Merry Christmas to my best friend. There is no way I could have made it this year without you, Sage. Thank you for always being here for me. I love you. This isn't nearly enough to tell you thank you for being such an amazing friend to me, but I hope you still like it.

Ben looked around the ball, ignoring the stares that he was attracting with his choice of outfit. They had been entertaining at first, and he hadn't hesitated to do a little dance for the girls who looked particularly shocked, but now he was bored. He didn't want to risk associating with a greaser, and the friends that he had managed to recognise were all deep in conversation.

Here's your post-apocalyptic edition of the Sadie Hawkin's fantastic fiasco. Last night sure wasn't dullsville if you found yourself at the rec center. Needless to say, my Sadie Hawkin's edition was a wicked success. There was obvious freaking out, a few tears, and even a little blood spilled. I'm getting ahead of myself. Let's talk this mess and a half, shall we?

Madelyn Strickler and Fletcher Blackwood spent a good amount of time lighting their rumors on fire by, as one source put it, "sucking each others' face off in the corner while the chaos ensued." Meanwhile, Hailey Adams and Sage McCracken attempted a levelheaded solution to the insanity, while Carmen Welch went insane, running around like a mother hen to her drowning chicks. Brynn Turner and Seth Mann were seen in a hushed, tearful conversation, while Seth's date, Louise Rafferty, was seen in a screaming match with none other than rumored drug dealer, Griffin Walters. She was reported to be heard begging, "don't tell, don't tell," to which he responded to his Soc counterpart in unheard threats. A little payola might help you here, Miss Rafferty.

Way too many death threats towards yours truly were heard from the likes of Soc and Greaser alike, most notable Sherri Voxing and Gwen Tanner. Violence is never the answer, dolls, even if your secrets do involve prostitution and lesbianism. Someone should also tell that to our Wolf Pack boys, Rodney Dodger, Cain Adams, and Griffin Walters who were spotted in the parking lot dealing some nasty blows on Benjamin Holt. Jenny Adams was then pulled out of the dance by her loving brother to witness the attack. She did not return to the dance, fleeing the scene in much distress. I told you there would blood in this story, didn't I?

Oh, you didn't know I was there? Well, you know my voice, but you don't know my face. My voice is made of your voices. Remember, without you, I'm nothing. So before you scream curses at my name, look at that innocent face beside you, they told me your secret.

Stay Fab!

Ray was a mess, and that was no secret. His mantra was act happy and that's what you will become, so he was doing just that. The day his sister left his life stayed with him like a bad dream, always haunting the back of his mind. Just when he thought he was Ok, it came back again. When this happened he distracted himself, and thats what going over to Sage's house was, the perfect distraction. Ray remembered when he first met her years before, even then she quickly became someone Ray just felt comfortable with, even if she didn't share his veiws.