Sorry I haven't updated for a couple days! To make up for it, this chapter is a little longer than usual ;)
February 4, 2009
After sleeping so well last night, I was full of energy and joy. I basically bounced down the stairs once I was ready for school. As I leaped off the last step I yelled "Good morning Spencer!" in a giddy tone.
My brother was sitting at the table reading his Weekly Art From The Heart magazine, and his head popped up to look at me as I ran into the kitchen. "Wow," he began "someone's in a good mood."
"Yes I am!" I yelled, I couldn't keep my excitement down.
"What's the occasion?"
"I got the best gift for Freddie's birthday!"
"Sweet! What did you get him?"
"Well, actually-" I began but was cut off by a familiar face walking through my door.
"Hey peoples." he greeted.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY FREDDIE!" I screamed as I ran to my friend at the door and swooped him into a bear hug. After about three seconds I loosened my grip on Freddie, but as usual, he didn't let go. But I was in such a great mood this morning I let him hold on till his heart's content. So we ended up hugging five seconds longer than I had planned, however, it was no biggie for me.
Once Freddie and I separated, Spencer come over to us, and with a smile on his face "Happy birthday Freddo."
"Thanks Spence." Freddie replied, then he turned to face me again.
"So, why are you here so early?" I asked.
"Just wanted to say 'hi'"
I stared at Freddie, and gave him a look that said 'Yeah right, now why are you really here?'
That boy could read me like a book, so he sighed and said "Fine you caught me. I want presents!"
I laughed "You're just gonna have to wait till after school."
"Aww!" Freddie whined upon hearing this news.
I raised my eyebrows "What are you, three?"
"No!" he yelled back "I'm fifteen now."
Spencer had watched us with high entertainment this whole time, but before we could keep talking, a "Freddie!" was heard from Mrs. Benson across the hall "I hope you didn't put on your new antibacterial underpants! I haven't sewn your name into them yet!"
Freddie sighed unhappily, while Spencer and I burst out laughing.
"Hey!" Freddie yelled at my brother and I
"New antibacterial underpants?" I asked "With your name sewn into them?"
Before Freddie could answer, Spencer jumped in "I feel for you Fredster, when you guys all had that TV deal thing, your mom sewed my name into MY underwear."
The boy nodded to my brother as another "Freddie!" was yelled across the hall "You need to take your dinosaur vitamins!"
Freddie looked at me "What, no laughter?"
"Nope, I take dinosaur vitamins too. Just be glad Sam isn't here." I smiled. I was about to continue but Mrs. Benson screamed to her son again.
"Alright mom I'm coming!" he yelled back "See you guys later." he said in a softer tone.
Once he was in his apartment, Spencer turned to me "So you want Galini's for breakfast?"
I jumped up and down like I was three "YES!"
Spencer grinned at me "Okay, let's go then."
I grabbed my school bag and we both headed for the elevator.
As I sat in my math class, I was bored out of my mind as Mrs. Sharpe droned on about something we'd already learned. My head was resting on my hand as I was being put to sleep. I was the most energetic girl this morning and in ten minutes, this woman had drained it all out of me.
I sighed, and lifted my head from my palm. I pulled out a piece of blue paper from my folder and began to write on it.
Freddie,
I can't give you your birthday gift right now. I know it doesn't make sense yet, but it will. So just smile pretending that this note was your gift, thank me, and I'll give you your gift when the time comes.
Carly
I folded the piece of paper in half and wrote on the front:
To: Freddie
From: Carly
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
I placed the note back into my folder and refocused as much attention as I could on my teacher again.
Freddie's mom picked him up from school and Spencer had gotten Sam and I.
My brother, my best friend, and I walked into my living room. "Whoa!" Sam and I said simultaneously as we looked around the loft. While we were at school, Spencer had transformed the first floor. There were streamers and banners all over the walls and ceilings, and there was so much confetti on the floor you couldn't SEE the floor. There was also a gigantic cake on the counter that looked like a computer. And next to the couch was a huge item covered in a sheet, I assumed it was the iCarly sculpture.
"How's it look?" Spencer asked us.
"It's amazing!" I answered "Especially the cake."
"Yeah, Spence, way cool." Sam said.
"Thanks." the man said. He paused as he looked around the room, then clapped his hands together saying "Okay, you two, get your gifts out and I'll go get Freddie."
As Spencer went across the hall, Sam pulled out a wrapped rectangular box, and set it on the coffee table by the couch. On it, it said:
To: Fredqueer
From: Duh
I laughed as I read. Then before I knew it, Freddie and Spencer were walking through the door. A chorus of 'Happy Birthdays' were heard from Sam, Spencer, and I as Freddie absorbed the apartment decorations.
"Wow, guys this is AWESOME!" Freddie cheered, and Spencer smiled enjoying another compliment on his decorating.
"So," I started "Cake or presents first?"
Sam yelled out "Cake!" while Freddie and Spencer shouted "Presents!"
I looked at Sam "Sorry, looks like you overruled." she groaned and plopped down lazily on the far left side of the couch while I sat on the right.
Spencer jumped up and down shouting "Yay! My present first! Me first! Me first!" like a small child. Looks like everyone was having their 'three year old' moment today.
The three of us laughed at Spencer as Freddie walked over to his sheet covered gift.
Spencer put his hands on the sheet, ready to reveal his hard work.
"Okay Spence," Freddie began "In five…four…three…two."
Spencer just stood there, waiting.
"Pull off the sheet Spencer." the boy said, wondering why the man hadn't already done so.
"But you never said 'one.'" Spencer stated.
Freddie nodded, as if to say 'it was implied', but cooperated with my brother anyway "Okay then, in five…four…three…two…one."
Wow, it felt weird hearing a 'one'. I thought to myself.
Spencer ripped off the sheet in a hasty manner, showing his sculpture.
Freddie stared in awe at it, making Spencer glow with joy.
"This is soooo cool Spence! I love it! Thanks!" Freddie cheered and gave the man a big hug.
After admiring the gift Freddie'd just received, he sat down between Sam and I. He looked at the table in front of him and lifted his gift from Sam up. As he read the front of it, he turned to glare at Sam.
"Fredqueer?" he asked, annoyance glazing his tone.
"Oh just open it. I want cake." Sam snarled back. Freddie rolled his eyes and ripped open the box.
His eyebrows knitted together once the contents of it were revealed to him. He pulled out a greasy napkin with some writing on it, and glared at Sam again once he finished reading.
"What?" I asked the boy next to me, I thought he was getting that laptop case. Freddie handed me the gross napkin and on it was:
This coupon gives you one week of no abuse.
But there was a line drawn through the word 'week', and under it was the word 'day'. But 'day' was also crossed out and underneath THAT word was hour. Meaning that this 'coupon' offered one hour of no beating up or insults.
I leered at Sam "What?" she asked me as if nothing was wrong.
"What happened to the Pearbook cover?"
"What Pearbook cover?" Freddie cut in, but both Sam and I ignored him.
"Oh funny story," Sam started "I went to BF Wings for breakfast, and I ordered a ton of chicken so I could eat in class. But when I got to school, I realized that no teacher would allow me to eat chicken in class. Then I remembered I had Freddie's gift so I put the chicken in there so I wouldn't get in trouble."
"What are you talking about?!" Freddie yelled, but again, we ignored him.
"Why couldn't you use your backpack?" I asked in frustration, knowing I'd paid for that gift.
"I didn't want to get my bag all greasy! Where would I put my Fat Cakes then?"
"Your bag would still be in use." I said back.
"What are you talking about?" Freddie attempted to get in the conversation again.
"Nuh uh." Sam stated.
"Hey!" Freddie screamed, catching mine and Sam's attention "What are you talking about?"
"Sam, give him the case." I said.
She sighed and grabbed her back pack from beside the couch, and pulled out the greasy and destroyed Pearbook case I had bought for her to give to Freddie.
"Oh my gosh!" Freddie yelled "That's the best version made yet! I've wanted it for-" he stopped talking as he realized that it was ruined. "What happened to it?"
"Geeze nub, did you NOT just hear the chicken story?"
"Okay." I stopped this progressing fight before it got out of hand "Let's just move on."
Freddie and Sam sighed together. "Alright, that leaves Carly." Freddie said and looked at me.
"Oh, right." I got up and pulled the note to Freddie out and sat back on the couch. "Here ya go." I said as I handed him the piece of paper.
He smiled at the front, but his face went to confusion as he began to read the inside of the note. But the smile reappeared as he got to the part where I told him to smile. "Aw, thanks Carls!" he said with enthusiasm as he finished reading and he pulled me into a hug.
Once he was very close to me, he whispered "I don't get it." only audible for me to hear.
I quickly answered in the at the same voice level "You will." and let him go.
I looked over to Sam, and she was now staring longingly at the cake. Then my eyes met with Spencer's, and he was very confused.
"What did she get you?" Spencer asked Freddie while he reached for the paper.
"Uh, she wrote me something." Freddie said pulling the note out of Spencer's reach.
My brother smiled forgetting about grabbing the note "AW! Read it to us!"
"No!" I said jumping up "It's just for Freddie."
Spencer was confused again "What did you write him that you don't-" he was cut off.
"Ugh! Who cares?!" Sam yelled "Let's just eat the cake already!"
"Yes! The cake!" Freddie and I said in attempt to make Spencer move on from the note.
"Okaaaay…" Spencer said, dropping the note topic, and walked to the counter to cut the cake.
Sam leaped up screaming "YES!" and ran to Spencer's side, practically drooling.
And Freddie and I gave each other the 'Thank God." look as we went to join everyone else.
Carly's gift to Freddie is in the next chapter! Promise it will be up tomorrow. :P