The Australian Girl

The Pep Assembly

I was getting my books out of my locker when none other than Ryder walked up to me.

"Oh hey Ryder what's up?" I asked.

"Please go out with me" he mumbled.

"I'm sorry what did you say?" I questioned.

"Umm.. I mean you're new around here and you haven't been to many places so why don't I take you out bowling and dinner at 'Breadsticks' " he said confidently.

"Oh well not 'Breadsticks' Sam already took me there" I said.

"Oh yeah that's right" he said sadly.

"But umm.. Maybe bowling and a movie, and we can have pizza at the bowling centre" I said.

"Oh yeah sounds great, I will pick you up Friday at 7:00" he beamed.

"Wait a minute this is a date isn't it?" I asked.

"Umm... Well no.. Not exactly a date per say", he stuttered as he blushed.

"Well if it is a date that's fine by me" I smiled.

Ryder smiled back at me and blushed.

Just then three of the jocks walked up to us with those Slushee drinks in their hands.

It was none other than those 2 morons Bobby Surette and Phil Lipoff who are in my history class and are very obnoxious. Then the 3rd guy that was with them was shockingly none other than my older brother Luke. Suddenly Bobby and Phil threw their slushees at us.

I felt really cold, wet and humiliated. But Ryder was mad so he retaliated and smashed Bobby against a locker.

"Dude what the hell was that for!?" Yelled Ryder.

"Umm.. Hello you're in Glee Club, we are in football, that's what we do - it's part of the hierarchy" said Phil.

"Wow! I'm Impressed that you actually know what that word means. Bravo!" I said sarcastically.

"Shut up Crocodile Dundee, go cook us some shrimp on the barbie", said Bobby mocking my accent.

Phill and Bobby laughed as they high fived each other.

"That's not true that's just an offensive stereo type" I yelled.

My brother Luke was still standing there with the Slushee still in his hand.

"What the hell Luke! I thought you already threw your Slushee at them!" yelled Bobby.

"Do it Luke...If you're one of us!" said Phill

Luke walked up to me with fear and guilt In his eyes.

"You always told me not to give in to peer pressure" I whispered to him.

"I warned you about joining Glee Club sis, and this is the price you pay!" yelled Luke.

I felt yet another cold Slushee hit my face. The Jocks laughed at us including Luke as they walked off. I couldn't help but cry.

"Emma are you okay?" asked Ryder

"No.. not.. really.." I said In between sobs.

Ryder just held me and rubbed my back until I calmed down.

"Come on let's go get cleaned up, I think Brittany has some spare clothes in her locker"

We walked up to Brittany at her locker and Ryder said.

"Hey Britt, do you think Emma can have some spare clothes? We got Slusheed" Ryder said calmly.

"Yeah sure thing, let me find something that Lord Tubbington hasn't chewed through" said Brittany.