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SnowAngel:

zoe, where r u? and why is yr phone turned off??? i can't get hold of u no matter how hard i try!

SnowAngel:

it's the beginning of a new year, and i want to TALK to u.

SnowAngel:

*pouts*

SnowAngel:

fine. i am gonna take maddie's advice and do something fun for a change. i've snagged a bottle of the champagne mom and dad bought for last night—don't worry, it's mini-size, just right for me!—and i'm going to hide out in my room and watch “pitch perfect” and laugh and cry.

SnowAngel:

i just wish u and mads were here to watch it with me!

SnowAngel:

zooo-eeee! oh, zoooo-eeee! where r u, girl?

SnowAngel:

seriously? yr seriously still gon?

SnowAngel:

*gone, sorry. new thumbs, tee hee. i think i'm a little tipsy.

SnowAngel:

AND ALSO I NEED SOMEONE TO KISS!!! BECAUSE THE KISS AT THE END OF PITCH PERFECT IS SO PERFECT!

SnowAngel:

wait! so *pitch* perfect, hahahaha!

SnowAngel:

so, hypothetically, do u think doug would kiss me, if he were here? i think he would. i even thought about kissing him before i left. did u know that?

SnowAngel:

hmm, i think i'll give him a ring-a-ling. *wink, wink*

zoegirl:

oh crap. oh crap crap crap!

zoegirl:

have you talked to angela today?

mad maddie:

yesterday, but not today. why?

zoegirl:

did you tell her about me and doug? and don't lie!

mad maddie:

chill! i didn't tell her, i swear.

zoegirl:

then how did she know? why did she pick last night, of all the nights in the world, to suddenly ring doug up and offer herself to him? huh???

mad maddie:

what r u talking about?

zoegirl:

she drank some champagne and got all sappy watching “Pitch Perfect,” from what i can tell. and then she called up doug, out of the blue, and said things like, “hey, doug. do you miss me? because i miss you!” and “if you were here, i would kiss you. i should have a long time ago!”

mad maddie:

how do u know all this?

mad maddie:

oh. cuz doug told u.

mad maddie:

this is NOT good

zoegirl:

you think?

zoegirl:

and now doug's all weirded out because it was obvious to him that angela didn't know about us, because if she did then why would she be hitting on him, and he doesn't understand why i haven't told her.

zoegirl:

and angela … well, who knows how she's doing.

zoegirl:

crap, crap, crap!

mad maddie:

i warned u that this was gonna happen. u know i did.

zoegirl:

could u possibly say something the least bit supportive? i didn't plan this. it just happened!

mad maddie:

sure, that's what U say, cuz ur the one who screwed up. can i just tell u how happy i am that it's u for once and not me?

zoegirl:

you know what? you're not helping. it's like … it's like you're *enjoying* this!

mad maddie:

i'm not “enjoying” it, zoe. get real.

zoegirl:

i've got to go. this is so messed up.

mad maddie:

wait! what did doug say to angela after she threw herself at him? u never told me!

zoegirl:

and i'm not going to. you'd just find some way to make fun of me.

mad maddie:

zoe!!!!!!

zoegirl:

hi, angela. it's me, your friend, who is so so sorry about … u know.

zoegirl:

i saw your tweet about how california sucks, but at least it isn't full of big fat liars. i assume i'm the big fat liar you're talking about?

zoegirl:

but angela …

zoegirl:

aaargh

zoegirl:

i should have told you about me and doug. i know that. but i just … i don't know.

zoegirl:

anyway, nothing *had* happened between doug and me when you and i talked about it, so i wasn't actually lying. and the only reason i didn't mention it later is because i didn't wanna hurt you.

zoegirl:

and come on, if you hadn't been so jealous in the first place …

zoegirl:

never mind

zoegirl:

i'm sorry, angela. i really am.

SnowAngel:

i just got the lamest series of texts from zoe, which of course i didn't bother to reply to. did she tell u what happened? with doug?

mad maddie:

yes, she told me that u've been a very naughty girl. did u drink and dial, young lady????

SnowAngel:

WHAT?

SnowAngel:

this is NOT about me. it's about ZOE! i'm never gonna forgive her as long as i live.

mad maddie:

well, we both know that's not true. but we can pretend if you like.

SnowAngel:

i'm serious, maddie. she's all, “i didn't wanna hurt u, blah, blah, blah,” but come on. am i so needy and pathetic that i can't even handle the truth?

mad maddie:

hmm. do u really want me to answer that?

SnowAngel:

she even had the nerve to blame it on me! cuz i was “jealous,” and that's why she didn't tell me about her and doug. is that not the most ridiculous thing u've ever heard?

mad maddie:

yes, it's the most ridiculous thing i've ever heard, and yes, she should have told u. i told her that a thousand times. and now she's completely freaked that ur mad, but i told her, “sorry, zo, u brought it on yourself.”

SnowAngel:

thank u. i needed to hear that. i mean, it would have been different if

SnowAngel:

wait a minute—U knew too?

mad maddie:

about zoe and doug? uh …

SnowAngel:

u knew they were a couple and u didn't tell me?!!!!

SnowAngel:

omg, how long has this been going on???

mad maddie:

now listen. IT WASN'T MY PLACE TO TELL. i told zoe she was screwing up, but that was her decision. i'm not her mommy, angela. i'm not either of your mommies.

SnowAngel:

nice, maddie. try and shift the responsibility. do u not have any conscience at all?

SnowAngel:

obviously not, or u wld have told your best friend
that yr other best friend was dating a certain person who someone else still happened to like!

mad maddie:

that's crap, angela. u didn't like doug. u just liked him liking u.

SnowAngel:

that's so not true! why is everybody ganging up on me?

SnowAngel:

i told zoe i was glad i moved to california, and guess what? i thoroughly and completely mean it!

mad maddie:

well, i talked to angela.

zoegirl:

and?!!

mad maddie:

she's mad as hell. ur at the top of her shit list, my friend.

zoegirl:

ah, crap.

zoegirl:

i'm so stupid! stupid, stupid, stupid!

mad maddie:

no comment

mad maddie:

r u ever gonna tell me what doug said to her, after she said all that about kissing him?

zoegirl:

he got really nervous, that's all. he blurted out something like, “angela, i'm dating zoe. didn't she tell u?”

mad maddie:

he said that out loud? that u 2 r dating?

zoegirl:

well, yeah. and that part was totally sweet. but i doubt it made angela feel any better, since even he assumed i'd told her.

mad maddie:

u r so screwed

zoegirl:

i know

mad maddie:

well, nothing i can do about it. i'm off to meet chive. laters!

zoegirl:

angela, are you ready to talk to me yet?

zoegirl:

angela, come on. i know you're there. and don't
you remember when maddie stonewalled us like this last year, after everything fell apart with jana? i can't believe you're doing the same thing.

zoegirl:

*please* don't be this way.

zoegirl:

call me!!!

SnowAngel:

hi, mads. i am SO not psyched to be me right now.

mad maddie:

why? cuz yr still feuding with zoe?

SnowAngel:

god, who even cares

SnowAngel:

but yeah, i guess so, if by that u mean am i still mad at her. altho what makes me even madder is that i don't WANT to be mad at her. how pathetic is that?

mad maddie:

why don't u wanna be mad anymore?

SnowAngel:

cuz even tho i hate her right now, i miss her too. *scowls and kicks over trash can*

mad maddie:

so get over yourself, freak. u BOTH need to get over yourselves.

SnowAngel:

whatever

SnowAngel:

anyway, tomorrow's my 1st day at El Cerrito High. i'm nervous.

mad maddie:

don't be. u'll be fine.

SnowAngel:

what if no one likes me? what if no one talks to me?

mad maddie:

well, there's always glendy. maybe u'll have adjoining lockers.

SnowAngel:

oh thx

SnowAngel:

it's so unfair that i have to be starting over in my junior year.

mad maddie:

i agree. u belong back here with us.

SnowAngel:

IS there still an “us”?

mad maddie:

wtf?

SnowAngel:

u and me and zoe. are we still an “us”?

SnowAngel:

nvm

SnowAngel:

so what shld i wear tomorrow??? shld i be cool and casual or sleek and sophisticated?

mad maddie:

christ, angela, i don't know. wear whatever u want.

SnowAngel:

when we were in the city, my mom bought me this off-the-shoulder sweater that i wear with a tank top underneath. i call it my slutwear, cuz it's pretty tight. and cuz of the shoulder thing. do u think i have good shoulders?

mad maddie:

uh …

SnowAngel:

she also bought me this fuzzy white sweater with three-quarter-length sleeves. i call that one my kate upton sweater cuz it makes my boobs look ginormous. (well, ginormous for a 34B)

mad maddie:

good god

SnowAngel:

so which should i wear??? cuz even tho my life sucks, i do wanna make a good impression.

mad maddie:

a slutty impression?

SnowAngel:

NO. *narrows eyes* hot, but classy. not like a woman of the night.

mad maddie:

zoe's worried that doug thinks she's a woman of the night. isn't that hysterical? apparently the two of them got down and dirty in doug's church's basement, and things went further than zoe intended.

SnowAngel:

maddie!

SnowAngel:

stop and think for one single second. do u really think i wanna hear this?

mad maddie:

ur telling me u don't?

SnowAngel:

just how down and dirty did they get? and why were they in the church basement?

mad maddie:

i thought u didn't wanna hear!

SnowAngel:

i don't. *puts hands over ears*

SnowAngel:

it's just, why is he getting down and dirty with zoe instead of me?

mad maddie:

why do u think? cuz u never acted the slightest bit interested in him until after zoe got interested. that's why this whole fight is so ridiculous.

SnowAngel:

okay. awesome. thx for nothing!!!