A few days and very boring school hours later, it is Saturday night, and tonight is when there is a pep rally. I sat on the hood of the car with the other ladies, as they start to light the bonfire. Then a group of members from a marching band plays "the Rydell fight song." I hated that song. So much. It's way worse than the alma mater. Well, we kinda made a parody of that song involving a skunk, a toilet, and seeing the doctor due to the fact of having memories of this dump.
Then the cheerleaders showed up. Sandy is hidden in the group of cheerleaders who have pom poms.
"Do a split! Give a yell! Throw a fit for old Rydell!" I hear the cheerleaders shout. Rizzo was smoking cigarettes, and Marty looks in her pocket mirror. And Frenchy shakes her body in rhythm. "Way to go! Way to fight! Go Rydell! Fight fight fight!" They all do a cartwheel except Sandy. She fails at attempting to do a cartwheel and does a bad split.
They cheer and sit down while the football playing jocks come with Coach Calhoun. They all sit down by a little stage. McGee comes to the microphone and announces.
"And now boys and girls! The man of the hour, the coach we are all depending on to pull Rydell out of a seven-season slump, our very own coach Calhoun!"
Then they all cheer as he goes up on the small stage.
"Coach 'Spittoon'!" I shouted and then giggled. That's who I'm gonna call from now on.
After a boring yet encouraging speech, the cheerleaders and nearly half of the student body start jumping around the bonfire. And then they set fire to a pole nearby. Then they run to the football field to kick the gladiator's butt.
As Sandy passed by, Rizzo took Frenchy and asked her to fetch Sandy. She was about to go but then some jerks lift up the back of her skirt. Frenchy went to defend her.
Rizzo got up and went to them. I jumped off the hood and followed.
"Hi Sandy."
"Oh hi Rizz! Hi girls!" She smiles at us.
Rizzo says, "We got a surprise for ya." We start to follow Rizzo.
"Surprise? What is it?" Sandy asked, and I replied, "You'll see! Right Rizz?" I smiled and giggled. I can't wait. I linked Sandy's arm while she still holds pom poms. "Where are we going?" Sandy asked.
"Want a little lipstick?" Frenchy asked.
As we found the guys by the crappy looking car. Rizzo called, "Hey Zuko! I got a surprise for ya."
That got his attention. He asks not believing, "yeah?"
"Yeah." I pulled Sandy's arm to bring then face to face, and she looks at him surprised.
Danny's eyes widened. "Sandy!" That was the first time I've literally seen that!
"Danny?" Sandy asked excited.
"Wh-what are you doing here? I thought you were going back to Australia!"
"We had a change of plans."
I took a cigarette and started smoking. Again, I don't smoke much as Rizzo and Marty. I used to smoke a lot in my sophomore year, but then started cutting down.
"I can't-" he suddenly looks at the guys behind him and then smiles, "that's cool baby, I mean you know how it is. Rockin' and Rollin' and whatnot!"
Oh no.
"Danny?" She asked.
"That's my name! Don't wear it out."
"What's the matter with you?" She asked getting all serious.
"What's the matter with me, baby? What's the matter with you?" He asked back. The guys started snickering.
I exhaled smoke out of my mouth. On the outside of myself. I don't really care. But on the inside, I feel completely bad.
Sandy asked about to be on the verge of tears. "What happened to the Danny Zuko I met at the beach?"
Danny replied being completely downright rude. "I do not know. I mean, maybe, uh, maybe there's two of us, right? Why doncha take out a missing person's ad or try the yellow pages? I don't know."
Ok. That has gone too far. But very fun to watch.
"You're a fake and a phony! And I wish I'd never laid eyes on you!" Sandy threw her pom poms onto Danny's feet and ran off crying. Frenchy immediately follows her.
The guys 'ooohed' and Kenickie comments, "I wonder if she carries silver bullets."
I look at Marty with a mix of confusion and the "I feel so bad". Marty looks back at me not caring. Then we follow Rizzo to Her car to get ready for Frenchy's sleepover. We always sleepover at each other's houses every Friday and Saturday night. Sometimes on school nights as well.
As we got in the car we had to wait for Frenchy.
"What's taking her so damn long?" Marty asked.
I shrugged but then sighed. "Guys? I feel really guilty about this. I really don't know if I'm doing the right thing-"
"Look. She deserves it." Rizzo interrupts.
I leaned back in the seat ignoring what she said.
Frenchy finally comes with Sandy following.
"Hey you guys? I think we should invite Sandy to sleepover."
Rizzo asked hissing at her. "really? That chick?"
Frenchy retorts, "it's my sleepover. I can invite whoever I want!"
"Fine." Annoyed, Rizzo turns the key and drove away from the fire and out of the school lot. It would be nice to have someone new to come, but I'm predicting she won't last at least ten minutes at Frenchy's place.
