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  I don’t like fighting with her, because she’s my best friend. I just hope that we make up tomorrow. Maybe a full night’s sleep will help calm her down, and she won’t be so upset when she wakes up. I just want to make absolutely sure that she’s okay, and that we can still be friends. I don’t know what I would do if we were friends anymore. I have other friends at our lunch table, but I think that Sharon is my best friend ever.

  Really, I wasn’t saying anything to be mean. I was just being honest! I’ll apologize and explain myself tomorrow… Wish me luck. I’m going to bed now.

  Day 25

  Dear, Diary

  Right now, I’m in homeroom. I don’t really have long to write, because the bell is going to ring soon. I just wanted to say that Sharon and I made up. It’s all better now, she’s just too stressed out with everything that she has to do. And she did admit that she’s a bit jealous of me. I told her I’m jealous of her too, because she’s smart and gets good grades all the time. But I’m much happier just to be me.

  But you won’t guess what happened this morning. I came in to school and put my stuff in my locker. I forgot to lock it because I had to go down to the principal’s office to hand in a slip from my mom. When I came back, my locker door was open and my stuff was everywhere. I’m not sure if anything was taken, but it was still horrible. I don’t know if I should go to the principal about this.

  I’m going to talk to the people at my lunch table and see what they think. But I have a pretty good idea who did this. Kristy just can’t leave me alone, can she? What is her problem?

  Day 26

  Dear Diary,

  I did end up going to the principal. I wasn’t going to, because I don’t really want to stir up any problems with Kristy, and make things worse.

  The only reason I did end up going is because I mentioned it to Anna. I figured she could give me some advice on it, since she’s older and ‘wiser’ than I am. She went straight to mom without giving me any advice, and my mom freaked out. She called the principle right away.

  I had to go in and talk to him this morning. He understood about it and said that he was sorry I had to go through that, and then he promised me that it’s going to be worked out as quickly as possible.

  I’m not entirely sure if I believe that or not. Kristy isn’t the kind to stop bothering me just because someone tells her to. Oh well, if it works then it works I guess. If not, I’ll figure out another way. I mean, she has to get tired of it eventually, right?

  I don’t know anymore. This whole thing stresses me out, and I heard a rumor today that Kyle went on a date with another girl. I don’t understand that. But I haven’t seen him very much lately, only when he’s walking me to classes. He hasn’t been at lunch because he joined some new club that meets during lunch times.

  I miss him. And I miss not being harassed by some girl that I thought I was friends with. Why does Middle School have to be so complicated? Maybe it’ll get easier later on. I hope it will.

  Day 27

  Dear Diary,

  I got called to the principal’s office today in the middle of lunch. Of course it had to be while I was at lunch, so that everyone could watch me walk out of the cafeteria and wonder what I had done wrong. I could feel all of their eyes on me. And to make matters worse, I ended up being called there at the same time as Kristy. It was humiliating, and the walk to the principal’s office was horrible because Kristy was right next to me the entire way, glaring at me and saying mean things just because she knows it bothers me.

  But I just ignored her and went in to the office in silence. When we got there, the secretary told me that we were actually going to see the guidance counselor, and not the principal. They told Kristy and I that we would need to work out our problems before they would let us get back to school.

  So, basically, they were forcing us to get along in order to be able to leave the office.

  I can’t remember everything that we said back and forth with the guidance counselor watching. Basically though, I told the counselor everything that Kristy has done to me this school year, and then Kristy denied having any part in it. She claimed that it must have been someone else. And then she said that I deserved it, and that if it had been her she would do a lot worse.

  After the counselor asked her a few questions, she finally said that she hates my guts because I’m mean, and that I embarrassed her in front of everyone, and didn’t even bother to call her over the summer when I promised that I would.

  I sat there for a moment wondering what the heck she was talking about. I haven’t ever embarrassed her or done anything to be mean to her. Even though she’s mean to me, I don’t want to start anything worse. We ended up staying in the guidance counselor’s office for two class periods before Kristy would just smile, say that it was okay, and then fake apologized so that we could get out of there. It was one long, long day.

  The guidance counselor finally let us out, and I think that she was happy to. I guess that most people just get out of there within fifteen minutes because they fake an apology or something. Not Kristy though, and I certainly wasn’t going to apologize for something that I’ve never done.

  Day 28

  Dear Diary,

  I came into school today, and everything seemed to be going okay. Then last period, the period before lunch, I went to go and get my science textbook. When I opened it, a note fell out and fluttered down.

  At first, I was excited because I knew it had to be a note from Kyle. Then I read it. It just said, “Library during lunch. We need to talk. It’s important.” It wasn’t signed with the “xoxo” at all! There wasn’t anything sweet there, period.

  I think the rumor must be true about the other girl. Right now, I’m sitting in Science class, and I have lunch next period. So that means that I’ll have to go to the library as soon as the bell rings. I feel like I’m going to throw up. I don’t want Kyle to break up with me… But what else could a note like that mean??

  Day 29

  Dear Diary,

  I’m really confused; I’m not sure what’s going on right now with anyone. I went in to the library yesterday, like the note had said. I took a seat at my usual table, where Kyle and I will eat lunch together on some days, and I waited. And I waited. It took me about half an hour to give up hope and decide that Kyle wasn’t going to show up.

  I stayed in the library a little bit longer, to see if he might show up at the last minute, but the bell rang after I had been sitting at that table for forty five minutes. I couldn’t figure out what was going on, and I’m still confused. I couldn’t imagine why he would put that note in my locker if he wasn’t going to show up. But then I realized that this was one of the days when his club met during lunch, and then I was really confused.

  All day, I didn’t see him in the hallways or anything. I’ll also add that I regret skipping lunch before I went to the library—I wanted to be there on time, and I was too nervous to eat anything. As a result, my stomach growled every time the class was silent. It was like it was trying to embarrass me on purpose. But anyway, I kept an eye out for Kyle all day.

  Here is where it gets really confusing. When I got home about an hour ago, I was thinking about it. I went and found Anna in her room, on the phone with her boyfriend, and I asked her what she thought that I should do. It took me a while to explain everything, and her boyfriend got to hear most of the situation as well. They both said the same thing: call him. And surprisingly, even though they had been on the phone, they agreed that I needed to use it more than they did. Since we only have one phone in the house, the landline, they gave up their time to talk. It was nice of them.

  I was really nervous to call him, especially since I thought I knew what was coming. When he answered on the second ring, he said, “Hey baby!” It’s the same thing every time, and I couldn’t figure out what that meant. He was so cheerful and happy to hear my voice.

  We talked for a few minutes, catching up about school and friends and stuff, before I even
brought up the note. When I told him about it, he was quiet for a long time. Then he asked me if it had looked like his handwriting, because he hadn’t written it to me. He said that he had put another note in my locker this morning, apologizing for not being able to eat lunch with me, but he said that he missed me and I should give him a call after school. He had thought that was why I was calling him.

  I didn’t get that note today, and I couldn’t remember whether or not it had looked like his writing. I had left the note in my locker, so I couldn’t check. I have no idea who gave me that note, but I’m going to wait in the library during lunch every day until I find out.

  On the plus side, things are still going really good with Kyle. He had no idea about the rumors about him and some other girl, and he swears to me that they’re not true. I trust him, and I’m pretty sure that those rumors are just something that Kristy brought up to make me jealous or hurt my feelings. But I’m really happy with Kyle, and I can’t imagine him ever doing that to me.

  Day 30

  Dear Diary,

  Lunch period is about to start. I already went to the cafeteria to get my food; the lunch ladies know I eat in the library, so they don’t mind if I get it a bit early. I wanted to make sure that I had my food and that I was here first. Whoever wrote me that note… I have a feeling that they’re going to show up today.

  I’m not sure if they will, but I have a hunch about it. I’m sitting in the library right now, trying to finish my corn before they come. I couldn’t find the note today so that I could check the handwriting... My locker is such a mess right now, I really need to clean it out; the note is probably crumpled up at the bottom, under a pile of textbooks, notepads, and scrap paper. Oh well. I’ll find out who wrote me the note soon enough.

  Hang on… someone’s coming. I’m going to put my diary away, in case it’s them. Wish me luck!

  Author’s Note:

  If you enjoyed this book, please take a look at these other books! They will help you succeed, and make middle school less scary.

  1. How to Survive Middle School for Girls: Special Edition

  By Claudia Lamadre: Everything you must know about Middle school survival!

  Link: http://www.amazon.com/Survive-Middle-School-Girls-ebook/dp/B00BRCC86E/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1372380809&sr=1-2&keywords=how+to+survive+middle+school

  2. Diary of a 6th Grade Girl #1: How to Survive Middle School

  By Claudia Lamadre: Samantha is entering middle school, and she is scared! Follow her adventures in this great story!

  Link: http://www.amazon.com/Diary-6th-Grade-Girl-ebook/dp/B00DWH13UE/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1374266453&sr=1-1

  3. How to Survive Middle School For Girls Part 3: Body Book

  By Claudia Lamadre: The ultimate book on learning about the changes your body will go through in high school.

  Link: http://www.amazon.com/Survive-Middle-School-Girls-ebook/dp/B00DP4DP4Q/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1374266550&sr=1-4

  4. Diary of a Middle School Superhero #1: My New School

  By Claudia Lamadre: Sam is the new girl at school, and she has super powers. How will she fit in at middle school? Find out in this exciting story.

  Link: http://www.amazon.com/Diary-Middle-School-Superhero-ebook/dp/B00E0N7CU4/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1374266688&sr=1-5

  Table of Contents

  Introduction

  Day 16

  Day 17

  Day 18

  Day 18, continued

  Day 19

  Day 20

  Day 21

  Day 22

  Day 23

  Day 24

  Day 24 continued

  Day 25

  Day 26

  Day 27

  Day 28

  Day 29

  Day 30

  Author’s Note: