CHAPTER 13

Cat Appreciation Group Chat

Gory: hey you guys – what’s up?

Jade: hi gory. nothing much. what about you?

Gory: same as usual. too much homework, not enough gaming. I’m telling you, the daily grind is getting me down.

Jade: ha! except that I’m in most of your classes and I know for a fact that you haven’t done any homework all term.

Gory: rude

Jade: but true

Tally: hey

Gory: tally! long time no see? long time no message? long time no hear? help me out here, jade.

Jade: it’s good to chat with you, tally. how are you?

Tally: fine

Gory: steady on – don’t be too enthusiastic

Jade: how was the shopping trip?

Tally: ok

Gory: was it awful? were they awful?

Tally: I said it was ok

Jade: did you buy anything nice?

Gory: did you get doughnuts? I love doughnuts.

Jade: ooh yeah – did you find any vanilla rainbow ones? they’re my favourite! you could get one for the new girl at your school with the rainbow hair!

Tally: god – don’t you have anything else to talk about?

Gory: here we go

Jade: tally? are you ok?

Tally: I said I’m fine. can we talk about something else please.

Gory: you don’t sound fine. you sound grumpy.

Tally: you can’t tell how I sound from a text, gory

Gory: I can actually

Jade: what’s wrong, tally? you can tell us. was the shopping trip difficult?

Tally: what part of I don’t want to talk about it do you not understand?

Gory: hey! don’t be mean to jade.

Jade: it’s ok

Gory: no it isn’t

Tally: no it isn’t. I’ll just go.

Gory: you don’t have to leave

Jade: don’t go, tally

Tally: sorry guys. I can’t do this right now.