The Difference Between Me and the World [01]

Based on a true story. Names changed by request.
*image fades in*
"Uh okay, you can sit right there."
"Here?"
"Yeah that's perfect."
"Okay."
"So uh…tell us your name and age."
"Oh okay my name is Valerie Best and I'm 15 going on 16 soon."
"Okay so let's get to the point now: You were an icon in the school for a while, you recently had a huge fight with your…best friend, Brianna Simmons. So what can yo-"
"Ex."
"Pardon me?"
"Ex best friend."
"Okay ex best friend. So what can you tell us about that. What happened? What's the real story?"
"it started with my previous life.."

I used to be a popular girl. That girl everyone talked about good or bad. That girl everyone looked up to.
Just like a celebrity, everyone wants to see you fall. It's funny to them. I wouldn't say I fell, more like I just left.
Most popular kids don't even want to be popular. They kinda just get labelled and see the rewards, so they stick with it. That's why I joined the cheerleading team. Guys said I had the hot body and personality. So I joined. I didn't really like the competition the girls there and I had, but I kept with it for a year. Got kicked out after my fight with Brianna Simmons. Brianna Simmons, just hearing her name makes me mad.

Our fight started over, like all fights, a guy. Marc Reyes. He was like the king of the jocks. The heart throb. He was funny,sweet,charming all the goods. It was no secret that all girls loved him. Well, only to me and Brianna…

"One day, we're going to marry." Brianna had said one time at a sleepover I hosted.
"That's so cute!" I was busy painting my toenails, and day dreaming of Marc. But Brianna didn't know about the second part.
"Do you think he likes me?" She said moving over to the mirror and examining her image. "I'm kinda fat in some areas. And my nose is big."
"You look perfect." I said moving over to her but making sure I didn't mess up my toenails. "I need bigger boobs, mine aren't cutting it, I look like a A cup!"
"Tissues honey, they work wonders." Brianna glancing over at my chest. "You'll be fine."
I thought about putting tissues in my bra a couple of times. Never really did it, in case one flies out or something.
I pressed the play button on the iPod dock. We danced and sang along to music. Trashed about other girls after my mom told us to quiet down.
Talked more about cute guys. Y'know what normal girls do at a sleepover.

"Our first kiss is going to be under moonlight." Brianna sighed and placed some popcorn into her mouth. We were laying down on the ground, still tired from all the dancing. "Aren't you scared?" I asked,sitting up.
"Of what?" She replied.
"Your first kiss. What if you mess up?" I wrapped my arms around my body and shuddered.
"That's true. Maybe he's a better kisser than I am." She looked over at me. "We should practice!"
"What?!" My heart skipped a beat. "N-no way!"
"It's better than pondering, than we can give each other advice afterwards." She sat up beside me, her blue round eyes calming my nerves. The way they go right into your soul, and rock you. As if you were a baby being cradled by your mother.

Then she started leaning in. So I, entranced still just copied her actions. We got closer and closer and she slowly closed her eyes, then our lips came into contact. And we…well we kissed.

"Whoa,whoa you guys KISSED?"
"Well yeah, wasn't the best I've ever had. But you know…all girls do it."
"Wow. Um, okay Valerie. I'm gonna have to switch tapes, I'm running outta space. Give me a minute alright?"
"Yeah take your time. I gonna use the washroom anyway."

I thought about my current situation while I was there. "Why are so many people interested in what happened between me and Brianna?
She isn't dead or anything. But seriously, the school newspaper just HAD to do an interview with me and her about it." I thought.

Well I shouldn't be so surprised. Like I said, people like seeing icons fall, crash and burn.

Soz gonna have to cut this one short. Have a lot of things to do in the morning.