Ballad of a......

chapter 5

Ch.5

When it was time for school the next day, I just decided to call it a sick day. Maybe, all of this will blow over by Friday. I mean I could just skip tomorrow too, and then Ill have all weekend to decide what I'm going to do. I called Anthony and told him not to wait on me to come downstairs, and that he could just drive my Honda to school. He didn't like that too much, but he totally understood, and said that he would let me know what everyone was saying about me.

There is no doubt in my mind that Kenny probably lied to Corbin and now he hates me. I mean that was a pretty awkward sight he saw when the bell rang. I wouldn't blame him if he never spoke to me again, but then again that would just bee too easy for them to win this. Not only do I have Holly and her goons to worry about, but Kenny too. Maybe if I hadn't been so harsh on him at lunch he wouldn't have done that... nah, he probably still would have.

Well, if I am going to play hookie from school today, I might as well do it right. I go down to the kitchen and find exactly what I'm looking for in the freezer. I make a giant Sunday in a bowl and head to my miniature movie theater. As I flip through my netflix of chick flick movies I decide on house bunny. ive never watched it, but it looked kind of interesting. I can hear my phone buzzing with messages, probably from Anthony, but I don't want to know what everyone is saying about me. It will probably just make me even more mad or upset.

I think it was at the part that the zetas lose all their pledges to the girls across the street that I realized something. I am sick of the bad girl always winning, I mean those girls tried so hard to change, just to get shot down like that by those cheaters! So I did what I thought would make me happier. I turned off my movie and went to my gym to work out. I always think better when I think I am making myself look better.

Once I am finished working out and taking a shower, I finally look at my phone that has been blowing up all morning. Wow, 32 sms and 11 missed calls, I don't know most of the numbers though I only knew Antony's

Anthony: hey you are not going to believe this, call me in 15 mins!

Anthony: why didn't you call me! Everyone at school cannot stop talking about you. Its all good, well most of it. Text me back

Unknown: hey its Corbin text me back I need to talk to you!

Anthony: Hello? Earth to Zya, I know your home my dad said you were just in the kitchen!

Unknown: look I'm sorry if I upset you yesterday, I didn't know. Trust me im sorry, you don't deserve this.

Anthony: OMG answer me! People think your like dying with cancer and that you being made over was like a make a wish foundation thing... you need to get to school right now!

Anthony: Okay everyone knows that's just a rumor, but now there are posters up of you for homecoming queen, and holly is pissed!

Anthony: okay look this is getting old. The whole talking to myself thing so come on! I know your not sleeping! Quit ignoring me!

Unknown: Okay look im really, really, sorry. But I guess that don't matter. Ill just leave you alone now..

They all were pretty much the same, except one voice mail I got from the principals office to let my "parents" know that their daughter missed school today. Corbin's messages were kind of getting sad though, he really felt bad for yesterday. Where would people get the cancer idea from though? That's just a weird idea. Maybe I should go to school and set them straight, but wait, maybe that would change how people thought of me right now, everyone is talking good about me, I don't want that to change.

I cant help but sit in my room and wish my mom was home right now. She always knew what to say or how to make me feel better about myself. As I lay there on my bed staring at the ceiling, I think about everything I have missed out on so far, when my phone rings. Big surprise its Anthony.