Princess in Pink (The Princess Diaries 5)

Potato Bar, Fr. Bread Pizza, Fish Fingers, Meatball Sub, Spicy Chix

Tues.

Soup & Sand, Chicken Patty, Tuna in Pita, Indiv. Pizza, Nachos Deluxe

Wed.

Taco Salad Bar, Burrito, Corndog/Pickle, Deli Bar, Italian Beef

Thurs.

Asian Bar, Chicken Parm, Corn/FF, Pasta Bar, Fish Stix

Fri.

Bean Bar, Grilled Cheese, Curly Fries, Buffalo Bites, Soft Pretzel

Wednesday, April 30, Bio

Mia, did you see the latest issue of the Atom?—Shameeka

I know, I just got my copy. I wish Lilly would stop mentioning me in her letters to the editor. I mean, as the only freshman on the newspaper staff, I have to pay my dues. Leslie Cho, the editor-in-chief, got her start on the cafeteria beat. I am TOTALLY FINE with covering the lunch menu every week.

W

ell, I think Lilly just feels if your goal really is to be a writer someday, you aren’t going to get there writing about Buffalo Bites!

That is not true. I have made some very important innovations in the lunch column. For instance, it was my idea to capitalize the I in Individual Pizza.

Lilly is only looking out for your best interests.

Whatever. Melanie Greenbaum is on the girls’ basketball team. She could fully slam dunk me if she wanted to. I don’t think Lilly antagonizing her is in my best interests.

So…

So what?

So has he asked you yet?????

Has who asked me what?

HAS MICHAEL ASKED YOU TO THE PROM???????

Oh. No.

Mia, the prom is in less than TWO WEEKS! Jeff asked me a MONTH ago. How are you going to get your dress in time if you don’t find out soon whether or not you’re going? Plus you have to make an appointment to get your hair and nails done, and get the boutonniere, and he has to rent the limo and his tux and make dinner reservations. This is not pizza at Bowlmor Lanes, you know. It’s dinner and dancing at Maxim’s! It’s serious!

I’m sure Michael is going to ask me soon. He has a lot on his mind, what with the new band and college in the fall and all.

Well, you better light a fire under him. Because you don’t want to end up having him ask at the last minute. Because then if you say yes it’ll be like you were waiting around for him to ask.

Hello, Michael and I are going out. It’s not like I’m going to go with somebody else. As if anybody else would ask me. I mean, I’m not YOU, Shameeka. I don’t have all these senior guys lined up at my locker, just waiting for a chance to ask me out. Not that I would. Go out with another guy, I mean. If one asked. Because I love Michael with every fiber of my being.

Well, I hope he asks you soon, because I don’t want to be the only freshman girl at the prom! Who will I hang with in the ladies’ room?

Don’t worry. I’ll be there. Oops. What was that about ice worms?

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