Hi Strictly Fiction readers! Sorry this second part has taken soooo long to get up. I've been busy lately though! If you want this to make sense, you'll have to go back and read the first part, and I hope you do :) Enjoy!
From the Diary of Heather Kensington (age 15)
I know most people think I'm shallow. But, I'm not. I only pretend to be. It's the only way to survive this war known as high school. I remember in grade school, how we were all more or less equals. Sure, there were cliques, but not like now. And being popular is more work than anyone could ever realize.
I'm not exactly sure why I was deemed popular (perhaps because I'm rich, or maybe because my sister was so popular and well-known??), but now that I've had my taste of power, it's hard to give up. I find very little time for schoolwork these days. I spend my time doing my hair, being seen with the right people, scouring fashion magazines so that I can keep up with the latest trends.
Is it all worth it? When I walk down the hallway with my girlfriends, knowing that every girl watching wishes she was with me, it so totally is. But there are other times when I'm not so sure. It seems like everyday, I lose a little bit more of who I am. It's not cool to read and get good grades, so I stopped being the scholastic over-achiever that I once was. It's cool to be cruel, and so I am. I used to be friends with a girl named Lillith. But now I tease her with my other friends. Each day, I become harder inside. Meaner, unfeeling. And all of this so that I can sit and talk about make-up and gossip at the lunch table. And still, I refuse to give it up. I do not want to return to being just a face in the crowd, a popular girl who could not take the pressure. I've seen it happen before, and it's not pretty.
But how do I remain myself? By keeping this diary, which I guard with my life? And if I continue on this path, who will I be in a year? In two years? Totally unfeeling? Or will I self-destruct? I guess time will tell. Meanwhile, I've got work to do. Schoolwork? No, I have to plan my outfit for tomorrow... You can join Unsolved Mysteries and post your own mysteries or
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