Clio by Jessica A (read with me .txt) 📕

Okay guys this isnt your normal love story. It doesnt start out with love at first sight or anything like that. It takes time. Because its not the other person that changes. Its you.

Hi, My names Clio. Im 14 years old. I have black hair that goes down my shoulders. I have dark brown eyes. Im 5'5''. I grew up in Canada and then moved to Iowa when i was 11. Ive never been in love before. Well unless you count in 5th grade when this one kid told me he liked me ( i didnt like him back). I grew up, with little freinds, a not very nice grandmother ( who enjoyed beating me) and i went to a private school where the teachers couldnt be worse and my dad always wanted me to be something im not.

Well I've had many crushes. Way too many. Im the type of person who has never taken it serious before, mostly cause no one wants to take the time to get to know me back. Well little did I know that I was in for some serious changes to my perspective of life.

I woke up to my dad yelling my name from the bathroom "CLIO GET UP OR YOUR GONNA BE LATE" my eyes shot open but I stayed in bed and eventually fell asleep again. It was February 14. Valentines day. HOORA. Another year single. I got up, changed my clothes and brushed my hair. Literally thats it. I dont brush my teeth. Like I would if i was trying to impress someone but oh well. Id been in love before. This one guy named Brian. The popular kid. I shouldve known better than to fall in love with him. Even worse- make him the first guy I fall in love with. Well he ended up breaking my heart before anything actually happened. I ended up going from sweet, smart, and girly- to one of the meaner people who started hating everyone. That was last year. Ive gotten over him. I think. Well after a year of trying to get over him, I met more guys, fell in love- and they usually didnt like me back. I get to school and meet up with my best freinds (AKA the only people I didnt hate) They were: Megan- Who was sweet, small, and a ginger. Maryanne- who was a bit taller than me and had longer hair. DJ- Who had a boy haircut and always tried solving others problems. Joyce- she was the youngest of us and had the biggest heart ever, Well it was just us 5. Some of us had other freinds, and some of us didnt. 

I got to school that day and saw Megan in the cafeteria "hey Meg" i said to megan "hey" she replied looking up from her phone. "how'd it go with your mom?" I asked. We both had parent problems. "eh shes still being a female dog" 

I giggled a bit "hah thats not a shocker" 

We had small talk then went to our classes. We all met up at lunch. "hey what are you guys doing this weekend?"  I asked

"I have to go to my dads" Maryanne said

"well i have to do my science project and i need you guys as my test people"

"you mean testing subjects?" joyce asked

"same thing" 

and we all started laughing. 

"remember last year you had a crush on Jake??" DJ just had to bring up

"oh god dont bring that up"

" OH MY GOD i remember that!!!!!" Megan burst "OMG when we went on that feild trip you kept staring at him!" 

" do you have to bring this up on Valentines day??"

"cmon were all single!" Joyce added "you dont need to worry"

"yea, your right I guess" 

The lunch bell rang and we all seperated to go to our classes

Well jake was just this one kid who I had home ec. with. He was sweet and all. He had these cheeks that were completely adorable. I had a crush on him but had gotten over him just like that. I never knew if he liked me back but oh well. Its not like anything gonna happen with him.

I asked my mom if I could have freinds over this weekend for my science project. I have these super overprotective parents, who have to talk to your mom before you can come to my house, and give me super long lectures about the smallest things. Its super annoying. So she told me I can if they want.

I rang up Meg first

"Hey Meg"

"Hey, whatcha doing?"
     "nothing much, I was just wondering if you wanted to come over this weekend."

"sure, what time?"

"umm hows 11?"

"kay see ya" then she hung up

I dialed joyce and DJ next and they both said yes to coming.

"hey joyce"

"heyy"

"Maryannes not coming"

"awee are DJ and Megan coming?"
     "yea"

"thats okay then"

"yea. Hey i have to go ill see you on saturday"

"Kay byee"

*Saturday*

Joyce came first at about 11:15 and we both played Just Dance till DJ came which about 15 minutes later. Meg showed up, eventually and we got started on my project. It was to determine which hand is more sensitive and which side of your brain is faster at detecting that, so you had to put your hands in ice water and take out whichever hand felt colder first. 

We got done with that and went to my room.

"hey do you guys wanna prank call people??" Meg asked

"YES" 

and with that we started prank calling a bunch of people. It was hilarious!

I took Megs phone and started looking through her contacts to see who to prank call next.

"woaw you have Jakes number?" 

"yea I do"

"omg lets call him!"

we dialed him and i started saying a bunch of random stuff. I eventually gave up and admitted that it was me.

"Clio?"

"maybeeee"

"OMG THERES A POSSUM OUT SIDE THE WINDOW!!!!" Joyce shouted looking out the window

"OH MY GAWDDDD"

and with that we all started screaming while I was still on line with Jake. 

"o my god, once my dad saw a possum out the window and he shot it!" Joyce began

"oh god! why?"   and so began Joyce with the back story of the time her dad shot a possum. 
"hey? you still on line?" I asked

"yep"

"sorry about that"

"no its okay" he said with a chuckle "it was quite funny"

I dont know why but I smiled to myself

"thanks" okay now I was blushing "you should save my number and message me?"

"okay will do"
"okay byee"

"bye"

I looked up to see Joyce and Meg holding their cheeks in, about to burst into laughter. 

"what?"

they both burst out laughing "O MY GOD YOU GUYS WOULD BE THE CUTEST TOGETHER!!"

"its not like anything going to happen, I dont even like him anymore"

"sure you dont" DJ said to me with a goofy smile

"I dont!! I swear!!!!!"

They all looked at each other with huge goofy smiles

"cmon guys grow up, you guys know no one likes me"

"sureeeeeee"

"lets go watch a movie instead"

so we all went to the basement and started watching horror movies. We watched The possession first, then the devil inside, then scream, then the nightmare on Elm street.

It was quite a night

The next day I saw Seery sitting in the cafeteria. Seery was another one of my freinds. She was awesome. We had our ups and downs but she was an awesome freind. She was always there for me and I tried my best to be there for her. She was here to listen through my nonsense and I was glad to have her.

"heyy" I said to her

"hey"

"o my god you wont believe what happened on saturday"

"what?"

"we prank called Jake and we've been texting non stop sincee"

"omg really?"

"yes!!!!"

"he is really cute, I remember when you had a crush on him"

"oh god, but dont forget you had a crush on him too"

"oh yea"

It was true Seery did have a crush on him originally, but I did too afterwards.

Maryanne came in after a bit 

"hey"

"hey" Seery said back

"you guys wont believe what"

"what?"

"I have a boyfreind!"

"WHAT?!"

"I know right!!"
Maryanne pulled out her phone and showed us a few pictures of him

"o my god he is so hot!!!"

"i know!" Maryanee said while blushing

" tell us everything" I said

"but what do you guys wanna know"

"everything" Seery said

"okay why dont you start from the beginning, like how did you two meet?"

"it all started from a follow on twitter"

"wow, what a start"

"then we just started talking and then he just asked me out"

"awwwww" seery said, she had a huge heart

"you two would be cute together"

"thanks, and oh yea his names Javen, and he lives in Minnesota"

"woaw thats quite a distance"

"I know, but its okay"

The bell rang and we headed to our classes.

During lunch Maryanne told the others the big news. The day passed. Another day single.

After school, I walked out with Maryanne as always, and got into the car.

"hey mom"

"hey Clio" She seemed very happy