Before setting a foot into the hallways of BOCD, Massie Block checked over her left shoulder, then her right. Then she peeked around the corner of the girl's bathroom wall in which she was currently hiding out. The Marvil twins were huddled in a group with Alicia Rivera. Of course that was absolutely normal. The three girls were in a little group that they called The Pretty Committee. They had been best friends since they were in diapers, Massie knew. Massie knew everything about their childhood, because she had been there every step of the way. From diapers to the first day of Middle School. But not anymore. Now Massie was hiding in the girl's bathroom, waiting for the Pretty Committee to leave the halls. She knew they would leave in about 3 minutes. They had to be "fashionably late", so while all the other BOCD students were in Homeroom, listening to role, they stood in the hallway, and Massie had no choice but to stand there too, because there was no way she could walk out in the halls alone.

Now the group stood apart, Alicia in front and Kristen and Dylan facing her. Massie knew they were rating their outfits. Alicia was head to toe in Ralph Lauren, while Kristen and Dylan wore green Juicy swoop neck tops with the True Religion jeans. Each Marvil sported white Gucci flats and a matching hand bag that could fit a toddler inside. Of course, they only carried lip gloss and their cell phones inside, and occasionally an extra outfit, but really? Massie thought it was absolutely ridiculous.

The girls turned into a line and Massie saw Alicia put her fingers in the air-1,2,3- and then the girls strutted down the hallways. Massie breathed a sigh of relief. She smoothed her white Gap Bermuda shorts and crossed her arms over her navy blue Hollister shirt. She had finished off the outfit with navy blue flip flops from Old Navy and tiny white earrings. When she left the apartment, her mother had told her she looked "cute", and at that moment, Massie knew it would be another absolutely horrible day. She double checked the halls once again, and dashed off to homeroom.

-xo-

"Massie Block! You are late, once again. Take a seat now and wait for the announcements."
Massie mumbled a quick "Yes-ma'am-sorry-I-had-to-go-to-the-bathroom-and-then-I-I-I…"
"I do not care what the excuse is, Ms.Block, go take your seat."

Massie scurried to the right side of the classroom and sat in to very first row, in front of her best and only friend, Claire Harrington. She stared at her pencil -"If #2 is supposedly the best because it is the only one we can use, why not just call it #1?"-and waited for the announcements. A note fell on her desk. Her heart stopped.

"It is either Claire, or some loser who wants to tell me I left the tag on my shirt-wait… did I leave the tag on my shirt? Oh no. Let me check…" But as she reached behind her head to check the tag, someone slapped her hand. She turned around and saw Claire, who nodded her head towards the note.

"Oh good, it's from Claire. I don't know why I freaked out about that… I mean we pass notes all the time."

She put the note in her lap and quickly and quietly unfolded it.

Mike-

Where were you?

-Ike

Massie silently laughed to herself. She loved it when Claire used their nicknames- Mike and Ike- after their favorite candy, which they ate at every single sleepover.

Ike-

Hiding out. PC was right outside the bathroom when I was done.

-Mike

She knew Claire would hate the response. Claire was always so daring, and she hated it when Massie chickened out and let people get to her. She thought she should stand up for herself.

Mike-

Ugh. Whatever. Derrick's got a soccer game tonight and I have to stay. Justin (A/N- I could have sworn Derrick had an older brother… but Maybe Im thinking of Harris and Cam. If he does, please let me know his name!!)

is gonna pick us up after the game. You wanna come?

-Ike

Derrick was Claire's twin brother. He was very popular, a very good soccer player, and very cute. He and Claire got along great, and he even hung out with her and Massie once and awhile, but normally he was with his girlfriend, Kristen Marvil. Atleast, Massie thought he was going out with Kristen, she and Dylan were identical, Fiery red hair, piercing green eyes, pale-but-still-beautiful skin, who knew which one he was dating? And as far as Massie and Claire knew, he had no idea who he was dating either. Derrick could be pretty fun when he wasn't around his soccer buddies… or whichever Marvil.

Ike-

No, the PC will be there. Cant we just go home and skip the game? We don't have to go to the game every weekender.

-Mike

Massie loved weekenders. She and Claire made them up at the beginning of 6th grade. Massie would always go to Claire's estate on Fridays, and normally have to stay all the way until Monday because her parents were too busy working to pick her up. Then she would ride to school with Claire and the bus would pick her up after school and bring her back to the apartment. Now it is more like something they have to do, because without school, there is nothing for Massie to do at home and no supervision. She had her own little mini closet at the Harrington's for the weekenders, and Claire's bed had a pullout attached to it, so that was her bed too. She basically lived at the Harrington's.

Mike-

Now that you mention the PC… NO. We are definitely going to the game. You cannot hide from them the rest of your life. We'll go together after dismissal.

-Ike

And Claire wins again. Massie was in the middle of thinking of ways to get out of the game and scribbling them on a piece of paper.

Get sick - Who cares? No one is home to get me from school!

Break My leg/arm/neck - too much pain… not like the PC isn't.

Skip the weekender? -Yeah right.

"Good morning BOCD! This is Alicia Rivera, reporting in for your morning news. All health classes, Mrs. Walden sends a reminder that you all remember to bring your sex ed permission forms in to class today. If you do not have them by tomorrow you will have to miss out on the class, guest speakers, and lots of wonderful knowledge. That was a quote directly from Mrs. Walden by the way. I didn't say it. But I am saying this: SOCCER GAME TONIGHT AT 5:00. TOMAHAWKS VS COUGARS. GO TOMAHAWKS!! DON'T MISS THE GAME!! And finally, the time is now 9:30. Students are dismissed when the bell rings. This has been Alicia Rivera, with BOCD news. I-heart-you." Click.

Massie slowly got up from her seat and, with Claire, left the classroom to start another horrible day.