Brianna's POV

The next day at lunch, Wednesday, I'm sitting at our table eating my ham and cheese sandwich. "Hey," I hear a voice say. I look up and Adelaide is there.

"What do you want now, Adelaide?" I whine and turn to face her.

"I want my prize," she says tapping her door up and down.

"Prize for what? Being the stupidest person on Earth? Congrats!" I give her a pat on the back and turn back around in my seat. She puts her perfectly legal manicured hand on my shoulder and spins me back around. She then takes out a wipe from her purse to who her hand and throws it on me. Disgusting. I pick it up and throw it back at her.

  "No, stupi-" she cuts herself off. "Bri. I was going to say Bri. No, Bri, I meant the science fair prize that I was supposed to win but you unfortunately stole from my possession."

  "You were disqualified, Adelaide. Buh bye now!" I push her away and then turn back around in my seat. I haven't gotten my ribbon and certificate yet. Today is the last day to get it. Let's just hope it comes in the mail today.

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  "Mail's here!" Will calls from the living room couch. I heard a loud thump outside the door. "I'll get it!" I call back. I stand up from the kitchen bar where I had been doing homework to go get the mail. I walk out barefoot to the driveway. I open the metal box and take out the things inside. Bills, bills, retirement papers, bills, taxes, bills, more retirement papers, pay check, another pay check. Jeez, how much mail do we have? Oh! There it is. I hold a large envelope in my right hand with the other letters with me left hand. I put the letters on the table and sit on the living room couch with the large envelope.

  To Brianna Myers
  633 York Street
  Arcadia, GA 31525

  I open the flap and take out a few papers and a blue ribbon. One paper reads, "Congratulations, Brianna D. Myers! You have won first place at this year's county science fair with the help of Jade L. Hughes. We have included your certificate and your ribbon in this envelope. Thank you for participating." Hmm... Jade L. Hughes huh? Wonder what the L stands for.

I take out the other paper from the envelope. It's the certificate saying my name and Jade's name, the name of our project, where the fair was held, and what place we came in. I take the certificate and ribbon and walk upstairs. I place them on a shelf in my bookcase inside my room next to the others from previous years. "Just another to the collection, eh?" I hear someone say. I scream because of the sudden sound. I turn around to see Bailey in my doorway. "How did you get in my house?" I ask.

"I have my ways..." she says and sits down on my bed. "We're still friends, right?"

  "Yeah," I say, walking to my bed to sit next to her, "Why you ask?"

  "So you know how a few weeks ago I wanted you to go to the Senior Year Dance for once?"

  "Yeah...?"

  "We still going?" Oh shoot! I'm sure Jade has plans for that, but I don't wanna let Bailey down either because we just made up.

  "I-I'm still thinking about it." Smooth, Bri. Smooth...

  "Oh, ok!" She plasters a smile- which I assume is fake- on her face. "Oh, and Will told me that he was going to chaperone for the field trip to Los Angeles."

  "Yeah but how do you know?" I scrunch up my face in a confused manner.

  "He told me when I walked in. I was wondering if you had room for me to squeeze into your group."

  "Uhh..." I think for a moment. What if the others don't like her? Never mind, it's my group and I get to choose who I want to be in it. "Sure," I say.

  "Eek!" she squeals, "yay! See you at school tomorrow, Bri. I can't wait until the field trip!" She peels herself off my bed and runs out of my room. That was... Something...? I guess.

  Hey guys! Hooray for a longer chapter! If you didn't remember, Bailey and Bri did make up a few chapters ago. See ya all in the next chapter!

Till then,
~Orchid