Chapter Twenty-six....

“Chloe`, can I talk to you” She said.

“ Don’t see why not, even if I say no you can’t you will anyway” I said as I continued to write.

“Here’s the deal,” She started “Okay, well...” She went on.

“Gemma, as much as I don’t enjoy these little conversations of ours, but in the interest of saving time, why don’t you just tell me what you want?” I interrupted.

“Why do you always think I want something?” She said.

“Because 99.9% of the time you do” I told her.

“Yeah well, this is that .1% of the time” She said.

“ Fine tell me what it is then” I said, still writing.

“I saw Rikki hit you the other night” She said. At this I stopped writing and went and sat next to her on my bed.

“You did”

“Yep, it was when we went over to the Hanson’s for a dinner, and Kate and Beccah were watching your grease thing with Taylor and you’d just gotten home from being out all day, and you were in the kitchen and Rikki and Taylor came in to get coke and Taylor took the coke and left, and Rikki hit you, I was in the stairs I saw everything.” She said.

“Really, do you know why she hit me, tell me what you saw from your point of view” I asked Gemma.

“Okay. I was feeling sick so I was in my room, and I was going downstairs to get a drink, but I saw Rikki, Tay and you in the kitchen, and Beccah and Kate in the Lounge room watching you and Tay in Grease and it was “We go together”- the big kissing scene” She said. “Tay was talking to you, about something and Rikki had her eyes on the T.V and I remember they lit up and got really wide right when Beccah and Kate started laughing, which would have been the kissing scene” She kept babbling on.

“ Beccah and Kate left and you and Rikki started talking about the concert thing your both in. Taylor got the coke and left, and you two kept talking, you noticed Taylor was gone and you called out to him, and she hit you” She said.

“ So you saw everything”

“Yep”

“That’s not the first time she’s been a cow to me” I told her.

“It isn’t?” Gemma said “When was the other time” “Time’s” I corrected her and told her everything, about Rikki, including the Alex thing.

“ Do you have any idea why she’s doing this to me Gemma?” I asked.

“I have my suspicions, but I say if you really want to find out go to.....” She said as the phone rang.

“Yeah hi” I answered.

“Chloe`, its Tay, can we talk”

“Tay, its kinda a bad time” I said.

“Its Rikki, she kissed me last night at the party” He said.

“Yeah that’s good, umm, Its a really bad time now” I said. Truth was I was mad at Tay for abandoning me. “ Why don’t you call Rikki, she seems to be your best friend lately” I said and hung up.

“Who was that” Gemma asked.

“Tay” I said, “Where should I go?” I asked.

“The source where everything is” Gemma said “Her Diary”

“ Gemma, I’m not going to do that!” I said.

“Okay. You’ll never find out why she’s doing this to you” She said. That was a good point. But I mean, reading someone’s diary, that’s not me! Then I thought about everything Rikki had done to me.

“Okay, how would I get the diary?” I asked.

“ I’ve done some research for you Chloe`. I know exactly where Rikki keeps her Diary, and I know that there going out tonight at 8.00, I say, we sneak through the window and get it, and read it”

“Your amazing” I said “What the time right now?”

“7.54” Gemma said. “Meet me in my room at 10 past 8” She said “Seeya” She smiled as she left. I never knew Gemma could be so helpful