14 ☼ VIDEO

[sweetvalleygirl]

[Jessica is at Hudson River Park, sitting on the grass facing the Hudson and New Jersey. Beside her is Laura's still-to-be-named puppy, pouncing on a leaf blowing across the lawn.]

Brrr! It's gotten so cold all of a sudden. I can't believe it's autumn already! Before you know it, it'll be Halloween! And then Thanksgiving!

[She pats the ground and the puppy comes bounding back to her.]

Anyway, who all is going to the charity ball this weekend? I'm planning a shopping trip tomorrow after school if anyone wants to join me!

[This next part is purposely not filtered at all.]

Oh yeah! Hey, Text Guy! Hey!

[A pause.]

Jason. Yoohoo!

[She gives her most charming grin.]

Like, I know you think you're being super stealthy and stuff, but I've seen you creeping around the school. I saw you yesterday and I saw you again today, so don't try to deny it. What's the big idea? Why're you acting like such a weirdo? I know you're trying to be all scary and stuff, but sneaking around in broad daylight is not the way to do it. People are just gonna think you're a crazy stalker or something.

Comments

[sweetvalleygirl]

I know, right?!

[arakhnes.livejournal.com]

That doesn't make any sense!

[sweetvalleygirl]

You don't have to date someone to go on a date with them, Jessica.

[arakhnes.livejournal.com]

Ask that weird guy that doesn't go to our school!

[sweetvalleygirl]

I was gonna, but I changed my mind.

[arakhnes.livejournal.com]

But you -- you can't ask Johnny!

[sweetvalleygirl]

Why not? Does he already have a date or something?

[arakhnes.livejournal.com]

I don't think he was even going to go.....

It's not like he... I mean, I don't think... I could... ask...

[ SHE'S GETTING THERE CRYIN ]

[sweetvalleygirl]

You should ask him. Just to be sure someone else doesn't ask him first.

[arakhnes.livejournal.com]

[ awkwardface ]

But I'm not going.

[sweetvalleygirl]

Is he going?

[arakhnes.livejournal.com]

I don't know!

[sweetvalleygirl]

You should ask him.

[arakhnes.livejournal.com]

Fine! I'll ask him!

[identical]

Dude. Not cool, asking out another girl's boyfriend. Especially when said girlfriend is Jessica.

[sweetvalleygirl]

Oh please. They're not really dating. If they were, they'd be going to the ball.

[identical]

You don't get to tell people when they're dating and when they're not.

And, just so you know, they're totally dating for real.

[sweetvalleygirl]

How do you know?

[identical]

Gee, I don't know. Maybe I know because they're my best friends.

[sweetvalleygirl]

So you're in with the gossip, right?

[identical]

... I guess?

[sweetvalleygirl]

And you know a lot of people, right?

[identical]

Know? Sure. Hang out with? No way.

[sweetvalleygirl]

But you could be like... a gossip informant!

[identical]

But I don't like people.