Trouble with a Capital T
Journal by Anna
By Kat Christine Wang
"It's trouble"
With a brand new year with new rules, new school year and a sister Anna is having more trouble than a porcupine with spikes cut off. Boys, parties, new snotty friends, cringe-worlds and new and old friends rejoining Anna is finding things harder than usual…will she cope through the year?
December 31st
A start to a new year- and after the disastrous last year (mom recently broke up with dad but got back again in November. Aunt Eureka got remarried to Uncle Gary who has a lot of facial hair and they had wanted a child but Aunt Eureka obviously failed so they adopted at nine-year-old girl called Amanda but Aunt Eureka and Uncle Gary are like REALLY busy this year so Amanda is now transported to OUR house!!!) I believe this year will bring out good lucks. So, I am going to write down some New Year resolutions:
- I will not fight with mom, Amanda or Uncle Gary (aka The Gorilla)
- I will get fit, lose weight, and cross out High C foods (cordial, chips, chocolate, ice cream, pizza etc.)
- I will do my chores (clean up room, wash the dishes etc.)
- I will get a cute boyfriend
- I will recently demolish pimples, spots and do a beauty regime every night
- I will do homework before chatting/msn friends
Well, tomorrow is the first day to achieve all these things. I just hope I achieve these entire things quick smart because I'm telling ya, if I have to go through another bad year of terrors; I am going to kill myself and scream. And die.
January 1st
Have failed to achieve all these things. This morning, Amanda was doing her hair in the bathroom. She locked the door. Banged on the door and yelled out that I needed to brush my teeth and put some pimple cream on myself. She wouldn't budge. Convo between me and Amanda:
Me: Hurry and open up!
Amanda (over the door): Not my fault you are a reckless blondie and pimple face!
Me: Do NOT call me a pimple face and reckless blondie! You have a face covered in zits and red hair exactly like carrots!
Got so mad about Amanda calling me pimple face that I kicked a hole in the door. Mom came upstairs to see what was going on. Dobbed on Amanda of calling me a pimple face and reckless blondie. Amanda opened up the door. Mom looked at the cracked hole through the door. She told ME off. Short convo:
Me: She wasn't opening up for ages!
Mom: Well, if you could've been more patient, this would have never happened!
Asked what would never happen. Apparently, mom had been taking notes on me and Amanda. She says that for this year, she would stick two sticky notes up on the fridge, one for me and one of Amanda and she says when either of us be 'naughty' she would put one big, fat, red X on either side. Her New Year Resolution. Then, whoever gets the most crosses at the end of the year, will get a shopping spree. I'd love a shopping spree but I already have a big, red, fat X on my sticky note and Amanda has a big, skinny, green TICK.
And soon, have failed the diet C thing. Have eaten six slices of left over pizza, half a packet of tim-tams, and double cheese sandwich from the Cheese Queeze Sandwich and Pie Shop, and six spoons of cookie crème ice-cream straight from tub. Now feel like a fat hippo.
Failed to manage to do chores, as well. Unfortunately, today Amanda had to wash the dishes and I had to put them in the dish washer. She had left stains and sneers on the plates and dishes. Told her to rewash them. She wouldn't. I hit her with a wet cloth. She called out for mom. Mom came. Now have another big, red, fat X on my side of the sticky note. My sister is a worm.
Beauty regime also failed. Apparently, mom got mistaken on her beauty regime. She accidently took my beauty regime things (toe-nail clippers, tweezers, small mirrors etc.) for hers. And I used HER pimple cream demolisher, which left a big fat spot sludge on my chin. The pimple was still seeable. The only thing I achieved today was homework because we didn't have any for school holidays!
January 2nd
Ran around the park with my best friends, Lily and Mia. (We were all trying to get fit) we met two hot guys down at the park. They were drinking squash at a picnic table. While gazing at them while sprinting along the grass made me lose concentration. So I fell over a rock and twisted my ankle. The hot guys were laughing at me. Double embarrassment. Lily and Mia helped me up. In fact, the two hot guys I think likes Lily and Mia because I saw the two hot guys waving at Lily and Mia while I was on the ground in disgrace. (Do NOT stare at some hot guys down at a park while jogging)
After that horrendous accident, I was hoping for some luck in the afternoon. And believe or not, there was. Amanda got a big, fat, red X on her sticky note. I just realized that a pattern has emerged. I remembered once I read a book about bad luck days. Yesterday was horrid…and it was a Monday. And today wasn't as bad as Monday. The book said to write down what happens on bad luck days. Will write in my journal only on Mondays.
January 14th
Well, bad things come in threes. Mom urged me to get up in the morning when it was only 6:30 in the morning. Argued that I need sleep. Mom still was practically FORCING me. Told her I couldn't get up. She pulled me. Short convo before waking up:
Me: I'm TRIED
Mom: Then you shouldn't have stayed up all night doing your beauty regime.
Bad thing number 2 came right away at midday. Last night's beauty regime was the WORST of all RUINED BEAUTY REGIMES anyone has ever had. Mom's anti-toxic pimple cream has caused some new problems to my skin. Have a pimple as big as Mount Everest erupting on my chin. Yelled at mom for being dumb for misplacing her beauty regime stuff for mine. Amanda sniggered. Told Amanda that I will make a voodoo doll of her and stick pins in her belly button. "Never, ever, dabble in voodoo, it's very dangerous," mom said. I said, "Of course it is dangerous-it about dead people." Got another big, red, fat X on my sticky note. My chance is low for a shopping spree with mom at the end of the year. Amanda only has 1 X on her side.
Well, bad thing number three was right around the corner. Lily and Mia went to our local mall to shop for clothes for the start of Grade Seventh because there was a huge sale and clearance at the mall. Lily bought a new spaghetti gold strap top with blue, skinny jeans. Lily looked perfect in it, that I'm almost jealous. If Lily dyed her long, brown mousy hair blond (like mine but mine looks like scarecrow hair-it's always sticking out) she could join The Popular's at our school, if she wore the spaghetti gold strap top and skinny blue jeans for first entrance. Mia bought a new hot blue (Not exactly hot blue but darkish hot blue?) purse to fill her Christmas money in. I bought a new pink strapped journal for next year. Mia complained that 'next year' is 12 months after. Pointed out that it was easier to buy my new journal. While we were at the mall, I bumped into Jake Launch (Cutest and hottest guy in our class!!!!!) while eating a crème donut I bought from the donut shop. (Lily bought a raspberry slushee and Mia bought a hot bottle of water.) So embarrassing. Especially since I'm eating a fat donut. Plucked up courage and said, "Hi." While putting donut behind my back and tossing it into the trash. (Wasted $3.50c of half a donut but it was worth it!) Lily was next to me and nudged me in the ribs and mouthed, "Your hair." I made my eyeballs glance up toward my head and a bit of crème donut was stuck on my fringe! Triple embarrassment. Jake sniggered and said, "You talking to me?" quickly brushed the crème outta my fringe and blushed with shame. "No," Mia cried quickly. I could never talk to Jake again!
January 21st
School today. And how lucky it landed right on a Monday! Miss. Jones, the principal was really strict. She read a bunch of new school rules that everyone got bored about. Mia said it was hormones. Lily said it was probably because Miss. Jones had a hard summer. We are all so different.
Lily has long, dark mousy hair and slightly tanned skin and dark brown eyes (but not too dark). And a speckle on her cheek. And a beauty spot. She says her body's facilities are from her Grandparents in Italy. She is kind, loving and giving and caring. She loves wildlife and is always helping RSPCA volunteer.
Mia has short red hair cut in a bob, pale skin with freckles and jetty green eyes. And a foul temper to go with.
Me? Well, I do have shoulder length fair hair, hazel eyes. My fingers are clumsy as anything and both of my legs are a bit pudgy on the sides. And hairy. Hairy, hairy, hairy. (Probably why I suss skirts when I go into public etc.) Anyway, today I got put in class with Lily, Mia, The Popular's (Melanie Gobsticks, Tanya Li and Sophie Flesh), Erin Luvi, Stephanie Mosca, Isabella Jenkins and a few other girls. Boys are Jake (OMG, the hottie! Wonder if he'll notice me??), Sammy, Winton, Joshua, Brandon and a few other boys. We had our first year maths assignment. (How original, not) I sat in the second row of desks, next to Lily and Mia. But Mia wanted to temporally swap with Lily because she was next to smelly Stephanie Mosca. Stephanie was nice enough but she smelt like raw eggs. And what was worse was that Mia asked right in the middle of the maths assignment! Our maths teacher, Mr. Devon, caught us up. Convo between Mr. Devon and Mia:
Mr. Devon (Looking up from some books he was marking): Excuse Mia El, is there a problem want to discuss to the class?
Mia: (Going bright red and speechless) Ur….no Mr. Devon…I just want to swap seats with Ur…Lily.
Mr. Devon (Raising thick white eyebrow-scary!): Well, then. Is there a problem sitting next to Ms. Mosca, Miss El?
Mia: (Going completely speechless.)
Mr. Devon: Detention!
Anna here again…Mr. Devon can be SCARY. After first period was lunch. Since Mia was on lunch detention, Lily and I had to stroll to the cafeteria alone, together. We were a bit nervous of entering the cafeteria because of what happened at the start of middle school in sixth grade. It was last year. When I, Mia and Lily entered the cafeteria, there were no tables that were spared. So we tried to make new friends by sitting at other people's tables. But that thing didn't work out, either. So, unfortunately, to MY embarrassment, Lily and Mia suggested we can eat on the toilet seats. I said, ''NO WAY!!!!!'' but we couldn't think of anything else so Lily and Mia went to eat at the toilet seats (with the door closed, of course) I didn't know what to do. Instead, I just threw my lunch tray in the bin and walked to the hallways to get my books out for 2nd period. But today…was kinda weird. The Popular's, Melanie, Tanya and Sophie were sitting at a table. There were six chairs on their table and three of them. As Lily and I walked past, Melanie (The lead popular-who is super nasty and rotten.) called out: "Hey, Lily!!!!" Lily paused for a spilt second. So did I. OK, so Melanie didn't call ME a greet but she did to Lily. Lily is FAR too nice to join them. No way. Lily looked surprised that she got a friendly greet from one of the shiniest girls in the school. "Wanna come sit with us? Here," Sophie tapped a spot that was free on their table. I glanced at Lily and mouthed, "Don't…please don't!" but it seems like they realized, so Tanya said (While doing her nails-they were perfect, of course.) "Yeah, you can sit with us! I love your shirt! Where did you get it?" Then, The Pops were all busying nattering on to nice, nice Lily. Finally, Lily sat down and began to eat with them…traitor! I was just standing, there, with my tray looking like a complete moron. *Sigh* since when was nice, nice Lily one of THEM??? I decided to tell Mia straight away. Mia, also couldn't believe it. It was so timid.
"They are complete idiots," she said afterwards. "Tell me about it," I said. I went over to Mia's house, down at Main Street.
A start to a new year- and after the disastrous last year (mom recently broke up with dad but got back again in November. Aunt Eureka got remarried to Uncle Gary who has a lot of facial hair and they had wanted a child but Aunt Eureka obviously failed so they adopted at nine-year-old girl called Amanda but Aunt Eureka and Uncle Gary are like REALLY busy this year so Amanda is now transported to OUR house!!!) I believe this year will bring out good lucks. So, I am going to write down some New Year resolutions:
- I will not fight with mom, Amanda or Uncle Gary (aka The Gorilla)
- I will get fit, lose weight, and cross out High C foods (cordial, chips, chocolate, ice cream, pizza etc.)
- I will do my chores (clean up room, wash the dishes etc.)
- I will get a cute boyfriend
- I will recently demolish pimples, spots and do a beauty regime every night
- I will do homework before chatting/msn friends
Well, tomorrow is the first day to achieve all these things. I just hope I achieve these entire things quick smart because I'm telling ya, if I have to go through another bad year of terrors; I am going to kill myself and scream. And die.
(with the door closed, of course) I didn't know what to do. Instead, I just threw my lunch tray in the bin and walked to the hallways to get my books out for 2nd period. But today…was kinda weird. The Popular's, Melanie, Tanya and Sophie were sitting at a table. There were six chairs on their table and three of them. As Lily and I walked past, Melanie (The lead popular-who is super nasty and rotten.) called out: "Hey, Lily!!!!" Lily paused for a spilt second. So did I. OK, so Melanie didn't call ME a greet but she did to Lily. Lily is FAR too nice to join them. No way. Lily looked surprised that she got a friendly greet from one of the shiniest girls in the school. "Wanna come sit with us? Here," Sophie tapped a spot that was free on their table. I glanced at Lily and mouthed, "Don't…please don't!" but it seems like they realized, so Tanya said (While doing her nails-they were perfect, of course.) "Yeah, you can sit with us! I love your shirt! Where did you get it?" Then, The Pops were all busying nattering on to nice, nice Lily. Finally, Lily sat down and began to eat with them…traitor! I was just standing, there, with my tray looking like a complete moron. *Sigh* since when was nice, nice Lily one of THEM??? I decided to tell Mia straight away. Mia, also couldn't believe it. It was so timid.
"They are complete idiots," she said afterwards. "Tell me about it," I said. I went over to Mia's house, down at Main Street.
A start to a new year- and after the disastrous last year (mom recently broke up with dad but got back again in November. Aunt Eureka got remarried to Uncle Gary who has a lot of facial hair and they had wanted a child but Aunt Eureka obviously failed so they adopted at nine-year-old girl called Amanda but Aunt Eureka and Uncle Gary are like REALLY busy this year so Amanda is now transported to OUR house!!!) I believe this year will bring out good lucks. So, I am going to write down some New Year resolutions:
- I will not fight with mom, Amanda or Uncle Gary (aka The Gorilla)
- I will get fit, lose weight, and cross out High C foods (cordial, chips, chocolate, ice cream, pizza etc.)
- I will do my chores (clean up room, wash the dishes etc.)
- I will get a cute boyfriend
- I will recently demolish pimples, spots and do a beauty regime every night
- I will do homework before chatting/msn friends
Well, tomorrow is the first day to achieve all these things. I just hope I achieve these entire things quick smart because I'm telling ya, if I have to go through another bad year of terrors; I am going to kill myself and scream. And die.
(with the door closed, of course) I didn't know what to do. Instead, I just threw my lunch tray in the bin and walked to the hallways to get my books out for 2nd period. But today…was kinda weird. The Popular's, Melanie, Tanya and Sophie were sitting at a table. There were six chairs on their table and three of them. As Lily and I walked past, Melanie (The lead popular-who is super nasty and rotten.) called out: "Hey, Lily!!!!" Lily paused for a spilt second. So did I. OK, so Melanie didn't call ME a greet but she did to Lily. Lily is FAR too nice to join them. No way. Lily looked surprised that she got a friendly greet from one of the shiniest girls in the school. "Wanna come sit with us? Here," Sophie tapped a spot that was free on their table. I glanced at Lily and mouthed, "Don't…please don't!" but it seems like they realized, so Tanya said (While doing her nails-they were perfect, of course.) "Yeah, you can sit with us! I love your shirt! Where did you get it?" Then, The Pops were all busying nattering on to nice, nice Lily. Finally, Lily sat down and began to eat with them…traitor! I was just standing, there, with my tray looking like a complete moron. *Sigh* since when was nice, nice Lily one of THEM??? I decided to tell Mia straight away. Mia, also couldn't believe it. It was so timid.
Well, bad things come in threes. Mom urged me to get up in the morning when it was only 6:30 in the morning. Argued that I need sleep. Mom still was practically FORCING me. Told her I couldn't get up. She pulled me. Short convo before waking up:
Me: I'm TRIED
Mom: Then you shouldn't have stayed up all night doing your beauty regime.
Bad thing number 2 came right away at midday. Last night's beauty regime was the WORST of all RUINED BEAUTY REGIMES anyone has ever had. Mom's anti-toxic pimple cream has caused some new problems to my skin. Have a pimple as big as Mount Everest erupting on my chin. Yelled at mom for being dumb for misplacing her beauty regime stuff for mine. Amanda sniggered. Told Amanda that I will make a voodoo doll of her and stick pins in her belly button. "Never, ever, dabble in voodoo, it's very dangerous," mom said. I said, "Of course it is dangerous-it about dead people." Got another big, red, fat X on my sticky note. My chance is low for a shopping spree with mom at the end of the year. Amanda only has 1 X on her side.
Well, bad thing number three was right around the corner. Lily and Mia went to our local mall to shop for clothes for the start of Grade Seventh because there was a huge sale and clearance at the mall. Lily bought a new spaghetti gold strap top with blue, skinny jeans. Lily looked perfect in it, that I'm almost jealous. If Lily dyed her long, brown mousy hair blond (like mine but mine looks like scarecrow hair-it's always sticking out) she could join The Popular's at our school, if she wore the spaghetti gold strap top and skinny blue jeans for first entrance. Mia bought a new hot blue (Not exactly hot blue but darkish hot blue?) purse to fill her Christmas money in. I bought a new pink strapped journal for next year. Mia complained that 'next year' is 12 months after. Pointed out that it was easier to buy my new journal. While we were at the mall, I bumped into Jake Launch (Cutest and hottest guy in our class!!!!!) while eating a crème donut I bought from the donut shop. (Lily bought a raspberry slushee and Mia bought a hot bottle of water.) So embarrassing. Especially since I'm eating a fat donut. Plucked up courage and said, "Hi." While putting donut behind my back and tossing it into the trash. (Wasted $3.50c of half a donut but it was worth it!) Lily was next to me and nudged me in the ribs and mouthed, "Your hair." I made my eyeballs glance up toward my head and a bit of crème donut was stuck on my fringe! Triple embarrassment. Jake sniggered and said, "You talking to me?" quickly brushed the crème outta my fringe and blushed with shame. "No," Mia cried quickly. I could never talk to Jake again!