Anne's Mask...

[HarVardGrl92]

Main Character: Anne, an average 15 yr old grl
Lives In: New York City, USA
Rated:PG-13

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"Anne, time for dinner!"
Anne sighed and look up from her computer. "In a minute, mom!" She finished up her essay for Biology and clicked Print. A voice yelled, "If your mother says time for dinner, then come down here immediately!!!", her fathers voice carried up the stairs. Anne sighed again and went down the stairs and entered the kitchen. She sat down and quietly ate her dinner. She quietly analyzed her parents faces. Her mother looked troubled and worried. Anne thought about her mom more. Her mom used to be so much more care free and fun to be around. Now she was so stressed ever since she married Richard and Anne had gotten older. Anne sighed and looked at her stepdad, Richard's face. Anne missed her dad. He died in a car crash when she was 11. Then when Anne became 14, Anne's mom, Leah, met Richard at her law firm and shortly after got married...Anne quietly analyzed Richard's face. When Leah and Richard were dating, he was much nicer. Now after they got married he became STRICT about everything...Anne sighed, finished her dinner, washed the dishes, and went back upstairs. In the background, she could hear them fighting again about her and the way she was being brought up...

Anne went back to the computer and went online. She talked to some of her friends about the latest gossip. None of her friends knew the TRUE Anne....they knew her by the mask she put on:always happy and funny Anne...but tht wasnt the way it was..she was depressed half the time and had secrets and misery over things tht happened in her past and present. Things like her dads death, getting a stepdad, the fights, and the constant pressure of being a teenager. Anything she did she felt like she wasnt good enough. She wasnt able to just LET GO of the mask and show her friends the real her so they could help her. She was just too afraid....Anne sighed and went out for a run. She could hear her parents screaming as she closed the door. When she ran, she felt FREE...the only time she could be herself. In fact, she was on the track,volleyball, and basketball team. Only during sports could she feel free....especially running....During running she put her guard down and as she passed a puddle, she laughed aloud. Things could be worse, she thought...She ran around the neighborhood for a while, came home to yelling, and slept.

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[HarVardGrl92]

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[SpiddilyDinkins]

hey! my name should be anne!

lol not completely, but i HAVEbeen walking around in somewhat of a mask like that lately....nobody died or remarried 4 me though....tee hee

poor anne....

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[HarVardGrl92]

thnX!
imma try riting rite n0w..so ill post whats happening l8r...
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[HarVardGrl92]

Ch.2
The next day Anne decided to go over her best friend, Brooke's house. She ran to Brooke's house which was 4 blocks away. Anne and Brooke had known each other since they were 5. They met when Anne opened up a lemonade stand. Brooke was thirsty,came over, bought lemonade, and since then they'd been best friends. Anne thought about the old days and smiled. Things weren't so bad back then. In fact, they were great. She wished it could be like that now. Anne dwelled on that thought as she approached Brooke's house. Anne entered Brooke's house and went upstairs into Brooke's room. Brooke had long,straight,reddish-brown hair, unlike Anne's hair which was wavy long and blonde. Brooke was as tall as Anne, so as Anne entered the room, they saw each other eye to eye. Besides sports, Brooke was the only way Anne could let go of her mask. Brooke welcomed Anne and they started to talk. Brooke asked Anne how everything was. Anne said, "Ok...i guess..." Brooke said, "Anne, come on out with it." Anne told Brooke how her parents were still fighting and she felt some pressure about being a teenager. Brooke told Anne some jokes and stories which made Anne feel better and loosen up. This was what always happened when they were together.

Brooke and Anne decided to go to the movies. They slowly walked and talked. Brooke was excited about starting school again next week. Brooke and Anne talked about being a sophomore. Anne said, "Wow! I remember how lost we felt last year being lat eto classes and not knowing who to avoid and who to hang out with, which teachers to avoid..." Brooke said, "We'll help them out this year!" They arrived at the movies and saw the horror movie House of Wax. After that, they went to the mall. They went into the music store and started sampling music. Anne started listening to rock music. She was sampling Blink-182 music, when, all of a sudden, she bumped into someone and fell over. She opened her eyes and took the unfamiliar hand that pulled her up. She found herself staring into the blue eyes of a guy with shoulder-length blond hair. Anne started stammering, "Im s-s-s-orry." The boy said, "Its ok. Im sorry too. So what music were you listening to?" Anne told him she was listening to Blink-182's new album. The boy replied, "Blink-182 ROCKS! By the way, my name's Billy. What's yours?" "A-a-anne." Billy replied, "Well Anne, ill see you around" Anne managed to stammer out, "Y-y-yea." After Billy left, Anne went to Brooke. Brooke said, "Is everything ok,Anne?" Anne replied, "Yea, im ok." Brooke told Anne, "He seemed like a nice guy with a nice attitude & personality...why were you so nervous?" Anne replied, "You know me, Brooke." Even though Anne had lots of friends, she was nervous around guys and never could let go of her protective mask. She hadn't had a boyfriend so far because of that reason.

**1 week later:school**
Anne and Brooke walked to the school together. They sat outside until the bell called them in. They checked their schedules. They had half their classes together and half separate. Anne sighed and wished they had all their classes together. Even though she had loads of friends, she only felt good when she was with Brooke. Anne and Brooke looked at their schedules again to see what classes they had after homeroom. Anne's 1st class was History. Brooke's wasnt. They went to their lockers. Anne felt a tap on her back. It was Crystal, Anne's rival. Crystal was one of the 'IT' grls, the popular grls. She always tried to put Anne down but Anne never let her. Crystal said, "So Annie, i see you're still here." Anne pushed Crystal's hand away and said, "It's ANNE." Crystal said, "Right, Annie...I'm watching you...see you around." Anne and Brooke looked away in disgust and went on their separate ways.

Anne entered her History classroom alone. She sat down in the middle and waited for the teacher to start. All desks were occupied except for 1 next to her. The teacher began attendance. "Anne Williams," the teacher called. "Here", Anne replied. All of a sudden, someone walked into the classroom. As the boy walked up to the teacher, he seemed strangely familiar. He had shoulder-length blond hair, black clothes, and sneakers.The teacher said, "You're late, Mr.Collins." The boy said, "Sorry..." The teacher said, "You are late. No excuses. Detention and sit yourself next to Ms. Williams right now." The boy said, "Yessir." He turned around and Anne gasped. It was the boy she bumped into at the CD Store, Billy! He sat down next to Anne and said, "Well,well,well....hi Anne." Anne said hi and turned her attention back to the teacher. Inside she thought, wow what a coincidence!

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[SpiddilyDinkins]

i love hot guys!!!! :P

i was actually just talking to my friend las night about a guy with blond shoulder-length hair........lol fun stuff

[HarVardGrl92]

lolz ye...but...im not gunna hav anne w billy...but...WELL I DNT WNNA RUIN WHAT HAPPENS....ull c wut happenZ lol
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[HarVardGrl92]

CHAPTER 3~

After History class, Anne went to Spanish class. Everything was normal until she heard a noise. "Psst, Annie..." Anne needed only 1 second to guess who THAT was. Anne turned around to face Crystal.

"What?"

Anne looked at Crystals hand which had a note in it.

"Read it, Annie."

Anne took the note which said:
{Im watching you little Annie...beware...}

Anne crumpled up the note only to see it taken from her hands. She looked up to see the Spanish teacher, Mrs. Vega say, "Anne, I expected better from you....detention...you should know not to pass notes in class."

Anne stammered, "But-but-"

"No buts!"

Anne sighed and looked at her Spanish book. Life wasn't fair. She could hear Crystal and her drones giggling. She groaned and longed for lunch.
At lunch, Anne met up with Brooke and the rest of her friends. They sat at their usual table outside under the oak tree. Most of Anne's other friends were on her basketball, volleyball, or track team. They all sat down and began to talk about their day. They asked Anne how her 1st day as a sophomore was so far.

"Everything was fine except for 1 thing...I GOT DETENTION!"

Brooke yelled, "You? How?"

"1 word: Crystal. She wrote me a note in Spanish class and I got detention because of it."

"What did the note say?"

"It said: Im watching you little Annie...beware...."

The girls looked at each other in disbelief.
Brooke exclaimed, "That is so STUPID!"
Brookes face changed from a frown to a smile.
Anne could tell her friend was cooking up some mischief. "Brooke, what are you thinking?"
Brooke whispered to her table, "We'll get them back."
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CHAPTER 4~

The day went by quickly and nothing of interest happened. Then, when school ended, she said bye to her friends, and filled with sorrow and anger, entered the room marked Detention Room.

Anne sat down in a seat in the front and waited for the teacher to arrive. Five minutes later, Billy entered the room. She'd forgotten that Billy got detention. Anne was happy that she recognized at least 1 person who was here.

Billy sat next to her as the teacher came in.

"No talking...think about why you are here."

Five minutes later, the teacher was asleep.

Billy said, "So, Anne, why are YOU here? I expected you to be a good girl..."

Anne told Billy that she was here because of Crystal.

"Crystal...oh, shes very pretty....im going to ask her out when I have the chance...."

"Take my advice, Billy, Crystal may be pretty outside, but shes not inside. She is poison inside."

"Thanks for the advice, Anne. But I'll find out myself."

Then the conversation turned to other things like movies and music. It turned out they liked a lot of the same things. Billy was a bigger rock fan, though. He was surprised that Anne hadn't heard of a lot of bands he listened to such as: Incubus, The Foo Fighters, Weezer, Franz Ferdinand, and a lot more. He told Anne more about himself. Anne told him more about herself. Anne was surprised that, for once, she had no trouble letting go.....She felt comfortable with Billy like she did with Brooke. Thus, in this way, in that detention room, they became friends.
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CHAPTER 5~

After detention, Anne went home to see her parents unnaturally quiet. "Mom? Dad? Is anything wrong?" Anne looked at her parents faces and saw them smile with delight.

"Anne, I went to the doctor today."

Anne continued eating. "Uh-huh. Is everything ok?"

"Everything's fine. In fact--" She looked at Richard. "The doctor told us we're going to have a baby."

Anne dropped her fork in surprise. A baby? That was the last answer she expected. She finally managed to say, "Wow! Im happy for you guys." They smiled and looked at each othet happily. Anne was happy for them, she truly was. She was surprised. She wondered what would happen with her once the baby was here.

After dinner, Anne called Brooke and told her the news. "Wow, a baby! Congrats Anne!" "Thanks, Brooke. Theres going to be a lot of changes though." "It'll be okay, Anne."

The conversations topic quickly changed to school.

"How was detention?"

"Strangely enough, it was fine. Billy was there and we talked. It turns out we have a lot in common. I actually felt comfortable around him.

We're friends now."

"Cool."

After a while, they hung up. Anne went out for a run.
She laughed out loud.

She was finally truly trying to let go of her mask. Things were taking a turn for the better. Anne smiled to herself.
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