Night of the Zombie Chickens by Julie Mata

Author:Julie Mata
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Disney Book Group
Published: 2014-04-23T04:00:00+00:00

A good script has to be believable. Each plot development should make sense, like it could really happen. Alyssa dumping the wig in her locker just wasn’t believable. Who’s stupid enough to steal something and then put it in their locker, which can be searched? A lock of hair that accidentally ripped from the wig and stuck to her backpack—that was more believable. Plus, this way the wig is still missing. Therefore, people are still mad at Alyssa. Of course, I’ll return the wig long before Annie is ready to hit the stage. I just want to let the resentment simmer a bit.

I find out later that the principal and Mr. Cantrell questioned Alyssa but she denied taking the wig. She had no idea how the lock of red hair got on her backpack. They asked to see her locker, but of course the wig wasn’t there. There’s really no proof that she took it, so they finally let her go back to class. By then, almost the entire school has heard that Alyssa Jensen took the Cute Red Wig and won’t admit it. All her denials only make it worse. Lydia pronounces her totally lame. She’s toast.

And then it hits me: I’ve succeeded. Bogie has outwitted the Beautiful Dame. I go over and over the script in my head, amazed my crazy plan actually worked. Even the chickens couldn’t mess it up. I spend the rest of the school day floating on a cloud. Lydia even comes up to me in the hallway and says, “Can you believe it? What is up with that chick?”

I guess she says it to me because I’ve been Alyssa’s friend for so long. I notice Lydia already has a new BFF, Tina Turlick, who was her best friend for a while last year. At least Lydia recycles. Tina is one of her more rabid followers. She cut and colored her hair to look like Lydia’s and she shops at all the same stores.

Tina makes a disgusted face. “She was probably just jealous because she knew you were going to get the part of Annie, Lydia. Mr. Cantrell practically said so. She couldn’t handle it, so she took the stupid wig.”

“Yeah, pretty lame,” I agree. “She wasn’t like that when we were friends.” She isn’t like that now. I squelch the tiny voice, but my stomach starts to hurt. I ignore it.

“It blows,” Lydia says cheerfully. “So how’s the zombie movie coming, Mrs. Movie Director? When do I get to see my big scene?”

I freeze. Did I really throw the footage from Lydia’s scenes into the trash? I rack my brain, trying to remember if I emptied the trash can on my desktop. I’m almost positive I didn’t, which means I can still recover her scenes. Of course, there was hardly any useable footage, but maybe if I make it a really short scene...

“It looks great,” I say, trying for enthusiasm. I feel a small thrill. Lydia isn’t calling me Crapkate. She suddenly thinks my movie is cool enough to mention.

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