Official Chapter Seventh - Sneak-Peek

It was now October. Wen and Val have begun school, and it turned out that they were in the same class. Oh, and also - they were thought of as the "twins". Plus, Wen had earned the reputation of a popular girl.
But... shall not we start from the end (for beginning at the start can be awfully dull, sometimes. Just keep in mind that this is not your usual fairytale, and that when I talk of friendship, that is not the end - but the start, in actual reality)?
Yes. Let's.

It was late September, and Wen had dressed into her tent dress of black. Her flaxen hair hung on her head, fringe hardly covering the eyes (for she had none - fringe, I mean, and not the eyes). At the time, it was really cool to have an iPad or iPhone, as it still is now, I imagine. Well, Wen was just standing at her locker, getting her short-sleeved shirt out and skirt so that she could change into them (do remember, she had wanted to become cool and so stopped being "the Nerdy". When instantly, Stella, the tall girl with frizzy blonde hair, stupid eyes and a pink-red face announced -

"Hey, wassup, babe?"

This kind of question Wen only heard to be directed to Stella Vinus's friends, and so Wen furrowed her eyebrows.

"Nothin' much! My momma keeps making me wear old stuff, and I'm just going to the toilet to change into this!" She grinned wildly, deciding to play the game of acting, whilst at the same time displaying her shirt with "YOLO" written across boldly, and her cowl skirt which wasn't quite that fashionable, for Stella and her friends wore very short, very silken-to-the-touch ones. And you may think that that was quite vulgar - why, an in a primary school! - but it was the finest thing imaginable at the school, for the principle believed in students expressing themselves in every way possible, even if — oy, I beg that you do not think that this school was for rebels, no, and/or that it had a low rating. It was simply the influence of Mrs. Therese, nothing else - otherwise, the education provided was great.

"Wow, my mother care not what I do with my life! She said so herself, yesterday night, when I asked if I can get my ears pierced... was drunk, I suppose! Well anyway, if it ain't her own problem!"

Wen stared hard and long at Stella, mouthing out words "Is this why you behave like a stick of an idiot?" But she had not much time to think any more about any of this, for soon Stella was all over her again, and with her phone out this time.

"Care to take a selfie?!"

Wen frowned. Of course, this must have been why Stella was behaving so nicely to her, because she felt sad? Well, she would be as nice as possible, anyhow, to her today -; for she suddenly felt as if she understood just how bad her enemy was feeling.

After the selfie, Wen suddenly grinned - "Hey, I have a phone, too!" And the truth was that she had asked her father, very kindly, to lend her his iPhone to school, for she said that she might have to call if something happened on the way home —; 'twas not the first time she's lied.

Stella's mouth fell open at the sight of the iPhone.

Well, that was was the story of how she got popular, ladies an gentlemen! Wasn't it - wasn't so peculiar?? For it must seem so, anyhow, and I bet my beard (that I have none of) that this still happens - people judge people by what they have, and what they don't have, and what they look like... which is rather unfair, and ever so wicked. But, oh, oh - children can be just so unreasonable at times, yes?? (And really I shan't be saying any of this, for what do I know - it's not like an eleven-year-old has knowledge of much!)
But, moving on! ...Lest you want to embarrass me more by profusely begging of me to write down stories full of morals. I hate that. And I would surely hate you.

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Now, unto the second story - how Valentine and Blodwena came to be like twins. ...Want to tune in to the story? Well, then, grab some chocolate milk for me as payment, and I shall proceed quite nicely. If not, then I shall still proceed - for what am I, a maddened bull? But bare in mind, I shan't be too happy and a smidge ashamed of you, then.

So. It was quite simply, all because of Val doing what Wen did, and the absolute opposite way around. The two were inseparable - the two snacked together, worked on projects together, did homework together after school by the Year Six gates, or under the trees in Vally' garden (Val still did not have the chance to yet go to Wen's)... they had lunch, holding hands, danced with each other in Music Class and sat together and whispered gossip in Sports, pretending that their knees were badly injured (even though the two were steadily climbing the ladder to POPULARITY, they acutely and strangely hated sport, and nothing could drive the, into doing it, unless Stella was around).

Sure, this may seem like a normal thing-to-do for best friends, perhaps, the tale of which comes in the third, and second-last "part" of this chapter - but the truth was, even though it may have seem quite the opposite in the previous Chapter, that Vally always hugged and kept close to Wen. And when any of the other kids, of course other than Stella and Georgina and Minerva came close, Vally said loudly and broadly -

"It's me and Wen, and not you, no offense!" As though the person were to suddenly come over and grab Wen and and out of their pocket produce a pocket-knife and start making scars on — well-pp. I got a bit carried away, but surely this was what Vally thought.

Once, Wen tried reasoning with her friend, but it did not quite work out — rather, I shall let you experience this on you own, however sad you may feel that you cannot be transported directly to the place. Oh, I am sorry — sure, I am not a true magician, but I like to think myself the "Witch of Words", which sounds waaaaaa—aaaay too cheesy, to be brutally honest. So, just pretend, okay?

"Look, Vally, I love you..." and one may have thought, if they looked like it, and were older, that Valentine And Blodwena were involved in some romantic releationship!
... Well, rather, The two were sitting outside of Year Six, on recess, under a large oak, on a "recycled bench", and, whilst eating their snacks, talked.

"Look, but - should not you and me expand our friendships

"No, I would not say so...but do you mean it? Because I am absolutely fine with the idea - I just need you to tell me, 's all - of course we can - we can - can - expand..." but there was red colouring Valentine's voice, as if she were embarrassed, but at the same time not quite because she wanted to hide all her indignation and it took all her strengths away not to show anything... however, Wen saw right past that.