All right, here's the long awaited update. I wrote this out quickly because you guys were starting to scare me, lol . This chapter leads up to something big, so enjoy !!!
Chapter 6
To: Michael
From: Pierre Bedeau
Subject: Exchange Trip
Dear Mr. Vaughn,
We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted to attend the France exchange trip this year. We are sorry to notify you on such late notice, but we only just got word that someone dropped out of the program, and you were the next on the waiting list. The exchange happens in two weeks. You will spend a month in France and travel Europe, and in exchange your partner will join you in America for three weeks. If you have any problems, questions, concerns, or are no longer able to attend the program, please contact us immediately. We hope to hear from you soon!
-Pierre Bedeau
To: Sydney
From: Michael
READ THIS!!!
Dear Mr. Vaughn,
We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted to attend the France exchange trip this year. We are sorry to notify you on such late notice, but we only just got word that someone dropped out of the program, and you were the next on the waiting list. The exchange happens in two weeks. You will spend a month in France and travel Europe, and in exchange your partner will join you in America for three weeks. If you have any problems, questions, concerns, or are no longer able to attend please contact us immediately. We hope to hear from you soon!
-Pierre Bedeau
I know, I know. You can stop hyperventilating now. How awesome is that going to be? Three weeks in Europe! God, I’ve been waiting to go on this stupid (no longer stupid) exchange for forever. It’s going to be absolutely amazing! You know, I should probably go tell my mom about this. I just wanted to share the exciting news with you! I’ll talk to you soon! Ahhh, so excited that I’m basically jumping off the walls like a deranged monkey (can you imagine?).
-Vaughn
Nadia has signed in
Nadia: Hey, sis!
Syd: hey
Nadia: What you doin?
Syd: Oh, nothing
Nadia: That so means you are doing something
Syd: Actually, I’m really not
Nadia: Oh, really? The ‘oh, nothing’ usually means something.
Syd: ya...
Nadia: So…
Nadia: Syd, u still there?
Nadia: Sydney!
Syd: Sorry, I got distracted
Nadia: Okay, if you get distracted that implies that you are getting distracted by something you are doing
Syd: oh…
Nadia: Okay, the lack of conversation here is kind of freaking me out
Syd: ya
Nadia: Okay, spill! What’s wrong?
Syd: Nothing’s wrong
Nadia: Liar. There’s obviously something wrong
Syd: Oh my god, why do you always just assume there’s something wrong?! Maybe I just don’t feel like talking. Did you ever think of that? You just constantly think you’re right about everything, Nadia. That’s your problem!
Nadia: Whoa, Syd, seriously calm down. You just sounded upset and I would say I know you pretty well and can usually tell when there’s something bothering you, and it sounds like there’s something wrong. I’m just asking. Sorry
Syd: No, I’m sorry. It’s just that…
Nadia: Syd, you can tell me
Syd: You’ll laugh. It’s stupid
Nadia: No, I won’t. I promise
Syd: You swear?
Nadia: I swear on my life
Syd: Fine, it’s Michael
Nadia: Of course it is
Syd: See!!!!
Nadia: Sorry, I’m done. Continue
Syd: He’s going to France for a month. He’s really excited about it, and he’s assuming that I’m going to be really excited about it, too, but I’m just…not
Nadia: Syd, that’s completely understandable. You two are literally attached at the hip!
Syd: I know, but I feel bad. I mean shouldn’t I be happy? Aren’t friends supposed to be happy for eachother?
Nadia: Yah, but this is completely understandable. You’re going to be separated by like an ocean!
Syd: Don’t remind me
Nadia: Don’t worry. It will go by fast. Think of it this way: he’ll come back with his really hot French exchange partner
Syd: Only you would think of it that way
Nadia; Yes, me and every other girl in the world, except you, who has only eyes for one guy
Syd: Shut up
Nadia: I’m just telling it how it is. I’m an innocent bystander. I can’t help but voice my opinion
Syd: Well, your opinion is unwanted, especially when it is wrong, lol
Nadia: Hey, I learned in school that no opinion can be wrong. So there!
Syd: You’re so annoying…
Nadia: Yes, and you’re annoying because you won’t just admit that you’re in love with your best friend!
Syd: I am not in love with Michael Vaughn. That’s disgusting!
Nadia: You’re so blind
Syd: And you’re so annoying, but you don’t see me saying anything
Nadia: Well, actually you just said I was being annoying like a minute ago…All righty, I’m going to go before you hurt me.
Nadia appears offline
Syd: Younger siblings…
Vaughn has singed in
Vaughn: Hey!!!!!!!
Syd: Wow, do I ever get an enthusiastic hey, lol
Vaughn: Did you read my email?
Syd: What email? I didn’t get an email!
Vaughn: You didn’t?
Syd: Well, actually I did get one from some stupid thing that I subscribe to a long time ago, but I didn’t get anything from you
Vaughn: Really? I could have sworn that I sent it
Syd: Nope, I got no email. Anyway, I’ve got to go
Syd appears offline
Weiss has signed in
Vaughn: Hey
Weiss: Hey
Vaughn: So guess what?
Weiss: You’re going to Disney Land?
Vaughn: Why the hell of all things would you guess that?
Weiss: I don’t know. It was the first thing that popped into my head
Vaughn: No, I’m not going to Disney Land, but I am going to France for a month
Weiss: Really? That’s sick!
Vaughn: Sick as in cool?
Weiss: ya
Vaughn: Okay, just making sure
Weiss: When do you go?
Vaughn: Two weeks
Weiss: Wow, that’s soon. Did you tell Syd?
Vaughn: I meant to, but she signed off really hurriedly, and I sent her this quick email, but when I asked her about it she claimed that she never got it, which she obviously did! I don’t know why she lied about it, though
Weiss: Are you stupid?
Vaughn: What?
Weiss: You’re such an idiot!
Vaughn: Why? What?
Weiss: If Sydney randomly sent you this email telling you that you were going to Europe for a month, how would you feel? You’re leaving in two weeks and she didn’t even know about it, Dumbhead! How do you think she would feel?
Vaughn: Did you just call me a Dumbhead?
Weiss: Yes, I did, but that’s beside the point. I feel bad for the poor girl. Did you sound really excited in your email?
Vaughn: Well, ya…HELLO, I’m going to France! She was the first one I told. Of course, I was going to sound excited
Weiss: And you didn’t mention how much you were going to miss her?
Vaughn: Oh…
Weiss: Yah…
Vaughn: We’ve never really been apart before, have we?
Weiss: Well definitely not for that long and with that much distance between you
Vaughn: I AM a Dumbhead
Weiss: Yes, I’m always right. Sorry, got to go. Dinner. I’ll talk to you more about this tomorrow at school. Bye.
Vaughn: c ya
Weiss appears offline
Syd has signed in
Vaughn: Syd!!!
Syd: Vaughn!!! (I was mocking you just there)
Vaughn: I just wanted to make sure that you weren’t going to sign off
Syd: Why?
Vaughn: I need to ask you something
Syd: Ask away
Vaughn: Did you seriously not get my email?
Syd: Ummm…
Vaughn: It’s fine if you did and didn’t tell me
Syd: Fine, I did get it! I’m sorry for not telling you. I was really shocked and I was trying to process the information, so I kind of lied
Vaughn: No, it’s my fault. I wasn’t thinking when I sent it. I was just so excited about it that my brain was being an absolute idiot!
Syd: Vaughn, it’s fine
Vaughn: No, it’s not. I wasn’t thinking about how long we were going to be apart
Syd: Yah, it’s going to be one long month
Vaughn: You can say that again. I don’t even know if I want to go now
Syd: Michael Vaughn, you will go and you will have fun!
Vaughn: I know, but it’s a month. An entire month out of the year
Syd: Wow, good observation there
Vaughn: I’m serious, though
Syd: I know you are. It will be fine. We’ll still talk to eachother, jutt not as much and we won’t see eachother
Vaughn: Oh god, now I really don’t want to go
Syd: You’re so pathetic. You are going!
Vaughn: How can you not be freaking out about this? A month! A month!?
Syd: I already had my time for freaking out. It’s your turn now, lol
Vaughn: Ughh
Syd: You are going. That’s an order!
Vaughn: Yes, Oh Great One
Syd: Now that’s more like it. You’ll have an awesome time and you better take a lot of pictures for me
Vaughn: Of course I will!
Syd: Okay, and you better talk to me at least once a day
Vaughn: Of course
Syd: Oh, and I want postcards from different countries
Vaughn: Done! Anything else, lol?
Syd: I’ll let you know