The Complete Fab Confessions of Georgia Nicolson: Books 1-10. Louise Rennison

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      Jas was going on and on wisely. “Yes they do, I think they do like girls who are a bit soft and not so, well... you know.”

      She was zipping up her rucksack. I looked at her. “Not so what?” I asked.

      She said, “I have to go, we have an early supper.”

      As she left my room I knew I should shut up. But you know when you should shut up because you really should just shut up... but you keep on and on anyway? Well, I had that.

      “Go on... not so what?” I insisted.

      She mumbled something as she went down the stairs.

      I yelled at her as she went through the door, “Not so like me you mean, don’t you?!!!”

      11:00 p.m.

      I can already feel myself getting fed up with boys and I haven’t had anything to do with them yet.

      Midnight

      Oh God, please, please don’t make me have to be a lesbian like Hairy Kate or Miss Stamp.

      12:10 a.m.

      What do lesbians do, anyway?

      Monday August 24th

      5:00 p.m.

      Absolutely no phonecalls from anyone. I may as well be dead. I’m going to have an early night.

      5:30 p.m.

      Libby came in and squiggled into bed with me, saying, “Hahahahaha!” for so long I had to get up. She’s so nice, although a bit smelly. At least she likes me and doesn’t mind if I have a sense of humour.

      7:00 p.m.

      Ellen and Julia rang from a phonebox. They took turns to speak in French accents. We’re going for a mystery walk tomorrow. Or La Marche Avec Mystery.

      10:30 p.m.

      Have put on a face mask made from egg yolk just in case we see any les garçons gorgeous on our walk.

      Tuesday August 25th

      9:00 a.m.

      Woke up and thought my face was paralysed. It was quite scary – my skin was all tight and stiff and I couldn’t open my eyes properly. Then I remembered the egg-yolk mask. I must have fallen asleep reading. I don’t think I’ll go to bed early again, it makes my eyes go all puffy. I look like there is a touch of the Oriental in my family. Sadly not the case. The nearest we have to any exotic influence is Auntie Kath, who can sing in Chinese, but only after a couple of pints of wine.

      11:00 a.m.

      Arranged to rendezvous with Ellen and Julia at Whiteleys so we can start our La Marche Avec Mystery. We agreed we would dress “sports casual” so I’m wearing ski trousers, ankle boots and a black top with a roll neck, with a PVC jacket. I’m going for the young Brigitte Bardot look which is a shame as, a) I am nothing like her and b) I haven’t got blonde hair, which is, as we all know, her trademark. I would have blonde hair if I was allowed but it honestly is like Playschool at my house. My dad has got the mentality of a Teletubby only not so developed. I said to Mum, “I’m going to dye my hair blonde, what product would you recommend?” She pretended not to hear me and went on dressing Libby. But Dad went ballistic.

      “You’re fourteen years old, you’ve only had that hair for fourteen years and you want to change it already! How bored are you going to be with it by the time you are thirty? What colour will you be up to by then?”

      Honestly, he makes little real sense these days. I said to Mum, “Oh, I thought I could hear a voice squeaking and making peculiar noises, but I was mistaken. TTFN.”

      As I ran for the door I heard him shouting, “I suppose you think being sarcastic and applying eyeliner in a straight line will get you some O-levels!!!”

      O-levels, I ask you. He’s a living reminder of the Stone Age.

      Noon

      La Marche Avec Mystery. We walked up and down the High Street, only speaking French. I asked passers-by for directions, “Où est la gare, s’il vous plaît?” and “Au secours, j’oublie ma tête, aidez-moi, s’il vous plaît.”

      Then... this really dishy bloke came along... Julia and Ellen wouldn’t go up to him but I did. I don’t know why, but I developed a limp as well as being French. He had really nice eyes... he must have been about nineteen, anyway I hobbled up to him and said, “Excusez-moi. Je suis Française. Je ne parle pas l’anglais. Parlez-vous Français? ”

      Fortunately he looked puzzled, it was quite dreamy. I pouted my mouth a bit. Cindy Crawford said that if you put your tongue behind your back teeth when you smile, it makes your smile really sexy. Impossible to talk, of course, unless you like sounding like a loony.

      Anyway, dreamboat said, “Are you lost? I don’t speak French.”

      I looked puzzled (and pouty). “Au secours, monsieur,” I breathed.

      He took my arm. “Look, don’t be frightened, come with me.”

      Ellen and Jools looked amazed: he was bloody gorgeous and he was taking me somewhere. I hobbled along attractively by his side. Not for very long, though, just into a French pâtisserie where the lady behind the counter was French.

      8:00 p.m.

      In bed.

      The French woman talked French at me for about forty years. I nodded for as long as humanly possible then just ran out of the shop and into the street. The gorgeous boy looked surprised that my limp had cured itself so quickly.

      I really will have to dye my hair now if I ever want to go shopping in this town again.

      Wednesday August 26th

      11:00 a.m.

      I have no friends. Not one single friend. No one has rung, no one has come round. Mum and Dad have gone to work, Libby is at playschool. I may as well be dead.

      Perhaps I am dead. I wonder how you would know? If you died in your sleep and woke up dead, who would let you know?

      It could be like in that film where you can see everyone but they can’t see you because you are dead. Oh, I’ve really given myself the creeps now... I’m going to put on a really loud CD and dance about.

      Noon

      Now I am still freaked out but also tired. If I did die I wonder if anyone would really care. Who would come to my funeral? Mum and Dad, I suppose... they’d have to as it’s mostly their fault that I was depressed enough to commit suicide in the first place.

      Why couldn’t I have a normal family like Julia and Ellen? They’ve got normal brothers and sisters. Their dads have got beards and sheds. My mum won’t let my dad have a СКАЧАТЬ