golden brown, and gorgeous. He sat down, and the three of us started talking about school. Turns out Ross and Lauren are BOTH coming to my high school! I HADNâT EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT THAT! This school year is going to be SO GREAT!
They both had lots of questions about teachers and what the kids were like and who my friends were. I was sorta embarrassed because I told them that I didnât have many close friends and that I was really glad they were both going to be there. Laurenasked why I didnât have a lot of friends. She seems like one of those people who makes friends really easily without even trying that hard.
I told them I didnât know why I had a harder time making friends. Iâm quieter than Cam is, I guess. I said that people seem so unpredictable to me, and that scares me. Ross laughed and said that he finds people TOTALLY predictable. I smiled and said that it really helped to smoke some pot. And also that Laurenâs cosmos helped me be less quiet.
This made Lauren giggle until there were tears running down her face, and Ross laughed too. He said the funniest thing heâd seen all summer was the moment I fell off the diving board at Blakeâs house, and I started laughing too. We all lay there laughing for a long time. Weâd finally get quiet, and then one of us would think about it again and start giggling all over, until finally my stomach hurt.
On the way home, Lauren and Ross took turns quizzing me about Blake, and Lauren almost made Ross run off the road while she tickled me until I gave her my phone so she could read all of the texts that Blake had sent me. Ross wanted to know if I was going to see Blake again, and I said I didnât know how to work that out. My parents would NEVER go for me dating a 20-year-old. I think thatâs part of the reason that it feels so EXCITING when he texts me: It feels dangerous. Lauren isgoing to see if she can set up another party with Blake when I get back from vacation.
When Ross dropped me off, Lauren said she was really going to miss me while I was away. Ross said he would too. I made them promise not to have too much fun without me.
July 31
Itâs so early in the morning I can barely keep my eyes open. Somehow I made it to the gate at LAX with Mom and Dad and Cam. Cam just asked me if I wanted to come with him to get coffee. I donât like coffee that much, but maybe I can get a vanilla latte. Ugh. How come vacation feels like a chore right now?
Later â¦
I never realized how much people drink on airplanes. The people sitting across the aisle from me and Cam are having Bloody Marys. Theyâve both had 2, and the guy just ordered another one. Itâs, like, midmorning and this flight isnât that long. Theyâre going to be wasted by the time we land.
I wonder what it would be like to drink on a plane?
Iâve really only drank once. I donât count that wine cooler at the party, but now I notice it more when other people are doing it. Last night at dinner Mom and Dad each had a glass of wine.I sat there the whole time wondering what wine tastes like. I thought about sneaking a sip after dinner, but then Lauren called, and I forgot about it.
Later â¦
We just had lunch at a restaurant in the airport because our rental car was delayed.
EVERYONE was drinking. Except me and Cam.
Dad had a beer. Mom had a glass of chardonnay. Well, Dad convinced her to. He laughed and said, CâMON! Weâre on vacation, Margaret! She acted all giggly like she was going to get caught by the wine police or something.
Cam said that it was cocktail hour SOMEWHERE in the world. Mom shot him a look and said, Well, itâs not cocktail hour for EITHER of you for at least another few years.
She. Would. Have. A. FIT. If. She. Found. Out.
Maybe I should start hiding this journal. I donât think Mom would ever go snooping. Still ⦠Oh! Our flightâs boarding.
Blake just texted me AGAIN:
THINK OF ME WHEN
They both had lots of questions about teachers and what the kids were like and who my friends were. I was sorta embarrassed because I told them that I didnât have many close friends and that I was really glad they were both going to be there. Laurenasked why I didnât have a lot of friends. She seems like one of those people who makes friends really easily without even trying that hard.
I told them I didnât know why I had a harder time making friends. Iâm quieter than Cam is, I guess. I said that people seem so unpredictable to me, and that scares me. Ross laughed and said that he finds people TOTALLY predictable. I smiled and said that it really helped to smoke some pot. And also that Laurenâs cosmos helped me be less quiet.
This made Lauren giggle until there were tears running down her face, and Ross laughed too. He said the funniest thing heâd seen all summer was the moment I fell off the diving board at Blakeâs house, and I started laughing too. We all lay there laughing for a long time. Weâd finally get quiet, and then one of us would think about it again and start giggling all over, until finally my stomach hurt.
On the way home, Lauren and Ross took turns quizzing me about Blake, and Lauren almost made Ross run off the road while she tickled me until I gave her my phone so she could read all of the texts that Blake had sent me. Ross wanted to know if I was going to see Blake again, and I said I didnât know how to work that out. My parents would NEVER go for me dating a 20-year-old. I think thatâs part of the reason that it feels so EXCITING when he texts me: It feels dangerous. Lauren isgoing to see if she can set up another party with Blake when I get back from vacation.
When Ross dropped me off, Lauren said she was really going to miss me while I was away. Ross said he would too. I made them promise not to have too much fun without me.
July 31
Itâs so early in the morning I can barely keep my eyes open. Somehow I made it to the gate at LAX with Mom and Dad and Cam. Cam just asked me if I wanted to come with him to get coffee. I donât like coffee that much, but maybe I can get a vanilla latte. Ugh. How come vacation feels like a chore right now?
Later â¦
I never realized how much people drink on airplanes. The people sitting across the aisle from me and Cam are having Bloody Marys. Theyâve both had 2, and the guy just ordered another one. Itâs, like, midmorning and this flight isnât that long. Theyâre going to be wasted by the time we land.
I wonder what it would be like to drink on a plane?
Iâve really only drank once. I donât count that wine cooler at the party, but now I notice it more when other people are doing it. Last night at dinner Mom and Dad each had a glass of wine.I sat there the whole time wondering what wine tastes like. I thought about sneaking a sip after dinner, but then Lauren called, and I forgot about it.
Later â¦
We just had lunch at a restaurant in the airport because our rental car was delayed.
EVERYONE was drinking. Except me and Cam.
Dad had a beer. Mom had a glass of chardonnay. Well, Dad convinced her to. He laughed and said, CâMON! Weâre on vacation, Margaret! She acted all giggly like she was going to get caught by the wine police or something.
Cam said that it was cocktail hour SOMEWHERE in the world. Mom shot him a look and said, Well, itâs not cocktail hour for EITHER of you for at least another few years.
She. Would. Have. A. FIT. If. She. Found. Out.
Maybe I should start hiding this journal. I donât think Mom would ever go snooping. Still ⦠Oh! Our flightâs boarding.
Blake just texted me AGAIN:
THINK OF ME WHEN
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