have!

CraziJess: You don't mean me, do you?

Kaisha: She means Ashley's sister

CraziJess: Oh.

Love2Shop: Oh, shit, Bella's about to walk in on this. Leave the conversation now, Kaisha! Leave it now!

Love2Shop has left the conversation

Lauren has left the conversation

Anita has left the conversation

CraziJess: Thanks, guys, now I can't leave!

I hate it when that happens. Luckily it doesn't happen very often. I was about to say 'Hi' to Kaisha…but then I realised she'd signed off.

Love2Shop: Btw, Kaisha's having a nap

CraziJess: Let me guess…psychic moment again…

Love2Shop: Of course. Did I ever tell you I know about The A Word?

CraziJess: Not until now. How much do you know?

Love2Shop: Pretty much everything.

CraziJess: Who's Sonton's mum?

Love2Shop: Oblong.

CraziJess: Who's Linea?

Love2Shop: Angel of the Void and old best friend of Hexo's.

CraziJess: I can't be bothered to ask any more questions.

Love2Shop is writing…

Love2Shop may not reply because he or she appears to be offline.

You have been signed out of messenger because you have signed in at another location that does not support multiple places.

How am I meant to talk to Alice now? Oh, wait…

"Alice!"

"Yeah?"

Kaisha POV

I woke up from my nap, and took a look at the clock. Shit! 8pm. I tried to get up. I slumped back down into bed. I guess I really was ill. I looked to my bedside table, and I saw that there was a parcel on there. I reached over and grabbed it. It was addressed to me… obviously… I opened it. It had a lot of silly string and a letter in it.

Hi Kaisha!

Sorry you're ill! Jess sent 10 cans of silly string to Bella too. Hopefully it'll help her cheer up. I'm trying to avoid looking right now… yes, you're not going to school tomorrow either. We'll be online whenever you're online.

Forever shoppers,

Alice

I picked up my laptop from its current home on the floor, thankfully within a reachable distance, and I logged back on to MSN.

Jess and Alice logged in a few seconds later. I started another group conversation.

Kaisha: Great… Jess, I'm ill…

CraziJess: Oh…

CraziJess has left the conversation.

Kaisha: Jess was weird…

Love2Shop: I know. Oh, you'll be back at school on Tuesday.

Kaisha: What's wrong with me, Ali?

Love2Shop: Just a bug. You admitted it yourself, Kaisha, you get literally every illness.

Kaisha: I know Alice. I wish there was a way I could stop getting everything until it's time…

Love2Shop: Kaisha, it's part of being human.

Kaisha: Then I hate being human. Simple as.

Love2Shop: You won't always. I've seen it, Kaisha.

Kaisha: So you're saying that I definitely become like you?

Love2Shop: If you stay on your current path… I change you myself…

Kaisha: Oh my God, Alice, that's amazing! I'll love you forever if you do that!

Love2Shop: I don't have a choice, anyway…

Kaisha: What do you mean, Ali?

Love2Shop: Did I say that? Bye…

Love2Shop appears to be offline. Messages you send will be delivered when they sign in.

Bye, Alice…

What did she mean, she doesn't have a choice? Isn't there always a choice… unless something serious happens to me… like it did to all of them… maybe me too… yeah, I would rather not know...

I seem to have a bit of writer's block... but only on this story... If anyone has ideas that might help me, please tell me.

Did everyone see the Eclipse trailer? AMAZING!

Best get ready to see Alice in Wonderland :)

Till next time :)

(Blame Jess for her weird POV. Remember, blame CraziJess09)

Kaisha :)