Cheater, Cheater, Pumpkin Eater: Chapter 1

Liz woke up to the birds chirping on a sunny Sunday morning. She glanced over at the clock and saw that the time was 9:00.

Liz pushed the covers off of her curvey body with her feet, and slowly stood up. She wobbled into the bathroom, just waiting to see her reflection in the mirror.

"AAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!" Liz screamed and gasped at the ugly reflection staring back at her. It was uglier than a cat that had been shaved bald. Her long blond hair looked like a rats nest all tangled up on top of her head, and on the side of her face by her mouth was a spot of fresh drool.

Liz couldn't believe her appearance. As soon as she possibly could, she washed her face, and combed her hair(which had taken her nearly forty-five minutes). The hair that was almost deadly to glance at was now a smooth and lousious waterfall against Liz's rosey cheeks.

After Liz finished her things in the bathroom, she slowly walked back into her bedroom to get dressed. She had quickly decided that she was going to wear a light pink tank, a pair of white jeans, and a pair of pink flip-flops to match her shirt.

As soon as Liz was done with that, she walked into the bathroom again, half expecting to see her hair messed up again, but nothing had changed.

Just to be sure, Liz brushed her hair out once more, and put it up into a long pony-tail that reached down to her mid-back. Next, she placed a pair of diamond earrings she had gotten from her father for her last birthday into her ears. Liz looked perfect.

Once she felt she looked just right, Liz heard her stomache growl.

"Breakfast time! I think I will have a bowl of Lucky Charms and two slices of buttered toast." Liz said to herself.

As she walked over to the shelves with the cereal in it, Liz wondered if everyone was still sleeping. Usually she is the first one up, so this was most likely.

After Liz had gotten out the Lucky Charms, she reached for the bowls.

"Better get that toast started!" Liz muttered. As she popped in the toast, she heard a faint sound.

"RING, RING, RING!"

"Oh, my cell!" Liz said surprized. She ran down the hall and into her bedroom, where her cell phone was buzzing and ringing on to p of her nightstand.

Liz rushed over to the sounding phone, and looked at the front screen to see that it had said the person who was calling her was:

"Pooky Face"

"Awww! My sweetie is calling me!" Liz spoke with a baby-ish tone.

She flipped open the phone and put it up to her ear.

"Hey there, Pooky Face!" Liz squeaked.

"Hello, Cupcake! I just wanted to call my little Muffing to say good morning!" said the voice on the other end of the line.

"Awww! Well good morning to you too, sweetie!" Liz squaked.

"So, what are doing today at twelve?" said the friendly voice.

"Ummm..." Liz said as she was scanning through her planner, which was empty,"I don't think that I have anything planned. What did you have in mind?" she replied.

"Well...we could go to the movies. Or go to the mall. I just got my paycheck so you could pick out something for yourself. Anything you would like." the voice said.

"Hmm....that sounds like a plan," Liz agreed.

"Okay, Cupcake. See you at twelve. I'll pick you up at your house. Make sure to lood nice! I know that you always do." the voice had said.

"Awww! Thank you, Eric! See you then!" Liz said as she softly closed the phone.

Eric Jackson. That was her boyfriend's name. Sweet, kind, cute, funny Eric. And they were going to the mall at twelve that afternoon. Liz would get something for herself. Wasn't Eric just the best?!? He was the best boyfriend she could ever ask for.

* * *

It was eleven. One hour until Eric would come for Liz.

Liz decided to call her best friend. They had been friends since first grade. Her name is Mell.

Mell had long brown hair with slight curls in it, and she had a smooth, curvey body like Liz.

As Liz dialed Mell's #, she thought about what she would say to her.

"Hello?" a woman's voice had picked up the phone.

"Mell?" Liz questioned.

"Ya. Liz?" Mell answered.

"Ya. Hey." Liz answered.

"Hey girl! What's up?" Mell asked.

"Not much. You?" Liz replied.

"Same, same." Mell said.

"Interesting. Well, I just wanted to call to say hello." Liz informed Mell.

"Hello. Well, what do you say to going to the mall with me today? Say, about twelve?" Mell questioned.

"I would love to-but I can't. I am going on a date with Eric. So sorry," Liz answered.

"Oh...a date? How about tomorrow, around twelve then?" Mell replied.

"Okay-ya. I can do that. See you tomorrow!" Liz said.

"Okay. Bye." Mell replied.

Liz had hung up the phone and glanced over at the clock to see that the time was only eleven-thirty.

Only half an hour to go. But what was Liz going to do to pass the time?

She decided to go onto her computer and log onto her Yahoo! Instant Messanger.

As Liz scrolled down her buddy list, she saw that the time was now eleven-forty-five. Only FIFTEEN MOR MINUTES. She couldn't wait.

* * *

It was now one minute until twelve. Liz had just heard her alarm on her cell phone telling her that she had a new text message.

She trotted over to the phone, and flipped it open.

New txt from:

Pooky Face

Liz pushed "read" and the screen displayed the new message. It read:

Hey Cupcake!

Look outside. I have

a surprise for you.

Pooky Face

Liz was so excited, because it was time for her date with Eric.

As she rushed into the front room, she peeked out the window to see what the big surprise was. But a tree was blocking the view.

As Liz opened the front door, she saw the surprise Eric was talking about and gasped.