You. Us. Me (True Story)

YOU - Part I

AUTHOR'S NOTE !!!

A huge thanks to _toochocolately_ for making my first book cover. Thank you sis ❤

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8:49 pm

September 1, 2005 (Thursday)

Room near the stairs (a perfect place since I can easily sneak to the kitchen without my mom knowing *insert evil laugh)

Dear Diary (D for short),

What's up?

I'm doing my happy "feet" dance right now (yeah, feet because obviously I can't write if I'm gonna dance with my whole body HAHAHA) because finally, I'm done with my math homework. Me and math really don't get along that well.

Another thing is, I can't forget about what happened at school today (jeez relax; I'm going to tell you everything later, just wait). It's a really good thing that I was drinking my favorite hot chocolate while doing my assignments otherwise I would definitely go crazy.

Something WEIRD happened. Yeah, I think weird is the perfect word to describe it.

I know that you know me very well because I'm writing to you for God knows how long now. You know how BORING my life is, right?

--- Wake up (with my mom screaming my name at the top of her lungs, I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one who's awake because of her -- ❤ you mom)

--- Eat breakfast (Btw, today I had bacon, eggs and rice. I know it's too much but they said breakfast is the most important meal of the day. We both know that this is just my excuse to load up on carbs HAHAHA don't judge the girl's got to eat)

--- Go to school (excited *note the sarcasm*)

--- Study (Still now, I've been asking myself and the whole world why do we need to stay at school for 8 hours, in my case 9 to 9 ½ hours since I have extracurricular activities to attend to. Why can't we just sleep all day?)

--- Go home

--- Study (Homework time yehey *note the sarcasm again*)

--- Sleep (favorite part of the day, you know me; I have this major relationship thing with my bed, pillow, comforter HAHAHA)

Okay, okay. I know that you're excited to know what happened so here it goes ...........

One of my crazy but true friends, Cherry, asked me this morning if she can borrow my phone. She told me that she badly needed to text someone and of course the good friend that I am (LOL, let me praise myself once in a while) I lend her mine.

Since school got so busy today, I forgot all about my phone until she returned it to me at lunchtime. She keeps on saying "Thank you A", "Love you A", I was like Okay, you're welcome, stop with the thank you because you're starting to creep me out.

This is where it got weird, you know I have my biology with Miss Cross after lunch and she hates it if someone's using their phone during her class. So what happened is, my phone is in my pocket and it keeps on vibrating. I sneak a glance and I saw 3 text messages from an unknown number.

I opened it up and the very first message (wait let me check my phone) goes like this, "Hi Anise, up to now I can't believe that I have your number", second "Hi Anise, what are you doing?" and the last one is "Hello".

I can't help but get a little curious because he/she knows my name so I was about to reply when Miss Cross obviously saw what I'm doing and (dan-dan-dan-dan *horror sound*) I was lectured in front of the whole class.

LECTURED.

SCOLDED.

IN FRONT OF THE WHOLE CLASS.

Here's the thing, Miss Cross doesn't go lightly in reprimanding her students, she will ask you to stand up and she will start her lecture on how this generation can't keep off their hands from using their phone BLAH, BLAH, BLAH. I think I was standing for a good 15 minutes. Now you understand why I feel so embarrassed.

Even without looking at a mirror, I know my whole face is red like a ripe tomato ready to explode. I was so embarrassed may be because it was the first time I was scolded like that IN FRONT OF THE WHOLE CLASS, yes I'm putting an emphasis on it.

My friends, my so called friends, they were busy wiping their eyes off from too much laughing (silently). I will get back at them tomorrow, don't' worry.

So after that embarrassing moment, I sat down put on a straight face while on my head I'm imagining myself beating that unknown number's face whoever he/she is (too much violent, I don't think so).

After class, my friends approached me and of course they laughed and laughed again because according to them they can't forget the scared look on my face. Then they asked me what happened so I told them everything.

That's when I noticed Cherry standing so quietly in the corner (You know her D, Cherry is my loudest, most talkative friend so for her to be quiet like that it's really weird).

She may noticed me looking at her because even before I got to ask her, she started saying "Sorry", "Sorry, I wouldn't do it again", "I'm really sorry", I can't understand her because she's rambling so I shush her up and ask her what happened.

"A, I was pretending to be you", that's what she said and ran.

I was trying to call her but she won't answer me. I sent her a few text messages saying that I'm not mad or anything and we should talk but she never replied until now.

I'm not worried about Cherry (don't get me wrong, I love her, but she's usually like this if she did something wrong in any of our closest friends), what I'm worried about is what she told me, that she's pretending to be me.

I haven't had the chance to reply to that guy either (now I know he's a guy, I'm definitely beating him up in my mind).

Anyway, write to you again tomorrow. I need to catch up on my sleep. Many things happened today. My body's yearning for my bed and I can hear my bed calling me (yes I'm weird, you should get used to it by now).

I'll update you tomorrow about Cherry.

Goodnight D.

I'm off to Dreamland.

You're weird of a friend,

Anise 💙

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❤ Zallie