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Instantly Upgrade Your ToolBox With The Univerdal Wrench
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Leona Myers)
Mon Sep 27 12:25:13 2021
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2021 12:16:22 -0400
From: "Leona Myers" <leona.myers@gojackhibbs.com>
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<!--Dear my faithful readers,
Hey. It?s Avril here. My next album, entitled Cinderella?s Nightmares=
, is coming out by next week (hopefully!) if I have time to get to the stud=
io, and I have time to find a decent ending to the song I don?t drink (snea=
k peek link in the comments section). Apparently, there is some party being=
thrown in my honour tonight. My friends said something about the media bei=
ng there to try and find out who I am, but I think that won?t be happening,=
because it?s a college party. And they will be too drunk to understand any=
thing. Personally, I think this is voodoo, because surely, I?m not going to=
be the only student from this school not showing up tonight. It says in my=
bio, sandwiched right in between ?who you?d least expect? and ?always with=
my besties?: I HATE PARTIES OF ANY SORT. Anyway, GEOMETRIC just wasn?t tha=
t good, so I don?t see what everyone is freaking out about. I- oop. My frie=
nd just showed up, and if I?m gonna keep this a secret, I?m gonna have to s=
ing off. See what I did there? Sing-sign? No? Okay, well, I guess that?s wh=
y I?m a musician and not a stand up comedian. See you all soon!
Avril ?. I slammed my computer shut and spun around to face the=
door in my office chair just as Anna walked in. She was wearing a tiny pai=
r black shorts, and a skin tight neon pink cami tank top with her blond hai=
r cascading down her back. A frown spread wider and wider across her face a=
s she looked me up and down. Not like I?m gonna blame her, though. The part=
y of the year is being thrown in an hour, and I?m in a pair of gray sweatpa=
nts, and a beige cropped sweater. So not party attire. Because, as I hated =
stating to her over text around a million times in the past five minutes ov=
er text, I AM NOT GOING. Anna put a hand on her hip and walked over to my c=
loset. I made a move to stop her, but I was too late. And now, the dress I =
had worn on the cover of the album was in her arms, and she was staring at =
it wide-eyed.=20
?OMG, Lees, this is insane! Wasn?t April or Avril or whatever her nam=
e is an album called GEOMETRIC?! This is like, the definition of that title=
And if you wore a silver belt and your colorful circle/square/triangle ea=
rrings you could BE the cover!? I gave her a confused look. It already was =
the album cover. I figured it was just because she was giving me the chance=
to tell her, but I didn?t want to confess that I already was in the pictur=
e. So instead, I crossed my arms and settled for,
?Nope. I?m not going. Plus, you don?t even know the singers name!Do y=
ou follow her? PROBABLY NOT! So you should be with me on this one! Why are =
you going?? For once in my life, I was glad about our varying music tastes =
and the fact that Anna was a rap goddess and didn?t pay attention to good m=
usic. Because if she did, I would be screwed, and she would, if anything, b=
e the first person to expose me.=20
?Darling, I?m going for the social points.? She paused, and I could t=
ell she was going to keep something out, but a deep blush crept across her =
face, and I therefore knew, so she was forced to finish. ?And for Maria.? I=
laughed, and slapped her arm lightly. Maria was the hostess, Mikayla?s, si=
ster, and Anna?s girlfriend. We were the two most-known ?out? girls at our =
school, but because me and Anna were such good friends, no one ever assumed=
that we would be together.=20
I tried to talk myself out of it. I knew the party was a horrible ide=
a, even if I decided to wear the dress. But I knew what no matter what, if =
I dressed up, I would be so screwed. It was custom made, and therefore it f=
it me exactly like the one in the photo. But eventually, because she was a =
terrible influence, Anna had me in the dress. She was pumping good pop musi=
c (my weakness!) through the speakers my parents had let my install the mon=
th before. Then, we were experimenting with bright makeup options until we =
settled with purple eyeshadow that I swear goes half way up to my eyebrow, =
heavy on the mascara and a simple glossy lip. After some prodding (and thre=
ats of hacking my playlist and changing everything to eminem songs), Anna h=
ad my hair in a loose fishtail braid. Then before you could say ?staedtler =
hb2 pencil? seven times fast, and even before I knew it, we were covered fr=
om head to toe in glitter ad on Mikayla?s porch.=20
She answered the door before we knocked, and she was in pretty rough =
shape. Wearing solely a long plunge neck tank top with her brown hair messe=
d up and a red solo cup in hand, I barely noticed her as the same Mikayla f=
rom school as she tried to explain that the party had been going for three =
days before we had got here. And considering I was basically letting loose =
that I was Avril, I let it go and decided that it was probably a good thing=
that everyone was so drunk. At least it would take a very dramatic gesture=
to convince everyone. Anna shot me a shocked look as she talked to Mikayla=
about something, me completely tuning everything out and smiling to preten=
d I was paying attention, and then we got cold so Mikayla led us inside and=
left us for a drunk fest with several guys. The second we entered, I smelt=
food. Fried food. McDonalds. Anna left me after waving and headed through =
the crowd to try and find Maria. So much for faithful friends. I tried to f=
ind an empty corner to hide in, but in this packed room, no such luck. Peop=
le were talking and laughing, screaming and flirting, and signing off-key w=
ere in every nook and cranny. The lights were off, but because of the glow =
set off by the disko karaoke machine, I was still able to see several coupl=
es making out on a table. I shuddered and looked in a different direction, =
and tried to focus on the (non-Avril) music blaring through the sound syste=
m and tried to find a familiar face. Eventually I found one. Jessica.=
AKA my girlfriend. Onstage. Now. Looking directly at me with a smile on he=
r face, the only sober person besides me and Anna left in the room. I tried=
to beg her with my eyes to keep quiet, but no such luck. She picked up the=
microphone as the intro to her song of choice started playing. Jessi canno=
t sing. And she knows that I know this. But she also knows that when it com=
es to my friends, I follow the ?if you go down, then I?ll go down with you?=
principle very closely. Off-key but not at all embarrassed, Jessica began =
to sign along, and she earned many eyes. I heard someone vaguely mention ho=
w sexist, ?you?re cute enough to (bleep) with me tonight? is, but I was too=
busy trying to not join in. She had hit my weak spot. A new rap/pop song t=
hat most people don?t know. However, by the time the refrain came around, I=
had pushed myself on top of a table and was singing along. She sent me a g=
rateful look, and everyone else in the room was a cross between confused, e=
xcited, and wanting an autograph. Jessica grinned as I stole the microphone=
from her, and I added my own original part. She flipped her brown-highligh=
ted-blond hair over her shoulder with me and we started dancing along with =
the beat, most people in the audience joining in with us. She was wearing f=
rayed tight jean shorts and a thin over-the-shoulder white tee shirt that r=
evealed a black lace bra. After the song ended, she nudged my shoulder and =
I waited silently for the room to grow quiet before talking. ?My name=
is Lisa. I love chocolate ice cream, I am who you?d least expect, I HATE P=
ARTIES, and I?m always with my besties. But you all know me more as Avril. =
I have been singing for three years now, but my music only went viral last =
year, with my starter album, GEOMETRIC. This week, Cinderella?s Nightmares =
should be coming out, with the first song being I don?t drink.? I paused, n=
oticing that Jesse had left the stage and was standing beside Anna. Now, I =
had no idea what else to say, so I finished with, ?If any of you hit on me =
or try to flirt or ask me out or anything, the answer is no. I already have=
my beautiful girlfriend Jessica over here.? With that, I dropped the mic a=
nd exited the stage, falling into Jessi and Anna?s waiting arms. Both were =
very excited, and Anna even apologized for bashing my music earlier and tol=
d me she would start listening. Jessica said she kinda guessed it was me al=
l along, and Maria, who had showed up, said she thought she had recognized =
my dress. Mikayla passed out on the couch because she was too drunk. Then, =
a boy that I knew stumbled over to us, slurring his words as he asked,=20
?You want a drink?? In response, I took the solo cup from his hand an=
d dumped it on his face, handed the cup back, grabbed all my personal belon=
gings and my friends before turning to the door. ?Avril is OUT.? I ye=
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ir this summer. Working at the ?Buck's Burger and Fries? hasn't helped me m=
uch at all. </span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">At least I have this moment to enjoy m=
yself. </span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">?Hey, Justin, do you want to go on the=
Ferris wheel with me?? I ask, too desperately. </span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">I grab his arm and yank on it. Hard.&n=
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<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">?Sure, babe.? He says, laughing. =
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<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">My jacket makes a crunchy sound as it =
hits his bare arm. I don't understand how he isn't freezing, but I'm not go=
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<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">?Oh, just a couple of weeks. It's real=
ly just to get money for college. My parents won't pay for mine, how ?bout =
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nage. At least hopefully,? I laugh loudly. ?You never know these days.? I l=
augh again. </a></span></p>=20
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totally the weirdest thing ever, but no other jobs were open.? Good, he agr=
ees with me. </a></span></p>=20
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et like the 1960's, with all the rides looking old and rusted. I mean, ther=
e are even clowns. Who has clowns at a carnival in the year 1986? Not me.&n=
bsp;</a></span></p>=20
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d every corner, and you can hear people winning, and losing, games. Lights =
shine everywhere, so bright they nearly blind you. There's even a fun house=
in the corner, 1$ per person. Cheapskates. </span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">I look around more and see a food stan=
d. It makes my stomach growl when I see it. </span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">?Hey look! Corn Dogs! Let's go get som=
e!? I yell, pulling at his arm once again. </span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">?Yeah, and don't forget the funnel cak=
e!? He says, coming along with me. </span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">?Yes!? I say, giggling my best giggle.=
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<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">He pays for my<a style=3D"color: #ffff=
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eat by the Ferris wheel, preparing to get on. We both bought only two tick=
ets, understanding our money issues, so we only have two rides to go on.&nb=
sp;</a></span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;"><a style=3D"color: #ffffff;" href=3D"=
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<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">?Holy crap, was he for real?? He says,=
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<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">?Haha, I know right?? I say. </sp=
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<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">We sit in silence for a minute. <=
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<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">?So, when did your mom say to bring yo=
u home?? He asks, brushing back his hair. </span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">?From now to eleven PM.? I say, breath=
ing in the cool and refreshing air. </span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">?Well, the carnival ends at nine, so w=
e could do something afterwards if you wanted.? He says.</span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">?Yeah, sure.? I say, calm. </span=
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<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;"><a style=3D"color: #ffffff;" href=3D"=
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<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;"><a style=3D"color: #ffffff;" href=3D"=
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The usual. </a></span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;"><a style=3D"color: #ffffff;" href=3D"=
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reach the end there is a secret door that leads to the woods. Only employee=
s know about it.? </a></span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;"><a style=3D"color: #ffffff;" href=3D"=
http://www.gojackhibbs.com/astounds-speakers/a445l239M5d86iu12pO5891Ch991I40ahbr47Ga-Drrs4rGIEHbwG4wwfGaDvsrEibxEIH47hQkodKe7v1HX0jq6Iz10sv">I was hoping to avoid the fun house, but he's done a lot for me,=
so I might as well. </a></span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;"><a style=3D"color: #ffffff;" href=3D"=
http://www.gojackhibbs.com/astounds-speakers/a445l239M5d86iu12pO5891Ch991I40ahbr47Ga-Drrs4rGIEHbwG4wwfGaDvsrEibxEIH47hQkodKe7v1HX0jq6Iz10sv">?That sounds fun!? I say,</a> faking a smile. </span></p>=
=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">We head there, give the girl at the fr=
ont our ticket, and go in. </span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">Neon spray paint is the first thing yo=
u see. Then a painting of a lion, balancing on a ball. Wearing a too-too.&n=
bsp;</span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">Weird. </span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">Then there are a lot of rotating floor=
s and foam balls everywhere. The thing that really gave me a headache was t=
he music that was playing during the entire thing, and the moving stairs.&n=
bsp;</span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">There was a part where we had to go th=
rough a devil's mouth, and the paint of it was chipped up and really needed=
a new paint job. </span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">And that was it. </span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">A freaking dollar wasted on that. =
;</span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">We then found the ?secret door,? and t=
here was a sign on it that said ?employees only? on it. </span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">There really was the woods out there. =
With lots, and lots of trees. I'm talking lots. </span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">?Hey, Justin, I'm kinda scared. I thin=
k we should go back.? I say, goosebumps all over my arms, even with my jack=
et. The wind whistling, the leaves falling all around us. </span></p>=
=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">It was far from romantic. It <a style=
=3D"color: #ffffff;" href=3D"http://www.gojackhibbs.com/cf54l2395Bh8R612vzx5892y991L40Ihbr47Ga-Drrs4rGIEHbwG4wwfGaDvsrEibxEIH47EQkodKe6er1kX06F@Osv@/screamers-astrophysical">was horrifying. </a></span></=
p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;"><a style=3D"color: #ffffff;" href=3D"=
http://www.gojackhibbs.com/cf54l2395Bh8R612vzx5892y991L40Ihbr47Ga-Drrs4rGIEHbwG4wwfGaDvsrEibxEIH47EQkodKe6er1kX06F@Osv@/screamers-astrophysical">?But, babe. The fun is just starting.?</a></span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;"><a style=3D"color: #ffffff;" href=3D"=
http://www.gojackhibbs.com/cf54l2395Bh8R612vzx5892y991L40Ihbr47Ga-Drrs4rGIEHbwG4wwfGaDvsrEibxEIH47EQkodKe6er1kX06F@Osv@/screamers-astrophysical">I turn around to see Justin, but instead I see that awful clown =
mask. And a knife in his hand. </a></span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;"><a style=3D"color: #ffffff;" href=3D"=
http://www.gojackhibbs.com/cf54l2395Bh8R612vzx5892y991L40Ihbr47Ga-Drrs4rGIEHbwG4wwfGaDvsrEibxEIH47EQkodKe6er1kX06F@Osv@/screamers-astrophysical">My blood boils and I shiver from head to toe. I stay there, froz=
en. </a></span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;"><a style=3D"color: #ffffff;" href=3D"=
http://www.gojackhibbs.com/cf54l2395Bh8R612vzx5892y991L40Ihbr47Ga-Drrs4rGIEHbwG4wwfGaDvsrEibxEIH47EQkodKe6er1kX06F@Osv@/screamers-astrophysical">I manage to get what feels like a scream out, but I'm sure no on=
e could hear it. </a></span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;"><a style=3D"color: #ffffff;" href=3D"=
http://www.gojackhibbs.com/cf54l2395Bh8R612vzx5892y991L40Ihbr47Ga-Drrs4rGIEHbwG4wwfGaDvsrEibxEIH47EQkodKe6er1kX06F@Osv@/screamers-astrophysical">He comes closer, and so does his hand, which just brings the kni=
fe closer to me. </a></span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;"><a style=3D"color: #ffffff;" href=3D"=
http://www.gojackhibbs.com/cf54l2395Bh8R612vzx5892y991L40Ihbr47Ga-Drrs4rGIEHbwG4wwfGaDvsrEibxEIH47EQkodKe6er1kX06F@Osv@/screamers-astrophysical">I finally realize what is happening and run. Not into the forest=
, but through the fun house.</a></span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">And he chases after me. </span></=
p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">The music and obstacles in my way only=
make it harder. I don't dare turn around, too scared to see what is there.=
</span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">My breath slows and I start to sweat. =
I was never one for exercise and it isn't helping me know. </span></p>=
=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">Once I finally get out, I scream. Loud=
er than I ever have. </span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">People from all around start to stare =
at me, and a person working at the popcorn stand quickly comes to my need.<=
/span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;"><a style=3D"color: #ffffff;" href=3D"=
http://www.gojackhibbs.com/astounds-speakers/3005L2L395Yr8o612I589p3Ml991I40Khbr47Ga-Drrs4rGIEHbwG4wwfGaDvsrEibxEIH47PQkodKe5nY10X5j@sUv">I look back, but Justin doesn't come out of the fun house. =
</a></span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;"><a style=3D"color: #ffffff;" href=3D"=
http://www.gojackhibbs.com/astounds-speakers/3005L2L395Yr8o612I589p3Ml991I40Khbr47Ga-Drrs4rGIEHbwG4wwfGaDvsrEibxEIH47PQkodKe5nY10X5j@sUv">I run over to the woman before she can reach me. </a></span=
></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;"><a style=3D"color: #ffffff;" href=3D"=
http://www.gojackhibbs.com/astounds-speakers/3005L2L395Yr8o612I589p3Ml991I40Khbr47Ga-Drrs4rGIEHbwG4wwfGaDvsrEibxEIH47PQkodKe5nY10X5j@sUv">?There is a man in there with a knife! He's chasing me!? I yell,=
not loud enough for everyone at the fair to hear, but people within eye vi=
ew. </a></span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;"><a style=3D"color: #ffffff;" href=3D"=
http://www.gojackhibbs.com/astounds-speakers/3005L2L395Yr8o612I589p3Ml991I40Khbr47Ga-Drrs4rGIEHbwG4wwfGaDvsrEibxEIH47PQkodKe5nY10X5j@sUv">?Ma'am, calm down. We'll call the police right away. Where did t=
he man go?? She asks, taking and holding my hand. </a></span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">I shiver slightly. ?I'm not sure. He w=
as chasing me, but then he didn't come out. Maybe you know where he went. H=
e works here.?</span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">The woman's face is startled. ?Really?=
We always do a background check on all of our workers. I would never think=
.? Her eyes wander off into the distance and she looks back at me. ?...Wha=
t is his job position?? She asks, patting my back and looking around. =
</span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">?He's-he's a clown.? I stutter. <=
/span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">The woman looks at me. </span></p=
>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">?What? We don't have any clowns at thi=
s carnival.? </span></p>=20
<p> </p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">I was breathing heavily.</span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">Heard the guests talking like they had=
never ever met before. Mumbling, whispering, screeching, screaming and oth=
er witchcraft I didn't know.</span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">I waited outside before the large rust=
ed wooden door. It had a gorgeous professional looking doorknob which was e=
ndorsed with a golden pattern. I was mesmerised. ( Weird, huh? Thought so, =
too.) I mean it was <em>pretty </em>after all, right? Of course, =
how stupid of me. You weren't there. So, I stepped a little farther and hid=
behind a humungous tree filled with juicy, ripe, fresh green apples. They =
were my favourite fruit! What a coincidence.</span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;"> </span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">I didn't want to just pluck from the t=
ree some apples like a weirdo, and I didn't want to offend the host and hos=
tess, who invited me to a fancy party, after all. They were kind enough to =
even do that. (What a goody two shoes, right?)</span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;"> </span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">I saw a huge, glistening limo pull up =
the concrete driveway. It looked so neat that my eyes almost popped off. I =
had never seen such a beautiful car before. The doors opened and a pretty y=
oung maiden stepped outside. She wore a long, dark blue dress with extra sp=
arkles that reminded me of a full moon against the night sky above the roar=
ing sea. Her hair was tied into a bun with a pearl pin, and she wore a stun=
ning diamon<a style=3D"color: #ffffff;" href=3D"http://www.gojackhibbs.com/astounds-speakers/e224J2395lM8U612tX5894Dj991q40Khbr47Ga-Drrs4rGIEHbwG4wwfGaDvsrEibxEIH47WQkodKe6cA1YS05Qklsv">d necklace. I w=
as not even gazing at it, I was thinking of how much it would cost because =
I'm that type of person ladies and gentleman.</a></span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;"><a style=3D"color: #ffffff;" href=3D"=
http://www.gojackhibbs.com/astounds-speakers/e224J2395lM8U612tX5894Dj991q40Khbr47Ga-Drrs4rGIEHbwG4wwfGaDvsrEibxEIH47WQkodKe6cA1YS05Qklsv"> </a></span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;"><a style=3D"color: #ffffff;" href=3D"=
http://www.gojackhibbs.com/astounds-speakers/e224J2395lM8U612tX5894Dj991q40Khbr47Ga-Drrs4rGIEHbwG4wwfGaDvsrEibxEIH47WQkodKe6cA1YS05Qklsv">She looked as pretty as a picture, I tell you. Then, a handsome =
lad opened the limo doors, and as he stepped of the limo, he said, ? My dar=
ling, would you care to grab the present for the young couple?? She replied=
with, ? Of course, my sweetheart. I am glad to do so.? He smiled gently as=
the lady blushed, looking away. I mean, they remind me of the perfect stor=
y book couple, princess and prince. They reminded me of high royalty. All t=
hings I hate. Yuck.</a></span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;"><a style=3D"color: #ffffff;" href=3D"=
http://www.gojackhibbs.com/astounds-speakers/e224J2395lM8U612tX5894Dj991q40Khbr47Ga-Drrs4rGIEHbwG4wwfGaDvsrEibxEIH47WQkodKe6cA1YS05Qklsv"> </a></span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;"><a style=3D"color: #ffffff;" href=3D"=
http://www.gojackhibbs.com/astounds-speakers/e224J2395lM8U612tX5894Dj991q40Khbr47Ga-Drrs4rGIEHbwG4wwfGaDvsrEibxEIH47WQkodKe6cA1YS05Qklsv">The couple glanced at me, and I was so embarrassed. My clothes w=
ould make someone to barf. Yeah, it's that horrible. I wore a short dress w=
ith ruffles at the end. It had a pretty lace belt, and I liked it.</a> It w=
as quite old, because I couldn't afford to buy a new dress. It meant extra =
$$$. And, it was bad enough that I had to buy a big, elegant gift as well. =
I wore studs, pretty boring, but the most <em>attractive </em>thi=
ng about my outfit was my bracelet. It belongs to my mom, and before she pa=
ssed away, she passed it on to me. I still remember the exact words she tol=
d me. She said, ? Honey, listen to me carefully. DON'T EVER LOSE THIS BRACE=
LET. It has been passed on for many generations now, and if you do lose it,=
I hope you keep in mind the disappointment you have brought upon yourself =
from your dearest mother, grandma, and great grandma. So, I hope that you t=
ake my advice and wear it to adorn yourself.? She smiled until she reached =
her cheekbones and said afterwards, ? Wanna go get some takeaways, sweetie =
pie?? Wow, mom, what a nice way to end the night after you scared me to dea=
th with your speech. P.S. I love you so much.</span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;"><a style=3D"color: #ffffff;" href=3D"=
http://www.gojackhibbs.com/screamers-astrophysical/b166nt239W5Xk86j12s589ZR5Z991v40Chbr47Ga-Drrs4rGIEHbwG4wwfGaDvsrEibxEIH47AQkodKe6iZ1x0_5GMNsv"> </a></span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;"><a style=3D"color: #ffffff;" href=3D"=
http://www.gojackhibbs.com/screamers-astrophysical/b166nt239W5Xk86j12s589ZR5Z991v40Chbr47Ga-Drrs4rGIEHbwG4wwfGaDvsrEibxEIH47AQkodKe6iZ1x0_5GMNsv">Following with what I?ve said, my hair was also straight, combed=
neatly and parted. The husband of the luxurious looking woman gazed at me =
for a few minutes ( What?!) and looked away when his wife's eyes were threa=
tening and strangling him. Her gentle smile also faded a bit. I looked away=
quickly too, before she gave me the ?look?. I sat on the bench, next to th=
e apple tree and just took a few seconds to process everything. I was prett=
y nervous to go inside because of many many reasons: a) I don't do well in =
large crowds, b) I get nervous in front of loud crowds, and when I do, hm, =
it doesn't end well, trust me. C) I don't know ANY people inside of the eno=
rmous hall. D) I was afraid that they?d start to whisper about me. I mean I=
am the odd one out.</a></span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;"><a style=3D"color: #ffffff;" href=3D"=
http://www.gojackhibbs.com/screamers-astrophysical/b166nt239W5Xk86j12s589ZR5Z991v40Chbr47Ga-Drrs4rGIEHbwG4wwfGaDvsrEibxEIH47AQkodKe6iZ1x0_5GMNsv"> </a></span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;"><a style=3D"color: #ffffff;" href=3D"=
http://www.gojackhibbs.com/screamers-astrophysical/b166nt239W5Xk86j12s589ZR5Z991v40Chbr47Ga-Drrs4rGIEHbwG4wwfGaDvsrEibxEIH47AQkodKe6iZ1x0_5GMNsv">I took a few breaths and took a quick peak at the hall. Ahhh! Th=
ey were soo many people inside, dressed as if they were going to attend a b=
usiness meeting. I was sweating all over profusely and my brain g</a>ot all=
mushed up, for sure. Yeah... welcome to my world good people. I got up, du=
sted off my gut to make sure I didn't look filthy and I took a step forward=
Then I took one backwards. Then my head went through a flashback.</span><=
/p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;"> </span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">Back to 2004. It was a night just like=
this, and as my usual self I was panting, biting my nails, moving my legs =
in all directions, and looked left, right, left, right... You get the idea.=
I was a nervous freak, and my eyes got blurry. Vision is going under attac=
k, mayday mayday!! Yikes, my makeup was even ruined. Oof. It did not look g=
ood for me AT ALL. See, this is how my body and brains works. Anxious, cray=
cray, cray cray, oh wait.. did I repeat? My bad. I saw someone approaching=
me, oh no! This was WAY worse!</span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;"> </span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;">He looked at me quietly. He held out h=
is hand, without muttering a word. I glanced at him, wiping my almost- runn=
ing tears, and stared at him like he was crazy too. He smiled, and kept hol=
ding his hand out. I doubted him, but I doubted myself even more. I slowly,=
very slowly held my hand out too, <a style=3D"color: #ffffff;" href=3D"=
http://www.gojackhibbs.com/c414A2395dm86i11XA5896i991_40uhbr47Ga-Drrs4rGIEHbwG4wwfGaDvsrEibxEIH47wQkodKe5y1z0x6opsUvj/containers-candidates">and he put his hand on top of mine. He held it tightly and helped =
me to get up. ( What a stubborn girl, huh?) I smiled too, but big this time=
, ( corny alert!) He led me bit by bit onto the red carpet ( yeah, how fanc=
y, am I right?), and then into the halls.</a></span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;"><a style=3D"color: #ffffff;" href=3D"=
http://www.gojackhibbs.com/c414A2395dm86i11XA5896i991_40uhbr47Ga-Drrs4rGIEHbwG4wwfGaDvsrEibxEIH47wQkodKe5y1z0x6opsUvj/containers-candidates"> </a></span></p>=20
<p><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;"><a style=3D"color: #ffffff;" href=3D"=
http://www.gojackhibbs.com/c414A2395dm86i11XA5896i991_40uhbr47Ga-Drrs4rGIEHbwG4wwfGaDvsrEibxEIH47wQkodKe5y1z0x6opsUvj/containers-candidates">So, this time, there wasn't any <strong>Prince Charming,&nb=
sp;</strong>but I was, well, this time by myself, and it was getting late i=
nto the party. Guess what I did? Guess, guess! I RAN... I RAN ONTO THE RED =
CARPET AND OPENED THE HUGE HALLWAY DOORS, BASHING MY WAY INSIDE. Everyone s=
tared... they didn't mumble, whisper nor screech. They just glanced... ugh.=
I hate when people just glance without speaking. They all said the magic =
words which</a> made me fall dead on the ground. ?<strong>HAPPY BIRTHDAY AN=
NE !!!</strong>? What!! I can't believe it! What?! Just, WHATT!!!!</span></=
p>=20
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