The Seventh Grade Wars

CHAPTER 42: HAYLEY

By the end of the week, both C Side and A Side had posted invitations on their blogs about awesome Halloween parties they were throwing.

"Those dumb people," said Jordan one lunchtime. "They think the way to show everyone up is by throwing a party."

"Well, to be fair, the Malboys throws some pretty cool parties," said Victoria. "I've always wanted to be invited to a Malboy party."

"The last one didn't turn out too good, though," said Riley. "I think that picture's still up on the C Side webpage."

"So, what's the plan, then?" said Diane.

"Why don't you come up with one for a change, you two?" said Jordan. For once he was showing his frustration with the twins.

"Okay, then," said Jackie. She was eating another Froot RollUp, and her lips were stained abnormally blue.

They were quiet for a while while we all stared at them. Then, finally, Diane said, "Well, for Halloween, lots of kids go out and toilet paper people' houses when they're not around."

"So what're you saying?" asked Riley. "We toilet paper and egg the A and C Sides?"

"Yes," said Diane, "that's exactly what I'm saying."

Chelsea bit her lip. "A bit immature, though, isn't it?"

"You're talking about immature, Chelsea?" sneered Jackie.

"Listen," said Diane, folding her arms. "You all asked us to come up with a prank. We did. And now you're not going to use it."

"We will," said Jordan quickly. "It's honestly not bad. Simple yet effective."

"I'm not paying for any of the eggs, though," said Jackie. "Neither is Diane."

"That's okay," said Jordan simply. "I will."

We decided on pulling the prank on October 31st, early in the morning. I'd decided to go with Jordan even before that to the grocery store and buy the toilet paper and eggs. I set my alarm clock for five in the morning, and I woke up extremely tired. I felt like these days I was almost always tired.

I pulled on my shoes and my jeans and T-shirt, and just as I was heading out of my room I heard something hit my window.

I ran over and looked out as something else hit the windowsill. Jordan was standing outside, tossing some small, round things at the house.

I slid open the window as quietly as I could, and stuck my head out.

"Jordan, what are you doing here?" I whispered fiercely.

"Taking you to the store," he replied.

"You know I could have just met you there," I said.

"I know," he said.

"Um, I'll be right down, then," I said.

I didn't have any time to tie my hair into it's usual braids, so I left it down and rushed out of the house.

I looked at Jordan. He was holding a handful of little objects, probably what he was throwing at my window.

"What are those?" I asked, motioning to the objects.

"Buttons," he responded. "I know most people use rocks, but I didn't want to break your window."

"Well," I said, "I appreciate the thought."

We started walking. The 7-11 was always open and not too far away, so we decided to go there.

"I like your hair this way," said Jordan.

I shrugged. "I just couldn't bother to do it up today."

Once we got to the 7-11, we headed inside.

"How much stuff d'you think we'll need?" asked Jordan.

"I don't know. How about thirty-five cartons of eggs and twenty toilet paper rolls?" I said, glancing at the groceries

"That's going to be a lot to carry," said Jordan.

"I know, but we really should have that many," I protested. "We want this to be an effective prank."

The cashier at the counter looked surprised when we put our purchases on the countertop.

"Don't you have school?" she said.

"Yes, but it doesn't start until eight," I replied.

Jordan and I pooled the money in our pockets to pay. Then we asked for extra plastic grocery bags, in case they broke.

"What are you planning to do, egg all the houses in the neighborhood this Halloween?" the cashier asked.

"Something of the sort," Jordan said. "Bye."

Halfway to school, I realized Jordan was right. The groceries were hard to carry. I tried dragging one of the bags on the sidewalk, but it ended up being ripped and I had to put the things into a new bag.

Finally, we got to school. The rest of the team was waiting outside.

"Why did she go with you?" demanded Diane when she saw me.

"Oh, come on, Diane," said Jordan, but didn't say anything else.

We got to work. Riley had swiped the janitor's key again, and we used it to get into the A and C Buildings.

The toilet paper served as party streamers, and we used packing tape to stick them onto the walls. As for the eggs, that was simple. We hurled them wherever they could go. On lockers, on the floor, on the doors of classrooms. The taller people were able to do the streamers properly, so the shorter people (like me) were left to do the eggs. I honestly didn't mind it. Egging was actually pretty fun, even though I did get it all over my hands.

We were finished with an abundant amount of time to spare before class, and we headed to the bathroom to wash the egg and paper off of us (and, in Riley's case, his clothes).

Before we left for the B Building, I took out my cell phone and snapped a picture of the A Side hallway.

"What're you doing that for?" asked Chelsea.

"I'm going to post it on the B Side blog," I replied.

As we waited for school to start, I used my phone to write a quick blog post about the prank.

Happy Halloween!! This year it got a bit more interesting, thanks to us...we decided to use a classic prank known to kids on this holiday and egg and toilet paper the A and C Side hallways! I hope you all enjoy. ;) Love, B Side.