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  LUVIES

  PRIANKA

  Wait 1 q

  This is 4 spring concert . . .

  So we need cheery, summery songs?

  CECILY

  Yup I think so

  PRIANKA

  K

  Cecily, Victoria

  VICTORIA

  Does this emoji girl look like me?

  CECILY

  Ummm kinda

  But u have brown hair

  VICTORIA

  I KNOW

  CECILY

  I gtg back 2 studying

  C ya in homeroom

  VICTORIA

  OK byeeeeeee

  Gabrielle, Victoria

  VICTORIA

  Hi! We can do reading log notes over text?

  GABRIELLE

  I think it has to be like written on paper

  Isn’t that what Ms. Marburn said?

  VICTORIA

  IDK

  Dear Diary,

  I forgot to tell you there is a middle school dance! And I am going to be on the planning committee! I am so excited. I wonder if Colin will ask me to dance. Or maybe I can ask him. I don’t know how any of that works. I wish I had an older sister to ask. :(

  Love,

  Gabby

  GIRLZZZ

  GABRIELLE

  ICB, M girls wanna b chorus trio 2!

  PRIANKA

  I can

  M girls always think they r stars of everything

  CECILY

  Can I say that I don’t think they r as bad as they used to b

  They r in all my classes & they r actually kinda nice now.

  PRIANKA

  NO

  GABRIELLE

  NO U CANNOT

  CECILY

  Sheesh k

  GABRIELLE

  When did M girls become a thing n e way

  I mean y r they even friends & popular & stuff

  PRIANKA

  Bc all their names start with M & they think they r cool

  CECILY

  Maybe

  PRIANKA

  I can’t figure it out

  CECILY

  Let’s not waste time worrying about them & just be the awesomest peeps we can b

  PRIANKA

  Cece is a motivational speaker now!

  GABRIELLE

  Hahahahahaah totes

  PEEPSQUAD

  CECILY

  LOL LOL PEEPSQUAD gtg do hw

  PRIANKA

  LOL laterz

  GABRIELLE

  Bye

  COME AND JOIN THE PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL VALENTINE’S DAY DANCE!

  Where: The Cafeteria

  When: Thursday 1/15 After School

  Who: HOPEFULLY YOU!

  Questions: Email Cecily Anderson

  [email protected]

  READING LOG

  Gabby—I feel the worst for Maddie, because she has to go along with Peggy . . . she wouldn’t be this way on her own, ya know? Are you doing the Valentine’s dance planning thing? I know this is just supposed to be for reading log notes, but I was curious. Let me know. —Victoria

  V—I know! I love Maddie! I think I am gonna go to the meeting. I’m not sure, though. OK, I am going to look over your reading log notes. You read fast! —Gabby

  THE BEST SQUAD IN THE WORLD

  PRIANKA

  Did any1 eat that green bean salad @ lunch 2day?

  CECILY

  No . . . Y?

  PRIANKA

  Just checking

  Stomach feels a bit off.

  GABRIELLE

  Never eat anything green in school caf

  PRIANKA

  Why’d I never know that rule

  GABRIELLE

  IHNC

  Good luck

  CECILY

  Xoxo

  BFFAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAE

  PRIANKA

  What did I miss in school 2day

  Doc doesn’t think food poisoning from green bean salad fyi

  CECILY

  Phew

  Umm u didn’t miss much

  No after-school chorus bc Mrs. Sempra out sick

  Pos she ate green bean salad 2?

  Need to investigate

  Peeps r signing up for dance comm

  GABRIELLE

  Who??

  CECILY

  Um well Keri Harvey & her BFFs + lot of girls IDK

  Oh that kid Vishal sent me an email that he’s comin

  & Colin Hayes & Jared Remington r coming 2

  PRIANKA

  rlly?

  PRIANKA

  Gonna be big committee

  CECILY

  Yeah . . . Fun, right?

  PRIANKA

  Def!

  CECILY

  I gtg help my mom fold laundry

  Feel better, Pri

  From: Victoria Melford

  To: Kimberly Higgins, Nicole Landenor

  Subject: Dance??

  Do you guys have a Valentine’s Day dance? We have one here, and I am signing up to be on the committee.

  xo Victoria

  GABRIELLE

  This is what my mom made for din

  Barf

  CECILY

  What is that

  (We had spaghetti)

  GABRIELLE

  Meat & tomato sauce? All mushy . . .

  Like a taco w/o shell

  Or a meatball but not a ball IDK

  Crying

  PRIANKA

  My stomach is still too iffy to see photo like that . . .

  Dear Diary,

  Cecily just told us that Colin signed up for the dance committee. I AM FREAKING OUT. I am going to be so close to him, working on this, what if I forget how to talk? I NEED HELP. Should I tell my friends I like him?

  Love,

  Gabby

  DANCE GIRLS 4EVA

  CECILY

  I know u guys will see email but 1st dance planning meeting is Thurs after school

  GABRIELLE

  CECILY

  So excited!!!!!

  Also M girls did not sign up

  Said they r “too busy”

  PRIANKA

  Whatev

  M girls prob think they r 2 cool for dance

  So this is big

  Need to plan my outfit & actually brush my hair that morn . . .

  CECILY

  Gonna be great but u guys need 2 bring ideas 2 meeting, k?

  Like what we should do for theme & snacks & stuff

  GABRIELLE

  On it

  CECILY

  1 more thing

  Victoria joined . . .

  GABRIELLE

  B

  BLARGHEJKWJRKEJHWERHIUEWH1R!!

  CECILY

  Don’t be mean

  PRIANKA

  She’s really weird, Cece

  CECILY

  K but whatev

  We can be nice to her

  Bye bye, girls

  Hw time

  GABRIELLE

  ILYSM

  Unknown, Gabrielle

  MAYBE: COLIN

  What pgs do we need 2 do for math -Colin

  GABRIELLE

  How did u get my #

  18-23, odd

  COLIN

  On class list Mr. Boskello passed around

  My friends never write down the hw

  Lost my planner thx

  Cecily, Victoria

  VICTORIA

  Can’t wait 2 talk bout dance!!

  CECILY

  Ya

  VICTORIA

  Do u want to start a group text so we can all discuss where we r going 4 dresses?

  CECILY

  Let’s just talk at meeting, k?

  VICTORIA

  BUT WE NEED 2 SHOP 2GETHER!!!

  CECILY

  I am really behind in math hw

  Sorry, Victoria

  C u tm

  VICTORIA

  U are always doing hw

  K


  Prianka, Cecily

  PRIANKA

  Cece, u there?

  CECILY

  Ya what’s up?

  Finishing sci lab

  PRIANKA

  I think Gabs really may be moving soon

  It’s happening

  CECILY

  Huh?

  y?

  PRIANKA

  We ran into her mom @ grocery store . . .

  But I think there’s a chance we can convince her Gabs needs 2 stay & finish the yr

  CECILY

  Ok . . . My throat hurts all of a sudden

  What will we do w/o Gabs? & y hasn’t she talked to us about it?

  PRIANKA

  I dunno

  We need her 2 stay

  CECILY

  Let’s talk tomrw after assembly

  PRIANKA

  K nighty night

  CECILY

  Victoria wants us all 2 go shopping 2gether 4 the dance & text about it

  PRIANKA

  NOOOOOO

  Dear Diary,

  Colin texted me about the math homework. I don’t know what this means. I am going to save the text forever. He never, ever talks to me in person. But maybe he will now. Maybe we can just talk about math.

  Love,

  Gabby

  Unknown, Prianka

  NO CALLER ID

  Buttcheeks

  PRIANKA

  ??? Who is this???

  NO CALLER ID

  U have to guess

  PRIANKA

  Ummm Ingrid

  NO CALLER ID

  Who?

  No, not Ingrid

  PRIANKA

  Kamal?

  NO CALLER ID

  No

  PRIANKA

  Ummm IHNC

  NO CALLER ID

  It’s Vishal

  PRIANKA

  Oh um hi

  PRIANKA

  Putting ur # in my fone so u can never do that again

  VISHAL

  Fine but I can always get new #

  PRIANKA

  Not that easy

  VISHAL

  We’ll see bout that . . .

  Dear Gabby, I know we’re only reading log partners but I don’t understand why you and your friends never write back to my group texts. Did I do something wrong? Please explain. xoxo Victoria

  Hi, Victoria,

  You didn’t do anything wrong. Sometimes we forget to write back. —Gabby

  Mom, Gabrielle

  GABRIELLE

  Mom, I am so mad at u

  I refuse to talk to u in person

  No way I am moving with u 2 Aspen

  Yorkville is my home.

  Will live here by myself if I have 2

  I’ll move in w/ Cecily or Prianka

  MOM

  Dear Gabrielle, I am willing to discuss this with you calmly, when you are ready. I love you. Mom

  DANCE DANCE DANCE

  VICTORIA

  Hiiiii, guys

  Soooooooo excited 4 the dance

  From: Vishal Gobin

  To: Prianka Basak

  Subject: COMPUTER LAB IS SO BORING

  WHY IS THIS period so boring? All we do is practice typiNG. DID YOU SIGN UP FOR THE BAL VIHAR carnival? I am trying every font. Bye.

  From: Prianka Basak

  To: Vishal Gobin

  Subject: DON’T GET ME IN TROUBLE

  It’s not boring. Don’t get me in trouble. I love this font, though. Bye.

  MEMO

  From: Mr. Carransey, Principal, Yorkville Middle School

  To: ALL SIXTH-GRADE PARENTS

  Re: Cell phone use in school

  I hope the New Year is off to a good start for everyone.

  I wanted to remind all of you that phones are not to be used during the school day unless directed by a teacher for an actual assignment.

  Also, I encourage you all to speak to your children about social media, who they’re texting, and what is taking place in these text conversations. We must open the lines of communication between parents and students when it comes to our ever-changing world of technology. I appreciate your attention to this matter.

  Sincerely,

  Edward Carransey

  Principal

  Yorkville Middle School

  Be the change you want to see in the world. —Gandhi

  BFFFFFFFFF

  GABRIELLE

  Where r u guys?

  I’m 1st 1 here

  CECILY

  Coming

  Had to pee

  PRIANKA

  EWWW

  I’m so nervous

  Hiding in band room 2 get ready

  Cecily, Victoria

  VICTORIA

  R u there?

  CECILY

  VICTORIA

  Heard u & ur friends talking at the end of the meeting about stuff 4 the dance & I felt really left out

  CECILY

  Oh so sorry - don’t feel left out

  We r all on the committee & we can all discuss

  VICTORIA

  I know, but u guys r all so close & I want 2 set up a time 4 us all 2 hang

  U never wb 2 my group texts

  Isn’t this baby angel so cute?

  CECILY

  Yeah cute

  What about this cat

  VICTORIA

  EVEN CUTER.

  From: Victoria Melford

  To: Kimberly Higgins, Nicole Landenor

  Subject: THIS SCHOOL IS CRAZY

  Hi, guys—

  I hate this school. I went to the dance committee meeting and no one talked to me! I text people and they don’t write back! What is going on? I was cool at Bayberry, wasn’t I? I mean, not cool cool but, like, normal cool? I feel like everything is backwards here. I’m in study hall now. So boring. How can I convince my mom to move back?

  SMOOCHES! Victoria

  THE GIRLZZZZZ

  GABRIELLE

  So that was chaotic

  CECILY

  IK

  We’ll never agree 2 a theme

  & it’s like 5 weeks away!!

  Also, Victoria really wants 2 hang out w/ us. She keeps asking

  I think we should just do it 2 be nice

  PRIANKA

  K I don’t think we r being mean to Victoria

  But we don’t have to hang out w/ her

  Also we’ll agree on theme

  We may just have 2 have anonymous voting or something

  Did u c how mad Marissa got when I suggested NYC as the theme

  She was like furious

  CECILY

  I guess bc she used to live there when she was like 5, and feels angry she had 2 move

  PRIANKA

  Maybe but come on - that mad? Ew

  GABRIELLE

  All the boys cared about was food.

  Did u notice that?

  PRIANKA

  Boys always care about food

  GABRIELLE

  Yeah true

  PRIANKA

  I gtg we have 1st chorus rehearsal tomrw

  Don’t forget

  GABRIELLE

  ILYSM, girlies.

  CECILY

  Smooch

  PRIANKA

  Xoxooxxo

  Cecily, Mara

  MARA

  Cecily, is this your #?

  CECILY

  Yes hi

  MARA

  Hi! Hope it’s not weird that I’m texting u

  But since u gave out ur number 2 the dance committee . . .

  At 1st I didn’t want to join but now I do really want to help w/ dance.

  CECILY

  It’s not weird

  Also u could just ring my bell

  Did u forget u live next door? LOL

  MARA

  HAHA. DUH! OK!

  Well see u tomrw!

  THE GIRLZZZZZ

  CECILY

  Guys, Mara just texted me out of the blue, saying she really does want 2 help with the dance.

&n
bsp; PRIANKA

  STOP

  WHAT???!!!

  GABRIELLE

  Y?!?!?

  CECILY

  No idea.

  GABRIELLE

  Cece is gonna become M girl

  CECILY

  Um no

  I will not

  PRIANKA

  K . . .

  VICTORIA

  Hi, Prianka, Gabrielle & Cecily

  HIIII!

  So excited we can all group text

  PRIANKA

  HELLO? ANY1 THERE?

  R we all ignoring Victoria?

  WHAT IS GOING ON?

  Also, u r never gonna believe this

  CECILY

  What

  GABRIELLE

  Sorry, I am behind. What’s going on?

  PRIANKA

  Vishal is having a boy-girl bday party!

  OUR 1st EVER!!!!

  CECILY

  OMG

  GABRIELLE

  When

  Where

  Are we invited???

  TELL ALL NOW

  PRIANKA

  K IDK if we r all invited

  I know I am invited . . . Invites are

  He’s like having a real deal 12th birthday

  Who does that

  CECILY

  I guess Vishal

  PRIANKA

  Haha

  Right

  Pos bc he changed schools & needs to b social

  CECILY

  It’s gonna be awesome

  But better if we r there obv

  GABRIELLE

  Think M girls will be invited?

  PRIANKA

  I think they will . . .

  Did u know Marissa has been talking to Vishal after study hall?

  I try to ignore it but it’s happening

  I mean their dads know each other from college or something, so it’s not THAT crazy

  But it’s still crazy

  CECILY

  Wait - how do u know about the party

  Did u already get the invite

  Eavesdropping again? Hee hee

  PRIANKA