And the number one reason to kill your best friend is....
"Carly, you know I would totally be more than happy to help you if I didn't think Sam Howell was really really really bad for you."Three reallys? How the hell am I supposed to turn around three reallys? For Daphne that's almost as serious as it gets. Its practically the way she would talk if she thought someone was going to embarrass her publically
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Oh crap. He's in a good mood. This whole thing is going to be a lot more upsetting to both of us if I have to kill his good mood, and I do. There's no way that Sam isn't going to immediately ask me about Daphne agreeing to switch. That's what he's here for. For the good news that doesn't exist because my so called friend is too much of a bitch to let us do the thing that makes sense.
I should kick her ass for this. I really should. Its bad enough that she says things about Sam in front of me, and says things about our relationship behind my back. Daphne not agreeing to this just takes seals the deal on how horrible she is.
"Yeah. Its...a distraction."
From being angry with her about not being able to do this project with you. I know the whole fake marriage scenario could have been extremely awkward at some points, but mostly it would have been nice. We would have had a valid excuse to spend a lot of time around each other and pretend to be getting work done.
"You've got good news for me right?... Right?"Wrong ( ... )
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"Oh God, not fair." I groaned and covered my eyes, laying back on the steps and trying to figure out what the hell I was going to do. It was so perfect! The breaks, damn it! I wanted the breaks! Lots of them!
"I did the best I could. She's just determined to keep us apart."
Madsen says one word about that when I tell him, I swear, I'll just... "Damn it." Damn it damn it damn it damn it.
"Do you want to go back to my house for a while?"I don't know, right now I mostly feel like stuffing Daphne in a box and throwing the box into the ocean. Then throwing something really huge ontop of it so she never comes back up again. So some idiot can accidentally dig her up years later and unleash the second coming of Little Miss Hairspray on the world ( ... )
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It might not be as bad as we're expecting it to be. Daphne and Madsen can't stand us anymore than we can stand them. Hopefully, we won't have to talk them very much, and can just focus on getting the project completed. And if Madsen starts bothering me, I'll kick his ass. All things considered, he would deserve it.
"I hate her."
"I'm not liking her much at the moment either."
"I mean, I'm sorry, I know she's your friend. But I just... I can't stand her. What the hell is she trying to do anyway? What does it accomplish?"
"She thinks I'll break up with you and date someone more acceptable to her."
That is what this is about. Daphne wants me to go out with a popular, boring, jackass of a guy. And she will be extremely pleased with that as long as the one I pick is not as cute or as popular as the one who she chooses to go out with ( ... )
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"You mean about birth control? That was in our textbook."
It was one of the first readings we had to do for homework this week. If Sam doesn't know it, that just means he didn't do the reading. Or that he forgot that part of it, but probably that he didn't do the reading. Sam doesn't really seem to care about doing that kind of work. He's more interested in lighting up mascot outfits and damaging gym equipment. I think if Sam was any other person, him doing that would bother me, even now.
I just don't see anything wrong with it if he isn't hurting anyone. Sure, its stupid, but its something to do. Instead of getting involved in sports or performing arts, Sam pulls pranks with his stoner friends. Its not all that bad.
It would be better if Madsen wasn't in the pictuer, but its bearable.
"This whole thing is going to scar me for life by the time we're done with it. I can tell already.""Sorry ( ... )
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It was? Which book? The health book? I don't read the health book. Or... A lot of the other books for that matter. I read books that don't put me to sleep. Why are they telling us when birth control first came out in the health book? What the hell difference does that make?
"Sorry."
"It's fine. I'm sorry." She's got it just as bad, as far as things go with her right now, and it's not fair of me to bitch about it all the time. I'm sure she's going to have her fair share of scarring mental images once she starts thinking about this.
What the hell, I'll end up hearing all about it either way. Madsen'll probably complain twice as bad as Carly ever would, no matter what. I'm going to have to tell him to pretend she's someone else. He can work with that.
"They want a written response on whether you plan on having a one or a two income household, and why.""It'd be one, right?" Just me. Daphne's sure as hell never going to work. "Daphne would want to stay home." Stay home, and ( ... )
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God, that would be such hell. I think I'd kill her and commit suicide, and who the hell would blame me in the end? Come on. Seriously. Who?
"And what would you do?"
What would I do? I don't really have any plans outside of getting out of high school alive. And I used to be into dinosaurs, but I never wanted a career in that. And that's definitely something I'm sure as hell not going to tell Carly.
So what would I do?
"I have no idea." I laughed, trying to think it over. "I'm not good at a lot of things." Except pulling school wide pranks, and even then, I tend to get caught because they know to go straight to us.
"I like cameras."
That's something. Better than dinosaurs. I've always liked cameras. Not any kind in particular, but it goes with the me being a visual guy thing.
So, cameras.
"... I wish I had something better." I laughed. "What about you?" Yeah, I know we're not talking about her, but I want to know anyway. And it gets some of the focus off me.
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"Sure." I shrugged. I guess it's something to write down. Just because I like cameras doesn't mean I'll actually end up in photography, but whatever. It's all about the grade right now. Getting out of high school so I can do bigger and better things.
Or just better things. I can work with better things. I like this, though. I wonder if I can do both. Do this, and still do better things.
I'll wait until I'm a Senior to worry about that one.
"You shouldn't. You could do something cool with that."
"Maybe."
"I don't know yet."
Why doesn't she know? She can act, right? There's something. Plus she's smart, and smart people get a good ways. She can handle herself. I don't think she'll have a problem once she decides on something.
"I love being involved with the theater, but I don't think its a realistic goal."I frowned as I looked over at her. "Yeah, so? We're supposed to be realistic now?" Come on. I'm only realisitic when I have to be to keep from doing something stupid, and even then ( ... )
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He has a point. We're a little young to be making serious life decisions. All we have to do is put something down in our essays about our profession and how much our estimated income and expenses would be. If I don't end up doing what I put down, it won't be the end of the world. I doubt I'll even remember it.
Technically, I could lie and say I'm some sort of 1970's folk goddess and Carmichael couldn't touch me.
"Or ever? You don't do much if you're realisitic all the time."
You don't get very far without logic, either. Someday I'm going to need to find something to do that will allow me to be independent from my parents. I can't let them support me. I couldn't stand living like that. And being able to pay for my own life would require a good paying job. Or a poorly paying job and a nice little shack. But I can't not be realistic when I start getting out there and trying to establish myself ( ... )
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That's kind of a big statement, isn't it? We're a little young for that too. But I don't think I'm much better, I've thought a few things like that every once in a while. I stopped wanting to be worth something a while ago though. Not everyone can be worth something.
"I mean, I want to do something good with my life. I have more than I deserve, but eventually, I want to break away from it all and be my own person.""Y'know what I'd do?" Just a suggestion, 'cause I'll be doing this part no matter what. "Do the breaking away thing first. Then work on the other stuff." I don't know how I'm going to do it, but at graduation, I'm on my own, and that's it ( ... )
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I don't think I have a choice. I'd never be able to get away with any kind of good under my father's roof. Having that knowledge doesn't bother me in the least, oddly enough, but it does make what I'll have to do someday very clear.
First, I'll have to get my ass out of the house. Then, once I've established myself on my own, I can spread my wings a little and be my own person. It wouldn't happen if I stayed here. I'd be suffocated, the same way Grace was, and the same way my mom is starting to be all over again. And I know I can't live with that. Its not in me to obey people who I believe are wrong.
I wonder where I get that from. None of my older relatives are like me.
You'd think with the way I am, I should at least have a crazy Aunt who encourages me. Or a free-spirited Grandmother who had a thing with Elvis. Or both the crazy Aunt and the free-spirited Grandmother. Its just me. I'm kinda alone in this.
"Doing something good with your life ( ... )
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