Wow, I'm sorry I haven't updated in a while... I blame Faith and Jordanne... they are literally my real best friends that made me do other things so I didn't have time to write this chapter

Also I will put up a link with my sketches of the cafeteria layout with and without decorations, and the set up of the school in general, if anyone wants them. Just tell me if you do :)

BEEP… BEEP…BE- then I turned off the alarm. I just started an episode, but that's okay, I'll just watch it later. I put away my laptop and stood up, stretching my back as I stood up. Last year this doctor guy said I had scoliosis, but I only went to the chiropractor once or twice after that. I think it's supposed to be gone, but who really knows because my back still hurts. I sighed. It was a day made for heavy sighs. What would I do with out this expression of extended exhalation?

Standing and looking down at the decorations I felt a wave of sadness. Real friends don't make their friends do this much work. It was my fault for 'volunteering' to do it though. I sighed again and bent over to pick up all the bags of decorations. I had to somehow set up the entire cafeteria's first and second floor without running out of supplies or time.

I quickly scampered through my dorm's first floor because Michelle and Kat were there and I didn't want to be delayed by getting sucked into a conversation. Out side the sun was beaming down on me and I felt like I was going to get a sun burn just walking across to the cafeteria. I hadn't realized that my room was so cool before I went out in that sun. Inside the cafe, there was air conditioning. Wonderful, wonderful air conditioning.

There was more to decorate on the second floor, nevertheless I decided to start there. The stairs spiraled up to the second floor from directly across from the door to the first floor. Upstairs there was the kitchen and all the tables for the students to sit. I left the decorations by the stairs, and began to fold up tables and put them by the kitchen door. I could see from the window in the kitchen door that Francis was already cooking in there, but that's where I was told to store the tables. I decided I would just put them in at the last minute.

Looking around the now emptied space I found that there were already nails half way up the wall and between the ceiling and the walls. I started to unwind a coil of twinkle lights to hang there, when I realized there was now way I could reach that high up. I quickly glanced around to see if Berwald was anywhere, but of course he wasn't. I just laid them down along the wall on the floor because I was too lazy to find a ladder.

I pulled two tables to the middle of the room for the buffet, and draped an American flag table cloth across them. Feliks had said that Labor day was about working and more red white and blue. I wasn't really sure what it was about, but I hope it didn't look too much like the fourth of July.

Then I threw some confetti all over the place. I had gotten way to much of the stuff, and the place was covered. Feliks had gotten some "Magic wands" with red white or blue stars on top. I put them in vases around the building.

When I realized I couldn't be lazy about it anymore, I went back over to the kitchen door, and pulled a table to the wall.

I was able to hang up two or three of these fan like decorations along the top of the wall before I had to climb down off the table, pick it up and move it over. It took longer than I had hoped, but I trudged on. I had blue and red streamers that I strung a foot or two lower down on the wall. This time, however, I had to use some tape to hold it to the wall. I did that too both floors, and luckily there were built in tables down stairs, so I didn't have to move a table around. When that was done, I hung baskets of fake sun flowers on the second row of nails that went around the room on the second floor.

I felt fairly accomplished when I was done with all that set up. The twinkle lights were shinning off the confetti, and it reminded me of how my room looked.

I checked my watch, and to my surprise it was 5:45. Then from the kitchen came Francis and Matthew. I realized how long it's been since I'd seen Matthew. He was carrying a plate of watermelon, and… he was avoiding looking at me. When he put down the plater of food, he just went back to the kitchen with no "Hello" or "Where have you been?" or anything.

I hope he doesn't think I was avoiding him, I was just busy… for three days straight. We did just meet, but I can feel that we both think of each other as good friends and avoiding one's friend isn't all that nice… should I apologize? But what if it's nothing?

He came out of the kitchen again, and he still didn't say anything to me. Hmm, but it doesn't seem like nothing. I waited until he and Francis had brought out everything and put in on the table .

"The place looks beau!" Francis exclaimed, looking more at his food than at my decorations, but I could tell he was speaking to me.

"Thanks." I said and tried to smile, but failed. Luckily he didn't notice, for he turned and left before I could even finish my one word reply. With that Matthew and I were left alone and I suddenly felt the uncomfortable silence between us.