Chapter Ten
Pop Girls & Princesses
Tyler and Jessica had already started their portraits.
Hilary, Flynn and I were yet to begin. Our friends were doing some photo
collage project with alienation themes, and needed the morning light to catch
their first images of each other. They’d gone to the library to fix their sepia
portraits in quiet contemplation. I later found out Jessica kissed Ty then – so
it’s starting to happen. Everyone’s in love. I’m so excited. Ty and Jess are
about to become our first couple. I hope it doesn’t change the group dynamic.
My records have shown for months that their combined skills and star signs make
them a nearly perfect match.
Just as I was thinking about
this, Flynn was smiling his devastating smile straight at Hilary. I could tell
he was taken with Hilary’s new look. I’d convinced her to curl her hair with
tongs and wear the shoes I’d suggested.
Flynn pulled off his
sunglasses (after Ms Dash asked him to) and smiled winningly.
Meanwhile, I’d just finished aggregating
Hilary and Flynn’s matchmaker resume:
Hilary (New girl) Jones
Age: fifteen
Height: petite
Weight: average
Hair color: brown
Looks: recently made over (cute
image overall)
From: mid-west
Likes: art class, smiling, a few
awesome bands that I am familiar with
Hobbies: music, art, hanging
with The Princesses
Flynn
(New boy) Elton
Age: turning sixteen
Height: way tall
Weight: lean and muscular
Hair color: brown
Looks: like a Levis model
From: Upstate New York – ejected
from some boarding school – badge of honor?
Likes: art class, smiling, a few awesome bands that I am familiar with,
clearly Hilary
Hobbies: (so far), looking cool, being hot
On a scale A Plus being the highest: I’d give
him an A as there is always room for improvement.
Perfect Match: once I have more
scientific data, let you know. At the moment, it’s definitely Hilary – I mean, they
look so sweet with their heads together peering at examples of awesome 1930’s
photography.
Prospects of a successful match: High
Look at them, I mean, just look
at them. They are like Darcy and Elizabeth or Bella and Edward or Chuck and
Blair or…the girl with the red hair and the boy from Gossip Girl in Easy A. This is what I love about Ms Dash’s art
class. The creative environment allows us to do more than just work towards
finals. Ms Dash totally trusts us to work independently. For example, there are
peeps working in corners, halls, cupboards, darkrooms, and even outside.
Our group has opted for outside
at Flynn’s suggestion. We’ve decided on a retro, Edwardian theme. Flynn says
calling the portrait ‘Then and Now’ would be, “sort of cool.” I think it’s an
inspired title, don’t you?
“Guys, I need to make a phone
call while you set up,” was all he said. Then, he was absent for at least ten
minutes. It was apparent Flynn was part of an even cooler, extended school posse
– something Ethan would never understand. I mean, who is he kidding? Popularity is
important. Ethan is proof of that, and so much more.
As Flynn walked off, I wondered if the rumors were
true. Did Flynn pay for his homework?Was that all he paid for? No way. Drugs are not cool, ever. Then I remembered, he’d told me
he wanted to help out at the animal shelter but he never showed up. That wasn’t cool either, but
it didn’t mean he was a wastrel. It just meant he was busy, something came up. After all,
nobody’s perfect.
