Courtney And The Compelling Cringe
The perfect silence of first period ninth grade English class was broken with the sound of Courtney setting a big heavy cup on her desk. “You have a Tanley cup?!” Logan exclaimed, looking up at the noise. “Who doesn’t have a Tanley cup these days?” Molly asked, taking a sip from her water bottle that was very much not a Tanley. Courtney shrugged. “My sister’s, like, obsessed with these things. I’m allowed to be trendy for once. I’m very hip.” “Courtney,” Logan said, “no one says ‘hip.’” “That’s bogus. Besides, what would you know? I’m a teenage girl. Being trendy is, like, practically in my blood. Obviously I know all the grooviest fads.” Molly and Logan exchanged a glance. It was no secret that Courtney wasn’t known for being the trendiest shoe in the mall. That is, being the sucker for nostalgia that she is, Courtney was just about the last person one would expect to jump on a fad train such as Tanley-mania. Tanley cups were the latest internet fad, and it seemed like every tee
