Chloe Seager: Friendship Fails of Emma Nash

CHLOE SEAGERgrew up in East London with her Mum and much-loved cat, Katie. She studied English Literature and Drama at the University of East Anglia, where she sadly realised she couldn’t act, but did rediscover her love of children’s books.

Children’s Literature was one of her favourite modules, and it made her wonder why grown-ups ever stopped reading them. She now works with YA and kids’ books full-time. Chloe lives back in East London with her boyfriend and pet fish.

Copyright

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Copyright © Chloe Seager 2018

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Ebook Edition © August 2018 ISBN: 9780008221188

Contents

Cover

About the Author

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Monday, 3 November

Tuesday, 4 November

Wednesday, 5 November

Thursday, 6 November

Friday, 7 November

Saturday, 8 November

Sunday, 9 November

Monday, 10 November

Tuesday, 11 November

Wednesday, 12 November

Thursday, 13 November

Friday, 14 November

Saturday, 15 November

Sunday, 16 November

Monday, 17 November

Tuesday, 18 November

Wednesday, 19 November

Thursday, 20 November

Friday, 21 November

Saturday, 22 November

Sunday, 23 November

Monday, 24 November

Tuesday, 25 November

Wednesday, 26 November

Thursday, 27 November

Friday, 28 November

Saturday, 29 November

Sunday, 30 November

Monday, 1 December

Tuesday, 2 December

Wednesday, 3 December

Thursday, 4 December

Friday, 5 December

Saturday, 6 December

Sunday, 7 December

Monday, 8 December

Tuesday, 9 December

Wednesday, 10 December

Thursday, 11 December

Friday, 12 December

Saturday, 13 December

Sunday, 14 December

Monday, 15 December

Tuesday, 16 December

Wednesday, 17 December

Thursday, 18 December

Friday, 19 December

Saturday, 20 December

Sunday, 21 December

Monday, 22 December

Acknowledgements

About the Publisher

Monday, 3 November

posted by EditingEmma 15.00

Not to be dramatic, but Everything’s. Going. WRONG.

These were supposed to be the ‘best holidays ever’. And yet…

I’m bored.

I’m so bored, I’m boring myself by talking about being bored. Even my own blog is bored of me. I can hear it sighing as I type.

I wish I had something more interesting to write about, but what do you do when your best friend (Steph) is off making her new and exciting relationship official, and your other best friend (Faith) is sunning herself in Madeira? I’ve run out of clothes to design, too. I cannot possibly make any more clothes!! I’ve designed ALL THE CLOTHES.

posted by EditingEmma 15.19

‘Andrew Morton is in a relationship with Stephanie Brent’. 11 mins

They did it, then. Huh. It’s funny… I knew it was coming, but somehow it’s still a bit strange seeing it. I sort of feel like my name should be up there.

posted by EditingEmma 15.32

‘Andrew Morton is in a relationship with Stephanie Brent and Emma Nash’.

24 mins

That’s better.

Steph messaged me:

Hahah! How did you do that?! Sx 15.29

Logged on and changed your name to ‘Brent and Emma

Nash.’ 15.29

Very good. 15.30

Now I’m bored again. Ughhhhh. I bet Steph and Andy are making out right now. I bet Faith is lying on the beach getting an amazing tan. This was supposed to be my new and shiny life!!! Where’s my new, super attractive lover? Where’s my exotic holiday?!?! How can all my friends be off doing cool and interesting things, whilst I’m just sitting here twiddling my thumbs?!??

Still, I suppose it’s an improvement on last term…

Welcome To My New Life

So, last term I was basically the most miserable, mopey human being on the planet after being ghosted by my ex-boyfriend Leon. I spent a lot of time moping on social media, THEN a lot of time trying to fill the Leon-shaped hole with other boys who just wouldn’t fit using social media, which turned out to be the worst idea anyone’s had since Garlic Coca-Cola.

BUT, as a result of all the drama that ensued, good things actually came out of it. I decided to stop stalking Leon (and his super-perfect girlfriend, Anna) and other boys and focus on myself, my interests and friends, and since doing that I have felt so much better about myself. It’s official. For the first time in a long time, I feel like a real, passable human being and am actually excited about things other than a new update from Leon. I’ve quit Biology, which I only ever really took because Leon was taking it (probably one of the worst and most pathetic decisions I ever made in my life). I’ve designed enough new clothes to dress a fleet of penguins (I’m not actually suggesting dressing penguins, but you get my point) and I’m having so much fun with my new fashion blog… (Even if Steph does roll her eyes every time I spend more than five minutes hashtagging.)

In terms of my friendships, I’ve created an ingenious new chat group for me and my pals called ‘Strengthening our Womanly Bonds’. It’s where we can post pictures of ourselves doing everyday things to keep each other in the loop. The more mundane the better. These things may seem pointless and uninteresting, to the untrained eye, but actually over time will bring us closer together and give new and fresh perspectives on each other’s lives… Like…before, I could always conceptualize Steph running a bath, or comb-straightening her hair, but now I actually get to experience it with her .

Faith actually left the group three times, but eventually I wore her down.

All in all, things are technically going OK, I suppose…

So why am I feeling so miserable ?!

posted by EditingEmma 16.34