Because the mask is your face, the face is a mask, so I'm thinking of the face as a mask because of the way I see faces is coming from an African vision of the mask which is the thing that we carry around with us, it is our presentation, it's our front, it's our face. –Faith Ringgold
Mona was walking down the school halls holding wearing a zebra dress and white heels holding her pink purse she was about to enter the library when she heard a sniffling and crying sound from inside. She was hesitant to open the door but she did and tried to ignore the sounds be she found herself following the sounds anyway. She walked down the passage of book shelves to find Emily sobbing in tears.
"What are you crying about?" Mona asked with great apathy in her voice.
"My life is over I may never swim again!" Emily said tearing up her voice hoarse looking into Mona's cold uncaring eyes. "My life is over I'll never get into a good college now."
"Awe poor Em God forbid you actually have to crack a book open and get into college the old fashion way." Mona said mockingly.
"How the hell can you be so cold to me and my friends what did we ever do to you?" Emily asked sobbing.
Mona just rolled her eyes back as if she had just heard the biggest insult of her life. "You really have to ask me that? Screw you Em, and Aria and that stick up her ass holier than thou bitch Spencer." Mona then just turned around and quickly walked away her mind drifting back to unpleasant times.
Mona seven years old…
Mona was playing in sand box she was making the cutest sand castle you could imagine. She took out her princess Barbie and put it up in the tower. "Help me help me I trapped!" She then took a knight action figure. "Fear not princess I will save you!"
"What are you doing?" A girl with golden blond hair in a green dress asked.
"Oh I'm playing want to play with me?" The cheery little Mona asked.
The blond just scoffed. "Who would play with a loser like you? Aria! Emily!"
"Yes!" The two little girls said running up to her.
"I want that Barbie get it for me!" The little girl demanded.
"But… but Allison." Aria protested. "It's not yours."
"I don't care I want it Aria I want it! I want it!" Allison yelled.
"Don't be such a baby Aria." Emily said frustrated. She then grabbed the Barbie but Mona wouldn't let go. "Let go of it Mona you know Allison always gets what she wants!"
"No this was a gift my Daddy Allison you can't have it!" Mona shouted crying.
"Oh shut up!" Emily yelled as she raised her right fist and began furiously punching Mona in her left eye. "Why can't you just accept your place as a loser?"
Present Day Science Class…
Mona walked into class. "Oh Mona." The teacher said trying to get her attention.
"Yes Mr. Steiner?"
"Jenna needs help with her science project could you help her please."
"Of course I will." Mona said hesitantly. She walked all the way to the back. She found a girl with dark hair and glasses wearing all black.
"You must be Mona. I've heard a lot about you. You're apparently the new Allison." Jenna said with cocky smirk.
Mona slammed her fist onto the black lab table. "Don't you ever compare me to that stuck up bitch! Unless you want me to cut off your ears." Mona threatened her nostrils flaring as she got up into Jenna's face.
"Wow…" Jenna gulped "I never knew you had so much rage in you. I'll remember that from now on."
"Trust me when I say this Jenna the things you and the rest of the people here in this town don't know about me could fill a book." Mona said as she backed up a little bit. She then took out her cell phone and started texting.
"You're not supposed to be texting in class." Jenna pointed out.
"Yeah well I won't tell if you won't."