Conversations with Whitney

Setting: 8th grade awards, Steve is sitting next to Maddie who is next to Whitney
Just in case you all think Whitney is the way she is because of my genetics...

Announcer: “The award for blah blah blah goes to name 1, name 2 and name 3.”
Steve: looking at Whitney, holds his finger and thumb up to his forehead in the universal symbol and whispers “Loser”.
Announcer: “The award for blah blah blah goes to name 1, name 2 and name 3.”
Steve: looking at Whitney, holds his finger and thumb up to his forehead in the universal symbol and whispers “Loser”.
Announcer: “The criteria for this award is…”
Steve: “Not being Whitney Baker”.

And then, Steve asks Denae (one of Whitney's besties/beasties) if she’s going to eat her (dry) chicken and (instant) potatoes and she says no and he takes her plate and eats her food too. Steve and Denae did make it through a whole meal together without throwing food at each other.
In all fairness to Whitney, the 8th grade team leader told me after that Whitney is number four in academics, and if she had made any effort at all... So I talked to Whitney who says, "those girls are geeks. They study all the time. If I can be number four and hang out with my friends all the time, why would I study? An A is an A". Yep. This is my DNA in her. How can you be proud of number four and disappointed at number four all at the same time?

This is a repeat picture, but Denae is the beauty next to Whitney with the matching red flower in her hair.