TTYL (24 page)

SnowAngel:

hola, maddie. u said u had an idea for our halloween costumes?

mad maddie:

yeah, how about we go as fungus, mold, and dust?

SnowAngel:

*wrinkles nose*

mad maddie:

c'mon, it would be great. we could get some cotton batting and spray paint it a nasty green color, then glue it on garbage bags or something.

SnowAngel:

mad maddie:

do u have a better plan? u've trashed all my other suggestions.

SnowAngel:

i still think the three little pigs would be adorable.

mad maddie:

only i don't do adorable. so what do u say—fungus, mold, and dust?

SnowAngel:

hmm. if i was dust, i could be a dust bunny. that cld be cute.

mad maddie:

i wanna be fungus, so i can say “there's a fungus among us.”

SnowAngel:

i'm NOT gonna look all gross, tho. i'll wear a gray leotard and pin on a fluffy tail, and i'll glue some ears to a headband.

mad maddie:

snazz yourself up however u want. i'll be the one in a garbage bag.

SnowAngel:

then it's settled. i'll call zoe and tell her she's mold.

mad maddie:

tell me the truth: do i have a “mean” look?

SnowAngel:

what, other than your regular expression?

mad maddie:

ha ha

mad maddie:

wait—r u serious?

SnowAngel:

first tell me what ur talking about. who said u have a mean look?

mad maddie:

my cousin lily. i'm at my aunt's house right now, and during dinner lily said i gave her a mean look. she'd said something about wanting to be a hairdresser when she gets older, and in my mind i rolled my eyes. BUT THAT'S ALL.

SnowAngel:

what's so bad about wanting to be a hairdresser?

mad maddie:

nothing, i guess. it's just such a girlie thing to wanna be. i want lily to grow up tough and fiesty.

SnowAngel:

like u?

mad maddie:

she's only 10—she shouldn't dream of doing ppl's hair. anywayz, she said i give mean looks all the time. do i?!!

SnowAngel:

*ponders*

mad maddie:

u have to THINK about it?

SnowAngel:

well, u do have this disdainful air about u sometimes, like everyone's really dumb except u. and u have this way of cutting your eyes at someone that can make her kinda shrivel up.

SnowAngel:

it's not a BAD thing, necessarily.

mad maddie:

oh, great

SnowAngel:

u‘ve given it to me a couple of times, your mean look.

mad maddie:

like when?

SnowAngel:

like today during our free period when i happened to mention to jana that u have a boyfriend.

mad maddie:

i did not

SnowAngel:

u made me wanna crawl up and die.

mad maddie:

but that's cuz u gave jana misinformation.

mad maddie:

ian's not technically my “boyfriend.” it sounds so so teeny-bopper-ish when u put it like that.

SnowAngel:

whatever

SnowAngel:

hey, do *i* have a mean look?

mad maddie:

u?!!

SnowAngel:

yes, me. is that so impossible?

mad maddie:

u do not have a mean look, angela. sorry to disappoint u.

SnowAngel:

oh, what do u know. i bet i DO have a mean look. i bet it makes ppl quake in their boots.

mad maddie:

if by “ppl” u mean “little baby kittens,” then maybe. before they wobble over and lick your face.

SnowAngel:

*shoots daggers with eyes*

mad maddie:

aw, look at all the baby kittens coming over! they're so sweet!

SnowAngel:

SnowAngel:

r we still on for tomorrow night?

mad maddie:

i told ian we'd meet at 7:00 at zoe's house, since she lives in the ritziest neighborhood. we're talking full-size snickers, baby. none of that “fun size” malarkey for OUR healthy appetites.

SnowAngel:

BOO!

zoegirl:

hey, angela. and boo to you too.

SnowAngel:

got yr costume ready for tonight?

zoegirl:

pretty much. you?

SnowAngel:

yep. i ended up making my bunny fur out of dryer lint (since i'm a DUST bunny, get it?), which i glued strategically over my leotard. *wiggles fanny suggestively*

zoegirl:

only you would find a way to sex up a dust bunny.

SnowAngel:

me, to gorgeous trick-or-treater: “hey there, big boy. want me to nibble your carrot?”

zoegirl:

me, to gorgeous trick-or-treater: “hey there, big boy. want me to give you jock itch?”

zoegirl:

because i'm MOLD, get it? you and maddie made me be mold.

SnowAngel:

“mold” doesn't offer as many opportunities for
seduction, that's true. however, perhaps if u offered to itch his jock…

zoegirl:

i'll pass

SnowAngel:

hey, doug called about an hour ago, and i kinda invited him to come trick-or-treating with us. steve too. do you care?

zoegirl:

is doug the gorgeous trick-or-treater whose carrot you want to nibble?

SnowAngel:

NO! god, no. it's just that he asked if i wanted to go to a party with him, and i turned him down since i already had plans with y'all. so then i asked him if HE wanted to join US, totally expecting him to decline. only he didn't.

zoegirl:

i'm just teasing u, angela. i don't care if they come.

SnowAngel:

they're, uh, dressing up as star trek characters.

zoegirl:

why does that not surprise me?

SnowAngel:

maddie better not make fun of them. i called to warn her, but she didn't answer.

zoegirl:

if she gets here before you do, i'll tell her.

SnowAngel:

maddieeeeee! where u be?

SnowAngel:

seriously, mads. everyone's waiting.

SnowAngel:

mads???

SnowAngel:

all right, we're leaving since prime trick-or-treating time ends when all the little kids have to stop and go to bed. text me. i'll tell u where we r so u can meet up with us!