Fame, Glory, and Other Things on My to Do List
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Samantha patted my hand. “Don’t listen to her. No one is laughing at us.” More patting. “They’re laughing with us. Really hard.”
Rachel picked up her fork and waved it in Samantha’s direction. “This is mostly your fault, you know.”
“My fault?” she asked.
“Yeah, during elections last year when Rick was a royal jerk to you, you didn’t do anything to put him back in his place. Remember how you were all about taking the high road? Well, apparently the high road leads straight to musical numbers with the P.E. teacher. Now Rick thinks he can do anything to us and get away with it.”
Samantha thought about this, shaking her head. “Revenge doesn’t solve anything. It just makes things worse.”
Rachel let out an exasperated sigh. “That depends on who’s doing the revenge and who’s dancing to one of Mrs. Jones’s solos in front of the whole school, doesn’t it?”
And then Samantha cracked a smile. “If you can think of a way to get Rick dancing to Mrs. Jones in front of the whole school, I’ll consider it. Until then, I say we just let the whole thing blow over. Let Rick have his party. So what if people are starting to think of him as some kind of rock star. I’ve heard Rick’s music and no one will be that impressed with his band once they’re trapped in a room with them. Just ignore him.”
Easier said than done. I live in a home that’s frequently invaded by Rick. Still, I did think it would blow over. I thought his party and his attempts to get back at us wouldn’t amount to anything. Which shows you that “psychic” wouldn’t be a good career choice for me.
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Rallison, Janette.
Fame, glory, and other things on my to do list / Janette Rallison.
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Summary: High school junior Jessica uses the arrival of a new boy to further her schemes of winning her ex-boyfriend back and becoming the next big Hollywood movie star.
[1. High schools—Fiction. 2. Schools—Fiction. 3. Acting—Fiction. 4. Theater—Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.R13455 Fam 2005 [Fic]—dc22 2005042270
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