Off to the side, we have a picture of the infamous Nina Reed

Chapter three of Mr.Popular is a Catfish enjoy!

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Once I got home I made myself a small snack and went straight to my room to do my homework. I looked through the list of things and places go to that Mrs. Gilmore posted on her school webpage.

Spring Break Partner Project due May 21st

-Walk the Brooklyn Bridge
-Go ice skating in Prospect Park
-Check out the Museum of the Moving Image
-Take a hip-hop-inspired yoga class at Y7
-Go on a bagel crawl
-Go rock climbing at Chelsea Piers
-Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) Museum
-Rockefeller Center Public Art
- Staten Island Ferry
-Bronx Zoo
-New York Aquarium
-Chinatown
- Little Italy
-Walk the High Line
- Empire State Building
- Top of The Rock
-Radio City Music Hall
-Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
-Madison Square Garden
-Coney Island
-Yankee Stadium
-Time Square
-Central Park Zoo

And the list went on and on. Ice skating sounds fun, Madison Square Garden, and visiting the zoo will be a blast. I printed out the list and placed a star next to those three places.

Today my father will be coming back home from a business meeting that was held in Washington. My father was one of the best plastic surgeons in the country. My father loves his job a little too much at times. There were times we had to remind him he had a family and we wanted to spend time with him. And with that reminder, we had movie nights or went out to dinner and even picnics and trips to the mall.

My older brother moved across the country to California. It was a sudden move, he never said a proper goodbye nor did he give a reason for why he was leaving. We later found out he got accepted into a good school with an amazing baseball team that he received a scholarship for. A scholarship we didn't even know about. It was so strange. My mother will bring him up often but my father always avoided the subject.

I have a deep feeling in my gut something went down between my father and my brother, something so big that caused my brother to move across the country and lose contact with us.

I miss my brother dearly, I've tried to get in contact with him but it's as if he disappeared from the earth.

I felt my phone vibrate and I looked to see an unknown number.

xxx-xxx-xxxx- Hey Zoe it's Alexander.

Alex actually texted me

Take a minute to apply Zoe so it doesn't look like you were waiting for his text

45 seconds is good, right?
Let me wait another 30 seconds just in case.

Me- Hey Alexander. What's up?

Alex- I just wanted to know if you liked any of the places that were listed on Mrs. Gilmore's project.

Me- To be honest I saw some of the places that were listed but didn't really finish reading the whole list. How about you did you like any?

Alex- Well I thought the museum of moving images sounded cool I've never heard of it before. And maybe the bagel crawl because who doesn't love food.

Me- Yeah we can definitely check those out! Maybe even the zoo, since I've never been.

Alex- You've never been to a zoo??! How is that possible? That's a must! Well, I'll talk to you soon I have to go to practice but let's chat again and see what other options sound cool.

Me- Deal! Bye, Alexander.

I opened up the twitter app and decided to DM Julian back.

Me- I got his number! Well, he asked me for my number during lunch and he texted me a couple of minutes ago! I almost shitted my pants dude! I totally tried my best to act calm when he was talking to me, BUT I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE IT!!! Low key fangirling atm!

I waited for his reply but it never came. Hours passed and still, nothing came. I heard the front door slammed shut letting me know that my father had arrived. I rushed to the front door to greet him.

"Hi, dad!" I shouted running towards him like a little girl to give him a hug. "How's my little girl doing?" He asked hugging me back. I will always be a little girl in my father's eyes, that will never change.

"I'm doing good, just finished up doing some homework. How was your flight?" And from there on we continued to talk about how his meeting went until my mother got home and we had take-out for dinner.

Later that night I got settled in my bed, wrapped myself in my fuzzy blue blanket that was so soft and logged on Netflix, I clicked on the kids' section and continued to watch The Suite Life of Zack and Cody.

Don't judge me

judging it's not nice

Here I am in your life
Here you are in mine.
Yes, we have the sweet life
Most of the time...
You and me got the world to see
So, come on down
It's you and me, and me and you
We got the whole place to ourselves
This is the sweet life
We got the suite life!

I whispered yelled the theme song to myself, quite upsetting that I know the whole theme song by heart.

I'm 17 and I still watch the old Disney Channel shows.

But what can I say they used to have some bomb ass television shows that I lived for when I was younger. The television shows they play nowadays will never compare.

Zack was my all-time crush on this show. But I'm not going to lie when Jesse McCartney appeared in one episode Zack was the least of my worries.

London was my spirit animal
"It's little me back for Paris"
Or the "it's Londonnnnn Tiptonnn" making rapid arm movements

Moseby was my inner me

And this is how I always imagined my first kiss to be like... it hasn't happened yet. I'm still waiting.
I'm an 17 years old virgin that has yet to have her first kiss.

And this is how I picture mother nature looking down at me as I think about getting my first kiss

After watching five episodes of The Suite Life of Zack and Cody and brushing my teeth I decided to call it a night. I said a small prayer wishing everyone well around the world, to help those all in need, and for a great man to come into my life one day and treat me right.

And with that, I fell asleep not knowing that my life was going to change. That things that I never expected will come my way in an upcoming couple of weeks.

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Morning came quickly and before I knew it I was at school sitting down at the picnic tables once again listening to music waiting for everyone to arrive. The weather was still a bit chilly but bearable, this is the best it has ever been in New York.

Julian never responded back to my dm

I see how it is

Rude

"Hey, hoe!" Nina exclaimed loudly giving me a hug. "Have you had the chance to think about going to the party? Is it a yes from you? I'm getting yes vibes," She asked with hopeful eyes and doing a little dance in her seat.

To be honest I completely forgot about the party maybe I should just stay home my mother would never agree to this 'and spend Friday night how you always do in your room eating some Doritos while watching Netflix. BORING!' Part of me thought while the other thought the complete opposite. 'Go to that party have the time of your life. Break out of your usual typical ways and hop on some guy's dick. Go to the party and have fun, you might get along and become friends with some people there.'

"Oh what the heck I'll go," I told her and that's when the I got the worlds tightest bone-crushing hug. "We are going to have so much fun! And we can even dress you up a bit, so you can look extra cute," she said and right away I saw her go in deep thought thinking about what I am going to wear.

Oh boy this is not good

"I think I have the perfect outfit for you," she said after a couple of minutes. "You will be making guys drool over you and you can meet up with Alexander. You guys will be so cute together. I promise I will have you looking like a damn model."

"I really do appreciate you, Nina, I really hope you know that, but guys won't be drooling over me. These days a lot of guys only care about is having sex with anything that walks. And that scares me. I'm scared to give a guy my heart for him to hold and at any minute he can crush it and move on like I was nothing. I've seen so many heartbreaks happen to so many girls and it's in this school that it's insane. Now, Alex, is a fucking beauty don't get me wrong, he really is but I'm pretty sure he had his way with different girls before Amber. I heard so many things about his friends and him I don't think I can get involved with him," I told her.

I didn't want to experience heartbreak

I don't want to give my all to a guy for him to return back my broken heart pieces

"Zoe you can't go off by what you hear. You never know if those stories were made up and are rumors. And you never know what will happen over spring break and if nothing happens, think of it as you met someone new and created memories with them. Not all guys are the same you just put a label on them because you hear a couple of stories. If all guys were the same we are totally screwed and we will never get dick again." She said exaggeratedly.

Leave it to Nina to turn a serious conversation into a funny one

"NINA!" I yelled pushing her softly. "You are crazy, I thought we were having a heart-to-heart moment," we both grabbed our bags and started walking to class. Down the hall, I can see Amber walking with her three friends. They reminded me of the original mean girls in the movie Mean Girls: Regina George, Gretchen Wieners, and Karen Smith.

Amber's black straight hair tumbled down her shoulders and back, bouncing with the strides of her legs. Her friends followed behind her listening carefully to everything Amber said. They walked up to Alex and his crew and all got together.

In high school, you had the popular guys and you had the popular girls. Where they are bound together and run the school.

I saw Alex wrap his arm around Amber pulling her close to him and pecking her on the lips, before turning around and making eye contact with me, a different emotion flashed on his face before he started walking to class with his group of friends.

Welcome to high school

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You have reached the end of chapter three my friends.

The question I have for you this week is...
What is one thing you want to do to help those in need?

AH, I can't just pick one thing because I want to do so much it's insane!

I want to help the homeless, that's something I want to do because no one deserves to live on the streets begging others for money. I've seen videos on YouTube where people have helped transform the lives of the homeless for the better and it brings tears to my eyes. I hope one day I can do the same.

I also want to help those in other countries who are not fortunate and do not have a home, the right medicine, or enough food.

There are many more things I want to do and that has to be done. I hope one day I can make a change in someone's life.

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