“Why are you sitting here?” snapped the boy, narrowing his eyes, “This is my place.”
“Oops, sorry Eric,” huffed Steak, “I was just telling one of my favorite recipes to Lil’ White Stripe here.”
“Go away! I’m hungry and I want to sit where I usually sit every day!” hissed the boy called Eric.
“OK, OK,” grumbled Steak, standing up, but not before saying to Tabby, “I’ll catch you sometime to tell you the recipe!” Steak then skipped away with his steak-shaped lunchbox.
“Why did that loon call you Lil’ White Stripe?” asked Eric, once …show more content…
Time to go wish him a happy birthday!”
“I’d rather die,” said Tabby, upset and half asleep.
“You’ve been moody all week Tabitha,” replied Jackie, “What’s the problem?”
“Humankind.” snapped Tabby.
“Now you’re just being ridiculous,” sighed Jackie, “You’re always like this when it’s Poe’s birthday,”
“Well, this whole week so far has been bad. Mr. Strophe gave me a D for ‘strong language’, this guy called Steak’s following me around trying to tell me some recipe or something, stuff like that,” muttered Tabby.
“Well, I’m sorry you feel this way, but at least try to be positive today. And I hope you got Poe a present,” said Jackie, “And what strong language?”
“Uh, never mind that. And oh darn, I forgot Poe’s present thingy. Can I run over to that new ‘Money Cleaners’ store after school?” asked Tabby.
“I can’t believe you Tabby, forgetting your own cousin’s birthday present, but alright. Anyways, hurry up, get dressed, and stop wearing that black hoodie you’ve been wearing for the past few days,” replied Jackie tiredly.
“Fine,” grumbled Tabby, who slowly slid herself out of bed and then trudged into the bathroom to wash her …show more content…
“That’s not of your concern,” muttered Tabby, quickly shutting TJ.
“You’re acting like it’s your diary or something,” grumbled Poe, irritated he couldn’t get a peek at Tabby’s journal.
“It’s not, it just carries a large capacity of very good ideas, and occasionally views on this region of the world. The contents of my journal are unfit for people who cannot comprehend things as such,” replied Tabby.
“Uh huh,” said Poe quizzically, “So it’s basically half a diary and half a whatever ideas you have which is also basically saying diary in a fancy way...”
“No, it’s not a diary! I said before, my journal isn’t fit for people who cannot understand it’s contents, like you,” grumbled Tabby, “Also hurry up and get ready for school, you have only about five minutes.”
“Geez Tabs I’m going,” huffed Poe, rolling his eyes, and then started laughing.
“You’d be the worst mom ever!” he called back to Tabby was he walked out of the kitchen.
“I have no intentions to be one at all!” yelled Tabby back to her cousin, who obviously could never be