PRIANKA
MOM
Get down here now. Your teacher called and I am very disappointed.
PRIANKA
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG
CECILY
GABRIELLE
Wuzzzzz
PRIANKA
Ms. Peabody called my mom bc Victoria said I am being so mean to her
& my mom said if I don’t stop I can’t go to Vishal’s party or 2 the dance
BUT IT ISN’T EVEN TRUE!!!!!!!!!
CECILY
WOW
OMG
GABRIELLE
I KNOW
I don’t get this
R we all gonna get calls home!?!?!?
PRIANKA
IDK
MEMO
From: Mr. Carransey, Principal, Yorkville Middle School
To: ALL SIXTH-GRADE STUDENTS
Reminder that we have an assembly immediately following fifth period TODAY. Please meet in the auditorium. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Edward Carransey
Principal
Yorkville Middle School
Be the change you want to see in the world. —Gandhi
Vishal, Prianka
VISHAL
Who is Victoria
I’m confused
She emailed me
PRIANKA
She came from Philly
She’s in comp lab with me but IDK her that well
VISHAL
OK
From: Priscilla Melford
To: Aarushi Gobin
Subject: Our children
Dear Aarushi:
We haven’t met as of yet but we have a mutual friend—Joy Greely—and she speaks very highly of you. I wanted to get in touch regarding your son Vishal’s party. I want my daughter, Victoria, to handle her personal matters on her own, so I instructed her to email Vishal, but she has not heard back. She will be very disappointed if she is not invited to his party. I wondered if an exception could be made just this once, as she is still adjusting to a new school.
Thank you,
Priscilla
Live, laugh, love.
SQUADDDDD
PRIANKA
Soooooo . . . Victoria’s mom got my mom’s # & now my mom said that if I don’t let her come 2 Vishal’s party with us then I can’t go.
GABRIELLE
WHAT
PRIANKA
I KNOW
How did this even happen
CECILY
Guys, it’ll be ok
We can all meet @ ice cream place before
Isn’t that a block away from where Vishal lives
PRIANKA
I guess
I mean, my mom did say she doesn’t think we r being mean but that V’s mom really wants her 2 have friends & she’s having hard time @ new school
CECILY
So it’ll be fine
HONESTLY
Better to just be nice
GABRIELLE
FINE
PARTY PEOPLE
VICTORIA
OMG U GUYS!!!
SO excited 4 Vishal’s party & 2 go 2gether!!!!
CECILY
Yay!
GABRIELLE
PRIANKA
THE REAL SQUAD
GABRIELLE
But does she have to hang out w/ us the whole time??
PRIANKA
Wait, did u just respond to our group text w/ Victoria w/ that????
GABRIELLE
No
I’m not that dumb
PRIANKA
PHEW
CECILY
STAY CALM, PEOPLE
From: Nicole Landenor
To: Victoria Melford
Subject: HAVE SO MUCH FUN!!!!!
I’m in English now and supposed to be writing an essay and I miss you soooooo much!
Kim told me you’re going to a boy-girl party. OMG, have so much fun! I want all details after. Did I tell you that Robbie Shenz likes me? I think I like him, too. Okay, bye.
Hugs,
Nic
Unknown, Victoria
NO CALLER ID
Y R U @ this party
VICTORIA
?? Who is this
NO CALLER ID
U R not friends w/ any1 here
Mara, Cecily
MARA
I am missing Vishal’s party bc I finally got stomach flu every1 had
CECILY
Oh no!
Will miss u
MARA
Thanks, have fun
If I’m better tomw let’s discuss the dance
I have ideas
CECILY
K, feel better
Prianka, Cecily
PRIANKA
Where r M girls?
Weird I am texting u when u r right here, but I didn’t want anyone 2 overhear
CECILY
Hee hee
Mara is sick
PRIANKA
K!
So I guess the other 2 decided to stay home?
Gabs has been sitting next to Colin 4 like hours now . . .
CECILY
I guess so . . .
Where is Victoria?
PRIANKA
IDK
This party is weird
Vishal texts me all the time but ignoring me here & all he’s doing is w/ Jared & those boys
CECILY
Weird party
Let’s go soon, k?
PRIANKA
K
ILY
Unknown, Victoria
NO CALLER ID
U don’t look like U R having fun
Y R U here
VICTORIA
I’m leaving this lame party & I’m telling Mr. Carransey about these texts
VICNICKIM
VICTORIA
U guys, this party is terrible
I hate it
I am getting rude anonymous mystery texts
NICOLE
Really
KIMBERLY
Ewww
VICTORIA
Wish I was w/ u guys now
PARTY PEOPLE
VICTORIA
My mom is coming to pick me up
IDK where u guys r!
BFFAEAEAEAEAE
CECILY
K, so that was def craziest party in history
PRIANKA
So glad it’s over
Vishal ignored me
I AM SO MAD
GABRIELLE
Colin talked to me about sports and stuff I didn’t care about
I just sat there
CECILY
Phone battery died so I never got that text from Victoria & I didn’t even see her leave!
PRIANKA
I didn’t see her either & when I took my jacket off
I left in pocket!
GABRIELLE
Weird we haven’t heard from her since party
PRIANKA
IDK
CECILY
??
MEMO
From: Mr. Carransey, Principal, Yorkville Middle School
To: ALL SIXTH-GRADE PARENTS
Re: Ongoing Social Cruelty
Dear parents:
The cruelty via text message and other electronic communication continues in the sixth-grade class. We must work together to eradicate this problem. I am calling an emergency meeting of administrators, teachers, and parents Thursday evening at 7:00 p.m. I expect to see everyone there. If we cannot solve this very serious problem, the annual Valentine’s Day dance will be canceled.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Edward Carransey
Principal
Yorkville Middle School
Be the change you want to see in the world. —Gandhi
dear colin,
I know it’s weird to write a note like this, but I just need to tell you that you’re so cute. you’re the cutest boy in the whole grade, and I don’t think you even know it.
—your secret admirer
DA CREW
PRIANKA
Did ur parents tell u what happened @ the meeting?
GABRIELLE
PRIANKA
There’s an app parents can get where they can SEE our phones
Like from their phones . . .
CECILY
Uhh. Do u guys have lots of secrets?
PRIANKA
No . . .
GABRIELLE
Noo . . .
CECILY
Guys, they’ll prob look once & then get bored
Let’s just be extra boring the next few days.
PRIANKA
YES. Thank u, genius Cece.
GABRIELLE
But we are 2 cool 2 be boring.
CECILY
1 other thing
We gotta be super nice to Victoria
Dance will be canceled if parents keep complaining
PRIANKA
But it’s not only us!
& we r not even mean
GABRIELLE
I’m nice 2 her
CECILY
K so group text with VM starts tomorrow
Haha her initials r VM like voicemail . . .
GABRIELLE
But we can’t be like over the top nicey
I mean, ya know . . .
PRIANKA
K, whatev it takes
CECILY
LOL
GABRIELLE
Mwah
Bye
See you tomw
Colin, Gabrielle
COLIN
Yo I found a super weird secret note in my locker
GABRIELLE
Wha??
COLIN
IDK
Like secret admirer or something
GABRIELLE
Really? Weird!!
COLIN
Do u know anyone who likes me
GABRIELLE
Uhhh . . . IHNC
COLIN
Ok, well, if u find out let me know
GABRIELLE
K
Dear Diary,
I did something crazy and left a note in Colin’s locker and now I am totally regretting it. Why did I do it? I don’t know. He talked to me at the party and I just had to do something. ACK. This is hell.
Love,
Gabby
From: Colin Hayes
To: Cecily Anderson
Subject: Note
Yo badminton partner—I got a secret admirer note. Do you know who it could be?
From: Diana Katz
To: Manjula Basak, Elizabeth Anderson
Subject: App?
Hi, ladies,
Did you download this app? It seems so confusing. I did something terrible and snooped in G’s diary, and it’s all about some boy, Colin? What is happening? We need dinner ASAP to figure these girls out. Ahhh—remember when they were babies? The good old days. Now diapers and colic and naps seem easy . . .
xoxo Diana
BABEZZZ
PRIANKA
Ladies . . .
CECILY
Hey wut
PRIANKA
I’m gonna start group text with VM, k?
CECILY
U guys hear about secret note in Colin’s locker
GABRIELLE
I guess he has a secret admirer
Whatevs
PRIANKA
Bet it’s 1 of M girls
Cece, u gotta find out from Mara
CECILY
U think?
They don’t even rlly know Colin
GABRIELLE
He’s obvi cutest kid in the grade . . .
PRIANKA
He is???
GABRIELLE
IDK
CECILY
K
Just start group chat w/ V
From: Cecily Anderson
To: Colin Hayes
Subject: RE: Note
Hi, Badminton Partner—
No idea who sent you the note! Mysterious . . .
GIRLIESSSSS
PRIANKA
Just wanted to say hey
CECILY
HEY HEY!
GABRIELLE
Hiiiii
PRIANKA
Victoria, r u there?
VICTORIA
Hi!
PRIANKA
Soo what’s going on???
VICTORIA
Nada
BFFs
PRIANKA
Guys, there is nothing to text w/ her about . . .
CECILY
U r going 2 get confused about which text u r on & say something by mistake
PRIANKA
No
I won’t
It’s ok
GABRIELLE
I’ll ask if she knows about the colin note
GIRLIESSSSS
GABRIELLE
Do u guys have any idea who sent colin that note
PRIANKA
NOPE
CECILY
Me neither
So weird
VICTORIA
I heard about this in math
So weird
He’s like super serious about finding out who sent it
GABRIELLE
So crazy
V, who do u think it is
VICTORIA
IDK
Maybe Kelly O’Neal
GABRIELLE
WHAT
No way
VICTORIA
IDK
I just said maybe . . .
BFFs
PRIANKA
She has no idea what she is talking about
CECILY
Pri, stop doing side chats
GABRIELLE
That’s like, craziness . . .
I don’t think she likes any1
She doesn’t even really talk
PRIANKA
I KNOW
CECILY
Guys, u r being really mean
Aren’t our moms looking at our phones w/ that app
WIGO
PRIANKA
UGH this feels so stressful
GIRLIESSSSS
PRIANKA
I don’t think Kelly O’Neal knows who Colin is
VICTORIA
They sit next to each other in Spanish
PRIANKA
Oh
CECILY
So what else is going on
GABRIELLE
Nada
So much math hw
Cryinngggggggg
VICTORIA
I knowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
PRIANKA
Uhhh, Victoria is SO annoying guys
Please
Can this end?
VICTORIA
???
BFFs
CECILY
PRIANKA ASHWINI BASAK
DO U SEE WHAT U JUST DID???
PRIANKA
OMG I thought that was other group text
I feel soooooo bad
GABRIELLE
OMG what r we going to do
CECILY
We aren’t gonna do anything, gabs
Pri has to figure this out
I gtg
GABRIELLE
Uhhh ok
Oops, good luck, Pri
GIRLIESSSSS
PRIANKA
I’m so sorry Victoria
My bro was annoying me & I got confused & meant to send that about my bro . . .
I typed ur name by mistake
VICTORIA
Ok yeah right
I gtg
PRIANKA
SO SORRY
Colin, Gabrielle
COLIN
Soooo . . . Did u find anything out about who wrote that letter?
GABRIELLE
No
IHNC
Y r u asking me
COLIN
Bc u know stuff, Gabs . . .
I need ur help
ILY2SM
GABRIELLE
Guys, I have to tell u something . . .
CECILY
GABRIELLE
K, so . . . Ready?
CECILY
Ready go puhlease
GABRIELLE
K, so I was the 1 who sent anon note to Colin bc I’ve liked him 4 so long & I’m sorry I never told u guys but I was so embarrassed
He keeps texting me to see if I know who sent it
GABRIELLE
HE CALLED ME GABS!!!
CECILY
UMMMM
OMG
THIS IS A LOT TO DIGEST
GABRIELLE
Pri?
CECILY
I think her phone got taken away . . .
Overheard her telling Vishal in the hallway
She tried 2 tell me but I’m not talking 2 her right now
GABRIELLE
Ok
Everything feels so sad
CECILY
R u going to tell Colin it was u??
GABRIELLE
IDK
CECILY
I gtg
GABRIELLE
CECILY
See u tomw
Colin, Gabrielle
COLIN
U there?
GABRIELLE
Yup
COLIN
See if u can find out, k?
GABRIELLE
K, I’ll try
From: Prianka Basak
To: Cecily Anderson, Gabrielle Katz
Subject: WAHHHHHH
Hi, guys—
My mom took my phone away because she saw what happened on the text with Victoria. That app really works! Also, Victoria’s mom emailed my mom. And Mr. Carransey called me in. UGH. I am in so much trouble. I don’t even know when I can get my phone back. I feel so lost without it. WAH. So sad over here.