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=Exposition/Inciting Incident= It was a windy and cold November morning when I was walking to our school with Tiffany. It was November 16, which meant there were 3 days until mine and Tiffany's birthday party. So, you're probably wondering, who Tiffany is. Well, Tiffany is my best friend. She is tall, has brown hair and brown eyes. Also, Tiffany and I do everything together. We have been friends since we were 2 because we went to dance school together. So since we did everything together, we wanted to plan our 12th birthday party together this November. So, we winded up doing a big party together with 25 people. Our party was going to be a dance party. Tiffany and I planned our whole party out about a month ago. We also handed out all the blue, purple, and white polka dot invitations, and couldn't wait for the day to come because we knew it was going to be a fun and great party. As we walked to school that cold November morning, we saw many birds as we walked down the brown, rocky, path and could feel the cold, fall breeze push against us. "So, Tiffany. Do you think all our friends are going to come to our amazing party? Ha-ha." I questioned her as I was laughing. "Yes, I do think they will because they all are our very good friends." she replied." There is nothing going on that day, right?" Tiffany asked nervously. All of a sudden I get a text message from my good friend, Jackie. "Brianna, oh my gosh, you will never believe this, but on the day of your party and at the same time, there is a dance!" I read out loud to Tiffany. "Oh, no Brianna, now what? Some of our friends really like the dances because they are fun, exciting, and some have boyfriends they like to dance with, so they might not come to our party."Tiffany yelled. "Yes, Tiffany I know. Like really, now what? I am so worried I can barely breathe right now." I said with a worried look on my face as I was panicking. Tiff and I were as worried as my friend was when she sang at the Patriots game. Then we got so worried I thought we were going to pass out right there and then.

=Rising Action= Finally, we got to RMS our big, red school, and while we were walking up the long, narrow, brown path, all my friends came running up to Tiffany and I with worried, scared, and confused faces. They told us about the dance, and we said we already knew all the information because Jackie told us. As I walked to my big, brown locker, I just couldn't stop thinking about the party! Then the bell sang to us, which meant that classes were going to start. As we were walking down the blue, long hallway to boring, old science class, Tiffany and I started talking about the party again. "Tiff, I don't know about this. I think our friends aren't going to come, especially, the ones who have boyfriends because they always like to dance with them." I said as I walked through the hall with Tiffany. "Brianna, I know they always brag about having a boyfriend and how much fun it is to dance with them! I hate when they do that, it makes me feel so left out. Anyway look, here comes Jackie." She said as we were walking past the social studies room. "Hey Jackie! We were just talking about the party. What class are you going to?" we asked her. "Math, and, about the party, I am definitely coming. I think everyone else will too. So keep your hopes up that they will all come, I just know they will." "Thanks Jackie. You made us feel so much better about this party. I am so happy to hear that, and now I am even more excited than before. So now we don't have to change anything." I said. "Ya. Thanks. I will keep my hopes up now, and here is our stop Brianna. Bye Jackie, thanks again." Tiffany said as we walked into class. "Ok. Bye guys, talk to you later." As we walked into the classroom we could see the bright sun coming through the clear, clean, shiny windows and we could also feel the cold breeze coming from outside. Then, we finally took our seats. I just couldn't stop thinking about the party. I was so distracted! Me, thinking about this party is a necessity now! I just can't stop! Since I was so distracted I looked right over at Tiffany to see what she was doing. Of course, she was doing her work, which I wasn't. I was too distracted! Even though I wasn't paying attention I could still smell the broadness in the air. Finally, class was over and once again we started talking about the party, as we walked down the big, brown, messy hallway. "Tiffany, you know what I just remembered? Tomorrow everyone has to R.S.V.P. to the party! I am so scared to see what they say. "Ya. Me too Brianna! I really have my hopes up because of what Jackie said, but I still am scared too." "Same. Jackie's opinion matters to me so much now because I really believe in her. She was always there for us when we needed her and she has never lied to us." "Ya.I know your right. Well, here is my next class. I will talk to you after school about this." "Ok. Bye."

=Climax= Everyone was so anxious, all ready to jump out of the brown, small seats and run as fast as cheetah because it was just about 2:30, which meant school was going to be over for the weekend! I couldn't wait for the bell to ring because I wanted this whole day to be over and for it to be tomorrow. I wanted it to be tomorrow because I wanted to see who is going to R.SV.P. and say they can come. As I was day dreaming about that, all of a sudden the big, black boisterous bell rang. It was so loud! Finally, school was over and I ran down the big, blue, messy hallway screaming, its Friday, its Friday! "Brianna, you will never guess what I heard!" Tiffany yelled as she was running down the hall way through every kid in the school. "What? What? What happened?" "Ok. Well you know how tomorrow everyone has to R.S.V.P.? Well, I heard from Jackie that she asked everyone who was invited if they were coming. She said yes, but only 4 still didn't know. When I heard those words come out of her mouth, I started to jump up and down . I was so happy ! I was actually excited for my party now! "Oh, well that's good. That will be only 4 people not coming." "Yes, I know. Ok, well my mom is outside in the school parking lot. I will call you tomorrow morning and we will tell each other who responded to the party. "Ok, Bye Tiff. Ya. Call me tomorrow." As I walked home that chilly, cold, and windy afternoon I was sure this was going to be the best party ever. All of a sudden, I walked past a big, tall, black, smelly dumpster, because I took the back way to get to my house. The dumpster smelled as bad as shrimp, which has a really a bad smell, because I hate seafood. It was so bad that I couldn't even breathe, so I just ran as fast as I could to get away from that nasty smell! Then, out of nowhere something flew out of the dumpster and flew into my face. So, right away I picked it up by the tips of my fingers, only pinching it a little. I dissected it real good to see what it was. It was in a white, ripped, envelope that said on the front envelope "To Arianna". When I saw that, I was ready to call Arianna and tell her how mad and upset I was with her. After I thought of what I was going to do, I just ran home and called Tiffany right away. I ran as fast as I could to my big white house. When I got home I ran to my clean, purple and green room, dropped everything, and grabbed my new silver cell phone and called Tiffany. "Tiff, oh my god, you will never believed what happened." I screamed through my silver phone. "What!" "Ok. Well, long story short. I was walking and I found Arianna's invitation from our party in the dumpster!" "............" All I could hear was breathing. "Hello, what am I talking to a brick wall here?" I yelled into the speaker phone. "Oh, sorry. You found it in the dumpster! Wow. I am so mad at her right now I really want to give her a piece of my mind. I just stomped my foot down because I have had it with her doing this to us all the time. I mean, I knew she was going to do something to ruin this party because she always does." "Ya, I know. I can't believe a friend of ours would do that." "I know! So how did it fall out of the garbage?" Tiffany said with a questioning voice. "I think because of how windy it was." "Oh, yes, that's true because it was really windy this afternoon. Ok well, we could talk about this all day!" "Ya. I know. So ok bye. Talk to you later." "Ok. Bye." And we hung up the phone. I was still really mad about that. I just couldn't believe one of our really, really good friends would do that. Well, I will get over it, I said to myself. So, finally the day was ending and I was so tired after all that happened today. Finding out about the dance being on the same day as our party, being all worried about who would come, and Arianna's invitation. I got in my warm, comfortable, fuzzy, purple bed. I was thinking about the party the whole time in bed and I couldn't fall asleep because I was too anxious to see what everyone was going to say. Finally, I feel asleep at like 2 in the morning.

=Falling Action= The next day, when I was home in my warm, cozy, fuzzy, purple room, I started getting calls in from my friends saying if they could or couldn't come to mine and Tiffany's party. Ring, ring, ring went my smooth, chunky, silver phone, that I would finally pick up after my song would play. It wouldn't stop ringing. After that whole sunny November afternoon, I got about 21 calls that day and only four were missing. Like Jackie said only four people didn't know if they were coming, well she was right because they didn't call. After, I got the calls, I picked up my silver phone once again just to call Tiffany and tell her all the responses. "Tiff, ok ready for the results of who is coming?" I said into the phone with tons of energy! "Yes, yes, come on and stop dawdling about this, I don't have all day!' She yelled into the phone. "Ok. No one is coming to our party and now it is going to be the worst party in history!" I screamed into the phone. "What, no one is coming!?" She yelled into the phone like a maniac. "Ya, no one is coming. Ha-ha. Just kidding your so gullible! Well Tiff almost everyone is coming to our party. We just haven't heard from Arianna, Jessica, Ave, and Barbara. "Oh. Ha-ha. Maybe I am gullible. Well anyway that's ok. We are going to have so much fun at this party and everyone is going to relish it!" "Ya, and whoever doesn't come is going to miss out on the best party of the year!" "Ha-ha. Ok, I have to go and I can't wait until our party tomorrow." I said with an excited voice. "Ok. I can't wait either! Bye." Ok. So now that I finally found out all the results. I can finally stop worrying! I am still upset about finding the invitation in the dumpster that Arianna put in there. Well I don't really care. I now know she is not a true friend because she always did mean things to us anyway, but I'll be ok because I have all my other true friends. Now I actually know who my true friends are, even though I thought Arianna was a true friend. I guess not, I guess the best of friends make the worst of enemies.

=Resolution= Finally, the day of our party was here. We were so excited and couldn't wait for everyone to get here! We were all ready for everyone to come because we have been setting up all the colorful decorations and making the chocolate ice cream cake all day. Then we looked at the clock and it was 2 minutes to 5. So we ran as fast as we could to get to the clear, clean, white window to see if anyone was here yet! "Look, look, Brianna! Here comes everyone!" Tiff yelled into my ear. "I know, I can see, I am not blind! Ok. Now let's party and have the time of our lives! I said jumping up and down. Finally, everyone walked into Tiffany's basement looking all around at the cool decorations. We had pink and blue long streamers hanging down from the walls and pink and blue balloons all around her big, blue basement. Also, we had tons of candy in big purple bowls and lots and lots of food on the brown tables. Tiff started to play the music. Boom, boom, boom went my purple iPod playing from the big, loud, white speakers. My friends and I kept on dancing until our feet came off. Then my friends and I had a dance off in cleats, to make it harder. I thought my feet were on fire because I was wearing those cleats and also because it was so hot. Then I really had to get off my feet and take a seat. I wanted this party to last forever but unfortunately it had to end. Finally, it was time for our friends to sing "Happy Birthday" to Tiffany and I. When they were done singing, everyone had a piece of chocolate ice cream cake, with little pieces of Oreos inside, which was my favorite! When everyone was done eating the fantastic cake, they had to go home. I was so sad, but that party made me realize something. It made me realize what good friends I have, because they missed the dance for Tiffany and I. To me, it showed that they are always here for me. Well I guess, well actually I now know, that friends always stand by each other, no matter what.