L8r, G8r (11 page)

mad maddie:

hey, a. i saw yr “zoom zoom zoom” status, so i am making the wildly brilliant deduction that you're out driving yr jeep.

mad maddie:

txt me when you get in, k? i hunted down jana. i want to give you the full report!

SnowAngel:

hey, mads. sorry i missed you.

mad maddie:

that's ok. how's the jeep?

SnowAngel:

*sighs in rapture*

SnowAngel:

jeep is WONDERFUL. i feel like such a princess!

mad maddie:

you R a princess

SnowAngel:

i'm gonna treat logan right, i really am. i think i wasn't being fair to him … before.

mad maddie:

ehh, what will be, will be. i'm washing my hands of it.

mad maddie:

ready to hear what happened with jana?

SnowAngel:

*sits criss-cross-apple-sauce at maddie's feet* spill!

mad maddie:

i was totally straight-up. i cornered her by her locker and said, “did you tell paige jensen that zoe said angela needed to keep her hormones to herself?”

SnowAngel:

*blushes* i really don't like hearing it put that way, even if zoe DIDN'T say it.

mad maddie:

being the callous and soul-less person she is, jana laughed and said, “no, but i wish i did. that's priceless!” so i said, “bullshit. you tried to get zoe in trouble with angela, but it didn't work. zoe would have never said that about angela, and angela would have never believed zoe said it anyway.”

SnowAngel:

except we both did. just for a teeny tiny second … but still.

mad maddie:

jana doesn't need to know that. what matters is that your friendship was strong enough to get thru it.

SnowAngel:

OUR friendship, all 3 of ours. you talked us thru it, ya know.

mad maddie:

nonetheless, jana tried to screw with us, and she must face the consequences.

SnowAngel:

IF she really was the one who said it …

mad maddie:

oh, she was. her smugness was undeniable.

SnowAngel:

did you tell zo? is she mad?

mad maddie:

she is, but not mad ENOUGH

mad maddie:

i told her i was gonna get jana back, and she was all, “no, no, just leave it.” but it's about sticking up for what you believe in—and i believe in us.

SnowAngel:

so wha'cha gonna do?

mad maddie:

i don't know, but i'll think of something!

SnowAngel:

zo? are you tweeting lyrics from weird esoteric indie bands? are you becoming THAT GIRL???

SnowAngel:

it's cuz of doug, isn't it?

SnowAngel:

uh huh. i'm looking up the “so look to the stars” line …

SnowAngel:

omg, i soooo called it! it's from that band he was talking about yesterday! This Season's Color or This Season's Spice or … something. omg, zoe, plz keep liking your OWN music? plz???

SnowAngel:

or maybe the star song is great. i dunno. GRRRR.

SnowAngel:

either way, i was just txting to giggle about maddie and how bad-ass she's being. i think she sees it as defending our honor, which is sooo sweet. what do you think she's gonna do???

SnowAngel:

i also wanted to tell you that i've re-thought the whole logan thing for real, and i don't think i've been giving him a fair chance. we were in a rut, that's all. but he's a great guy. he's a wonderful guy, and i would be insane to throw that away.

SnowAngel:

and no, it's not just the jeep.

SnowAngel:

i thought you'd be happy to hear that, that's all!

SnowAngel:

PS—i'm not TOTALLY superficial. i mean, i like looking at stars too.

mad maddie:

hungry! hunnnngry!

SnowAngel:

go to snack machine. buy delicious food item. insert delicious food item into mouth.

mad maddie:

can't. i'm supposedly recording grades for ms. hathoway. i'm also working on a brilliant way to get back at jana, but don't ask what it is.

SnowAngel:

what is it?

mad maddie:

i just told you, i'm not telling! let's just say it's
a friendly reminder that all actions come with repercussions.

SnowAngel:

when will this friendly reminder take place?

mad maddie:

hopefully tomorrow, so stay alert.

SnowAngel:

yes, ma'am. so i'm googling jeep accessories, and i'm considering a “cherry” theme—do you think that would be stupid? like, they have steering wheel covers and all that, all decorated with cherries.

mad maddie:

my brother mark has a sheepskin steering wheel cover.

SnowAngel:

i don't want a sheepskin steering wheel cover. i want a cherry steering wheel cover. shld I poll my english class?

mad maddie:

i'm sure mrs. mahan wld love that. excellent use of class time.

mad maddie:

hey, i talked to vincent during culture studies, and he's having a party tomorrow night. happy time!

SnowAngel:

uh oh. you say happy time, i say DANGER. is this when you guys r finally gonna end up in a closet with your hands all over each other?

mad maddie:

god, angela, could we get off that already? seriously.

SnowAngel:

i'm just *teasing*

mad maddie:

well stop. it's like you're refusing to let me be an actual mature adult.

SnowAngel:

an actual mature adult who's salivating over the prospect of a parent-free house party with an endless supply of beer?

mad maddie:

exactly

SnowAngel:

wh-hoo! then i'll be the designated driver—IN MY JEEP!

mad maddie:

i'm all over that. l8rs!

mad maddie:

yes! score! do i rock or what?

zoegirl:

omg, jana must be livid! yr CRAZY, mads!

mad maddie:

that'll show her to mess with my buds

mad maddie:

did angela hear?

zoegirl:

dunno—didn't c her at her locker

zoegirl:

g2g, history quiz. but big high 5!!!!

SnowAngel:

wahhhhh! no fair! mary kate told me i missed it!!!!

mad maddie:

aw, man! it was classic. WHY WERE YOU NOT IN HOMEROOM TO HEAR IT?

SnowAngel:

cuz i forgot my shoes. *bonks head on desk* i got all the way to school, and then i was like, “oh, crap. i'm barefoot!”

mad maddie:

god, angela. only you.

SnowAngel:

well if you had TOLD me you were gonna plant a phony announcement, maybe i would have been there on time!

SnowAngel:

mary kate said you got the office lady to call jana out as a liar in front of the whole school???

mad maddie:

please, it was far more sophisticated than that.

mad maddie:

it said, and i quote, “congratulations to jana whitaker, winner of our first annual liars club award. jana, your free copy of ‘Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them' can be picked up at the office.”

SnowAngel:

noooooo!

mad maddie:

loretta, she's the office lady, wanted to know what the liars club was, and i told her it was a student organization dedicated to rooting out social injustice. she was like, “it's so nice to see young ppl getting involved in a worthwhile cause.”

SnowAngel:

is there an actual book called “Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them”?

mad maddie:

yeppers. i saw it one day on mark and pelt-woman's coffee table, and i remembered the title. i went to B&N last night and bought a copy.

SnowAngel:

that's awesome

SnowAngel:

how did ppl react when they heard the announcement? how did JANA react?

mad maddie:

megan said jana tried to play it off as “ha ha, very funny,” but that it clearly got under her skin. even if ppl didn't know the full story, they know jana, and they could put 2 and 2 together.

mad maddie:

she said jana and terri spent all homeroom talking about what a bitch i was, but do i care? no, i do not.

SnowAngel:

jana and terri r tight again?

mad maddie:

i guess. but megan said that as soon as jana was out of the room, terri turned to margaret and was like, “i'm sorry, but that was too perfect!” and then they both cracked up.

SnowAngel:

i can't believe i missed it. *pouts*

SnowAngel:

what's gonna happen when jana never shows up at the office to pick up her book?

mad maddie:

i hope loretta will announce it again. and when jana still doesn't show up, i'm hoping she'll have someone deliver it to her in person.

SnowAngel:

you r bad, maddie—and i luv it!