By Becki McFadden
“Class, I want you to meet Jody.” The teacher introduced Jody to her new class. She was scared as she looked around the class, the Irish didn’t look as friendly as her favourite band, Westlife made them out to be. “Why don’t you sit next to Susan” the teacher pointed at a seat next to a pretty blonde haired girl at the back of the room. Jody walked to the chair as twenty eyes followed her.
“Hi” Susan said as Jody sat down.
“Hi” Jody smiled over to her.
“You’re not from around Ireland are you?” Susan asked.
“No, I’m from London, England, we moved to Ireland because my mum and dad found jobs over here.”
“Oh Wow! London! My brother visits there a lot.” Susan told Jody.
“Cool, what does he do?”
“Oh….erm….he’s an entertainer” Jody was puzzled at how Susan answered the question, it was like she was embarrassed at what her brother did.
“Oh, that’s real cool!” Jody smiled over to her as the lesson went on. Susan and Jody found a lot to talk about.
“I can’t believe you like Westlife” Jody was happy. “At my old school my mates mocked me for liking them.”
“Aww why? They’re great! Who’s ye favourite?” Susan asked.
“BRYAN! He’s so unbelievably sexy.” Jody swooned. “What about you?”
“Oh…erm…Shane! He’s cute!” Jody couldn’t believe how red Susan had gone, what had she said?
“So where are your friends?” Jody asked moving off the subject.
“Oh, I don’t have many! I don’t trust them.”
“How come?” Jody was real confused.
“A few bad experiences” Susan brushed it off as.
“Well I’ll be happy to be your friend” Jody smiled. Susan smiled back.
“Thanks, I can see ye will become a great friend.”
Chapter 2
A month later and Jody had settled really well into her new school. She’d become pretty popular with most of her class but still remained best friends with Susan. Yet she still couldn’t work out why she sometimes acted weirdly.
“Hey Sue?” Jody shook her mate to wake her from her daze.
“Oh. Yeah?”
“Whats up?” Jody was worried.
“Nothing! Honestly!”
“Ok, so how about you come round to mine tonight & we have a girlie night?”
“Yeah that’s cool!” Susan forced a smile.
“Great!” Jody smiled.
Jody and Susan giggled after watching American Pie. “Thanks for cheering me up Jodes, you’re great!”
“No probs! What was up with you anyway?”
“Nothing!” Susan said.
“Oh come one please, I wanna know. I get really worried about you.” Jody told her. Susan slowly looked her in the eye.
“Really?”
“Yes really! You’re my best mate, of course I worry about you!” Jody gave her a big hug.
“Ok, I’ll tell ye but ye can’t say anything at all.”
“I promise.”
“Ok Jody, Bryan from Westlife, you’re heart throb, he’s my brother.”
“WHAT?” Jody yelled gobsmacked.
“He’s my brother.”
“But I asked you and you said no”
“Well I had to, my parents don’t like many people knowing” Susan explained. “I go weird cause I miss him, a lot.”
“Aww, Sue, why didn’t you tell me sooner, you could’ve talked to me about it.”
“I would’ve but it’s hard to find friends to trust. I’ve been used a lot because of who my brother is.”
“I understand Sue. I won’t tell anyone.”
“Thankyou Jodes, you’re the best” Sue said as she hugged Jody tightly.