All For Nothing (1) 1st January 2006 sigh a new year, a new beginning, a new school, a new house, a new country. WHAT AM I GOING TO DO! I hate my mum! She puts me on a plane during Christmas holidays and takes me to ENGLAND! The cold wet unpredictable England. I haven’t even got any friends. Not that I expect to have any so early in the year but still. I have heard that in most schools here you have to actually wear uniform! I don’t think my brother or sisters are happy about it either. I’m Madeline by the way, my friends call me Maddy, well they did when I had friends. I have two sisters and a brother. Celine- older sister she is a weirdo. She treats me like dirt and does nothing mum says. She has black hair with PINK streaks and a nose ring and a lip ring. She is only 15! And already has a tattoo of Billie Joe from Greenday on her thigh! It’s disgusting! She was named after mum’s favourite singer Celine Dion. Jason-he is also a bit of a weirdo. He is an “emo” whatever that is and always seems to be sad. He is my twin. We were both born on 26th may he is older by 7 minutes. Samantha-my 3 year old sister a.k.a the gremlin. She’s been going through the terrible twos since she took her first breath. Mum-how can I describe her? Try evil. She took me away from my lovely America. My lovely California. My glorious 3 story house, and dumped me here in this rather big 2 story 4 bedroom house. Yes only four bedrooms. Meaning that I get stuck sharing with Samantha. Lucky me! Yip yip yippee! Aww I love mum really. Dad- what dad? Where is this dad you speak of? He walked out after 3 weeks of Samantha being born. Don’t forget she was not even one year old. I can sorter see why dad went. Both mum and dad had a 0 yr old screaming baby ,two 10 year olds that where worried about secondary school and a 12 year old going through her puberty and getting piercings –that’s right Celine got a lip ring and a nose ring when she was 12!- who can blame him for packing up and leaving….err all of us. Don’t worry though when dad left we still had money cause mum runs her own business! It’s a supermarket called Oseos. That’s the reason for moving to England cause mum is setting up some more stores here. We will only be here for about 5 years. Only. That’s Five years! Of my life that I could be spending on a lovely beach with Maya-my best mate back in California-. Well that’s it my life. Not very interesting but it’s the only thing that I can really call mine. As I don’t even have My own room anymore! 3rd January 2006 5 pm Mum set up my computer and msn today! Not that I can instant message anyone because I HAVE NO FRIENDS! I did mention this to mum but all she said was “well you will soon” soon meaning when I move back to California! Nobody can match Maya, no one. She was the best friend in the whole world…no, universe. We unpacked the last box today as well, but Sam wont let us get rid of it cause she is still using it as an airplane. Anyway. I did mention that my name was Maddy didn’t I?? But not that my status is currently single and that I have brown hair and blue eyes? Well now you no. Argh! My pen has chocolate on. And so does my bed…and my rug…AND MY CONVERSES! Were is that little brat I’m going to kill her…it is not a human it is a rejected devil! No it is the devils apprentice! It is an it!! Be right back I’m going to find a bag put the thing in it and chuck it over a cliff!!!! Did I mention that I HATE Sam! 3rd January 2006 5:30 pm Ow! My poor head. Celine through a book at me cause I was shouting and “disrupting her Greenday time”. I swear she needs to be locked up! Or given the death sentence. Anyway I found Sam ripping her box apart with her teeth. I shouted at her a bit about the chocolate thing but that was when I was clobbered with a book. Guess what the book was about… Greenday! No surprise there. I tried to complain to mum but she was doing her origami-nothing gets through to mum in that one hour of the day she devotes to origami- she told me to get an ice pack when I asked were the ice pack was she told me to ask Jason. So I went upstairs and asked Jason were the ice pack was. He just shouted –over his favourite band my chemical romance screeching out helena- “ in the freezer you idiot well else would an ICE pack be” so I went to the freezer and there was no ice pack. I told mum she just replied, “ We don’t have ice packs dear” and went back to the making of her lil paper swan. So here I sit ice packless and sore headed. I hate my family they are all complete freaks. I’m starting to think that dad was the only normal person in my family! January 5th 2006 period 5 maths I was sooo nervous this morning when I went into school in my blue pleated skirt white blouse blue tie black tights and black shoes. Every one was looking at me I thought I was going to hurl! I walked in with Jason. We had to find the office to go get timetables. It was a bit obvious were the office was cause there was a big sign over it saying OFFICE. After we got our timetables we were directed to our classroom, the teachers thought it best to put us in a class together as we are twins. What’s the point in that? The classroom was on the ground floor and was deserted except for a male teacher –our form tutor- he had black hair and green eyes his name? I cant actually remember! He told Jason to take off his eyeliner as soon as we entered the class. Which caused a bit of a commotion, but he gave in. he also told him to remove a wristband and to put his hair behind his ears. It was the first time I’d seen Jason’s eyes in about 5 years! After Jason had done everything our form tutor asked sir was all friendly. Here is what happened: Form tutor- I used to be just like you! A right punk I was in my day. We smiled nervously. Form tutor- don’t be nervous I don’t bite! Now I will introduce you to the class soon enough and we will find guides for you. Bell rings and class members come in. I notice that some of the boys are very good looking! And some girls quite pretty the type that Jason would call chavs. There were some geeky girls and guys and a few fat people. Your normal class.. It had preps and jocks and the lower key people. When all the class were settled down the form tutor introduced us and asked if anyone would like to be our “buddies” there was a guy that was quite similar to Jason I don’t know how he saw through the fringe. He put his hand up and sir told Jason to go sit next to him.. and the PREPS wanted to be my guides! I couldn’t believe it and asked why they picked me during break. They are actually quite nice here’s what Emma –who seems to be the leader- said: You are quite pretty and all pretty girls need to be in our group so we can show them how to look good. Which basically means: you are pretty and we want our group to look good. But as I say they ARE nice! And I even got their msn addresses! But Emma can be a bit mean sometimes example:4th period we are all in science -we meaning Emma and everyone else whom I will tell you about later- when this boy walked in…he wasn’t just any boy though. He was a FIT boy. Black hair covering one eye the other a bright bright bright bright electric blue. He was about my height –5 ft 6- he gave a letter to Mr Nukes, turns out the guys a new boy and he slept in this morning…awww. He was obviously one of those emo boys…I never knew that they could look that good though. I whispered to Emma: wow he is like sooo fit. Her reply: yeah but he is mine...I saw him first! And cause I saw him first he is mine! So you see I have no chance with him. If I want to stay friends with Emma I have to let her have this guy… but its only one guy. And I am only 13…well fourteen soon. 5th January 2006 5pm at home. I had English last. The fit guy was in my class, he sits next to me and his name is Kriston! I tried to talk but he had an earphone in…its lucky we sit near the back or Miss bloom would have easily heard Billie Joe belting out basket case. I nudged him a few times when Miss was coming he uttered his thanks but barely looked at me. To busy checking out Emma. I thought he was an emo how could he like her? After the lesson she told me that she had found out that I am in his D.T. class and she has asked me to ask him for his msn address. I will and I will give it to her but I will also keep it for myself .I have D.t tomorrow. Ok so I did say I would tell you about Emma and the rest. There are five of us all together. Emma- the leader everything she says goes! Blonde hair blue eyes normally looks like a tangerine. Cherry- obviously Emma’s best mate out of every one. Blonde hair blue eyes. Chloe- the quiet one, she will do anything Emma tells her. Brown hair green eyes. Charlie- the joker she always disrupts lessons! But in a funny way. Ginger hair and green eyes. ME-the newest addition. Brown hair blue eyes. Tormented buy weirdo family members! Oh great! Celine is not in a good mood. She got a 10-minute detention on her first day from what I can hear. Apparently its because she wouldn’t take her lip ring out. Ill bet 3 grand that she will be expelled in a months time 2 months tops. I better not mention the fact that Sam spilt milk on Celine’s Greenday book until she calms down. Hopefully I can stop her from coming upstairs and noticing it. 5th January 2006 6pm at doctors That girl needs to attend anger management classes. By the time I had put this away and run to the stairs she had seen the milk and was already running out the room screaming! Celine: WHO DUNNIT! Me: -pointing to Sam- I’m sorry Celine I tried to stop her. Sam: I dun nothing Maddy overfilled my cup Celine –pushing me down the stairs- you B**** you know how much it means to me! Why did she take it out on me? I now can’t walk cause I twisted my ankle! We are waiting for a doctor to determine whether or not its broken. My sister is such a cow! She seemed to make her mind up that it was my fault before even considering what Sam had said! Oh the doctors here! 6:30pm at home He gave me ice. I was in agony and he gave me ice? He said it wasn’t broken. Nothing serious he cleaned all my cuts and bandaged my arm where I had a pretty nasty bruise. Then sent me packing. When we got home I could still here Jason’s Mcr I don’t think he has realised that I was nearly murdered! And all mum can care about is getting Celine a new book! She didn’t even shout at her for pushing me! Why am I always the one left out? I hate being the middle child…. but Jason’s also a middle child and he isn’t left out… well actually come to think about it he is ALWAYS left out. He has even missed dinner a few times cause mum never bothered calling him. The thing is being left out is the way he likes it. Maybe mum thinks that cause we are twins we should both be the same. Well we aren’t…and I’m going to prove it! 6th January 2006 form time I started this morning by deliberately choosing a completely different breakfast cereal from Jason’s. Yes I’m so proud of myself. Not. I met up with Emma before school and Jason went off to find his friends. Emma was all like awww Maddy you weren’t on msn last night. why? I was going to tell her about the whole my sister trying to murder me thing but instead I just showed her my cuts and told her that I fell in a thorn bush. She noticed that I had a little cut on my nose. Emma: ewe Maddy that cut makes you look hideous! And you have D.T. next with Kriston! You can’t go looking like that! Cherry: girls lets gloss her! I have to admit I was pretty scared as they began smothering me in all this thick waxy stuff and covering my lips in lip gloss. When they had finished they showed me a mirror and I now look like a tangerine. Jason keeps giving me dirty looks and just sent me this: watch it your skin will turn to plastic like the rest of theirs if you are not careful I replied :at least I can see through my hair Jason: yes but I’m not an orange. And if I bump into anything I wont shatter my plastic nose! He is so rude! He doesn’t even know what my friends are like…oh no Cherry just took the piece of paper out of my hand and is scribbling something to Jason! Cherry: go cut yourself pizza face! Jason:go get on your hamster! Me:shut it Jason you don’t even know my friends! Jason:I know their type and if your not careful you will turn into a heartless whore like the rest of them! To this I threw a rubber at his head.Bullseye! Cherry:heartless whore am I? At least I don’t sit in my room all day holding blades and being a SOCIAL REJECT! Jason:I hate you maddy! Ouch that hurt! I know its silly cause it’s not possible to be telepathically connected to your twin but I really did feel his pain. Not just my own. A wave of sadness seemed to rush over me! Not my own sadness. He hated me! That’s the worst thing he could ever say. Cause even though it is written down I seemed to feel his hate! He genuinely does hate me! Cherry gave me a “not bothered” look, which I passed on to Jason. I hate myself. His eyes sort of glazed over. He must feel it to. The hate the sadness. I know what your thinking “what a drama queen” right? O god first period! I’m really not in the mood for emos right now. 6th January period 3 geography Well I was able to achieve one thing in D.T. I made him think that I was a freak and got his I pod confiscated in the most embarrassing way possible! It all started… I walked in and we had to sit in alphabetical so I was at the back next to Kriston. Once again he had his earphones in and I was nudging every time miss garrys was near and his very smexi voice would answer “thanks” awww and I would melt. I went off to get more paint and was deciding how to ask for his msn when I noticed the teacher going near him. So I rushed. Poured too much paint and ran over to try and tell him. I slipped over some water the paint went up in the air covering Kriston and me in a blue mess. He fell off his chair in shock and his I pod fell out of his pocket. The teacher came over shouted at us, took his I pod. He and me went bright red as the class began laughing and we both have to see miss after school. So I’m sitting here having finished my work, covered in blue paint that has dried in my hair! 5:30pm I am in a state of shock! I am once again very embarrassed but the same time all warm inside! Kriston just left my house! MY HOUSE! That’s right he walked out MY front door. Ok here’s the story… I went to miss garrys room for detention and when I got there Kriston was already there he looked real unhappy. Miss bloom sat me opposite to him and gave us each a piece of paper and told him to write “I must not bring my I pod into school” 100 times. And told me to write “I must not run with paint” 100 times. It turns out that here you don’t need 24 hours notice to give a pupil a half hour detention. So there we both were sitting there writing out lines. I waited for miss garrys to turn around before tearing off a corner of my paper and writing. Me: hi. I am so so sorry about this morning. I’m sorry about your I-pod and your hair and the embarrassment! Kriston: its fine really. I thought you were quite funny Me:if there is any way to make it up to you I so will. Kriston:no really its fine. The paint will wash out and ill get my pod back. Me: if there is any way what so ever Kriston: your not going to drop this are you? Me: nope Kriston:ok if you let me walk you home tonight after the half hour then I will consider your debt paid. Yeah? Me: no you are so joking! I thought you thought I was an orange. whatever you people call it. Kriston:when I first soar you in D.T. I did. But I remembered how you looked in maths and I knew those girls probably forced you to wear the plastic. Then we had to stop as miss garrys was studying us. With her eagle eyes! After the half hour I did let him walk me home. But I still sounded like a right dork going on and on about how sorry I was. He gave me some make up remover –he uses it for his eyeliner- and I actually felt cooler with the makeup off. When we reached my house I thought it only right to invite him in…ok I just wanted the guy in my house I admit it…I also asked him to stay for dinner. Which he did! We walked in and a big flying thing catapulted itself at me I didn’t know what it was until I heard the voice “Maddy where have you bween you missded mummy!” yeah I had totally forgot that mum was going away for the week! Anyway, after I used a crowbar to ply my sister off me I realised that Celine was standing at the top of the stairs. Celine: who is he! Me: oh he is just a friend from school his name is Kriston. Celine: can I just talk to you for a moment in private please Maddy. Me:-walking up the stairs- ok Kris I’ll be right back make you self at home living room is thataway. So I went into Celines room –which I hate doing- and found her putting eyeliner on. Celine: you have got to get me hooked up with that guy. You hear Maddy! You have just GOT to. Me: yes…ill try.. Celine: no you wont just try you WILL. Or I can’t promise you any dinner Me: Cel you do no that he is 13. Don’t you? With that she shoved me out the door and pointed to the stairs. On my way -to the stairs- I couldn’t help hearing the loud music coming from my brothers room. I felt my insides squirm. I knew without having to look or listen carefully that he was crying. I reached the bottom of the stairs to hear a little groan coming from the living room. I went in and found Kriston lying on the floor with Sam STANDING on his back. “SAM GET OFF HIM” I screamed-no really I did scream- she did as well and ran from the living room. I helped Kriston up I think he was in shock as all he was able to mumble was “I was just sitting there and it…it she flew at me…like a canon! Next…thing I no I’m on...the floor!” he sat on the sofa and not 2 minutes later Celine arrived in a SKIRT. Yes it was ripped and tinted bright pink in places but it was still a SKIRT. “wow better get a picture cause we wont see you looking like that again” I said Kriston chuckled and Celine gave me a look. As if to say, “Wait till he is gone” I weren’t scared though she gives me the look all the time. She then sent me out to get drinks and she sat down right next to Kriston I could HEAR her nose getting longer as she told lie after lie about our family such as “oh yeah we all like Greenday and Mcr” finally we ordered dinner –pizza- I noticed that Jason didn’t turn up for pizza. Celine did call him but he didn’t reply he just turned his music up louder. I think I’m the only one that knows why he didn’t show. Shortly after dinner Kriston had to go. Sam catapulted into him again I pulled her off and sent her to bed. Celine had already gone upstairs I could hear Billie Joe belting out extraordinary girl. “Sorry about my sisters” I said to Kriston I could feel my face burning. He just smiled and I held the door open for him. Before he could go I quickly remembered. “Hay Kriston whats your msn?” he seemed a bit shocked but pulled a pen and piece of paper out of his pocket and wrote: Kriston.bagnes84@msn.com. He then smiled and waved goodbye. Then he was gone and I was left clutching a lil scrap of paper. Well one of my goals are complete I have his msn. I’m not going to give it to Emma though. Well not yet. All I got to do now is sort things out with Jason. I hate myself for what I did. I still can’t see how bad it was, it was only 3 words. Ouch! My stomach hurts again! Lots of stabbing pains. Jason is crying. This is sooo freaky; I’m feeling his sadness maybe there is something to this twin connection thing. But it really brings you down. I wish I was back in America! 8th January 06 form time I no I didn’t write yesterday simply because of three reasons- 1) Pain not only in my stomach 2) Jason (more later) 3) Sam hid my pen. Starting with number one and partly number two… So the day went totally normal (maths again sat with Kriston) until break that was when I got a sharp pain under my left eye as if someone had hit me then my leg began to hurt, and there was the pain in my stomach. I literally fell to the floor. The girls were all like “O.M.G Maddy are you ok? Maybe we should go see the nurse” I told them no I knew why I was feeling pain. It was nothing to do with me, it was Jason and he was in trouble –it’s funny how this twin thing only happened when we fly to England maybe the altitude done it!!! - I just gasped as another pain went through my leg “Jason” I said and leaving the girls baffled I ran off. Heading for the alley way at the side of the school I knew where he was –Jason that is- as I rounded the corner I saw it. 6 jocks –or “buff boys” as they are called here in England- were circling 3 boys with black hair, which covered either one or both eyes. Jason had a cut under one eye and his trousers were ripped, the guy who had volunteered to be Jason’s guide had blood coming from a split lip and KRISTON had a black eye and his shirt was ripped –revealing a very nice 6 pack- one of the jocks had a black eye and another a split lip. It seemed the others were just fine and dandy. I stood there quite startled at first but as one of the jocks landed another punch in kriston’s stomach I shouted “stop it” one of the boys who recognised me was all like “hay Maddy! Come to see the fun?” he then hit Jason in the arm sending a shock of pain up my arm. I flinched then said, “Will you just stop it? For gods sake! Why are you even over here?” “Ooh Maddy fancies the girly girl boys” another of the jocks taunted me. Jasons friend –who’s name I don’t know- received another punch in the stomach and fell to the ground. So I done the worst thing I could have done I walked right up to the guy who had first spoke to me and hit him in the gut. Believe me it hurt my hand more than it did his gut. Guys make it look so easy in the movies, give the bad guy a punch and the bad guy normally falls down but the guy I had hit simply held his stomach in surprise then straightened up and was all like “was that a punch or a tickle?” Then I heard Emma. “Jero? What are you doing? OH MY GOD! Kriston are you, like, ok?” she ran over to Kriston giving Jero a dirty look! One look and the guy was all like “oh hi Emma I’m so sorry. They started it and I cant walk away from a fight…” What does this girl have that I don’t have? Obviously it was her who had rescued the boys. After she had helped Kriston limp of I went to see if Jason and his friend were o.k. And that was just about it. I would have written earlier if a certain brat hadn’t STOLEN MY PEN!!! At home. I didn’t see Kriston for the rest of the day but I did on MSN!!!! I printed out our conversation! I’m “miss you sweet America” He is “will you stake my heart” which is a line I often here coming from Jason’s room… miss you sweet America says: HI how are you? will you stake my heart says: Fine thanks and you? miss you sweet America says: I’m ok! Bit worried about you though… you sure nothing was broken? will you stake my heart says: Yepo. I may have vomited a few times after spending all afternoon in the medical room with Emma but ill live. miss you sweet America says: awww my heart goes out to you. will you stake my heart says: well it bloody well should. Hay do you want to meet up you no just you and me? miss you sweet America says: WHAT!!! No way. It was a mistake the first time when you came to my house. Emma has just signed in Switch to emma conversation Sweet gorgeous made of honey says: HI my lil peewee pal! miss you sweet America says: HI Emma. How are you? Sweet gorgeous made of honey says: I need kristons msn. Do you have it and DON’T LIE TO ME!!! He says you do. miss you sweet America says: OH yeah I do its : Kriston.bagnes84@msn.com Sweet gorgeous made of honey says: Thanks sweet! Ok I wont talk for a while I have dinner
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