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]

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

[identical]

But I don't like people.

[sweetvalleygirl]

You don't have to like them, you just have to listen to them!

[identical]

Have I mentioned that I really hate the gossip mill?

[sweetvalleygirl]

No way! Everyone likes gossip! That's how come I got my job!

[identical]

I really, really don't like gossip. [ most of the time ] What kind of job do you have that involves gossip?

[sweetvalleygirl]

I got a job at City Lights. I get to co-write a gossip column!

[identical]

... Wow.

[sweetvalleygirl]

I know, right! So awesome!

[identical]

That's not the word I would've used, but sure. We'll go with that.

[sweetvalleygirl]

If you hear anything good you'll tell me, right?

[identical]

Probably not.

[sweetvalleygirl]

Why not? We're friends, right?

[identical]

Wait, what?

[sweetvalleygirl]

Huh?

[identical]

We're friends?

[sweetvalleygirl]

Well, yeah.

[identical]

When did this happen?

[sweetvalleygirl]

I dunno. Recently.

[identical]

But we've only talked twice.

[sweetvalleygirl]

And? We have school, and lots of our friends are friends...

[identical]

But... we've never hung out.

[sweetvalleygirl]

But we could.

[identical]

Do you want to?

[sweetvalleygirl]

Yeah. Don't you?