4. No M girl bashing
5. Gabby is not allowed 2 move
6. We must have fun at the dance 2gether
GABRIELLE
WORKS 4 ME!
PRIANKA
ME 2!!!!!
Vishal, Prianka
VISHAL
So dance is back on . . .
PRIANKA
VISHAL
R u allowed 2 go?
PRIANKA
VISHAL
Cool
PRIANKA
R u going?
VISHAL
Yea
PRIANKA
Cool
V— Thanks for being so caring. —Gabby
No problem. Glad you made up with your friends. Can we hang at the dance? —V
Definitely. Sorry I’m passing notes in class, but I didn’t want you to think I was ignoring you.
Thanks! XOXO
DANCE GIRLZZZZZZZ
VICTORIA
What is every1 wearing 2 the dance
PRIANKA
Black flare-y dress and silver flats
CECILY
Kelly green dress w/ tie waist.
Silver flats w/ tiny heel!
GABRIELLE
Pink & white polka-dot dress (trust me, vv cute!) & silver mini-heels
Guess we love silver!!
U?
VICTORIA
That all sounds amazing!!!
I think I’m going 2 wear this pale blue dress and—wait for it—silver platforms!!!
CECILY
K, it’s official
We are now the Silver Girls!
GABRIELLE
YEAHHHHH
PRIANKA
Nice, Cece!
VICTORIA
I LUV IT!!!!!!!!
From: Prianka Basak
To: Cecily Anderson, Gabrielle Katz
Subject: Re: Following my rules
ALL GOOD!
From: Gabrielle Katz
To: Cecily Anderson, Prianka Basak
Subject: Re: Following my rules
Agree! She’s my reading log buddy. . . .
From: Cecily Anderson
To: Gabrielle Katz, Prianka Basak
Subject: Following my rules
See, I am not starting a separate text to you guys without Victoria . . . I am emailing instead. So don’t roll your eyes about the Silver Girls thing. I was just trying to be nice and make her feel included. And honestly, she’s not that bad. xoxo
Dear Diary,
So I made up with my friends, finally. And Colin was nice about the note. Now all I need to figure out is how to dance with Colin at the Valentine’s Day dance. Any ideas?
Love,
Gabby
From: Victoria Melford
To: Kimberly Higgins, Nicole Landenor
Subject: Hiiii
Wish you could come to Yorkville Middle’s Valentine’s Day dance! I’ll send pics and stuff. Miss you guys.
LUV,
Victoria
Dear Diary,
Well, I had my first-ever school dance. And guess what? It was actually fun! I danced with my friends the whole time. Well, we ate pizza, too, and drank soda. But we danced a ton! Colin talked to me, too, but we didn’t dance together. No girls danced with boys. But that’s okay. And guess what else? My mom said she’s putting the moving plan on hold. I guess now all I need to worry about is if Colin likes me back. And what to do for my birthday and also the math midterm. I guess that is a lot to worry about. And now I’m tired. Bye for now.
Love,
Gabby
SQUAD BFFAE BEST GIRLS EVA
PRIANKA
I’m not being exclusive but I wanted 2 send a simple text 2 the 2 of u & say gnight & luv you guys & can we please be BFF forever?
GABRIELLE
OF COURSE
I LUV U GUYS
CECILY
YESSSSSS
PRIANKA
CPG 4EVA!!
GLOSSARY
2 to
2gether together
4 for
4eva forever
any1 anyone
BFF best friends forever
BFFAE best friends forever and ever
b-room bathroom
b/t between
c See
caf cafeteria
comm committee
comp computer
DEK don’t even know
def definitely
diff different
disc discussion
fab fabulous
fac faculty
fave favorite
fone phone
fyi for your information
gtg gotta go
gn good night
gnight good night
hw homework
ICB I can’t believe
IDC I don’t care
IDK I don’t know
IHNC I have no clue
IK I know
ILY I love you
ILYSM I love you so much
JK just kidding
K okay
L8r later
LMK let me know
lol laugh out loud
luv love
n e way anyway
nums numbers
obv obviously
obvi obviously
OMG oh my God
peeps people
pgs pages
plzzzz please
pos possibly
q question
r are
rlly really
sci science
sec second
sem semester
scheds schedules
SWAK sealed with a kiss
TBH to be honest
thx thanks
tm tomorrow
tmrw tomorrow
tomrw tomorrow
tomw tomorrow
totes totally
u you
ur your
vv very, very
w/ with
wb write back
w/o without
WIGO what is going on
whatev whatever
wut what
wuzzzz what’s
Y why
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
A million thank-yous going out to: Dave, Aleah, Hazel, all the Greenwalds, all the Rosenbergs, the BWL Library & Tech team, my fabulous editor, Maria, Rebecca, Katherine, Aurora, Amy, Erica, Bethany, Ann, Stephanie, and all the wonderful people at Katherine Tegen Books, superstar agent Alyssa, every single person who has ever read one of my books, and last but not least, all of my fabulous texting buddies. I love you all!
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