11 October 2012
"Jessie!" I snapped forward and nodded reluctantly, about what I had no idea. "Well?"asked Devon harshly obviously angry I had dozed off. BRING I scooped up my books, Devon growled at me and stormed out of the room. You got him angry my best friend, Ella said and we left talking about the soccer game we had on Saturday. "Hey Jessie" said my crush, Tony. I didn't answer, Ella nudged me and gave me a concerned look. "Your so scared Jessie, Tony totally likes you!" I shrugged off the conversation and diverted my attention to being able to get my locker combination right. I was too scared I knew it, I sang My Happy Ending by Avril Lavigne and I was scared of my voice. I was a good singer, but I had big "jitters" so NO ONE except people who had good hearing. My hand was glued to my side, my first new year list was simple. 1. Don't raise your hand 2. Stay out of any school activities 3. No boy trouble
Devon came to my locker, Devon was a jerk he often played jokes on me. Ella guessed he liked me, violating rule 3! I was close to whacking him with my textbook but I stopped myself. "Too much attention" I thought. "Your weird, you never talk...and-" he realized I was crying. "Maybe I like it that way" I snapped and slammed my locker shut before meeting Ella in front of the school. Ella was surrounded by boys, she was cool. "Soccer freak!" Ella stared at me, and turned away. Her chin high in the air, until a boy asked her a question. The deal was I was shy, super shy.
Ella was out for a week, "sick" Devon stopped bugging me. Finally I didn't exist, until slam. I glared at Ella who had slammed the volleyball at my head. She smirked, typical Ella. Sport geek, soccer betrayer, I had millions of words to call her but my lip quivered as I thought of saying anything. Tony confronted me after school. "Your shy" he said. "I am!" I crossed my arms, Tony laughed. Why was rule number 3 so hard!! "It's not bad to be shy" he said. "Well my best friend and Devon hate me" I said. "You hate Devon" said Tony. "I know but he never really says mean things. He makes me laugh but just crowds me" I explained.
Ella approached me, she took a long breath and then held out her hand. "Finish it together?" Ella asked. She wiggled her pinkie. I locked pinkies with Ella. "Always" I promised, and hugged Ella. I left Tony looking sad and full of happiness. He began to raise his hand, but Ella spun around. "Jessie's free for the dance, see you at 7" tossed Ella behind her shoulder before we left.
I remembered to grab a big red marker from my house before coming to school. I crossed out number 3. It was middle school, what was the worst that could happen. Sadly Devon got well moved to Florida, but he makes sure to visit on St Patricks day. His favorite day ever! Ella still hung out with her soccer buddies, and I was with myself. To complete my dream of being a celebrity. A singer built from heart.
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