http://slow.writerscafe.org/swiftie17 The original writings of author swiftie17 en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1779861460 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 "My little girl's all grown up now, travelling on her own..I can't believe it!" My mom says in that voice where you sound like you're crying, but you're not."Come on,Mom.We'll be OK."She might have said something like,"It's a literal FBI mission, there's no guarantee you'll be safe," but obviously, .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/swiftie17/2956843/ (Author's note:This is a continuation of my first book!)Cringgggg!!!Cringgggg!!!Cringgggg!!! The school bell finally rings.Two more years till I'm out of this place for good.God,there's such a long line to the bus.I'm finally near the front when I see two guys in front of .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/swiftie17/2955737/ It's summertime and Ari and Zara are going on their first espionage mission to a hotel in NYC to catch some kidnappers.Ari starts going out with a guy she met there,but he looks a bit suspicious... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/swiftie17/2955507/ Wow.That was....exciting. I don't know how we got away with it,but somehow,we did.  When Zara and I got to the school,she was still malfunctioning from her anger.I, however,stayed calm(sort of?).  Until I saw his face.That DIRTY, LYING CHEATER'S face.  Turns out,Ju.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/swiftie17/2950668/ I'm stressed out to say the least.I mean, you don't have a sleepover to catch a ROBBER.Or three, as the case might be.But we're still having fun,doing sleepover stuff.''Ari,I think Justin just texted you!''''USE FACE ID,OK?I'M TOO STRESSED OUT TO READ IT!""Ok,it worked.""Read it to me, quick!What do.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/swiftie17/2948737/ ''...so maybe if you could just, you know, keep an eye outside the window, it would be a great help.And if you manage to video-record everything,even better!''''Aren't there any CCTVs outside the school?''''They're obviously gonna turn them off somehow, otherwise they wouldn't even be here to do thi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/swiftie17/2948573/ ''Hi Justin!'' I exclaim as soon as he picks up the phone.''What do you want?''Justin says uninterestedly.''Listen,can you keep an eye on our school building on Friday,around 9 o'clock?''''Like I'd want to spend my time staring out the window for hours when I could watch anime.''''No,liste.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/swiftie17/2947580/ ''Zara ?'' I whisper to her.Can I talk to you ?In private?''''Sure!''I take her to my bench,because most of the people sitting in that area had gone to hang out with their friends.''Yeah,now what did you want to say?'' ''WHY DIDN'D YOU TELL ME THAT ALAN'S MOM ALSO MENTIONED THAT THEY WOULD COME.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/swiftie17/2947424/ ''HI!'' Zara says over the phone.''So,did you figure out anything yet?'''Ok,so I don't know if this will work, but I've got a good feeling about this.Remember that waterproof sticky mic that Willow gave me for my birthday?Well,what if we somehow stick it to Alan?Then BOOM!The feed is gonna be in my .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/swiftie17/2946992/ WHAT THE ACTUAL F*** DID ZARA JUST TEXT ME?  Zara:U WONT BELIEVE WHAT I JUST HEARD!!! Zara:so I was just waiting for my car to arrive Zara:and obviously Alan was also there Zara:and he was arguing with his momZara:and he was like,"Your revenge is destroying my reputa.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/swiftie17/2946814/ Why TF is Alan acting so...fishy?I mean, while everyone else is talking about the robbery thing, he's just nodding away like he doesn't know a single damn thing about it.And maybe he really doesn't.Like ,yeah THAT'S fine.But just closing up like the quiet kids is so..not HIM.I mean he.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/swiftie17/2946739/ Usually,people never talk about the news here.The corridors are just a mayhem of breakups and gossip when class is not going on.But today's different.EVERYONE's talking about how their parents are gonna take them out of this school.Well,maybe that was just Nate.(Authors note:ONE .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/swiftie17/2946425/ 'Ariana!The news is on, you might want to see this!''Coming!' The 5 o'clock news is on, as usual.Wait.Isn't that our school?WHAT?! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/swiftie17/2946007/ 'Hello?'Zara waves in front of me.'Anybody here?''Ok,what do you want?''Nothing!Break's almost over, you should get up!''What,to go back to tectonic plates and other s**t like that?''Um,have you forgotten it's music class next period?You love music!''Oh,I totally forgot!''Yeah,leggo!' http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/swiftie17/2945543/ I always kept trying to convince myself that even though Alan was hot, his personality was absolute BS.But today,I somehow forgot.I think he got a new haircut.I have to say, bangs suit him.When I was in eighth grade,I'd always try to find a way to get him to like me.But now,I've realised he's never .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/swiftie17/2945425/ I stand in the shaded terrace, looking at everyone just arriving to the field.I've been here for HOURS.It's hard being the goody-goody girl who's good at everything - studies, music,chess,...but nobody understands.There's Sofie.And Annie.They're the only ones who actually hated me.Or do.Because they.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/swiftie17/2945418/ Ari realises that she had never fallen out of love with Alan,her eighth-grade crush.However,when their school gets robbed,Ari notices Alan just closes up when anyone mentions the robbery.Fishy... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/swiftie17/2945414/