Gilbert and Louis Rule the Universe: First Impressions (25 page)

Maddy
found out that she is accepted to the summer art program, and she is totally excited.
She is trying to talk me into taking art next semester with her instead of drama.
I tried to explain that I suck at drawing, but she isn’t having any of it.
I guess I will have to ask my mom.
I hope she lets me choose for myself, but knowing her she will be thrilled that I am taking an interest in art and sign me up.
Great.

Rowan and Jimmy are so funny.
We told Rowan that Jimmy could sit with us during lunch, but he refuses.
I think he still totally hates me, and rightfully so, but it is pretty sweet to see him with Rowan.
Like the other day he brought her a tadpole in a jar.
Rowan isn’t really sure what to do with it, but, still, it’s pretty cute.
Rowan is keeping up her makeover look.
She even asked
Maddy
to go over to her house this weekend and help her clean out her closet.
However, on mornings when Rowan wakes up late, she still throws her hair into a ponytail.

Yesterday the
Fab
Five decided they aren’t hanging out with Olivia any more, some story involving Olivia borrowing a sweater from Emma and getting a stain on it.
We let Olivia sit with us at lunch today and invited her to come to Riley’s tomorrow to jump on the tramp. Who knows with them, they could all be
besties
by the morning.
Girls!

Now that Ralph is back at school we email each other, like, every day.
As soon as I got home from dance class that afternoon I check my computer.
There is an email from Ralph:

Just saying hi.
Another boring day at
Havenhurst
.
I did get an “A” on my English essay that you helped me write, so thanks.

Xo

Ralph

I instantly IM Gilbert.

LeahLouis
:
OMG

LeahLouis
:
i
just got an email from R

Alex_aka_Gilbert
:
ooooo

Alex_aka_Gilbert
:
wha’d
he say?

LeahLouis
:
nothing really

LeahLouis
:
but he signed it “xo”

Alex_aka_Gilbert
:
noway

LeahLouis
:
yesway

Alex_aka_Gilbert
:
:-)

“XO.”
Can you stand it?
I am so totally in love.

Glossary

A la Mode
: With ice cream (
en
fran
ç
ais
=
in French
)

Accentuate
: To emphasize

Accosting
: Questioning

Aglow
: Glowing

Alibi
: Excuse for being there

Alimony
: The money my dad is required to pay my mom
after the divorce—
kinda
like an
allowance.

Americana
: Totally American

Anticipation
: Expectation or hope

Appalled
: Both disappointed and grossed out

Apprehensively
: Worried that something bad is about to happen

Arrogant
: Full of himself

Au Courant
: Up-to-date (
en
fran
ç
ais
).

Audacious
: Really brave

Begrudgingly
: Didn’t want to, but asked him to come anyway

Beluga Caviar
: Fancy and expensive fish eggs; totally gross

Bewildered
: Completely confused

Chi
: Flowing energy

Crème de
Menth
: A sweet, mint-flavored alcoholic beverage—It
sounds good, but it's gross.
Trust me.

Debacle
: Total disaster

Distressed
: Freaking out

Efferves
c
ent
: Bubbly

Epileptic seizure
: When someone has epilepsy, they have seizures where they can’t control their body and shake and stuff.

Exasperated
: Extremely annoyed

Exclusive
: Only dating one another

Exie
: Expensive

Flabbergasted
: Totally surprised

Gloat
: Tell people how great everything is

Heinous
: Beyond ugly

Ignora
n
ce
: Act like I don’t know

Intimidating
: Scares the crap out of us

Jeff Gordon
: Famous
Nascar
racecar driver—Totally a dad thing.

Jetes
:
Leaps
(
en fran
ç
ais=
in French)

Latch Key Kid
: When you need to bring your own key, because no one is home when you get home from school

Luminaria
: A lighted candle set in sand inside a paper bag

MIA
: Missing in action

Michael Bolton
: I hope for your sake you have never heard this t
otally lame musician.  Parents
seem to love him.

Mortified
: Beyond embarrassed

M
ortifying
: Beyond embarrassing

Naïve
: Clueless

Nonchalant
: Super casual, like we don’t care at all

Ollie
: Cool skateboarding move where you step down hard on the
tail of the board to get some
air.  Really hard, if you have ever tried it.

Ostracize
: When the group decides to exclude another member for a day or so for no particular reason

Pompous
: Totally stuck up

Posse
: Our group of friends

Reconnaissance
: Check out the situation in order to gather information

Saunter
: To walk in a really cool way

Skeptical
: Like she doesn’t believe me

Snicker
: To laugh but try and hide it

Superficial
: On the surface

Surveillance
: Check out the scene

Swoon
: To faint; lose consciousness

TMI
: Too much information

Vague
: Not clear

Vapid
: Totally boring