L8r, G8r (17 page)

SnowAngel:

omg, zoe, i have to give you the report on aunt sadie!

SnowAngel:

zoe!!! WAKE UP!

SnowAngel:

oh fine, whatever

SnowAngel:

so aunt sadie stumbled in half an hour ago, all tipsy and giggling and loud, and she woke me up so she could do her dance for me.

SnowAngel:

she had to use the bedroom door since she didn't have a pole, but she's gonna buy 1 from the exotic dancer, who's name was marge. isn't that a terrible name for an exotic dancer? MARGE?

SnowAngel:

anyway, her dance was all full of leg kicks and shimmies and shakings of the boobs, and IT WAS AWFUL!!!

SnowAngel:

it's so weird when you realize that grown-ups are ppl too, and that they do really stupid and embarrassing things just like we do.

SnowAngel:

she told me her inner thighs are super-sore. she also told me (prepare thyself) that the whole thing made her really horny.

SnowAngel:

my innocence? gone!!!

mad maddie:

dude! megan got accepted to clemson!

SnowAngel:

yahootie!!!

mad maddie:

she got her letter yesterday. it was big and fat, so she said she had a good feeling about it.

SnowAngel:

aw, that's awesome

mad maddie:

i know! but at the same time, it's like, YIKES. she's our first friend to get an acceptance, you know? not counting bryce's early decision to UVA.

SnowAngel:

first but not last, hopefully!

mad maddie:

can you sneak out of class? i'm gonna go meet megan and mary kate in the quad and you shld come, too!

SnowAngel:

can't. mrs. e haz eagle eyes.

mad maddie:

let's take megan out for lunch, then. we need to celebrate!

mad maddie:

hey, zo. is tonite tilman's party?

zoegirl:

yes, won't you *please* come? i'd feel so much more comfortable if you were there!

mad maddie:

no way, that crowd's too power suit for me.

mad maddie:

remember how mean they were to doug back in 9th grade?

zoegirl:

they weren't ALL mean to him. anyway, doug says they were ok one-on-one. it was just when they got together that they ganged up on him.

mad maddie:

and that makes it soooo much better

zoegirl:

paige and holly and those girls are going to be there, and i'm going to feel like the biggest dork. i wish i didn't have to go!

mad maddie:

you don't! you R allowed to say no, you know!

zoegirl:

but i already said i would. doug would be *really* pissed if i backed out now.

mad maddie:

has doug changed that much, that he would be “pissed” if you didn't obey his every command?

zoegirl:

it's not like that

mad maddie:

then what is it like?

zoegirl:

just forget about it

zoegirl:

i've got to go

mad maddie:

well … all right. try your best to have fun!

mad maddie:

hey, girl! i'm over at vincent's. whatcha doin?

SnowAngel:

logan fell asleep during “Pitch Perfect.” he's very cute when he's asleep, but he's not such great company.

mad maddie:

maybe you should let HIM pick the movie every once in a while. ever thought of that?

SnowAngel:

*pushes “reject” button* bleep!

SnowAngel:

i watched the end of it myself, and now i'm on facebook looking at pics from tilman's party. zoe shows up in none of them, interestingly enough. tilman's parents seem to have been there, tho, which must have been loads of fun.

SnowAngel:

but i'd much rather chat with you. HI!

mad maddie:

vincent and his bro r playing foozball, and later on some other ppl r coming over. you guys should join us.

SnowAngel:

that's ok. i'm kinda liking having a low-key nite, to tell the truth.

mad maddie:

i hear ya

mad maddie:

vincent gets a kick out of you, tho. your name came up earlier, and he said he thought you'd be good in bed.

SnowAngel:

WHAT?!

mad maddie:

he's not hitting on you. he just thinks yr cool.

SnowAngel:

i am cool

SnowAngel:

why did my name come up?

mad maddie:

i was telling him about the whole j-word soap opera and why he shouldn't believe anything she says. apparently she bad-mouths me all the time, and vincent gets stuck listening to it all, poor baby. but
too bad, it's his own fault for being friends with her.

SnowAngel:

is he STILL friends with her? even after the craigslist thing?

mad maddie:

he thought that was funny—and yes, i smacked him for it. he thought it was even funnier that you broke into her house and left a stalker note.

SnowAngel:

you TOLD him?!

mad maddie:

he says jana's stepmonster is having an affair, that's what jana thinks, and that's why she's full of rage. whatevs.

SnowAngel:

maddie, i can't believe you told vincent that i was the one who broke into her house! what if he tells jana?!

mad maddie:

ooo, you'd be so busted! ooo! cuz right now she thinks it was the tooth fairy, you know.

SnowAngel:

fine, maybe she has her suspicions. there is no reason for him to CONFIRM it.

SnowAngel:

i would like to point out, however, that it's been over a week and she hasn't done anything to get back at me. i don't think she's gonna.

mad maddie:

you just keep having those happy thoughts, sweetie.

SnowAngel:

why did vincent say that about me being good in bed???

mad maddie:

no reason, it was just where the convo ended up going. he had a soul station playing on Pandora, and he was like, “B-L-double-M, man.”

SnowAngel:

what's B-L-double-M?

mad maddie:

black love-making music. B-L-double-M.

mad maddie:

and you have to say it that way. you can't say B-L-M-M.

SnowAngel:

uh … ok

SnowAngel:

is that a term he made up? sounds racist.

mad maddie:

it's not racist. it's amusing.

SnowAngel:

just cuz something's amusing doesn't mean it's not racist.

mad maddie:

dude, chill. vincent likes soul, and vincent likes sex. AND he's a “person of color,” so he can't be racist.

mad maddie:

anywayz, it's better than U-H-D-H-M

SnowAngel:

what's that?

mad maddie:

uptight honky dry-humping music

SnowAngel:

ha

mad maddie:

what would UHDHM be, you think? faith hill? celine dion?

SnowAngel:

justin bieber

mad maddie:

EWWWW!

SnowAngel:

so, not to go on and on about this … but did vincent say WHY he thought i'd be good in bed?

mad maddie:

probably cuz you make him laugh. plus he thinks you've got CAJONES.

SnowAngel:

hmmph

SnowAngel:

did he say if he thought zoe would be good in bed?

mad maddie:

nope, just you

mad maddie:

i don't think zoe is the 1st person who comes up when guys talk about sex …

SnowAngel:

yet if they only knew …

mad maddie:

how'd tilman's party go? i thought about calling to ask, but didn't. i think i annoyed her last night.

SnowAngel:

we talked this morning. turns out it was a party for grown-ups, but the grown-ups could bring their kids, and doug wanted zoe there for moral support. cuz DOUG was nervous—isn't that funny?

mad maddie:

why was he nervous?

SnowAngel:

cuz even tho doug hangs out with tilman and that crowd at school, he doesn't really know them all that well.

SnowAngel:

plus doug had already told his mom that zoe was
coming, so when zoe tried to back out, it made doug get uptight. not that he explained that to zoe at the time …

mad maddie:

unnecessary drama, baby

SnowAngel:

but zoe said the party itself was fine. she said it actually ended up bringing them closer, cuz they had to talk that stuff out. she said, and i quote, “he's amazing. i feel soooo lucky.”

mad maddie:

that's her problem, that she feels “lucky”! HE'S the one who should feel lucky!

SnowAngel:

absolutely

mad maddie:

but with zoe these days it's totally one-sided.

mad maddie:

i miss the old zo, the one who thought for herself.

SnowAngel:

i know she's worried about next year, but who isn't?

mad maddie:

i say live in the present and enjoy each moment as it comes.

mad maddie:

speaking of—guess who i had coffee with this afternoon?

SnowAngel:

who?

mad maddie:

ian—but don't get all excitedl it was just coffee.

SnowAngel:

*squeals in a super-high-pitched voice*

mad maddie:

i told you not to get excited

SnowAngel:

*squeals again*

SnowAngel:

did you call him, or did he call you?

mad maddie:

he called me. it was sweet.

SnowAngel:

AND?

mad maddie:

and we had coffee. actually, i had chai.

SnowAngel:

*puts hands on hips* madigan kinnick, give me details right now!

mad maddie:

we had a good time talking. it was nice cuz it made me think maybe things can be normal b/w us again.

SnowAngel:

just “normal”?

mad maddie:

listen, i already broke up with the guy once. no way i'm gonna put him thru that again.

SnowAngel:

AH HA! but yr thinking about it!

mad maddie:

i'm NOT thinking about it, that's the point.

SnowAngel:

but yr acknowledging the possibility exists.

SnowAngel:

anyway, if you did start seeing each other again, who says you'd break up?

SnowAngel:

and ANYWAY, shouldn't ian be the one who gets to decide whether he's willing to risk it?

mad maddie:

whoa there, bessy

mad maddie:

he asked me out for coffee. he didn't ask me to marry him. altho he did pay for my chai …

SnowAngel:

*perks up* he did?

mad maddie:

and my cheesecake

SnowAngel:

he DID?