I wanted to raise a lot of money to help my parents out as much as possible, not to mention get noticed by Mathew, who was at the top of the fundraising committee, for raising the most money. I sat back and actually tried to concentrate on what he is saying.Jenny was once again seated next to me, this time in our train cabin. We were almost ready to leave the train station in Tennessee for Washington D.C when I decided to share my thoughts with Jenny: “I wonder what Mathew is doing right now.” I knew she would be wondering also.“Me too,” she said. “Wouldn’t that be totally bodacious if he got seated in our cabin?”“That would be awesome, but totally unrealistic!” We knew that we most likely had no chance with Mathew, but we both found it fun to pretend we did. We looked back down at the magazine we were reading. Later, giggling about the outrageous clothing we saw in the magazine, Jenny and I looked up to find ourselves staring at Mathew and his friend Joe climbing into OUR CABIN! We couldn’t believe our eyes! Joe burped, pretty loudly, then both jumped up and landed at the same time, which made an enormous thud that echoed throughout the train. Jenny and I exchanged puzzled glances as the two exited the cabin. The train was just starting to move when Mathew and Joe ran back in. He squinted at us. “Hi, girls,” he said with a smile. “Are you two sixth graders?” Was he talking to us? I kept asking myself. Finally I came to my senses and answered, as Jenny was still in her own state of shock.“Yeah, we’re sixth graders.” I said. He nodded. Pressure was on us, what to say, what to say? “I’m Jenny, and this is,” EEEEK! I had just totally messed up, I was so nervous! “I’m sorry, I am Valerie, this is Jenny,” I said and pointed to my best friend. Our conversation was developed further into ...
