I had made the cheerleading team! I was so happy when I got home to Aunt Taffy's! But, that was before I saw Aunt Taffy with Lea and Rachel in the kitchen, crying their eyes out. "Wh-what's wrong?" I asked. "D-d-daddy..." sobbed Lea. Rachel couldn't even say a word. "My husband, your Uncle Steve, died today. He was in the army," said Aunt Taffy. Her voice was hollow, and it sounded like she had eaten a few frogs, then gotten a cold. I sat down next to them. "Shhh. It'll be alright. Aunt Taffy, you can remarry, and Lea and Rachel will be happy as dolphins in a few days," I soothed. The trio gradually stopped their flood, while I made dinner (to tell the truth, I just ordered pizza). When dinner arrived, Lea, Rachel only had like, one piece each, and Aunt Taffy didn't eat at all. I barely ate, but that was just me. I was never hungry. After dinner, they a went straight to bed, but I noticed that the twins asked to sleep with their mom, and she obliged. Soon, they were snoring. I barely got to sleep all night, especially with Angel barking in her sleep and the musical snores next door. It went something like this: Lea high snore, Aunt Taffy deep snore, Angel bark, and Rachel medium snore. And on and on. Only when the snores ceased, sometime at 3 am, and only then did I fall asleep. I woke up the next morning, with Angel on me. I gently pushed her off and got dressed, took a shower, brushed my teeth, not exactly in that order. I had on a neon green shirt, that said "Hi" on the front, and neon purple in the back, which said "Bye" and jeans. Rachel and Lea came in, both in black. Aunt Taffy was still sleeping. I got Lea and Rachel ready for school, and they went on the bus, while I walked. When I came to school, I was a bit early, so I just followed some students to the playground, where everyone else was waiting. I glimpsed Mike with his buddies, Raven and her Goths, and Amanada and the cheerleaders. There was also Tiffany, the wanna-be cheerleader with a bunch of blonde, giggly gossips. I went toward Raven, but they turned their backs on me. I went to the cheerleaders, and they did too. I didn't have the heart to join any other group, and anyways all their backs were turned except Mike's group. I saw Lola in the middle, and all thr boys except him were staring at her and literally drooling. I tried to talk to them, but the bell rang. Well, saved by the bell, I guess.... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Read the next update to find out why the kids were shunning Audery!
I had made the cheerleading team! I was so happy when I got home to Aunt Taffy's! But, that was before I saw Aunt Taffy with Lea and Rachel in the kitchen, crying their eyes out. "Wh-what's wrong?" I asked. "D-d-daddy..." sobbed Lea. Rachel couldn't even say a word. "My husband, your Uncle Steve, died today. He was in the army," said Aunt Taffy. Her voice was hollow, and it sounded like she had eaten a few frogs, then gotten a cold. I sat down next to them. "Shhh. It'll be alright. Aunt Taffy, you can remarry, and Lea and Rachel will be happy as dolphins in a few days," I soothed. The trio gradually stopped their flood, while I made dinner (to tell the truth, I just ordered pizza). When dinner arrived, Lea, Rachel only had like, one piece each, and Aunt Taffy didn't eat at all. I barely ate, but that was just me. I was never hungry. After dinner, they a went straight to bed, but I noticed that the twins asked to sleep with their mom, and she obliged. Soon, they were snoring. I barely got to sleep all night, especially with Angel barking in her sleep and the musical snores next door. It went something like this: Lea high snore, Aunt Taffy deep snore, Angel bark, and Rachel medium snore. And on and on. Only when the snores ceased, sometime at 3 am, and only then did I fall asleep. I woke up the next morning, with Angel on me. I gently pushed her off and got dressed, took a shower, brushed my teeth, not exactly in that order. I had on a neon green shirt, that said "Hi" on the front, and neon purple in the back, which said "Bye" and jeans. Rachel and Lea came in, both in black. Aunt Taffy was still sleeping. I got Lea and Rachel ready for school, and they went on the bus, while I walked. When I came to school, I was a bit early, so I just followed some students to the playground, where everyone else was waiting. I glimpsed Mike with his buddies, Raven and her Goths, and Amanada and the cheerleaders. There was also Tiffany, the wanna-be cheerleader with a bunch of blonde, giggly gossips. I went toward Raven, but they turned their backs on me. I went to the cheerleaders, and they did too. I didn't have the heart to join any other group, and anyways all their backs were turned except Mike's group. I saw Lola in the middle, and all thr boys except him were staring at her and literally drooling. I tried to talk to them, but the bell rang. Well, saved by the bell, I guess.... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Read the next update to find out why the kids were shunning Audery!
The first half of the day went by like that. At lunch, I sat alone. I finally went up to Raven. "Raven, what did I do?" She looks at me coldly. "Lola spread word that Mike cheated on her...,with you!" she burst out. "Mike is the most popular guy in school, and word got out that you liked him. Lola paid me to ignore you," Raven added softly. I was furious. How dare that cow spread rumors! I didn't do anything! Mike was the one who winked at me! "I'm going to go up there and give her a taste of her own medicine," I said, and stormed off. I saw her talking to someone outside the cafeteria. Perfect. Even better, it was a football player, and Mike was no where to be seen. I went up to the first girl I saw, and pointed out Lola and the other guy (I think his name is Nick). From our position it looked like she was flirting. The other girl's eyes widened. "Mike didn't cheat on Lola....She cheated on him!" I said. The girl ran off into a group of friends. By their expressions, I could tell she was telling them what I just told her. By the end of the day, I was a hero and Lola was ignored. Even better, Mike broke up with her. I grinned. This was going just as planned. I was surprised when Mike came up to me later. "Hey," he said. "Hi," I replied meekly. "So, you got any plans tomorrow night?" I shook my head. "So, uh, doyouwanttogotothemoviewothme?" He blurted out. "Uh...What?" Mike blushed. "Do you want to go to the movies with me tomorrow night?" "Sure!" I said with a smile. He smiled back. "Alright, I'll pick you up at 7," Mike said. I couldn't help but blush. Did Mike LIKE me? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~