Mrs. Musa started class, instructing us all to brainstorm story ideas. We were free to work with other people..the perfect cover.

Blair, Mandy, Carly, Jordella and I turned our desks so we were sitting in a circle. We had just began our conversation when the JoBros pushed their desks into our circle.

“May we join you?” Joe asked.

“No,” Mandy replied, “Girl-talk time. Bye bye!” She shooed Joe away.

“Mand. . please? Those other girls are going to eat us alive,” Nick begged, smiling at her.

She gave in immediately.

And our girl-talk was dead.

Jordella passed me a note.

‘A- dude, so u kno how u + tom broke up? i don’t think me + danny r goin 2 great’

WHAT ?! They seemed perfect!

I replied, ‘DUDE, WHAT ?! no ways! r u gonna break up with him?!’

I put the note on her desk and watched her read it. She looked at me and shrugged, tossing the note into the trash can.

We all had at least 5 story ideas on our papers when the bell rang. We all straightened our desks and ran out to recess.