One Swallow Doesn't Make A Summer

I think it's about time someone threw a party. There hasn't been anything of any size since the school-sponsored Halloween dance, and maybe it would take everyone's minds off the fiasco that was last prank week.

Private to Emily
Speaking of last prank week, you're looking a bit down lately. Is everything all right? Is retail therapy in order?
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Private to Self
They're getting so obvious it's almost insulting. I wonder when I should tip Benjy off to start taking bets.
/Private

Excellent job at the match, boys. Well done, all around.

Private to Benjy
How'd you make out?
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Private to Jack & Emily
I apologize for how I've been acting lately. Aunt Mari's been ill and I was worried about her. It wasn't fair for me to take it out on the two of you.

Are we all right?

/Private

Private to Emily
Excellent costume, Em. What lucky, undeserving bloke gets to have you on his arm?
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Private to Jack
Two questions. The first: are we going to the ball?
/Private

Well. That was upsetting.

Added later, warded extremely private to self
Twisting the knife. It's so easy to pretend this was soul-crushing. Ha. As if I actually care who either of them snog.

I do so love making them feel guilty about it, though. Not to mention that it would be somewhat inconvenient if he left me for her. Embarrassing, but not if I play it up as the heartbroken waif, which of course I will. More inconvenient regarding my future, but I've already gotten in good with Jackson's family, as was my goal. If this is what needs to happen, I'll make sure to let anything behind my back go on as long as possible, to make them look all the worse when it does finally come out. I can write the Cuffes a tearstained farewell letter. Not to mention, I can be a sobbing mess for a week or so, probably earning me at least part of my homework being postponed--maybe I'll even go to the hospital wing over a "broken heart", that'd be fun.

It's so funny to watch them being guilty. Shame I have to keep sitting here looking emotionally destroyed should anyone walk in, instead of being able to laugh as I want to.
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All of these baby pictures are just too sweet. What a lovely thing to wake up to on Sunday morning, all of your bright shining faces from back when we all believed in fairy tales. It's a shame no one's perfect like that in real life, but some people come pretty close.

I hate to journal without a reason like this, but I'm just too busy to comment on everyone's entries...rest assured, if you've posted a picture, I think it's adorable, and I awwed at every single one.

Private to Emily
It seems that the first part of the old adage of "some are born ugly, some become ugly, and some have ugliness thrust upon them" applies to most of the people here. Why do people insist on embarrassing themselves like this?
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Private to Jack
Where's your picture, handsome? I'm sure you could put most of these pathetic little ugly ducklings to shame.
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( Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it. )