course of your life in a way u couldnât even imagine?
SnowAngel:
what r yâall talking about? iâm lost!
zoegirl:
not exactly⦠although he did invite me to come to wellspring on friday.
SnowAngel:
whatâs wellspring?
zoegirl:
itâs a church group, only not for one particular church. itâs for high school kids, and thereâs a devotional and singing and stuff like that. on fridays they meet for breakfast, and mr. h invited me to come.
mad maddie:
itâs for high school kids, but yr TEACHER invited u to come? what did u say?
zoegirl:
i said sure
mad maddie:
u did not
zoegirl:
did too. heâs gonna pick me up at seven on friday morning.
mad maddie:
zoe!!! u holy roller, u! somebodyâs gonna read that poem about the footprints, i can see it now.
SnowAngel:
WHAT POEM ABOUT FOOTPRINTS?
SnowAngel:
yâall are confusing me!
mad maddie:
itâs about this guy whoâs walking along a cliff, only itâs not just him, cuz thereâs two sets of footprints, and somehow we know that the second pair belongs to God. yay, God!
mad maddie:
but then the guy gets to a really steep part, and when he looks back one of the sets is gone. oh no!
zoegirl:
maddie. you are making fun of me.
mad maddie:
so the guy goes, âoh, my father, why did u forsake me in my time of need?â and God says, âoh no, my son. no, no, no. i was carrying u, donât u see?â
zoegirl:
itâs sweet. and also my grandmom has a copy of that poem in her bedroom, in a big gold frame.
SnowAngel:
my grandmom has a picture of me in a big gold frame.
mad maddie:
i canât believe u said yes to mr. h. i truly canât believe it.
zoegirl:
maddie, youâre overreacting. angela, tell her.
SnowAngel:
um⦠i think iâll go play around on pinterest instead. looking for new ways to decorate my room. bye!
zoegirl:
did she really leave?
zoegirl:
angela?
mad maddie:
she was weirded out by the inappropriate sexual conduct she was witnessing.
zoegirl:
maddie, quit. iâm excited mr. h asked me. i wish you could be happy for me too. i mean, out of all the ppl at school, he picked *me*.
zoegirl:
it made me feel special.
mad maddie:
i thought u said lots of kids went to this shindig.
zoegirl:
yeah, but iâm the only one heâs giving a ride to.
mad maddie:
whatevs. just PLEASE donât get in a back-scratching train. my brother went to this lock-in once at his friendâs church, and he said that all night long everyone gave each other back scratches.
zoegirl:
i so canât see your brother at a lock-in. mark went to a lock-in?
mad maddie:
he said back-scratching trains r how christian boys cop a feel.
zoegirl:
relax, i wonât get in a back-scratching train.
mad maddie:
all right, then.
mad maddie:
u take that quiz i sent u?
zoegirl:
u and your quizzes.
zoegirl:
hold on, iâll pull up my results:
You scored 75% Structured Saturn. Saturn is the planet of responsibility and discipline, and you couldnât be more reliable if you tried. While itâs admirable to be so diligent and self-disciplined, know that lifeâs too short not to break the rules every once in a while.
mad maddie:
ha! that is SO u.
zoegirl:
thanks a lot. you and angela get the fun planets, and what do i get? i get sucky saturn, planet of responsibility and discipline.
mad maddie:
hey, they call âem as they see âem.
zoegirl:
and who would âtheyâ be, the planetary fairies?
mad maddie:
as opposed to the God and baby jesus fairies?
mad maddie:
jk. i really do believe in God, just not wellspring.
zoegirl:
whatever. bye, powerful pluto.
mad maddie:
byeas, structured saturn.
zoegirl:
ttyl!
Wed, Sept 15, 8:40 PM E.D.T .
mad maddie:
yo, angela! come back from the Land of Pinterest!
SnowAngel:
u again! wazzup?
mad maddie:
zoe and mr. h and this friday morning fellowship thing???? u seriously think this is normal?
SnowAngel:
well, i seriously think itâs⦠i dunno. itâs a
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