Chapter 3

After ten minutes of talking to Angela on the phone, there was another line.

“Hold up Angela, I have another call coming in.”
“Okay…”
“Hello?”
“Hey Holly, it’s Jake.”
“Hi… Hold up.”
“Jake is on the other line, should I hang up on him?”
“NO! Just talk to him. What does he want?”
“Okay…”
“Hello?”
“Yeah.”
“So… You called me and want something?”
“Yeah, I was wondering about tomorrow ...”
“You don’t want to go?”
“NO, I’m just saying… If you wanna go ice skating after the art show.”
“Uhh, hold up.”
“Angela?”
“Yeah! What yah guys talkin’ ‘bout?”
“Well, he wants to go ice skating after the art show… And I’m thinking he’s being told to ask me out…”
“Hmmm... Just play along. And we’ll see what happens.”
“Okay…”
“Hello?”
“Yeah…”
“Ice skating after art show you said?”
“Yup.”
“Uhhh, sure…”
“Cool.”
“Hold on again.”
“Oh my god, he’s such a pain.”
“Who’s he?”
“Angela?”
“Noo… Jake…”
“Huh?”
“Who’s a pain?”
“Youu- I mean he wait him! Uhhgg. I- Hold on.”
“Hello?”
“Holly?”
“Wait, who’s this?”
“Jake!”
“Wait, hold up.”
“Hello?”
“So?? Ya’ll gonna go ice skating ‘ehh?”
“Yeahh. At first, I was talking to him and wanted to trade lines, so I did, and I said “he’s such a pain” and I said who’s this and he said Jake which I thought would be you and then I changed lines again and I was still on the phone with him and now I’m on the phone with you but I believe he heard that I said that he’s a pain but then I said that I said that to he or him or someone!!!"
“Okay! Calm down Holly… Look, I gotta go… Good look on your date! Bye!”
“Bye…”
“Hello?”
“Why do you keep on putting me on hold or something?”
“Sorry, busy. Anyways, I gotta go. Bye”
“’Kay, see you tomorrow, Bye.”

Chapter 2

The next day during class, I couldn’t concentrate. I didn’t know why, but the thought of it gave me a head ache. I guess it was because I studied too hard last night, or was it the meal I had in the morning. But meals are supposed to give you stomach aches, not head aches.

“Holly, are you okay? You don’t look so good…”
“Not really, Angela… I feel like vomiting.”
“Do you need to go to the nurse’s office?”
“No… It’s okay. I’ll be okay.”
“Okay…”

While walking out of class, I felt worse ‘cause of all the noise. I was walking down the stairs and suddenly I stepped on my shoe lace and fell. Luckily I was only at the second step. Again, I dropped my books and glasses. I heard Bryan and Jake having a conversation about falling or asking or breaking, or, or something. Hope they weren’t talking about me.

“There she is! Go ask her now!”
“She fell again.”
“Hahahaa. Just go ask her dude.”
“But…”
“Look Jake, do you want to win the bet or not? You already agreed.”
“Fine. But it’s only for four weeks right… RIGHT Bryan?”
“Yeah. Haha”
“I had to break up with Jessica for this? So wrong.”
“Whatever, Jessica acts like a jaguar. Rawrr.”

I saw Jake and Bryan walking towards me. But it looks like they’re trying to get something from someone. I picked up my books and glasses and power walked away. I heard Bryan calling my name footsteps walking behind me. I just kept ignoring him ‘cause I thought he would just say another insult. I couldn’t outrun them, so they caught up to me and stopped me from walking.

“What?” I said angrily.
“Jake wants to ask you something.”

I was looking at Jake like I wasn’t going to care about anything he was going to say. He had a blank face and so did I.

“Just say it Jake, dang.”
“Hi Holly.”
“Hi?”
“Listen I-“
“I’ve been listening.”
“Look, are you busy Saturday night? No? Okay. Meet you at the festival at six to go eat or whatever you wanna do. “
“Actually, I have plans Saturday.”
“What? A girl like you haaa-“

I saw Bryan pinching Jake on the arm where it really hurts to make him stop saying something or some sort.

“Never mind… Where are you going?”
“To my art show, which you wouldn't care about.”
“No, no, no, I’ll come.”
“You? Like art?”
“Yeah… Love it”
“Okay then, bye.”
“Wait, wait, wait, hold up, hold up.”
“What?”
“You didn’t even tell me where yet, or what time to be there.”
“It’s right next Greenfield Avenue. Be there at five pm., or don’t be there.”

I walked away after we had that conversation. That was actually the longest discussion I ever had with a guy who wasn’t related to me. Well, it seems like Jake and Bryan were up to something talking to me for the first time.

“Finally! Was that so hard to do?”
“Bryan, that was humiliating.”
“What!? Nobody saw you. Except me, hahaha!”
“Don’t tell anyone about this or you’ll go down with me.”
“Okay. Okay… See yah.”

Right after I got home I called Angela and told her everything.

“WHAT??!!” she screamed in my ear.

Chapter 1

Look straight forward; don’t look back or to the sides, straight forward. I couldn’t ignore all the commotion about people talking the way I look and act like, so I closed my eyes and kept walking to my first class. It was sad that I couldn’t shut my ears ‘cause all I heard was,

“Look at the way she dresses, it’s so 70’s looking.”
“I know! She needs work.”
“More like help!”
“She’s a nerd like any other nerd.”
“Hahahha!”

I just kept closing my eyes and walked straight forward hoping I would get to my class the correct way. Just when I knew it, I bumped into Jake. Jake was one of the most popular guys in the school.

“Huh! I am so sorry.”
“Yeah...” he said in a weird voice.

Everyone standing around was laughing at me because I collided into Jake and dropped my books and glasses. Jake was nice enough to pick them up for me. Jessica, who was Jake’s girlfriend, was laughing at me the most.

“Watch where you is goin` dork. Oh, and by the way, learn to open your eyes when you walk.”

Other people were still laughing at me, like Jessica’s friends she calls “shizz” and “bizz”.

“Geek” said one.
“Nerd” said another walking away.

They all walked away from me and still said some insults.

“No wonder she needs glasses, can’t even open her eyes correctly!”

I had to be strong to hold my tears in. It’s just mean when you tease someone else; it just makes you the hater.

Later that day, I was talking to Angela on the phone about homework. Angela has been my best friend since the 4th grade, the other years she was just like other people, teasing me and making me cry. But once she got to know me, we were the best of friends.

“So… I heard you bumped into Jake today…”
“Listen Angela, I don’t wanna talk about it…”
“Okay... Okay.”

I couldn’t help it… So I told her.

“IT WAS HORRIBLE!”
“Wha- Why?
“I was teased!”
“Bu-“
“Again! What is wrong with these people?! Don’t they know that teasing hurts?!”
“Well Holl-“
“I can’t stand it anymore! I swear, I will do something to Jessica and her, whatever… “JU JU” friends she calls!”
“What are you gonna do?”
“I have no idea… I just want revenge…”
“Holly, that doesn’t sound like you… You know revenge is wrong.”
“True, but what is someone purposely put “super glue” in your new hat you were going to wear, and when you take it off, you can’t! ‘Cause its SUPER DAMN GLUE!”
“Oh no you didn’t, come on, you need revenge now.”
“Now that’s what I’m talking about Angela!”

Picture it Perfect; Characters&Sypnosis

Characters
Holly
Jake
Angela
Bryan
Jessica
Cynthia
Shizz
Thizz

Sypnosis
This novel is about a 14 year old unattractive girl named Holly being asked out to the 8th grade dinner dance by Jake, one of the most popular guys in school. Unfortunately, the reason he asked Holly was because of a bet. Jake was to break up with his girlfriend, Jessica, change Holly into a beautiful girl and take her to the dance. After a few weeks of knowing Holly, Jake realizes that they have a lot in common and actually likes her. But later on, Jake's friend, Byran, was just making him do the bet because he wanted a date to the dance. So, Bryan told Holly the whole truth about what Jake was doing to Holly. Holly now knows that Jake was just using her as a bet. Will Holly accept Jake's apology and move on with Bryan?
Read and find out! :]