VICKI DI LUONG
"As a wise man once said, “The only important things to do in life are to eat, sleep, and repeat.”
Hello everyone! My name’s Vicki and I love reading! I…also really suck at making blurbs. However, I am decent at badminton and can crochet well. |
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a key club story:
Author’s note: It’s been a long time since I’ve actually written a story so my writing skills are a bit rusty. If it sucks, I'm sorry.....I also apologize for how long it takes before you get any dialogue. ALSO, THE PHHS KEY CLUB HERE IS FULL OF FICTIONAL CHARACTERS! PLEASE DON'T BE WEIRDED OUT! ;-;
Olivia had never been fond of crowds. They were stifling, noisy messes that more often than not made her head swirl and heart race. Instead, she found solace in the quiet corners of her favorite park, comfortably listening to the soft whispers of the breeze with a large book in hand. Her averse to crowds wasn't because she had bad social skills, in fact she got along with her classmates quite well. Olivia's dislike of crowds just stemmed from her indifference to most people, and in her experience large crowds seemed to always bring in copious amounts of strangers determined to invade her personal space. So, given her unease of being in large groups, Willow Creek's annual Autumn Festival should've drove her running to the other side of the town. However, that wasn't quite the case. You see, while Olivia normally would've been uninterested in her small town's Autumn Festival, she'd recently caught wind that a certain club was going to be performing there. She could still remember the poster quite well--how could she not when the front page was drowning in cartoon bees holding POTATOES of all things--and painted in bright bold letters the poster practically screamed, "HEAR-YE, HEAR-YE! THE PIEDMONT HILLS KEY CLUB IS PERFORMING NEAR YOU! SPEAR-HEADED BY OUR LOVELY PRESIDENT, KEY CLUB IS GOING TO PRESENT THE 4 CORE VALUES THROUGH A MELODY!" While the Piedmont Hills Key Club visiting their boring town was exciting news already, what really got her wanting to attend was the fact that the president was going to be there. The second she saw that her mind was made. Screw her hatred of crowds--she was going to meet the club president.
Of course, making such a rash decision just hours before the event would take place was going to come with its own set of problems. For one, after rifling through her entire closet and turning her room into what looked like the aftermath of the rampage of a particularly angry hurricane, Olivia realized that she owned a total of zero formal autumn attire. Cursing under her breath, the freckled teenager stumbled out of the messy room and all but ran to the only other 5'10 girl she knew, who thankfully only lived a couple blocks away. Arriving at the blue cottage with burning lungs, Olivia pounded on the door until a brunette with a leather jacket opened it, shooting Olivia an annoyed glare. "One knock wasn't enough for you?" Lily grumbled, ushering her exhausted best friend inside. Slumping onto the kitchen chair, Olivia panted out, "Sorry for that, but I need your help. Do you have any spare suits?"
An hour and a barrage of questions later, Olivia found herself in Lily's bathroom sporting an ensemble of orange and white. Her orange suit opened enough to expose her white shirt, and pinned to her right side was a small bee. Existing the pristine bathroom, Olivia stood as straight as a board as Lily squealed and hugged her friend before sending her on her way.
As Olivia walked to the Autumn Festival, she could feel her hands getting clammy. It had been years since she had willingly joined such a popular event. Suddenly though, a strange sight startled her out of her panic. Hiding in blueberry bushes decorating the path to the Autumn Festival stood a blue hedgehog wearing a tiny shirt that stated, "THIS HEDGEHOG LOVES PIZZA!!!" It had a mushroom-like haircut and its hair was orange. Olivia could swore that the creature winked at her before dashing away in a cloud of dust.
"So I take it you met Chao-chi the hedgehog?"
The voice made Olivia jump, and when she turned around she was met eyes with the most dazzling girl she’d ever seen. The shorter blonde girl donned yellow crop top, black shorts, and a small bee beanie. Olivia recognized her right away as the club president, for her face had also been plastered everywhere over her school. Heart fluttering and not wanting to make Lexi wait, Olivia blurted out, “YES! AND DO YOU WANT A WIFE?” The second her words left her mouth Olivia wanted to mentally slap herself. Hard. The second part had accidentally slipped through her mouth. Lexi seemed at a loss for words as her eyes widened and she started to flush red. Desperate to not look like an utter creep in front of the Key Club president and wanting to sink into the DIRT, Olivia quickly amended, “I mean, it seems like you have nice life that many would want!” Even she could tell that her words sounded fake. Luckily for her, Lexi seemed to recover and let out an awkward laugh. “Yea! Being a part of Key Club is pretty great,” she said, grinning at Olivia. Then, she grabbed Olivia by the arm and began dragging her to the Autumn Festival. “Come!” she smiled, “I was just about to prepare the performance!
The concert was filled to the brim with eager visitors. When they caught sight of Lexi, they shouted and waved at her. Olivia, still burning with embarrassment, stood a couple meters away from the whole ordeal. Then, she watched as Lexi got onstage and introduced herself. The sight of the blonde girl so confident made Olivia’s cheeks flush again. Then, Lexi started introducing the singer, and to Olivia’s befuddlement, the one who was going to sing about Key Club’s core values was Chao-chi the hedgehog. “What the heck?” She thought, and did a double take. The blue creature bowed, grabbed the much larger microphone with no effort, and began singing in the most high pitched voice Olivia has ever heard. The crowd roared with encouragement, as if a singing bluegrass hedgehog was a daily occurance to them.
“Chao-chi is a pretty good singer, eh?” Olivia swung around and gasped when she saw Lexi, who had suddenly appeared beside her. How did she get here so fast? At her befuddled look Lexi laughed, “I’m also on the track team.” Olivia’s heart was doing backflips, and she nodded as if that made perfect sense. “That’s great! I uh, had no idea that Chao-chi was going to sing,” the redhead stammered out. Lexi let out another laugh and smiled, “Really? We’re quite famous with him.” Then, the shorter girl leaned in close, a mischievous glint in her eyes. “And I never quite got your name, darling. Want to join Key Club? I’d love to see you there!” Olivia’s face was as red as her hair now, and she managed a nod as joy bounced inside her. All the while, Chao-chi the blue hedgehog screamed into the mic.
Olivia had never been fond of crowds. They were stifling, noisy messes that more often than not made her head swirl and heart race. Instead, she found solace in the quiet corners of her favorite park, comfortably listening to the soft whispers of the breeze with a large book in hand. Her averse to crowds wasn't because she had bad social skills, in fact she got along with her classmates quite well. Olivia's dislike of crowds just stemmed from her indifference to most people, and in her experience large crowds seemed to always bring in copious amounts of strangers determined to invade her personal space. So, given her unease of being in large groups, Willow Creek's annual Autumn Festival should've drove her running to the other side of the town. However, that wasn't quite the case. You see, while Olivia normally would've been uninterested in her small town's Autumn Festival, she'd recently caught wind that a certain club was going to be performing there. She could still remember the poster quite well--how could she not when the front page was drowning in cartoon bees holding POTATOES of all things--and painted in bright bold letters the poster practically screamed, "HEAR-YE, HEAR-YE! THE PIEDMONT HILLS KEY CLUB IS PERFORMING NEAR YOU! SPEAR-HEADED BY OUR LOVELY PRESIDENT, KEY CLUB IS GOING TO PRESENT THE 4 CORE VALUES THROUGH A MELODY!" While the Piedmont Hills Key Club visiting their boring town was exciting news already, what really got her wanting to attend was the fact that the president was going to be there. The second she saw that her mind was made. Screw her hatred of crowds--she was going to meet the club president.
Of course, making such a rash decision just hours before the event would take place was going to come with its own set of problems. For one, after rifling through her entire closet and turning her room into what looked like the aftermath of the rampage of a particularly angry hurricane, Olivia realized that she owned a total of zero formal autumn attire. Cursing under her breath, the freckled teenager stumbled out of the messy room and all but ran to the only other 5'10 girl she knew, who thankfully only lived a couple blocks away. Arriving at the blue cottage with burning lungs, Olivia pounded on the door until a brunette with a leather jacket opened it, shooting Olivia an annoyed glare. "One knock wasn't enough for you?" Lily grumbled, ushering her exhausted best friend inside. Slumping onto the kitchen chair, Olivia panted out, "Sorry for that, but I need your help. Do you have any spare suits?"
An hour and a barrage of questions later, Olivia found herself in Lily's bathroom sporting an ensemble of orange and white. Her orange suit opened enough to expose her white shirt, and pinned to her right side was a small bee. Existing the pristine bathroom, Olivia stood as straight as a board as Lily squealed and hugged her friend before sending her on her way.
As Olivia walked to the Autumn Festival, she could feel her hands getting clammy. It had been years since she had willingly joined such a popular event. Suddenly though, a strange sight startled her out of her panic. Hiding in blueberry bushes decorating the path to the Autumn Festival stood a blue hedgehog wearing a tiny shirt that stated, "THIS HEDGEHOG LOVES PIZZA!!!" It had a mushroom-like haircut and its hair was orange. Olivia could swore that the creature winked at her before dashing away in a cloud of dust.
"So I take it you met Chao-chi the hedgehog?"
The voice made Olivia jump, and when she turned around she was met eyes with the most dazzling girl she’d ever seen. The shorter blonde girl donned yellow crop top, black shorts, and a small bee beanie. Olivia recognized her right away as the club president, for her face had also been plastered everywhere over her school. Heart fluttering and not wanting to make Lexi wait, Olivia blurted out, “YES! AND DO YOU WANT A WIFE?” The second her words left her mouth Olivia wanted to mentally slap herself. Hard. The second part had accidentally slipped through her mouth. Lexi seemed at a loss for words as her eyes widened and she started to flush red. Desperate to not look like an utter creep in front of the Key Club president and wanting to sink into the DIRT, Olivia quickly amended, “I mean, it seems like you have nice life that many would want!” Even she could tell that her words sounded fake. Luckily for her, Lexi seemed to recover and let out an awkward laugh. “Yea! Being a part of Key Club is pretty great,” she said, grinning at Olivia. Then, she grabbed Olivia by the arm and began dragging her to the Autumn Festival. “Come!” she smiled, “I was just about to prepare the performance!
The concert was filled to the brim with eager visitors. When they caught sight of Lexi, they shouted and waved at her. Olivia, still burning with embarrassment, stood a couple meters away from the whole ordeal. Then, she watched as Lexi got onstage and introduced herself. The sight of the blonde girl so confident made Olivia’s cheeks flush again. Then, Lexi started introducing the singer, and to Olivia’s befuddlement, the one who was going to sing about Key Club’s core values was Chao-chi the hedgehog. “What the heck?” She thought, and did a double take. The blue creature bowed, grabbed the much larger microphone with no effort, and began singing in the most high pitched voice Olivia has ever heard. The crowd roared with encouragement, as if a singing bluegrass hedgehog was a daily occurance to them.
“Chao-chi is a pretty good singer, eh?” Olivia swung around and gasped when she saw Lexi, who had suddenly appeared beside her. How did she get here so fast? At her befuddled look Lexi laughed, “I’m also on the track team.” Olivia’s heart was doing backflips, and she nodded as if that made perfect sense. “That’s great! I uh, had no idea that Chao-chi was going to sing,” the redhead stammered out. Lexi let out another laugh and smiled, “Really? We’re quite famous with him.” Then, the shorter girl leaned in close, a mischievous glint in her eyes. “And I never quite got your name, darling. Want to join Key Club? I’d love to see you there!” Olivia’s face was as red as her hair now, and she managed a nod as joy bounced inside her. All the while, Chao-chi the blue hedgehog screamed into the mic.