BLOCK ESTATE

Tuesday September 19th

5:30 PM

Claire walked up the familiar stone path towards the guesthouse. She had a sudden flashback to when it was being renovated and Massie took her in to her own bedroom. Suddenly she remembered sleeping in the bathtub and all guilt that she had of throwing Massie away was gone. She sat on the stone stoop outside of the house that she had been living in for over a year. She thought about the past week and how in some way or another Massie would turn the situation around, turn Cam against her, and make everything Claire's fault, it seemed almost impossible, but being with Massie for a year sure taught her 1 thing, the devil has her ways.

"Hey Claire!" A voice yelled from the bushes.

"Layne?" Claire whispered.

"Shhh!!! If I get caught here I will be sooo dead!"
"Why?" Layne came out of the bushes and looked around the lawn, pretending to be a secret agent.

"What are you doing?" Claire glared, knowing that usually she would have laughed at her friend and moved on to sharing some gummy feet with her, but those days were over. Claire was over unusual behavior and she would give anything for a Luna bar, and would rather spend her money on 1 pair of Gucci sunglasses than she would on a million pairs of Keds and a bag of candy. Times had changed.

"I came over to see you but you weren't home so I decided to wait. I heard Massie come home so I hid in the bushes to avoid her wrath cause we all know how Massie can be." Claire looked up at Massie's window to find her purple blinds closed. Shocker. "Soon I got out and then I heard your brother and Massie talking through her open window about some spying and stuff and then I sneezed. Massie looked out the window and slammed her window shut. She seemed really pissed that someone could have heard her so if she sees me come out of the bushes then she will march over here and murder me." Layne took a deep breath and stared at Claire.

"Okay, so why did you come over to see me in the first place?" Claire asked.

"I heard Derrington and Cam talking…"

"Layne."

"Okay, I saw them walking out of the school so I hid and eavesdropped. But anyway, Cam was talking about how awesome this other girl was and how he was thinking about maybe breaking up with you…"

"Layne! You cant just eavesdrop! You never get the whole story that way! Gawd you are so turning into my brother."

"Sorry miss A-Lister." Layne mumbled.

"Ehmagawd! I knew it! Now your jealous that I found some new friends, get real Layme!"

"No, I'm just angry that you have turned into Mayse Block." Layne said in her snobbiest tone."

"Gawd! And what was this about spying?" Claire asked a little softer.

"Sorry Classie I don't think I can tell you, too many wasted gossip points." Layne stomped off.

"Layne! Come back! I'm sorry!"

"Yeah Claire, so am I."

Claire sat back on the stoop and looked up at Massie's window, which was opened showing a face, a smiling face.

Massie's face.