I’m Getting a Bachelor’s in Bad Behavior

Secret Diary: April 1, 1984

If my mom catches me, I’m off to the convent!

Dear Diary,

I know you won’t tell anyone but please, don’t tell anyone! but I’ve started hanging out with a fast crowd.

They’re all about boys and Guarav’s balls and falling in love with rock stars and some cutie named Smillew.

I don’t know how it happened!

One minute I was friendly with the K crowd — Kiki, Kristen, Kristine, so many K’s! — and the next they were daring me to kiss Nick Rhodes just to piss Kiki off! Why would they want me to do that to her? I thought we were all friends!

Frankly, I don’t even know Nick Rhodes.

And besides, I’d rather kiss Jackson Browne or that hottie, Hogan.

Don’t tell him that, K, Diary?

Oh, boy, I’m in so much trouble.

I’m about to graduate from an all-girls Catholic college and my parents will be pissed I didn’t learn to keep my lips closed!

Can you even imagine how much time I’ll spend in confession? I’ll miss graduation!

Not all my new friends are fast, though.

There’s Pretty Preeti who’s definitely not fast because she can’t walk yet but that’s just because she hasn’t even been born!

And sweet Sally — who says “Bollocks to that!” which I’m totally stealing, and Ade — who I think is English as she spells favorite favourite — which I love.

I don’t really know Reuben, but I noticed him checking out Anjali. I think they’d make a cute couple.

Oh My God, my mind is supposed to be on finals and all I can think about is

Cute couples. The K-crowd. And Hogan the hottie.

Though Smillew is pretty sweet, too.

I’m doomed, Diary! If my mom finds you and discovers my head’s all turned around by boys she’ll kill me. Or worse. She’ll totally, 100%, completely, put me in a convent!

Love,

Susan

Thanks for tagging me, Kristine Laco! Gaurav Jain Smillew Rahcuef KiKi Walter Preeti Ramachandran Adelina Vasile Sally Prag Anjali Joshi Reuben Salsa Hogan Torah Kristen Stark