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a joke. Good one! You almost had me there!” I started to laugh.
                  Looking at me seriously, Jack said, “There’s nothing funny about it. I like Lena, and she likes me. You’re going to have to get used to it. You’ll be seeing a lot of her and me together. She and I are going to homecoming together.” He put his arm around her waist. (Excuse me while I go and vomit!)
                  My throat got really dry. This couldn’t be happening, “Lena, how could you do this! You’re doing it again. If you want to torture someone, at least let it be me,” My voice wavered.
                  “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Lena answered, innocently. She kissed Jack.
                  “You don’t like him! You’re just trying to get back at me!”
    “How could you say something like that? Jack is adorable!” Lena put her head in the curve of Jack’s shoulder. “I’ve got to go, lover!” She walked off. (Again, I think I’m going to puke.)
    “You think that she’d only like me to get back at you?” His eyes were wild with fury.
    “Jack, you can’t do this.”
                  “Says who? I like her. You can’t stop me!” He objected.
                  “What about Betty?”
                  “What about her? If you think Lena is just doing this because she wants to get at you, you’re wrong. Lena likes me for me. Get over yourself,” Jack walked away, slamming his locker.
                  I sat there in disbelief. I knew Lena was awful, but to do this to one of my closest friends was even beneath her.  I didn’t know what to do. As I left, I heard a group of girls laughing. (You know, the unnaturally high cackling sounds that come from girls.) I thought maybe that it was my friends, so I went to go check it out. Instead of seeing my friends, I saw Lena, Liz, that other girl that I never knew her name, and Alan.
                  “Why are you looking at us, geek?” Liz asked.
                  “Sorry, I didn’t know I was.” He answered.
                  “Oh, you knew you were. Why?” Lena inquired.
                  “Well…there was a reason…um…Jill?” Alan said. (I guess Jill was the name of the other girl.)
                  “What do you want?” Jill said hotly.
                  “Would you like to go to Homecoming dance with me?” He looked so nervous. I felt bad for him.
                  “With you?” Jill questioned in disbelief.  The girls started laughing hysterically. “Why would I ever go out with you? You’re a major loser. Gross!
                  “Oh. I’m sorry I bothered you,” Alan turned around.
                  “Oh, Alan?” Lena said.
                  “Yes?” He turned back hopefully.  Then the girls pelted him with water balloons. I watched in horror. I couldn’t move. It was as if I was paralyzed. He started crying, and he fell to the floor. He was soaked.  As if that wasn’t bad enough, they threw a few eggs at him too. With each thing that hit him, Alan shrieked even louder. For a moment it looked like he had stopped moving, but then he’d try to get up and they would hit him again. Each time they hit him, they’d laugh more. They’d say more vile things that would make him feel worse.
                  “That’s what you get for asking me out, you pathetic loser!” Jill screamed with laughter.
                  “Think twice before wearing black, Spock!” Lena wailed in joy.
                  “Oh my gosh.  He’s crying! The loser is crying! Cry some more you baby!” Liz added.
                  I got up and ran towards them, “Cut it out!” I screamed. They looked at me in surprise. I helped Alan to his feet. “Are you okay?” I asked