How I survived life... Sort of... Jinara Giddyon

Chapter 6

"Jinara!" Charlotte whispered for what seemed like the 1,000th time. I continued working, not paying attention to her. Charlotte threw a paper ball at me. It said Come on! I know you can hear me! I wanna talk to you! You are my best friend, not Anasia! She asked me if she can come over to work on the project and I said yes! I honestly don't understand why you are so mad about this! Um wait, nevermind about that... I got really upset after that.

Our conversation went a little like this... 

Me: Okay. You wanna know why I am upset??? I can't believe that Anasia completely treated me like dirt and you just let her do that! THIS is why I am angry. You are making it seem like it is not a big deal. Plus, what happened to "Never let anyone get in the way of our friendship?" Yeah sure! Tell that to Anasia! 

Then I threw that paper ball as hard as I possibly could back at her. I heard Charlotte gasp.

Charlotte: I know... I didn't know what to do! Anasia seems like an awesomely nice person and when she said that to you, I kinda froze. I didn't know what to do!

 I waited for a minute.

Me:  Maybe you should let HER be your best friend instead.

When I got it back, I did not respond. I didn't even read it. I simply put it in the recycling. I didn't really care if she wanted to be my friend or not. I have other friends. Maybe Gabe will be my new best friend. That would be nice. I opened up my diary.

September 9th, 2007.

I can't believe what has happened. I am so upset. My own sister has turned against me all because of this stupid project. I really don't like Anasia. She seems so nice to my sister but she is a complete jerk to me. I don't understand. If only I were Charlotte. I would show her to never mess with Jinara ever again! I would make her hate me if I were Charlotte!

That's when I got an idea. I closed the diary and I thought for a minute. That's it! Charlotte and I look exactly alike! Nobody could tell us apart if we wore the same thing on the same day! Not even that stupid Anasia! Math was not the important thing right now. I couldn't wait for tomorrow. I started to rush to get to my mom's car when-

"Jinara!" I heard Gabe call. I had completely forgotten about going to his house that day. He waved me over and I came. Charlotte looked confused as I walked past her. "Jinara?" She asked, but I ignored her. "Charlotte! Ignore her! She is worthless to us anyway. If we were twins, I would totally not leave you in the dust like that. Maybe we should be BFF's!" I ignored all of that. She is trying to get under my skin, but I pushed her out.

"Hey Gabe! I am ready to go when you are!" I said and smiled. I looked over at my mom's car, and she waved at Gabe. She stopped in front of us and rolled down the window. I saw Charlotte and Anasia in the backseat.

"Hey Gabe! How are you doing? I am just letting you know Jinara that I am gonna pick you up around seven! Or earlier if you want, just text me okay? Have fun!" Gabe and I both said bye as she sped away. Then we went to Gabe's bus.

"You are so lucky your mom picks you up. I have to take a bus. It sucks." Gabe says. I laugh "Oh, it can't be that bad."

It CAN be that bad. It really really is. Kids that pour milk on other kids, some kids rough housing, the bus driver who smells like smoke, and some foul language that I am not going to repeat.

Gabe and I sat with each other and some kid went to Gabe. "Yo Gabe, is this your girlfriend?" Gabe blushed and said "No dude. Go die in a hole someplace." Then he looked back at me. "Sorry." We didn't really talk much after that. A few random kids would tap on our heads and then point to some other kids.

I was so glad to get off that stupid bus. I practically kissed the sidewalk outside of Gabe's house. "Next time, we are taking my mom's car." I said, and Gabe laughed. We went inside and played some video games. Then we did some homework. Then I had to go home.

"See ya Gabe." I said at the door. He nodded. "See ya." Then I was about to walk away, when he grabbed my arm and gave me a kiss. Then he went inside and locked the door. I walked to my mom's car in a very weird daze.

"How was it?" Mom asked. "Humblegrabblecruzy huh?" I responded. Mom chuckled. "Well then." She said and we drove away. I smiled as I looked out the window. This whole fight thing with Charlotte may not be so bad after all!