WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1 SEVEN . . . SIX . . . FIVE . . . FOUR . . . I was really looking forward to a brand-new year.

THREE . . . TWO . . . ONE . . ." Mainly because last year was filled with SO much

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

OMG! I CANNOT believe I’m actually going to go drama.
through with this!
What better way to start things off than with
It’s supposed to be just a little prank. But I have me and my two BFFs having a WILD and CRAZY
to admit, I’m a little worried. I really need to think New Year’s Eve pajama party at Zoey’s house?
about the consequences of my actions.
We pigged out on pizza, double-chocolate cupcakes,
Because if something goes wrong, there’s a chance M&M’s, and ice-cream sundaes, and then washed it
SOMEONE could actually end up . . . DEAD! all down with soda.

YES, that’s correct. DEAD ∆!! Soon we were giggling hysterically and bouncing off
the walls from a major sugar buzz.
Namely . . . ME! Because if my parents find out
about this stupid stunt I’m planning to pull, they’re We were having WAAAY too much FUN painting our
going to KILL me! nails funky colors and playing TRUTH OR DARE
to watch some lame disco-ball thingy drop in Times
It all started when Chloe, Zoey, and I decided Square on TV.
to have a sleepover during our winter break from
school. “Zoey! Truth or dare?” Chloe asked, locking her
eyes on Zoey with an eager grin.
We excitedly counted down the seconds to
midnight. . . . “TEN . . . NINE . . . EIGHT . . . CHLOE, ZOEY, AND I CELEBRATE!! “Truth!” she answered.

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SOOO romantic and from my FAVE book! Okay, “Your turn, Nikki,” Zoey said, and turned to me.
who would you rather kiss, Deadly Doodle Dude or “Truth or dare?”
Hunk Finn?!"
“Oooh! I have a really good one!” Chloe exclaimed.
“Oh! That’s easy!” Zoey giggled. “I pick Hunk Finn.
He’s the sensitive artist type and supercute.” A wicked grin spread across her face as she
whispered in Zoey’s ear.
“Yeah, but Deadly Doodle Dude is so . . .
morbidly . . . beautiful and intensely . . . doodley,” Zoey’s eyes got as big as saucers. “OMG, Chloe!
Chloe gushed. Nikki is going to DIE if we ask her that!” she
shrieked through her giggles.
That’s when I almost choked on my pizza.
I scrunched up my face and nervously chewed my lip.
I know my BFF is a hopeless romantic, and I love her
to death. But sometimes I worry that her TEETH Answering a truth about a fictional guy was fun and
might be BRIGHTER than SHE is. exciting.

Crushing on a DOODLEY guy is just so . . . WRONG! But answering one about a REAL guy could be
totally EMBARRASSING.
I mean, is that even a REAL word?!
CHLOE, CHLOE,
ZOEY, AND
ZOEY,
ME,AND
EATING
ME, EATING
JUNK FOOD
JUNK FOOD And I was hoping to AVOID discussing ONE guy in
AND PLAYING
AND PLAYING
TRUTH OR
TRUTH
DAREOR DARE If I was going to create the perfect guy, he would particular, if you know what I mean.
be KIND, have a good sense of HUMOR, and be ME, MIXING UP THE INGREDIENTS TO MAKE
“I have a “Ireally
have good
a really
one!”
good
Chloe
one!”
squealed.
Chloe squealed.
“It’s “It’s adorably CUTE (just like my crush, Brandon). . . . MY DREAM GUY Which meant I didn’t have a choice.

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“DARE! Nobody’s been bravebeen

“DARE! Nobody’s enough
bravetoenough
try a todare,
trysoa dare, so sneaky . . . and totally the BEST dare ever!! You
I’ll do one.I’llGive me your
do one. Give hardest!” I challenged
me your hardest!” Zoey. Zoey.
I challenged GOTTA do it, Nikki!”

She tapped
Sheher chin, her
tapped in deep
chin,thought.
in deep thought. I immediately broke into a cold sweat.

Then suddenly a sly smirka sly

Then suddenly appeared on her face.
smirk appeared “Areface. “Are
on her “I d-don’t know, guys!” I stammered. “I mean, what
you SUREyouabout
SUREthat, Nikki?
about that,Requesting a truth a truth
Nikki? Requesting if I get caught?! I could get in really big trouble! I
might be might
A LOTbe easier.”
A LOT easier.” guess I’m just a big . . . CHICKEN! Sorry to ruin all
of the fun.”
“Or maybe“OrNOT!”
maybeChloe
NOT!”saidChloe
smugly.
said smugly.
“Don’t feel bad, Nikki. I gave you a supercrazy dare.
“Yes, I’m “Yes,
sure. I’m
DARE!”
sure. IDARE!”
blurted.I “Bring
blurted.it!”
“Bring it!” Only the CCP (Cute, Cool & Popular) kids do stuff like
that. Chloe and I are chickens too!” Zoey admitted.
SometimesSometimes
I really wish my brain
I really worked
wish my brainfaster
workedthan
faster than CHICKENS “R" US
my big, fat
my mouth.
big, fat mouth. “I KNOW that’s right! Buck! Buck! Buck-aah!” Chloe
clucked. Afterward, we just sat there staring at each
Because itBecause
was quite obvious
it was quitethat Chloe
obvious that andChloe
Zoeyand Zoey other, wishing our lives were a lot more—I don’t
were up to some
were up mischievous, evil-geniusevil-genius
to some mischievous, stuff! stuff! I think Chloe and Zoey said those things just to know—EXCITING or something.
make ME feel better about NOT doing that dare.
But thereButwasthere
just was
NO WAY I was
just NO WAYgoing to going to
I was They’re definitely the BEST friends EVER! It was strange because the more I thought about all
voluntarilyvoluntarily
SPILL MY GUTS
SPILL MYabout
GUTSBrandon in a
about Brandon in a I just stared at Zoey and gasped. I couldn’t believe of the mean stuff MacKenzie had done to us, the
game. game. my ears. To vent our frustration, we played the “Chicken more TICKED OFF I got.
Dance" song and danced and clucked for nine
Until I heard
Until Zoey’s
I hearddare. . . .dare. . . .
Zoey’s “OMG!” Chloe exclaimed. “That’s so dangerous and minutes. . . . There’s only so much public humiliation, vicious

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teasing, malicious gossip, ruthless sabotage, and “Yeah! If“Yeah!

she'd had
If she'd
her way,
had her
we’dway,
stillwe’d
be instill
there!”
be in there!” “You’re right! And THAT was the last straw! I’ve One thing is very clear.
mean-girl backstabbing that a person can take. Chloe griped.
Chloe“Until
griped.someone
“Until found
someoneourfound
skeletons!”
our skeletons!” changed my mind about the dare. I’m going to do it!
But only if you guys come with me,” I announced. THIS year is going to have WAAAAAAY
I’d had quite enough of people who went out of more DRAMA than LAST year.
their way to make my life totally miserable. “We’ve got your back, girlfriend!” Zoey said. “This
isn’t a dare anymore! It’s PAYBACK! I’ll get the ∆!!
“People” being snobby, shallow, evil girls like, um . . . toilet paper!”
MACKENZIE HOLLISTER!!
So right now I’m locked in Zoey’s bathroom, writing
Calling her a “mean girl” is an understatement. She’s all of this in my diary.
a DOBERMAN in lip gloss and designer jeans. And
for some reason, she HATES MY GUTS! And instead of doing the sleeping part of our
sleepover, we’re secretly planning the Great Toilet
MacKenzie having to clean up a few rolls of toilet Paper Caper.
paper is NOTHING compared to the very long list of
horribly rotten things she’s done to US. The good news is Miss Thang (also known as
MacKenzie) is FINALLY going to get just what
And she's hurt other people too. It was HER fault SHE deserves ∞!!
Brandon almost moved to Florida.
The BAD news is IF my parents ever find out about
“You know what, guys? I’m STILL pretty angry ME, CHLOE, AND ZOEY, this, I’M going to be DEAD MEAT!
about MacKenzie locking us in that storage closet NOT LOOKING VERY CUTE AFTER BEING
right before we were supposed to skate in the LOCKED IN THAT STORAGE CLOSET FOR I can’t believe it’s only thirty-seven minutes into the
Holiday on Ice show!” I fumed. THREE VERY LONG YEARS!! new year and I’m already FREAKING OUT.

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 THURSDAY, JANUARY 2 You know, stuff like . . . Stealing Chloe’s overnight bag and raiding Zoey’s Taking turns SCARING ourselves to death by telling
underwear drawer while they’re both busy brushing superSPOOKY stories in the dark by flashlight.
Have you ever had a REALLY bad feeling about Crawling into my warm and cozy sleeping bag and their teeth.
something? PRETENDING to be asleep.
Then secretly stuffing everything in the freezer.
And inside your head a little voice is screaming, While my BFFs giggle uncontrollably and pour water
“NOOOOOOOO! Stop! Don't do it!" on my hand to try and make me pee my pants.

Well, that little voice was warning ME that

our Great Toilet Paper Caper was going to be a
complete and utter

DISASTER!!
But did I listen? Of course not!

Although, I have to admit, part of me wanted to

just call the whole thing off.

Sneaking out into the cold, dark night to wreak

havoc on the world sounded exciting. But we could
have had just as much fun staying inside doing all of
the normal sleepover stuff.

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But another
But part of me—a
another part ofvery darkvery
me—a anddark
primitive
and primitive “Um . . . Chloe . . .” I gawked at her in confusion. Suddenly my stomach felt superqueasy.
side—wanted DESPERATELY
side—wanted to get even
DESPERATELY witheven with
to get “You realize we’re not going to a costume party,
MacKenzie.
MacKenzie. right?” Only, I didn’t know if it was all the junk food I’d
eaten earlier that night, OR the fact that I was
The thought
The of being of
thought a teen
beingrebel
a teenwithrebel
a cause
with a cause “Hey! I know what I’m doing,” she assured me. “If very close to finally getting a meet-’n’-greet with
seemed soseemed
COOL.soAtCOOL.
the time,
At theanyway.
time, anyway. we get caught, do you think the cops will arrest some of my favorite rap artists who were doing time
an adorable little bunny and throw her in jail? Of in prison.
Although Although
I’d been toI’d MacKenzie’s house before,
been to MacKenzie’s house before, course not! But I’ll definitely come and visit you and
purely bypurely
accident (OMG! THAT’S
by accident a long and
(OMG! THAT’S a long and Zoey in the slammer.” As a fellow INMATE ∆!! YIKES!!
gut-wrenching story!), Istory!),
gut-wrenching didn’t realize
I didn’tshe lived she lived
realize
only a fewonlydoors
a fewdown from
doors Zoey.
down from Zoey. Okay! NOW I was starting to get a little worried. “Come on! Let’s get this done before somebody sees
us,” I whisper-shouted.
I felt a little
I felt better
a littleabout
bettertheabout
wholethe
thing knowing
whole thing knowing As we trudged through the snow to MacKenzie’s
we didn’twehave to walk
didn’t have very far very
to walk in thefardark.
in the dark. house, it was pitch-dark and eerily quiet. All we Zoey took six rolls of toilet paper out of her
could hear was the crunching of the snow underfoot backpack and tossed them to Chloe and me.
Zoey andZoeyI found
and flashlights and gathered
I found flashlights up rolls up rolls
and gathered and our heavy breathing.
of toiletofpaper.
toilet paper. Chloe and Zoey ran toward a huge tree on the left,
I had to resist the urge to turn around and run and I ran toward one on the right.
But ChloeBut
wasChloe
no help
waswhatsoever.
no help whatsoever. screaming back to my warm and safe sleeping bag.
Then we frantically tossed the toilet paper over the
She just She
sat injustfront
sat inoffront
the mirror
of thehumming “Girls “Girls
mirror humming Finally we reached MacKenzie’s house, and it was branches until the two trees looked like towering
Just WantJustto Want
Have Fun”
to HavewhileFun”
making
whileupmaking
her face to face to
up her just like I had remembered. twenty-foot mummies.
look like look
a bunny.
like a bunny.
GINORMOUS!! OMG! It was such a RUSH!! . . .

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It was the most FUN we’ve had together since . . . The front door opened, and we saw a figure walk
um, yesterday. down the sidewalk.

Suddenly the porch light flicked on ∆!! “Hurry up and go potty already, Fifi! It’s freezing
out here!” said a very familiar voice.
“OH, CRUD! Someone’s coming outside!” I shouted.
“HIDE!!” It was MACKENZIE
We quickly dove into some nearby bushes and then
cautiously peeked out.
∆!!
OH, CRUD! I'm going to have to finish writing this
diary entry later. I'm trying to vent about some
VERY personal and private stuff and my MOM just
barged into my bedroom without even knocking!

She said that for Family Sharing Time, we’re all

going with Brianna to see the latest Princess Sugar
Plum movie.

And then we’re having dinner at Queasy Cheesy.

AGGGGHHHHHH! SPLAT!!
That was me BARFING!

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I don’t know which I HATE more, Princess Sugar

Plum movies or Queasy Cheesy!

I guess I’m STILL traumatized by that time

MacKenzie videotaped Brianna and me dancing at
Queasy Cheesy and put it on YouTube.

Gotta STOP writing in my diary even though I don’t

want to!!

TO BE CONTINUED . . .

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