Brianna and her minions went to the gym. She sat down one of the others while her minions stood 8up.
"I can't believe Jocelyn made it through the audition. She thinks she's better than"Brianna said
"Umm..she kind of..."Ivy said
"Not now Ivy,I don't want to hear it"Brianna said
"Besides,whose side are you on?"Scarelet said
"Brianna's"Ivy replied
"Jocelyn is seriously getting on my nerves. She's trying to take everything I worked for"Brianna exaggerated
"With just a song?"Ivy said
"A song? That's a great idea. Ivy, you're genius"Brianna said
"Huh?"Ivy asked
"She is?"Scarlet asked
"Yes, I'll just have to pretend I'm happy with her performance,act all sweet and friendly around then destroy her dreams little by little. It's that simple"Brianna brainstormed
"And you think she would buy it?"Ivy said
"Yeah. I just need to keep my friends close and enemies closer"Brianna said with a grin
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"You were amazing"Claudia congratulated
"Thanks Claudia,I wouldn't have done it without you"I said
"Don't look now but the diabolical dolly just walked in"Claudia said referring to Brianna and her minions
"Hmm...What a stunning performance! You were really good. I never knew you had sure go..ld..en voice"Brianna said with a fake friendly smile
"You finally realized that you lost and we won"Claudia said
"Claudia!"I said
"Anyways,I came to congratulate you on your performance. You'll make a good so..lo..ist. Welcome to the club"Brianna said
"Thanks"I replied
"See you around"Brianna said and left with her minions
"What came over her?"Claudia asked
"Maybe the power of music"I replied, holding my text book in my hands
"Something smells fishy"Claudia suspected
"Maybe the fish sticks in your hands"I said, sighting the obvious
"Nope"Claudia sniffed
"Maybe but Brianna doesn't act nice to someone unless she's up to something. My advice is for you to be careful whenever Brianna is close to you. She's a wolf in sheep clothing"Claudia said
The final bell rang which means that SCHOOL IS OVER. Students raced to the exit including the teachers. Claudia and I took our time before we left. We took some pictures in the classroom, hallway, cafeteria and lastly,the school auditorium. We entered the school bus and sat on the third row. You wouldn't believe who we saw, Xavier Martinez and Brianna Brown. They were literally sitting behind us. Xavier was busying listening to music on his head while Brianna won't stop bragging about her position in the cheerleaders. She asked could join but he disagreed. He said he doesn't like cheerleaders. Bumper! The bus stop at Harmony street which was Xavier's stop. He got down from the bus and walked home with his hands in his pocket. Brianna won't stop waving at him but Xavier didn't wave back. Ouch! I got down at Claudia's house. I needed some company before going home. Claudia's parents were not at home. I met Claudia's cat, Valarie. She's lazy and a bit chubby. She doesn't nothing but sleep around all day. Agatha was playing the piano when we walked in. She was playing the popular hymn 'Amazing grace'. I have to admit, she's really good. Rita on the other hand,was on the floor painting a picture for her mom and made a colourful mess with paints. She's only four, what do you expect?
"Agatha! Rita! I'm home"Claudia called
"Claudia"they both said, racing to give her a hug
"How are you?"Claudia asked
"We're fine"they replied
"Girls,meet my friend Jocelyn"Claudia introduced
"Jocelyn, meet my sisters. That's Agatha and that is Rita"Claudia said
"Hi Jocelyn"the waved
"Hello"I responded
"Look Claudia,I made a picture for mommy. Do you think she would like it?"Rita asked, showing Claudia the picture she made
"Wow... it's... beautiful?"Claudia said
"Why don't you keep it in her room, that way she'll see when she comes back home from work?"Claudia advised
"Okay"Rita replied and went upstairs to keep the picture
"So Jocelyn, what can offer you? Water? Juice? Milk? Soda?"Claudia mentioned
"Water would do just fine"I replied
"Okay"Claudia said and got water from the dispenser
"Thanks"I replied
"Refreshing"I added
"I think I'll be on my way now. Coco must be waiting for me"I said
"Okay"Claudia said
"Bye girls"I waved and left
"Bye"they said
"So what should we do now?"Claudia asked her sisters
"Puzzles!"Rita shouted
"Puzzles it is"Claudia said
I went home and saw that Coco was sleeping next to the front door. I didn't want to disturb her so I quietly opened door and went in. The house felt lonely without Mom and Chloe around. Just me, alone,in this bug house. I went upstairs, freshened up and came downstairs. I went to the kitchen to whip up something to eat. Let's see...umm...I've a carton of eggs,one load of Baker's bread, chocolate chip cookies, milk, leftover veggie soup and some flour. Chocolate chip cookies and a glass of warm milk sounds nice. I put the cookies in a plate and poured the milk in my favorite blue glass. I sat on the couch with my cookies and milk in front of me. I took a bite of my cookie and sipped my milk. I was watching the A.F.V show on my tablet. Few minutes later,Owen arrived home. He seemed more happier than usual. Maybe he's girlfriend gave him a kiss or something. He ordered pizza for dinner. We watched a home video and slept off in the living room. I was dreaming about my new position as the soloist when my phone beeped loudly.
"Turn it off"Owen said, still sleepy
I sluggishly reached for my phone and turned the beeping sound off. I closed my eyes and suddenly remembered something. It was 7:24am only 36 minutes before it's 8am.
"Oh no! Owen! Owen!!"I called
"Huh? Mummy,I'm not hungry"Owen said in his sleep
"Get up Owen or we would be late for school"I said
"What's the time?"Owen asked
"It's 7:25am"I replied, cleaning up the mess we made last night
"There's still time"Owen said, returning back to sleep
"Ow...oh forget"I said
I went upstairs, freshened up and dressed for school. I checked my phone and saw I had a ton of missed calls from Mom. I had cereal for breakfast. I ate quickly to avoid any further delay. Owen came downstairs with his bag and his hair all messed up. The bus pulled over and honked. I poured Coco's kibbles in her bowl and locked the door. We got on the bus and drove off. The bus pulled over at the entrance of the school and everyone got off. I was on my way to my locker when Scarlet ran towards me.
"Hey Jocelyn"Scarlet said with a friendly smile
"Hi Scarlet"I replied
"Jocelyn,I need your help. It's really urgent"Scarlet said, pulling my wrist
"What's it?"I asked
She didn't reply. She took me to the cafeteria.
"Wait here,I'll be right back"Scarlet said
She was only a few metres away from me when she yelled
"Now!"
I was still confused on what she said. Suddenly it rained melted butter on me. My eyes were covered with butter she made it difficult for me to see. I heard laughter coming from the room. I tried to walk but fell on the slippery butter. The laughter continued, this time louder. I used the handkerchief from my pocket and wipe the butter off my face. I was able to see clearly. I saw Brianna, Scarlet, Ivy and other students laughing at me. Fingers were pointed at me. Some took photos and tweeted it on the school website. I felt so embarrassed. After several attempts,I was able to stand up and walk. I went towards the door and ran to the girls'bathroom. Tears flowed through my eyes. I locked myself in there,leaned on the door, crying till I sat on the floor.