I'm a Model Because of My Wig

Chapter 4: Magazine Mischief

Okay so this isn't totally edited but it's an update so whatever :) Enjoy! (I'll probably post an edited version later)

"And...Jaden and Avaline."

"What?" My head shoots up. Jaden? Me? What?

"Avaline, you're paired with Jaden," Mr. Brown says.

"But-but-"

"Avaline, please get to work with Jaden."

Sighing, I head over to a smirking Jaden. I shoot a glance at Skyler, who makes a pitied face, then mouths, It will be alright. It will definitely not be alright.

"Well if it isn't little miss geek," Jaden says. I wince.

"Please don't call me that."

"Get to work, geek." Jaden pulls out a magazine and leans back in her seat. My breath catches in my throat.

"What's that?"

"Oh, you wouldn't know. It's an article about that supermodel Ava; she's my idol. Now get back to work," Jaden snaps. I stare at her for a minute, then pull out my math book and get to work.

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"What was posted about me?" I ask Skyler. Skyler's been listening to me vent about Jaden for the last half hour as we walk around the town park, but I'd forgotten about the magazine until now.

"Nothing," Skyler says in the high-pitched voice she uses when she lies. I stop walking and turn to her, arms crossed. Skyler sighs. "Okay, fine. There have been some things posted but I've talked to Hannah and-"

"Oh gee, thanks for telling me."

Skyler ignores me. "Hannah says she's working on it. She's trying to file a lawsuit against them."

"Uh-huh. And what exactly is this article about?"

Skyler glances down at her feet. "Nothing much."

"Skyler!"

"Okay, fine, fine." She reaches into her new purse (a gift from a shoot last month) and pulls out a crumpled magazine. I glance at the cover. Secrets Uncovered. Figures. I flip it open to my article (it's not hard to find - Skyler has only a couple hundred sticky notes on there) and start reading. I wince at just the first sentence.

Ugly Counterparts: Ava

We've made another comparison of supermodel to ugly stranger just for you! This time we've taken a photo of the mysterious supermodel Ava and ran it by all the photos people from our subscription list have sent in! Which ugly stranger looks closest to our beloved model? Take a look and vote on our website!

Under the short paragraph is a photo of me, in Ava costume, and me, in my normal self. Magazines sure are cruel. I feel faint.

"What is this?" I ask Skyler. "Why am I on here? How do they have my photo?"

"Ava, I - we - didn't want to tell you because we're trying to-"

"My life is over." I groan, burying my face in my hands.

"Um, no it's not," Skyler says, not-very-reassuring. I lift my head and glare at her.

"Oh really? And how exactly do you plan to do to fix this mess?"

Skyler bites her lip. "Uh, we were, uh, we had a plan. Um, we, uh-"

I groan. "Seriously?"

I'm about to collapse on the ground but my phone rings, so I have to fish it out of my bag instead. Three incoming calls. Mom, Hannah, and an unknown number. I accept Hannah's call as Skyler's phone begins to ring as well. She rolls her eyes and hits accept.

"Hannah, I'm standing right next to Avaline. Let me put you on speaker."

Skyler motions for me to hang up as she fiddles with her phone. A couple seconds later, Hannah's yelling is loud and clear.

"Avaline Quinn, did Skyler show you the article?"

I wince.

"Um, yes?"

"We have to do something!"

"Ava, what were you thinking sending your photo in?" My mom asks in the background.

"But I didn't!" I protest.

"Well you did," my mom snaps. "It got in there somehow, didn't it?"

"Okay, calm down," Hannah tells us both. "Avaline, did you ever submit your photo for anything? Any sort of contest?"

"Oh. Oops."

"Oops? Oops what?" My mother shrieks.

"Um, there was a raffle a couple months back," I mutter. I hear Hannah's sigh in the background.

"Why, Ava? Why?"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"

"We'll talk more when you get home," Hannah says, then the phone goes quiet. Sklyer and I look at each other.

"Well," Skyler says with a sigh, "I guess we'd better head over to your house."

Um, yeah, I hope you liked that chapter and if you did make sure to vote <3 I'd love to hear your thoughts as well don't be afraid to comment *constructive* criticism! Thanks for reading!