SWMW+Chapter+2

=~Chapter 2~=

Katie ran all the way home. She had to think of something. Her whole status was on the line. Miss. Oreo Pickle trotted outside, just as Katie managed to bust open the door. "Mizz Pickle!" snapped Katie. She was in no mood to go running after her cat. Grumbling, Katie grabbed Miss. Oreo Pickle by the tail, and dragged her back through the door. "You're snailish today," Katie muttered. Katie dumped her backpack on the couch. Miss. Oreo Pickle promptly leaped onto the couch, and started clawing at Katie's backpack. Normally, Katie would have smacked Miss. Oreo Pickle, but she was just too preoccupied with her publicity problem.

//Tap! Tap!// Katie was stabbing her fingers at the keyboard. The tips of her fingers had become rough over time. Katie heard the soft jingle of keys. Her mom was home. Katie jabbed the power button, and quickly dived onto the couch, and onto Miss. Oreo Pickle. The soft clinking sounds of the key turning in the lock made Katie shiver. She snatched a book off the table. Katie was not allowed to use the computer when her mom wasn't home, so if her mom saw her using it when she came home, she would ban Katie from using the computer. The doorknob slowly turned, and Katie's mom slipped inside.

"I didn't know you were so interest in Bunny Biology," Katie's mom retorted, after waiting a few minutes. "Bunnies are so cute, that I...that I wanted to know more about them!" Katie stammered. Katie's mom nodded knowingly, then she quickly glanced at the computer. She walked over, and lightly placed her hand behind the screen. "YOW!" Katie's mom screamed, as she snapped her hand away from the computer. "This things on fire, but I thought that nobody had used the computer for so many hours. How can it be this hot?" Katie's mom wondered aloud. She quickly glanced at Katie, who tried to look like she was deeply interested in how a bunny's digestivesystem works, then she quickly shook her head. "Must be overheating, better check it out..." Katie's mother's voice faltered.

As soon as her mom was safely residing in her room, Katie stood up, stared disgustedly at the Bunny Biology book, and threw it across the room. Miss. Oreo Pickle yelped in surprise. "Are cats supposed to yap yap yap like dogs?" Katie thought out loud. She then burst out laughing. "Are you okay?" Katie's mom came rushing down the stairs. She gave a sidelong glance at the Bunny Biology book that was strewn across the floor. She took one look at Katie cackling away, then at Miss. Oreo Pickle's terrified face, and she burst out laughing too. It was the first time Katie and her mom had actually laughed together.

That night, all snuggled up in bed, Katie thought about how fun it was laughing with her mom. Miss. Oreo Pickle was a forgiving cat, so she was snuggled up close to Katie. Suddenly, Katie remembered why she was on the computer earlier that day, in the first place. She was going to be busted. The fact that she had a cat, when everybody thought she had a dog. The fact that her parents were divorced. The fact that she had Dora and Boots pajama pants. They were going to find out everything, and Katie's life is going to be ruined in the process. That's what happened to all the popular kids who got featured in the news. They became nobodys.