yay i can update! sorry for the weird end typinng and stuff if its all kind of mushed together. It was acting weird.

"OH my gosh I'm SO excited!" Mimi said jumping up and down while holding onto Roger. "Tomorrow is my party!"

"I know." Roger said.

Mimi had been jumping around all day she was so excited. We had been practicing the dance for HOURS to get it perfect and now we had finally finished.

"I know it's going to be so wonderful!" Angel said clapping her hands together. "We're all going to look so beautiful!" Mimi and Angel began screaming.

"Can you be ANY louder?" Mark said from the corner, "I think my ears are going to fall off." He said covering them.

"Mine too." I said covering my ears.

They continued screaming.

"I think the glass might even break." Collins said nervously.

Mimi and Angel stopped jumping around, "Sorry." Mimi said. "You just don't understand my friend." She looked at Collins. "I've been waiting for this my WHOLE life!"

"We know Mimi…for the one hundredth time." Maureen rolled her eyes.

"I don't even think I can sleep tonight!" Mimi looked in amazement, "Guys…how am I going to sleep!"

"I'm sure you'll be fine Mimi." I said dully.

"Since we ARE having a sleep over tonight, I think you will get very tired." Maureen said.

Mark raised his hand slightly, "Ya where are they guys suppose to sleep tonight?"

"In the living room Mark." Mimi replied, "and the girls will sleep in my room, and that of course includes Angel." Mimi smiled.

"It will be so much fun!" Angel began screaming and jumping again, which made Mimi scream and jump again.

"Ouch, can you guys stop?" Roger said as he walked to go sit down.

"Sorry." They said together.

"You guys want to do anything tonight?" Collins asked, "maybe go get food, because I am HUNGRY." He said holding his stomach.

Angel walked over to Collins and rubbed his stomach, "And you don't want to see Collins when he is hungry." Angel smiled.

"Good point." Mark said.

"Lets go to the Life!" Maureen jumped. "I love it there."

"Then the Life it is." Angel said as she grabbed Collins hand and walked off.

"I guess we're going then." Benny shrugged as he got up from his seat.

Mark got up from his seat and followed the others while Roger leaned back in his chair.

"Roger UP." Mimi snapped at him.

"I'm not a dog thank you." Roger glared.

"Well you're my dog." Mimi grabbed him up and kissed him on the cheek.

"Joanne lets go!" Maureen said excitingly. She ran and grabbed my hand and dragged me down the sidewalk to catch up with the others.

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When we entered the café the usual worker there glared at us. He hated when we came here. I guess it was because we made so much noise. He led us to our usual spot and we all took our seats and all of us ordered our food.

"What did you get Collins?" Maureen asked him happily.

Collins replied, "Pasta with meatless balls."

"Ew dude that is so gross. Why do you always get that?" Roger said in disgust.

"What, it taste the same." Collins shrugged.

"If you close your eyes." Mimi laughed.

I laughed. If people came into this conversation at the wrong time they would think we're crazy I thought to myself. As we were laughing I felt a tap on my shoulder. I looked around the see who it was…it was Benny.

"Can I speak to you for a second?" He asked me as he motioned his hand over to the corner.

"Sure." I said, wondering what he could want. I saw Maureen look at us as he led me towards a quieter spot.

"What's up?" I asked him.

He played with his hands nervously., "Well. Um…I-I like you Joanne." He stuttered.

I just looked around. What was I suppose to say to him? I was almost sure that I liked Maureen now, but I knew that she would NEVER like me. I remembered what Collins told me in the park, maybe I should give him a try?

"Well…I-" I began.

"Will you be my date for Mimi's party tomorrow?" He asked before I could talk.

"I um…sure…yes, I will be your date." I gave a nervous smile. Maybe hanging out with Benny would make me get over Maureen. I really didn't know.

Benny smiled happily, "Great."

I smiled and we made our ways back to the table and sat down.

Maureen stared at me, "What was that?"

"Um..nothing." I shook my head, "I'm going to go to the bathroom really quick." I said. I needed some time to think to myself.

I opened the door to the bathroom and stared at myself in the mirror.

"What now?" I asked myself. I didn't like Benny, but being with him would be so much easier than Maureen I thought. I didn't even think I could TELL Maureen that I liked her I was so scared. I was terrified it would ruin our friendship.

The bathroom door flung open and a worried Maureen came inside. "Are you ok Joanne?" she came up to me.

I gave her a fake smile, "I'm fine."

"What happened with Benny?" She looked at me.

"Oh um, nothing. He asked me to be his date tomorrow." I said.

"What did you say?"

"Yes." I replied.

Maureen went silent for a moment, "That's great Joanne." She came over and patted me on the shoulder ,"I told you you would like him." She smiled.

"Ya." I said looking away from her. I couldn't stand that she was actually happy for me, because I certainly was not.

"Want to go back to the table?"

"Ya, sure." I followed her out the door and back to our friends.

When I sat down I couldn't stop thinking about Benny and what I should do. This was the perfect thing to ruin a good night. I was quiet the rest of the night.

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Back at Mimi's the girls were getting our sleeping bags and pillows and putting them up in Mimi's room. The boys were setting their stuff downstairs. It was getting late so Mimi's mom made us "separate" into our different rooms to go to sleep.

I set my sleeping bag down in the corner and Maureen came by and set hers next to mine.

"Mind if I sleep here?" She asked me.

"Of course not." I smiled. I laid down under my sheets and made myself comfortable.

"Tomorrow is going to be so exciting!" I heard Angel shriek for the thousandth time.

"I know girl!" Mimi yelled.

"Shut up!" Mark yelled from downstairs. Everyone began laughing.

"Did Mark just tell me to shut up?" Mimi asked to herself.

"Yup." Maureen said from next to me, "Oh my gosh did Joanne tell you guys what happened to her today?" Maureen said excitingly.

"No, what?" Mimi asked.

"Maureen, can you not?" I said angrily from under my bag.

Maureen just hit me on the side, "Come on Joanne everyone has to know sooner or later." "What happened?" Angel asked in wonder.

"Benny asked her to be her date tomorrow." Maureen smiled.

Angel and Mimi got huge grins on their faces. "WHAT." They said together.

"Why didn't you tell us Joanne?" Mimi squealed.

"I don't know, it's not a big deal, its not like we are going OUT or anything." I mumbled to them.

"It's still great." Said Mimi.
"Can we just sleep now?" I responded.
"O ya Meems we should probably sleep now, you don't want to be tired for you big day tomorrow!" Angel said.
"You're right, goodnight guys." Mimi said to us.
"Goodnight." Maureen and I responded.

1:00 a.m. I looked at the clock and sighed. I haven't been able to sleep all night. I've just been thinking. I stared up at the ceiling and then at Maureen.

"Why did I ever meet you." I said to myself while staring at her. "Things would be so much easier."

I moved around the floor again. "I can't sleep." I covered my face.
So I got up from the floor and stepped over the rest of the girls and quietly made my way downstairs. In the living room all the boys were sleeping. I snuck around them and carefully opened Mimi's front door. I went outside and sat quietly on the porch. I just stared at the glittering stars as I was sitting there. Thinking. I didn't even know what to say to myself. I couldn't believe I was in this situation. Tears started rolling down my cheeks as I sat on the porch.

"Hey." A voice said from behind me.
I wiped my tears away and looked to see who it was…it was Collins.
"Hi." I said softly.
He came and sat down next to me, "What's wrong Joanne."
"Nothing…just, nothing." I shook my head.
My words weren't convincing to him, "Joanne." He said concerned.
"I just…I don't know who I am anymore Collins." Tears began to run down my face again.
"You should be proud of who you are." Collins said.
I stared at his face, "but what if I'm not ready to be who I am."
"You will be Joanne, because people that matter don't mind and people that mind don't matter." He softly smiled at me. He wrapped me in a hug as I began to cry.
"Can I tell you something Collins?"
"Sure." He said.
"I like Maureen."