"Oof!" I huffed as something large and velvety kept hitting my face. I opened my eyes to see the annoyed expression on Brittany's face as she held a pillow above her head ready to whack me with it again.
"About time!" she said as she tossed the pillow back onto my bed and took a seat at my desk chair.
"Why are you here so early?" I mumbled, still groggy from just waking up.
Britt just laughed, "Early? Hun, it's one in the afternoon."
"Oops" I got up and walked into the bathroom to fix myself up. I have this tiny habit of sleeping in on weekends. Okay, okay so its a horrible habit, and I'm usually passed out till early afternoon. I need my beauty sleep, so sue me.
"How long have you been here?" I slurred with a mouth full of toothpaste.
"Just got here. I think I saw Matt and your brother downstairs too." For some odd reason, Britt is the only person I know that can understand me when I'm brushing my teeth or have a mouth full of food.
"Great." I mumbled and then rinsed.
"Also, I made appointments for four o'clock at Chic C'est la Vie for us."
"Sounds good" I replied, walking back into the bedroom to pull on a black tank top and some denim shorts. “The sooner we get this project over with, the better.”
Two hours and six long Shakespeare plays later, Britt, Matt, and I found ourselves sitting at the kitchen table with books, notes, highlighters, and still no idea for our scene.
“Okay can we just take a break, if I have to read another paragraph about how Helena wants Demetrius to treat her like a dog, I think my head is going to explode,” Britt complained as she trudged into the living room where Ben was watching TV.
Matt and I sighed and followed suit. “Yeah, but we have to chose our scene by Monday so Mrs. Ross can approve, otherwise we get…” Matt trailed off. “Dude, you’ve been watching an Amanda Bynes movie…by yourself?” he chuckled.
“Shut up. It was either this or Bring It On, and at least this movie has soccer in it” he said glaring at Matt.
“Oh my gosh I love Bring It On!” Britt squealed next to him and I couldn’t help but laugh at her excitement. Leave it to a cheerleader to get that excited about Bring It On. I’m not going to lie, even I know most of the lines in that movie. Don’t judge, I’m a cheerleader.
“Hey, this is that movie! Oh what’s it called again Jen?” Britt asked.
“She’s The Man” I answered for what would be about the 100th time. You see, whenever Brittany would get into a fight with her boyfriend Kyle, or when Brooke would have guy problems, we would always have a typical storybook ‘girls night’ to eat our emotions away and get lost in romantic comedies with happy endings.
This movie was just one of the usual 'go-to' films for our girls nights and Britt could never remember the name of it. Yet it escapes me how she can memorize every line in Bring It On. I only hope she can do the same with our Shakespeare scene.
After about five minutes of spacing out on my part, Matt suddenly speaks up, “Wait a sec, that dude’s name is Duke Orsino…and the blonde chick is Olivia…and the main girl is called Viola…” aah, so he’s putting two and two together now. Only took him five minutes.
“Yeah that sounds totally familiar. Do we have a Duke Orsino at our school or something, Jen?” Britt asked.
I gave her a ‘you’ve-got-to-be-kidding-me’ look, “Wow, Brittany. You just re-defined dumb-blonde”
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Smokin' Hot
HumorJennifer Taylor has spent the last three years working her way up to the top of the high school food chain. But she couldn't get to where she is now without making a few sacrifices. What happens when one of those "sacrifices" comes back for Jennif...
