My Annoying Life: Chapter 2

Some weeks had passed, and things had gotten better, somehow. Louis in Italy, teachers just as weird, the usual. But a conflict between Holly and I had worsened.1

It began because of Louis, slowed, then sped up again without notice. We had both had about enough of each other but for some reason, deep deep deep down in the depths of my soul, I couldn't bring myself to - I don't actually know, but I just felt like we could not stop being friends.2

One day, I wrote a poem about Louis, and Holly got upset. 3

"Stop rubbing it in that you have mister perfect!" she wrote to me.4

I did NOT like hearing that, and wrote back:5

"Do you want me to delete it? I will if you want me too."6

Silence.7

This continued, until she began writing poems - roleplaying poems, being a flower, a mirror, all delicate things, that apparently someone, I thought I, had crushed. This wasn't clear to me -8

'Why does she like picking on me so much? What did I do?'9

So I messaged her:10

"I don't recall doing anything to hurt you this badly."11

"You crushed me! You're the raging ocean, i'm the little sailboat."12

As confused as I was, It was Decmber 1st - that meant I had to go to Jason's Bar Mitzvah. The service was long and uneventful, and I just sat there with Olivia, Kit, Jen and Lucy. I couldn't understand a word they were saying, judging I am Christian and it was all in Hebrew. But, I sat through it, and watched Jason's mother cry and cry and cry.13

After that, I had to go and help my aunt Carol decorate her enormous house for christmas with my two cousins, my aunts boyfriend and his two daughters I had never met before. My cousin Greg is the funniest boy alive - my age, about 3 inches taller than me, dirty blond hair, shiny dark blue yes with pinpricks of sapphire gleaming through. He can make you laugh sooooo hard, you almost wet your pants.14

My cousin Margo is a very responsible but wild young adult - 14 years old, my height, bright orange hair, green eyes the color of celery. She is very sensible and organized, but loves to have fun at the same time. 15

Lauren and Liz - my aunt's boyfriend's kids. Two spunky girls who love to jump around. Lauren is a somewhat quiet girl, who acts like life is just a game you have to play, no questions asked. 12 years old, one grade lower, dirty blond hair, brown concrete eyes. She is a tamer version of me, just cruising through life. 16

Liz is a feisty youngster, easily angered when she doesn't get her way. 4th grade, fiery red hair, small and crazy - very good words to describe her. She just jumps around and doesn't give a crap what anyone thinks. 17

We had some really good laughs during the decoration time, more laughing and fooling around than actual decorating, but you wouldn't be able to decorate that whole house if you ahd 3 days!18

Then came the party. I walked into the temple, completely in awe. It was not the same dull, usual place I had been in 7 hours before, heck no. It was colorful, with frosted glass pillars shooting out changing-colored light. I checked my coat into the coat room, and pushed open the door to the dining room.19

**TO BE CONTINUED, DUH DUH DUH!**