zoegirl:
that’s jana’s statement? be like germany?
mad maddie:
hold yer horses. here’s her idea: we’re gonna get a bunch of ppl to drive out to I-285. we’ll have at least 4 cars, 1 for each lane, and we’ll work it so that we’re all right next to each other. mad maddie: then we’ll set our speed at EXACTLY 65 mph, all at the same time. we’ll TOTALLY block traffic. won’t that be awesome?!!
zoegirl:
i don’t get it. how will you block traffic by going 65 mph?
mad maddie:
cuz no one goes 65 mph! but this time they’ll have to cuz no one will be able to pass us!
zoegirl:
you’ve got to be kidding zoegirl: you’re not actually gonna do this, r u?
mad maddie:
hell, yeah. it’s brilliant.
zoegirl:
haven’t you heard of road rage? you’re gonna get shot!
mad maddie:
that’s ridiculous
mad maddie:
i thought you would get it, since you care about issues and stuff.
zoegirl:
important issues, not rebelling against the speed limit.
mad maddie:
whatevs. we’re doing it this friday during rush hour if u wanna come.
zoegirl:
have you heard anything i’ve just said? NO, i don’t want to come. it makes me nervous just thinking about it.
mad maddie:
yeah, isn’t it great? that’s what i love about jana. when i’m with her, i get this excitement inside of me and an “i’m ready to do anything” attitude. it scares the shit out of me.
zoegirl:
and you like that?
mad maddie:
i love it mad
maddie:
speaking of excitement—have u asked your parents about cumberland island yet? u keep saying ur gonna, and then u never do!
zoegirl:
oh! i DID ask them, and they pretty much said no freakin way. mom’s exact words were “three 15-year-olds alone on the highway? are you out of your mind?”
mad maddie:
hey! i’m 16!!!
zoegirl:
i told her that. it didn’t make any difference.
mad maddie:
did u beg and plead and throw a fit?
zoegirl:
they’re not going to go for it, mads. it sucks, but they’re just not.
mad maddie:
well, i’m gonna figure something out. i’m not giving up yet!
Wed, Oct 20, 7:14 14 E.D.T.
mad maddie:
i am on a hot streak, ladies. a hot streak, i’m telling u!
SnowAngel:
you are?
zoegirl:
tell us what’s going on!
mad maddie:
yay! ur both here. good girls for being textable *pats friends on heads*
mad maddie:
SO. i talked to the moms again about our cumberland island trip, and guess what she said?!!!
SnowAngel:
what?
mad maddie:
well… she and the pops agree with zoe’s mom that it’s not a good idea for us to go by ourselves, cuz she’s worried we’d get a flat or pick up a hitchhiker or something. whatevs.
mad maddie:
so i said “what if mark and erin came 2?” and she talked it over with pops, and they said YES!
zoegirl:
erin? who’s erin?
mad maddie:
mark’s girlfriend. pelt-woman. i made mark call her right then, and she’s all for it. wild horses, camping, remote little island—it’s totally up her alley.
SnowAngel:
maddie, that’s AWESOME!
zoegirl:
it is. it totally is. but wouldn’t it be weird, the three of us plus mark and erin?
mad maddie:
no, and here’s why. we’ll tail each other down there, but mark and erin’ll have their own car and we’ll have ours.
mad maddie:
once we get to the island, we won’t even have to see them. we can camp wherever we want, and so can they.
SnowAngel:
maddie, ur brilliant. now we just have to convince my parents and zoe’s parents.
zoegirl:
oh no. i’m going to be the one person who doesn’t get to go. i just know it.
mad maddie:
remind them that mark and erin r both 21, and we’ll be with them the whole time. (we really won’t, but they don’t have to know that. shhhh…)
mad maddie:
also tell them they can call u whenever they want.
mad maddie:
we HAVE to make it happen, you guys. it’s important. cuz sometimes i feel like we’re drifting away from each other, and we can’t let that happen.
SnowAngel:
we r not drifting away from each other. what r u talking about?
SnowAngel:
if anyone’s drifting away, it’s U
mad maddie:
wtf?
zoegirl:
you’re not drifting away, don’t worry. NO ONE is drifting away.
mad maddie:
cuz for the record, i am the one person who has stayed exactly the same. u two r the ones changing, not me.
SnowAngel:
change of subject: who wants to go bowling with me on friday?
SnowAngel:
doug schmidt asked me to go, and i couldn’t bear to turn him down. but i don’t want it to be a date-type thing, so i told him i’d see if anyone else wanted to come along.
zoegirl:
he wants to go BOWLING? that’s so cute!
mad maddie:
hold on. doug schmidt asked u out—for the forty millionth time—and u said, “sure, and hey, here’s a thought: why don’t i bring my friends along?”
SnowAngel:
it’s better than saying no, isn’t it?
mad maddie:
not much.
SnowAngel:
so will you come? please, please, please?
mad maddie:
can’t, sorry
SnowAngel:
why not?
mad maddie:
i’ve got plans
SnowAngel:
with ian?
mad maddie:
with some ppl from school
zoegirl:
some people from school? could you be more vague?
SnowAngel:
omg. do u have plans with JANA?
zoegirl:
she does. dangerous stupid plans that could get her killed or arrested or flattened on the highway.
mad maddie:
thanks, zo
zoegirl:
it’s true!
SnowAngel:
*stomps foot* somebody better tell me RIGHT NOW what ur doing with jana!
mad maddie:
we’re doing a social psychology experiment. it’s no big deal.
SnowAngel:
what kind of “social psychology experiment”? what IS a social psychology experiment?
zoegirl:
yes, maddie. please educate us.
mad maddie:
screw you both. i say that in the nicest possible way, but really.
mad maddie:
screw you.
SnowAngel:
maddie, why r u so mad?
SnowAngel:
maddie!
SnowAngel:
where’d she go? I AM SO CONFUSED.
SnowAngel:
zoe, wld u plz tell me what just happened?
zoegirl:
i’m going to let her tell you. I don’t mean to add to the drama. it’s just, i want HER to see YOUR reaction when you first hear, not after you’ve already had it explained to you.
SnowAngel:
zoe?
zoegirl:
yes?
SnowAngel:
um, that totally adds to the drama.
zoegirl:
tell you what. if i go bowling with you and doug, will that make it up to u?
SnowAngel:
no. yes. i don’t know.
SnowAngel:
but thx at least for that.
Thu, Oct 21, 5:51 PM E.D.T.
SnowAngel:
zo! i told doug ur coming with us on friday and he’s psyched.
zoegirl:
er… actually…
SnowAngel:
doug’s gonna ask steve brinks to come too. it can be like a double date!
aaiee. i can’t go after all, angela. don’t hate me! *cringes in corner*
SnowAngel:
WHAT?
SnowAngel:
is it cuz of the double-date thing? doug really is gonna invite steve, but it doesn’t have to be a double date. it can just be a group of friends.
zoegirl:
it’s not that. it’s just that i stayed for mr. h’s backwork today, and he kind of asked if i wanted to play bingo with him on friday night.
SnowAngel:
WHAT?!!!
zoegirl:
not just the two of us—his mother’ll be there too. she lives in a nursing home, and once a month they have bingo night.
zoegirl:
he asked if i wanted to go.
SnowAngel:
let me get this straight: ur ditching me to play bingo with mr. h and his mother?
zoegirl:
please don’t hate me. it’s just that i kind of forgot about our bowling plans till it was too late. and… i don’t want to tell mr. h no.
SnowAngel:
i don’t get it. how can mr. h ask u to go play bingo with him as if it’s a totally normal thing? doesn’t he know ur his student?
zoegirl:
we’ll be with a bunch of old people, angela. i think it’s really sweet.
SnowAngel:
*shakes head* unbelievable
zoegirl:
but, on the other hand, he wants me to meet his mother. that’s kind of a big deal… isn’t it?
SnowAngel:
it’s kind of INSANE
SnowAngel:
have u told maddie?
zoegirl:
just you
SnowAngel:
good, cuz maddie would have a heyday.
zoegirl:
r u mad?
SnowAngel:
yes *sticks out tongue*
SnowAngel:
but i suppose i’ll forgive u eventually.
zoegirl:
thank you, thank you, thank you
SnowAngel:
EVENTUALLY, i said. right now i’m gonna call megan and kristin and c if either of them can go. or i’ll tell maddie that she has to forget that idiotic driving thing and be my escort since u turned traitor.
zoegirl:
so she told you?
zoegirl:
i thought it was weird how at first she didn’t want you to know.
SnowAngel:
did she actually say “please don’t tell angela”?
zoegirl:
pretty much
SnowAngel:
how annoying
zoegirl:
she gets hurt if i tell u something and not her—like about that wellspring party—but she thinks it’s fine to tell me stuff and not u.
SnowAngel:
so what was the deal, did she think i’d disapprove cuz it involved jana?
zoegirl:
something like that
SnowAngel:
well, i *do* disapprove, and that’s even more reason she should ditch jana and come with me. anyway, i need her more than jana does.
SnowAngel:
i’m gonna text her and tell her that now. i hope she listens.
Thu, Oct 21, 6:13 PM E.D.T.
SnowAngel:
maddie! oh, maaaaddiel
mad maddie:
yes?
SnowAngel:
u have to listen to what i’m about to say. now i know ur all excited about your ridiculous speed limit thingie, but u HAVE to change your plans. ok? ok. great!
mad maddie:
huh? what?
SnowAngel:
stupid zoe backed out on me. U CAN’T LEAVE ME ALONE WITH DOUG!!!
mad maddie:
sorry, doll. if i don’t go with jana, they won’t have enough drivers.
SnowAngel:
but this is important!
mad maddie:
so is this. jana’s counting on me. she’s gonna ride in my car and everything. hey, i know—forget doug and come with us!
SnowAngel:
i can’t, that would be cruel. plus, he already invited steve brinks to come too.
mad maddie:
SnowAngel:
*stomps foot* this is serious!
mad maddie:
oh, it is not. invite some other girl to come.
SnowAngel:
i already tried megan AND kristin AND mary kate, and they’re all busy. ur my only hope, obi-one kenobi!!!
mad maddie:
i’m pretty sure that’s not how u spell it, but points for making a star wars reference at all.
mad maddie:
i’m not gonna break my word to jana. sorry. but luckily, i have just the thing to cheer u up.
SnowAngel:
what?
mad maddie:
it’s the “my little pony” quiz! after 15 long years u can finally find out which little pony u r!
SnowAngel:
i’m having a crisis, and u want me to take one of your stupid quizzes?!! no thx.
mad maddie:
why, r u scared?
SnowAngel:
scared of what?
mad maddie:
scared that my inner dragon might eat your little pony?
SnowAngel:
omg. u’ve been waiting to say that, haven’t u? u’ve been, like, really excited to use that line.
mad maddie:
cuz it’s funny. admit it.
SnowAngel:
u r no help at all.
mad maddie:
but i’m amusing, which is even better!
Fri, Oct 22, 6:00 PM E.D.T.
zoegirl:
mr. h is gonna be here any minute… but i just wanted to give u moral support before your date.
SnowAngel:
it’s not a date!!!
zoegirl:
right, right. sorry.
SnowAngel:
change your mind and come with me. plz????
zoegirl:
i can’t. i already told u!
SnowAngel:
*pouts*
SnowAngel:
do i have time to tell u what i’m wearing, at least?
zoegirl:
go for it
SnowAngel:
attire: baggy overalls with long-sleeved white t-shirt underneath (NOT tight), fugly “sensible” shoes my mom made me buy when we went hiking last summer, hair in ponytail.
zoegirl:
baggy overalls and a ponytail. are you trying to send a message here, by any chance?
SnowAngel:
i am being polite to doug. i see no reason to get him all worked up for nothing.
zoegirl:
how considerate.
zoegirl:
well, seriously, have fun.
Sat, Oct 23, 1:52 PM E.D.T.
mad maddie:
woo-eee! i’m at starbucks and i’m on my fifth breve bomb cuz i was already so wired i figged i might as well add to the adrenaline.
SnowAngel:
yr fifth…?
SnowAngel:
what’s a breve bomb?
mad maddie:
not important. ready to hear about my fabulous I-285 adventure?
SnowAngel:
no, cuz i wanna tell u something first. MY PARENTS SAID YES ABOUT CUMBERLAND ISLAND!!!
mad maddie:
no way!
SnowAngel:
way! as long as mark and erin will be there to “chaperone” us, they said i could go. *punches the air in wild excitement* i can’t believe they actually said yes!
mad maddie:
angela, that is awesome. we r gonna have so much fun!
SnowAngel:
i know!!!
SnowAngel:
what about zoe’s parents—any word?
mad maddie:
her mom’s gonna call my mom. that’s a step, anywayz.