Part 4
Jane paddled out to the wave and started to surf.
However, there was trouble. Tori had entered straight after her and was dropping
in on her. “Hey! We’ll both wipe out!”
“Tough, Jane!”
Daria looked on in disbelief as Tori leapt from her board
towards Jane. ‘What?’
“Crazy!” Spatula Man cried out.
Tori crashed into Jane, knocking her off the board.
Jane crawled out of the pool and then turned to face
Tori, who had followed her out. “What’s wrong with you?!”
“I’d ask that of you,” Tori retorted.
“I’m not the one who leapt off a surfboard at another
surfer in a wave pool! I’m sure Brittany saw you!”
“I’m sure she did.”
In fact, Brittany was already aware. “Oooh!”
“She had stirred up trouble all summer,” Donna said.
“I’m going to give her a piece of my mind!” Brittany
exclaimed.
“Wait!” Donna called out.
“Huh?”
“Probably not a good idea,” Angie said.
“Why not?” Brittany asked.
“Because she will fight you,” Donna said.
‘Of course,’ Brittany thought. “So…”
“Ban her from future parties,” Donna suggested.
“I shall!” Brittany declared.
Jane came over. “Can I go again?” she asked Brittany.
“Of course. Tori had no right to do what she did!”
“After that interruption, Jane Lane is going again,”
Spatula Man announced.
Jane’s second attempt went off without any interruptions.
“Jane gets an 8, a 9 and another 8!”
Daria was impressed.
“You did well!” Daria said.
“I did, didn’t I,” Jane said. She looked around. “Now
where did that Tori go?”
“I don’t think that would be a good idea,” Daria
objected.
“You can make sure it doesn’t go beyond words,” Jane
added.
“Sure,” Daria said although she wasn’t sure.
Jane and Daria approached where Tori was resting. “Tori!”
the former called out.
“Jane!” Tori said.
“What you did, you could have hurt me quite badly!”
“That was the point!”
“I could have died!” Jane exclaimed.
“I don’t think so,” Tori said. “Now go, before I leap at
you again.”
Jane seethed, but realised that was what Tori wanted.
It seemed that Daria was thinking similarly. “It’s not
worth it!” She said quietly.
Jane nodded and turned away from the provocatory teen.
Daria followed her.
Meanwhile, Kevin joined the limbo competition. “Are you
sure, Kevin?” the cheerleader, Donna, asked.
“Brit suggested it,” Kevin said.
“Of course,” Donna sighed. “Line up.”
Kevin nodded.
The Limbo competition had already started. Kevin didn’t
do well at all. It seemed that he was too top heavy. He didn’t get past
halfway. “Oh man!”
Daria and Jane were then approached by a couple of boys.
“Hi, girls,” one said.
“Those guys are looking at us,” Jane said.
“Don't they know we're from two different worlds? Regular
and popular?” Daria asked.
“The one in the green shirt is cute... in a
head-too-big-for-his-body kind of way.”
“I saw you on the board earlier,” one said. “Tori was
wrong.”
“Thanks.”
“So, you want to come to the Laundry Room?”
“Really?” Jane asked.
“We’re hardly interested,” Daria retorted. She turned
away, but quickly found that Jane wasn’t following. “Huh?”
“Go on ahead!” Jane said.
“Are you sure?”
“Yes.”
Daria walked off and saw that Kevin was getting
frustrated with the limbo. “Of course,” she commented.
Jane exited the laundry room. The experience hadn’t
really been satisfying, compared to the rush of surfing.
She quickly found Daria.
“What was it like?” Daria asked.
“I wasn’t really interested,” Jane said.
“Really?” Daria asked dubiously.
“Fine! He thought my head was a lollipop!”
“Right.”
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