Dear Diary, it's me again. Amy.

Chris Belton part 2

After my new best friends left, my dad told me we were going to a restaurant for supper. “Get in the car, Randy.” He told me. He calls me Randy because they were going to name me Miranda. But last minute, my mom decided on Amy. But my dad still thinks it should be Miranda. Since it’s my middle name, he can call me Randy whenever he wants. And I’m okay with that. We got in the car. I was just putting my seatbelt on when he remembered. “The keys!” he started to take his seatbelt off when I stopped him. “I’ll get the keys daddy.” I wanted to get them because I needed to do something. Quick. Without… him knowing. I went inside and ran upstairs. To my computer. I turned on MSN. He was online. He was online! I told him that I had to go but I’d be on later. He told me he’d be waiting. OMG!!!! He’ll wait for me! I just remembered that my dad was totally waiting for me outside. I found the keys on the couch and ran outside to the car. “What took you so long?” I knew he would ask that. “I needed to pee.” I thought of. We pulled out of the driveway. “Where are we going?” I asked. “Ray’s Café.” My dad loves cafes. I don’t know why but he does. We pulled up. When I got out I saw someone my height get out of a cherry red, sports car. She turned around. It was… Chantel. Oh… god.

She smirked at me across the parking lot. Tilting her head, she laughed at something her older sister said and they walked inside the café. The smell of raspberry body spray wafted through the lot. My dad looked at me. “Friend of yours?”

“Oh. No, She’s..” I looked at her through the frost bitten window. She sat at a window seat, flipping her hair back and forth while she talked. She was pretty enough to be a model. Her teeth were pearly white and her eyes lit up when she laughed. Maybe she and I’d be friends someday. But would that be wrong? Addi and Adrienne don’t like her. They say she’s mean. But it’s not up to them who I’m friends with. But I have to be loyal. It’s decided. I do not like Chantel Mandallin.

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When I got home from the café dad went into his office. The phone rang in there and he shut the door. I went upstairs and plopped my new periwinkle blue backpack on the floor next to my bed and sat down on my bed. I pushed my hair out of my face and smelled something. My window was open. I walked over and the scent grew stronger. It smells of cookies. I looked down and sure enough, across the street a little girl sat behind a homemade table and poster that said:

50 CENT COOKIES FOR SALE!

 They smelled very good. And I was hungry. I didn’t want to bother my dad so I took fifty cents out of my pocket and went outside. The girl lit up with a smile when she saw me walking towards her. I smiled back. I stopped in front of her little table and put fifty cents on it.

“One cookie please.” I said and looked into her cute little blue eyes. She put the money in a little box and held the plate out to me. I picked one up and took a bite. They were delicious! “These are so good!” The girl grinned and said “I made them myself. My brother helped with the oven part though.”

“And who is your brother?” I said, still devouring the chocolate chip cookie. “Chris.” She said.

I stopped chewing. Chris Belton? Just then the girls front door of her house opened. CHRIS WALKED OUT. Oh god. My knees went week.

“Hi Chris!” the girl turned to him and waved. “Chris waved back. Then he waved to me. Oh my god!

“Hi Amy.” He said as he approached. He smiled the most gorgeous smile at me. “Hi.” Was all I could squeak back. “I, I, I have to go now. Lots of homework.” I turned a started back to my house and he yelled over to me, “See you around.” I didn’t turn. I walked inside. Up to my bedroom. Collapsed on to my bed. And I squealed! I smiled and queaked with Joy! Then I went on msn and Addi and Adrienne were online! I chatted and chatted with them about seeing Chantel at Ray’s, and the cookie girl, and Chris!! We chatted until supper. Then after supper we talked on a three way phone call! Then the next day at school, we chatted more! Millbrook is great!!!

I wish Leeza were here.