I was still laying on the ground of the girls bathroom with a slight headache. Mackenzie and Jessica were gone, and the only two people in there with me were Zoey and Marcus. Zoey and Marcus were infront of me, and they helped me up.

"OMG Chloe! Are you alright? What happened to you" Zoey asked, concerned.

"Chloe are you fine?" Marcus joined in questioning me.

I was so relieved that I WAS ALIVE!!!
I grabbed Zoey and Marcus, then I gave them a tight hug!

"I'M ALIVE!!" I screamed.

"What? Shouldn't you be?" Zoey asked, with a raised eyebrow.

"First things first! Zoey I'm so sorry. I should have trusted you from the start" I began to tear up, and Zoey stared at me with tears in her eyes too.

"Mackenzie and Jessica were responsible for everything! They were the ones that planned all that has happened so far, including Jason and Ryan asking us to the dance and Ryan kissing you. It was all staged!! I overheard them gossiping, and when they found out that I knew the truth already, they knocked me unconscious inorder to keep me shut. But I'm so glad I'm alive right now. Please forgive me Zoey" I cried out with folded hands.

" It's okay Chloe *sniff*. I forgive you. I'm just glad you know the truth and you're alright too" She hugged me tightly.

" Awww" Marcus said, wiping a tear away.

" Don't just stand there, join us " I pulled him close and our eyes locked in for a split second before we looked away and hugged.

We went back to the dance and gosh, everyone was already present. The DJ, violet, was doing a great job. The jams were great

Zoey and I and started looking for Nikki, but she was nowhere to be seen.

Marcus went to sit with Brandon, and we joined him to say hi to Brandon and ask if he knew where Nikki was.

"Hey Brandon, do you happen to know where Nikki is. We haven't seen her all night!" Zoey said.

"Oh yeah, she said she needed to use the bathroom" Brandon replied.

" Really? Okay we'll check there. Thanks" I said.

Zoey and I decided to look for her in the bathroom , and we found her inside the girls bathroom.

She looked so cute in her trash costume.

Infact, we all looked CUTE!

"Hi, Nikki! We've been waiting on you. Brandon told us you were in here. Isn't this great?" I said
breathlessly.

"I'm so happy we decided to go with your costume idea! We look SO cute!" Zoey gushed, posing in the
mirror.

"Hey, girlfriends! It's time for us to take out the trash!" Nikki teased.

We did a quick group hug and rushed into the dance.

We danced the night away and had so much fun.
I'm glad everything is fine now.
Drama free!

"Um, guys, I ran into Brandon a few minutes ago and convinced him to try some of the yummy punch and
wing-dings. I was going to take him some snacks, but I just found out I have to go drop off papers at
the zoo office. Could one of you take Brandon over some punch and a plate of wing-dings and let him
know I had to run an errand?" Nikki said.

"Sure!" I said, and headed off toward the food table.

"Can I get a plate of wing-dings and a punch please?" I ordered.

"One plate of wing-dings and punch coming right up".

I looked around while I waited for my order.
Everyone was having so much fun, including the teachers.
I spotted Mackenzie talking with Brandon, and the guy just kept ignoring her and looking around.
That girl is so hopelessly VAIN!
I spotted something going on on the dance floor.
Not something but SOMEONE!

RYAN AND JASON DANCING WITH CHEERLEADERS INSTEAD OF ZOEY AND ME!

I can't believe Ryan would betray me to the core!
Who am I kidding?
Of course he'd betray me!
He's Mackenzie's hopeless Allie!
Alongside with that Jason guy!
Ryan was dancing with Alexa, the head of the cheerleaders group.

I signaled Zoey, and she came to where I was.

"Look over there" I said, pointing to Ryan and Jason's direction.

Zoey was appalled to see Jason dancing with a cheerleader.

After a while, we both shrugged it off and accepted our fates....

WE WERE DUPED!

Brandon invited us over to sit at his table. There was a lot of space after all.

"Where's Nikki? She said she wanted some more wingdings and she isn't back yet" Brandon said and looked around.

"She asked me to give you some wingdings and I totally forgot to take the order. I'll be right back" I said.

"I'll come with you" Zoey said.

We both went to the food table, and Nikki came rushing towards us looking tatard.

"Hi, Nikki! There you are!" I said.

"Brandon said you went to get more wing-dings." Zoey said.

"Yeah! They're delish!!" Nikki said. "So, where do you guys want to sit?"

"Brandon said we could sit with him. There's plenty of room at his table."

"SIT TOGETHER?!" I gasped. "Sure. Umm . . . you two go right ahead. I have to, um . . . go to the . . .
bathroom. So I'll meet you guys at the table. 'Kay!"

Then she grabbed some snacks and handed it over to us

"Umm.... could you guys please give Brandon this little plate of wing-dings for me?"

Then she took off running.

" What's up with her? " I asked suspiciously.

We both went back to Brandon and gave him the wingdings.

" What about Nikki? " Brandon asked.

" She just took off running " Zoey answered.

Mackenzie then came over to where we were sitting." Hey Brady! I'm back, again"

Then she snarled at me and Zoey.
" Chloe? You're here? How wonderful" She forced a smile and batted her lashes so fast.

"Of course Mackenzie! Where else should I BE? On the girls bathroom floor unconscious?" I also forced a smile and batted my lashes.

"Lol, that's so funny Chloe ".

" What's so funny about that? "

We all stared at Mackenzie.

" Umm, btw, I saw Ryan and Jason dancing with some other girls. It looks like they decided to dump you two" Mackenzie said, and applied a fresh layer of lipgloss.

Zoey and I just rolled our eyes at her.

I was going to expose Mackenzie, but then I just figured it'll be a waste of time.
I had no prove whatsoever!
And like I said before, Mackenzie could get away with anything and everyone would just turn a blind eye to whatever she did, even the teachers!

So, exposing her would be a waste of my time. I don't want to have anything to do with that girl again!

Mackenzie received a phone call, so she left us alone, thank God.

We all talked and laughed.

After sometime, we heard a commotion, so we decided to take a look at what was going on.

There was this rat mascot and a bunch of six year olds were all over the mascot.

It got really loud and confusing because the parents were really upset and demanding to know why Principal Winston had allowed their six-year-olds into a middle school party.
And, of course, Principal Winston was upset and demanding to know why the parents had let their six-
year-olds crash his middle school party.
Finally, Principal Winston asked Violet to pass him the microphone.

"Okay, everyone, please quiet down. It looks like all the children are safe and accounted for. But can
anyone explain how they got here?"

That's when MacKenzie raised her hand.
Principal Winston motioned for her to come forward and handed her the microphone. But before she
said anything, she put on a fresh layer of lip gloss.

Ugh!

"Hello, everyone. I know what happened, and I personally feel it is my duty to make sure everyone knows the truth. . . ."

Mackenzie then faced the rat mascot and yelled, "It's all HER fault! The RAT! Right there!"

Everyone in the entire room immediately turned and stared at the rat.

Then Mackenzie walked over to the rat, and snatched the head right off..

"It's NIKKI MAXWELL's fault! And I think she owes us all an explanation for why she endangered the
lives of these poor, innocent children and RUINED our Halloween dance!"

Zoey and I were so shocked by the reveal!

What was going on?

MacKenzie shoved the microphone into Nikki's hand, sashayed over to Principal Winston, folded her
arms, and glared at Nikki with this little smirk on her face.

Brandon, Zoey and I just stood still, staring at Nikki and waiting for her response.

Principal Winston cleared his throat. "Well, Miss Maxwell, we're waiting . . . ?!"

Nikki sighed deeply and blurted out,
"I had agreed to help out at the ballet class Halloween party, BEFORE this dance. I didn't want to let my friends down, so I was just trying to do them both at the same time. Which, in hindsight, maybe wasn't such a good idea. Anyway, the girls must have followed me over here. I'm really, really sorry for messing things up . . . !"

We all stared at her in silence.

She felt so embrass, so she handed the mic over to Principal Winston and ran out of the dance.

Brandon, Zoey and I, ran after her and caught up with her in the halls.

"Wait, Nikki. What's going on?!" I asked.

"Yeah! What are you doing in that rat getup? And where is your trash bag costume?!" Zoey added.
But before she could answer, Brandon walked up.
"I was wondering where you were. Why did you change out of your Juliet costume?"

Me and Zoey looked at Brandon, and then we both narrowed our eyes at Nikki

"Juliet costume?! What Juliet costume? You were wearing a Juliet costume?!" I sputtered.

"But where's your trash bag costume?!" Zoey asked, still confused.
She just stared at the floor and didn't say anything.

"Wait a minute!" I said, folding my arms and glaring at her. "You've been running around all night in
three different costumes?! Why are you trying to trick us?"

"If you didn't want to hang out with us tonight, you could have just told us," Zoey said, obviously hurt.

"This is all my fault.
I asked her to the dance. I didn't know she was supposed to be hanging out with you guys." Brandon said.

We both stared at Nikki in shock!
I thought she didn't have a date to the dance?!

"BRANDON ASKED YOU TO THE
DANCE?!" Zoey and I shouted.

"Listen, guys," she muttered, "all I can say is that I'm sorry. Really, really sorry".

She faced Zoey and I and said, "I didn't have the heart to tell you about Brandon asking me to the dance
after what happened with Jason and Ryan. I knew how important this dance was for you. I just
REALLY wanted to be there for you guys. . . ."

Then she looked at Brandon and said, "So, maybe I should have told you I couldn't go to the dance because I was going to be too busy. I planned to help out with the ballet class party AND hang out with Chloe and
Zoey. But I figured I could just try to do it ALL. But now I see that wasn't fair to you."

We all glared at her, and she just ran out of the building, and Brandon ran after her.

30 minutes later, she came back to the dance with Brandon and Zoey and I went to her immediately.

"Nikki, why didn't you tell us when Brandon asked you to the dance?" I asked.

"Yeah. We could have helped out with the ballet party so you could have been at the dance the entire
time!" Zoey added.

"We're your BFFs. I can't believe you didn't let us help you," I said.

"You're right. I should have told you both. I guess I didn't want to burden you with all my problems." Nikki said.

"Nikki, have you lost your mind?! That is just about the STUPIDEST thing I've ever heard you say!"

"Yeah! You must be suffering from oxygen deprivation or something from wearing that rat head,
because you are a talking like a CRAZY person!" Zoey added.

We both have her a big hug....

"We forgive you. But if you EVER do something like this again, we'll personally force you to listen to a
Jessica Simpson CD," I said.

"For two whole hours!" Zoey added.

"I think the punishment is a little extreme. But I promise, I'll never do this again!" she giggled.

Then violet shouted really loudly:
"LET'S GET THIS PAR-TAY STARTED!!!"

We all started dancing, and Brandon came to ask Nikki for a dance.

Oooooh!

I knew he liked her!

Mackenzie was practically boiling!
But then, someone asked her for a dance, someone she deserves.....

THEODORE SWAMGRINE!

That's what mean girls like Mackenzie deserve in the end.

I'm glad I finally finished this entry *phew*
Mom's book club sesh just started, so I think I want to join her this time.
So, till next time diary.

                                                      Chloe🌹