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Summer break has just ended and everyone is rushing back to school. It is the second week of the autumn semester and many things are new. Kylie has grown a lot taller, she was tall before but now she head taller than everyone in her class. She doesn't feel good about it.
Kylie is not the only one who has changed over summer.
A short but wide figure appears, that's Erica Cartman,a short but brute girl who has had a change of style,now with full face makeup. She is kind off the “mean” girl of the school,if mean girls were not popular. No one really likes her but no one wants to get to her bad side either. She is quite the character and Kylie finds herself often next to her,they were seated next to each other this semester.
Friday is about to end ,it is the last class of the day and everyone is dying to go home. Kylie looks at Cartman on her right side. She has this annoying thing where she taps her fingernails to the table when she is bored, even though the class had just barely begun.
“Tap, tap,tap”.-It's really distracting. Kylie usually stares at what kind of nails she has, this time she has blue nails with what looks like a butterfly and gems on it. Kylie's eyes move up, looks like she is wearing makeup today too- purple eyeshadow.
“ That doesn't match at all with her outfit.” Kylie thinks to herself.
Her hair tied as usual on the single side of her head, basically just a string of hair seperated with a hair clip. Cartman is pretty good at make-up, sometimes she misses the theme, the nails are pretty new ,she is clearly doing them herself, that one butterfly on her index finger looks more like an elephant. Kylie giggles to herself.
Teacher asks "Kylie what's so funny. Do you wanna share it with the class?"
Kylie stutters and blushes as she replies with eyes full of shame” No. sorry Miss Garrison. “
“Stupid fucking Erica” she grinds her teeth and thinks to herself” She keeps distracting me.”
Her eyes still go back to Erica. She seems bored out of her mind, tapping fingers eyes glued to the clock in front of the classroom as she spins a pink pen with a fluffy heart on top of it in her hand.
Kylie's eyes stare at her lipstick - “Pink.. it's a pretty color” Kylie thinks.
“After all Cartman is a pretty girl but her personality just really stinks….”
Kylie eyes Cartman´s lips…” Her lips look so pretty and glossy... soft... -
The Bell rings and Kylie's thoughts are disturbed. She turns her head away and packs really quick.
She thinks to herself and grunts ” Today I wasted so much time staring at stupid Erica.” she thinks to herself and blushes.
Suddenly she feels someone's hand on her shoulder. Her eyes see a familiar hand with the elephant-butterfly nails and a colorful bracelet and scrunchie pressing against her shoulders.
Erica smirks and turns to her “Hey Kylie! Don't you forget this “
Kylie is greeted with a teen magazine, she scoffs “Huh? What the fuck do I need that for?” she answers annoyed.
Erica waves her hands and says playfully “Wow sugartits, calm down” she pauses “Since Stacey wanted to borrow this from me,but it seems like she already left I thought Id give it to you,since you guys are such scissor sisters-”
Kylie grabs the magazine angrily from her hand interrupting Erica´s offensive sentence.
She hisses threw her teeth “Why would Stacey want anything from you?All you do is mock her.”
Erica lets out an awkward laugh “Mock? I am simply just giving her advice” she raises her voice and continues “That SHE herself asked me “
Kylie rolls her eyes and replies “Is that so?” she pauses “Fine I'll deliver this to Stacey tomorrow.
“Yay” says Cartman and slaps Kylie playfully on the back,she smirks “You know,you could really use some of that information yourself too.”
Kylie doesn't answer and shoves the last books to her bag.
Erica continues “Well aren't you gonna?”
Kylie answers bitterly “Great,you think Im so ugly that I need this?”she reads line from cover
“From fugly to total babe,10 tips to become his dream girl.” Kylie looks at Cartman angrily.”
Cartman says softly “You know.” she pauses “You are actually naturally pretty,if you'd put on some make up,maybe the boys would notice you then, tehehe” she giggles and winks awkwardly at Kylie.
“Whatever fatass” she replies as she tugs her hat to her eyes , fully embarrassed and walks faster towards the door and slams it shut,leaving Erica without a last word.
She runs fast home and spends the evening studying. Once she is done with her homework,a petite pale girl jumps to her bed,her long coily hair lays all over the bed. She lays on her bed on her back holding up the magazine that Erica gave her. Teen magazines typical girly stuff,she thinks to herself.
“Why am I even looking at this shit. This is stupid.” she mumbles out loud as she throws the magazine to the floor.
Soon she picks it up again and continues
”Well it would be rude to not look since Erica borrowed it to me, well more of forced it to my hand”
“Maybe boys would even like you then” she makes a mocking face imitating Erica´s laughter. “ tehehe “ Kylie thinks about the compliments from Erica and blushes..”. pretty... “ She thinks to herself. She shakes her head and says “Boys, blegh”
Kylie doesn't care about boys, at least she tries not to. Truth is she has been crushing on a boy in her class named Nicholas.”He is so smart and funny,and kind,I would not stand a chance” she thinks to herself.
To distract herself she opens magazines angrily and sees a nail page. She sees blue nails with butterflies and bling on it.
“Looks like Cartman tried to copy that one. Hers really did look like an elephant” she giggles to herself. She blushes and closes the magazine.
“Ughh” Erica this and that.” she mumbles to herself and raises her voice trying to convince herself “ Kylie dont let her get to your head she is just trying to mess with you!”
She closes the magazine and decides soonly after that she is going to bed. She has a dream about Nicholas but wakes up right before they are about to kiss.
Next morning she wakes up and heads straight to Stacey´s house after her breakfast. It's a chilly Saturday morning,Kylie has her orange turtleneck sweater on as usual and a warm jacket on top of it as she bikes to Stacey´s house.
She rings the doorbell and Stacey in pajamas opens up.
“Hey Stacey,I couldn´t ring you all night yesterday”
Stacey answers quietly,her eyes looking at the ground “Oh…I was….bu-...sick”
“Sick?” says Kylie with surprise, she continues “Didn´t look like you were?is that why you left so fast yesterday?”
“Shh” whispers Stacey to Kylie as she makes a gesture with her hand to invite her inside.
Stacey grabs Kylie's hand and drags her to her room upstairs. The door closes and already annoyed Kylie asks finally “Well?What's the matter?”
Stacey looks nervous and says “Kylie, I don't know how to tell you this but, remember when you told me you like Nicholas?”
Kylie blushes and raises her voice as she puts her arms across each other
“Yeah! Wha-..what about it?,it's…just a little crush”
“Well” continues Stacey “Nicholas asked me out yesterday.”
Kylie is speechless and shocked she asks with pure awe “Out? Like out out? What,does he like you?”
Stacey nods and says “I guess so”
Kylie gets closer and the tone in her voice gets more anxious as she eagerly asks “And well? Did you turn him down?”
Stacey stays quiet, Kylie repeats her question louder and places her hands to Stacey´s shoulders “Well did you?”
Stacey´s eyes look down as she replies “No..I said yes”
Kylie looks shocked and sad,she puts her hands off Stacey and steps backwards and says
“But you don't even like him? I thought you liked Wilson-”
Stacey now steps closer and speaks out loud “Kylie” she pauses “I been meaning to tell you this but- you are not the only one who likes Nicholas” she pauses again “I have been developing feelings for him lately too.”
Kylie looks at Stacey angrily and asks “For how long?”
Stacey replies “Since last spring”
Kylie raises her voice and now angrily says “Since spring? Really? You kept this from me all summer?” her voice cracks and tears roll from her eyes “After all this time how much I told you I liked him and you kept encouraging me.”
Stacey replies “I'm sorry.”
She pauses and Kylie yells “Is that all you got to say?” Stacey is quiet.
“Thats what I fucking thought” Kylie spits bitterly the words from her mouth.
“Kylie I really wanted to tell you but-”
“But fucking what? Traitor!” Kylie throws the magazine Cartman left on the floor and slams the door behind her yelling “Have fun with Nicholas and your stupid fucking magazine.”
Kylie runs downstairs crying and slams the outside door behind her, Stacey´s parents notice but don´t have change to say anything.
Quickly Kylie rushes to her bedroom,crying. Crying over a stupid stupid boy,no crying over such a betrayal of her best friend.
“How could she?” she thinks to herself. Kylie is not mad that she likes Nicholas, Nicholas is a nice guy after all, she is mad that all this time Stacey has been lying to her and didn't tell her the truth.
Kylie spends the weekend moping around not answering the home phone or letting anyone near her room.
“Stupid fucking monday “ she says to herself on monday morning as she is getting dressed.
“Here we fucking go” she mumbles as she steps into school bus.