- Italian junior year- Brianna Winstead announcing to the whole class that I had "the best clothes ever".
- Senior year psychology- Calling Mr. Barry a "bafoon" and Mr. Rourke bursting out in laughter.
- Senior year homeroom- Mr. Murphy asking me how upset I was that Corey Hamm died because he knows how much I love the 80's.
- Sophomore year world history- crying hysterically about a note Jasmine wrote me and Mr. Rourke telling me that everything was going to be okay.
- 16th birthday party- Macayla Baker singing "I Will Follow You Into the Dark" as my gift.
- Senior year A.I.M. rehearsal- Anastasia Arpin telling Ester to make sure to move the helmet so I wouldn't trip on it.
- Freshman year- whilst at some stupid bitch's birthday party- Amy Bowen and I discovered that we both used Ares.
- Summer 2010- Masquamicut beach with Grace, Heath, and Auntie and while tanning listening to Emarosa for the second and feeling so in love.
- 8th grade- first time getting high in Rose's bedroom with her and Kelly and getting pissed because the girl ate my bagel.
- 8th grade- Tashara and I bonding in that poem thing last class of the day.
- 10th grade english- Mr. Coull loving my finish to Swallowing Stones.
- Sophomore year Drama- my 16th birthday. Sally D allowed me to teach everyone zip, zap, zop, Molly gave me a free candy bar, and everyone in the entire class sang happy birthday to me.
- Sophomore year world history and algebra- Mardochee practically bragging that we had two classes together.
- Junior year geometry- when Mr. Rothstein told us how some huge number was his favorite, he asked why we thought it would be, and I said "because it's your age" and the whole class erupted in laughter.
- Junior year- half day with student directed one acts that night. Went to McDonalds with Shay and Shash. Walked back to NFA for early rehearsal thinking no one would be there. I walk in and everyone is so happy to see me going, "awh Chels, hey!" David, Amy, Dahianna, Kevin, and a couple of others took a walk, recited our stuff, and had a great time.
- Senior year- me, Tashara, and Macayla drove to Walmart. Mac forgot I was legal and went completely NUTS when she figured out I could buy her cigarettes. Literally banging the steering wheel and screaming.
- Senior year public speaking- my first speech and with being soooo damn nervous, I was essentially on the verge of tears. I swear, every single person in that class encouraged me and said things like, "gooo Chels!"
- Senior year public speaking- final speech day. Last five minutes everyone of us was on the verge of tears. We all hugged and said sentimental things to each other. I'll never forget how awesome I felt when Becca told me she loved me and all that. :D
- Senior year Italian- last day: giving Gjino her letter she wouldn't take it and thought I was trying to be stupid and when she finally took it and read it she teared up, gave me a huge, HUGE embrace. Also almost all of the kids told me how much they were going to miss me and Dan Connor told me to have a good life.
- Senior year Italian- coming back from lunch and yelling "tool!" at Zack Whateverthefuck.
- Senior year Italian- me and Dan Brine trying to flip the markers onto the board like Merrall did.
- Sixth grade music class- laying on the levels facing the back wall and watching Wizard of Oz.
- Eighth grade- me and Amarah Howard always being snappy right back at Mrs. Kosegarten and not standing for her shit.
- Seventh grade- it was like the first week and I had just gotten my braces. Michelle Humphrey had just gotten hers off and she congratulated me.
- Junior year- Grace and I went to visit TMMS and Mr. Hargus was just so happy to see me, and bet me that Eazy E was not a part of Run DMC. I never told him I shortly afterwards realized he was 100% correct.
- Senior year dance- first day of A.I.M. and we all dressed like nerds that danced in the show. All day I got comments on my outfit and even fellow dancers that I'd never met before would wave or give me a little head tilt- we were all in our little community that day and it was fabulous.
- Senior year dance- first night of A.I.M performances. All of the people in my class showing up and freaking out over my makeup because I literally went allllll out for it. I distinctly remember Dajanee going, "I want what Chels did, that shit's official!"
- Sophomore year- walking out of the candy store with my new Nike's on and some girl I've known since the 5th grade saying, "niiiice kicks, and you be rocking them nicely too!"
- Junior year dance- first time Gwen praised me for working my ass off and the whole class practically taking a minute to clap for me.
- Junior year dance- Dajon was teaching us Cops and Robbers and when everyone else kind of gave up, I just kept going. I realized I was dancing alone and went to stop and Dajon goes, "Chelsea, you have it, continue." :D
- Junior year dance- I had just died my hair red and Dajon was complimenting it so much. Saying how it completely suited my face and style.
- Fifth grade- still living on Laurel Hill and Teia was sleeping over. We were on the couch in the living room and when she went to pee it woke me up and for a good laugh when she came back, I put myself in a position where my bum was completely up and in the air, pretending to be asleep. She cracked and we stayed up the rest of the night.
- Sixth grade- Teai and I went to see some movie and when she went pee (common thing with her, haha) she made me go with her. While she went into the bathroom I hid behind a giant movie poster. She came out, thought I had returned to the theater and when I hopped out from behind and shouted she fell to the floor.
- Freshman year- I was at Shay's and her and I knew Shash was on her way through the front door. Shay had me creepily stand at the top of the steps and I scared the beejezus out of her.
- Seventh grade- Mrs. Hendel called me and Dillan into her office to discuss our issues and ended up saying that we should be a married couple.
- The way my mother used to rub my feet when I was curled up on the end of the couch with my Ghosttown at Sundown book as she watched Law and Order.
- Bawling at that episode of Without a Trace with the kid who played Matt on Lizzie McGuire as a suicidal kid with my mum.
- Taking Missy for long, great walks on Donahue.
- That time Kristina, her sister, and I discovered the huge water bubble in the park's grass.
- Playing House with Janisse and Hannah at Donahue's park.
- Kenny Baker picking me up for a fun sleepover with Tiff in the hummer and feeling so bad ass.
- Seventh grade- Mary Navarro completely defending me against Rebbecca when she made fun of my shaking.
- Eighth grade- Shayna and I put our bathing suits on and tried to teach Kylie and one of the boy puppies how to swim in the bathtub.
- Sixth or Seventh grade- Shayna convincing me to buy the V05 Strawberries and Cream shampoo because it smelt so damn good at QVS. We ended up going $20 over the $30 that my mum gave me.
- The way my room smelt on Donahue.
- Seventh grade- I hid under the basement staircase and scared the shit out of Kailen and Janisse making them think that someone was trying to kill me.
- Senior year- drive in with Shayna, Tashara, and someone else and going on the swings. This little boy was like trying to impress us with some stupid shit and these little girls were being rude and wanting to take the swings from us.
- Senior year- after going to the drive in with Shayna, Tashara, Gavin, and Mac we went to Taco Bell. Saw some scene wannabe faggots and we all yelled out the window at them.
- Sophomore or junior year- Shay, Tashara, Riss, Kelly, and I going to CVS with the convertible's top down on a late summer night. These large group of Dominican girls were walking down the street wearing flags wrapped around them and Tashara practically stood in the moving car and yelled, "Cholos!"
- 1998- it was about three o'clock in the morning on my seventh birthday. Me and Gary were sleeping in the living room on Soul Street and I woke him up screaming, "it's my birthday!"
- 1997- Early in the morning on my sixth birthday. I was having a party in the backyard that day (Hill Street) and some maintnance guy came to fix something. Of course I bragged to him that it was my birthday and when he went to leave he told me to have a great birthday and I, being the silly child I was, said, "you too!"
- Summer 2010- I was reading Amy texts between me and Ariana to describe to her how the clambake was and in the middle of it she stops me to say, "I just gotta tell you, I really like how you talk."
- Senior year 5.8.10- Right after losing my virginity, I looked pretty distressed. Everyone at the party had known what happened and just the fact that Gavin says to me, "You okay bud?" And hugging me for like ten minutes made me feel better about someone's scorn.
mar 29 2011 ∞
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