Octavian Country Day School
The Auditorium
Monday, May 3rd
8:39 A.M.
Knowing she just had to be dramatic, Massie said it aloud; "LBR."
Claire looked at her stubby nails and furiously started biting away. Alicia gasped into her palm while Dylan and Kristen buried their pretty faces into their soft hands. Massie remained cool as if becoming an Loser Beyond Repair bored her.
"Massie! Eh Ma Gawsh! What are we going to do?" Alicia picked up the musty prayer book Massie had dropped and started fanning her face.
Massie glanced at them all while stroking her gorgeous, shiny hair. "Uh, Alicia. Don't think for a second I don't have a plan. C'mon, we have a school to rule."
And with that, the girls stood up, applied some fresh lip gloss, gathered their purses, and strutted towards the door with I'm-better-than-you smirks on their faces.
As they were nearing the exits, Massie shot a quick look at Derrick (no longer Derrington) and saw he was staring at her. Look away, Mass. You don't need him. Yet, she still couldn't help but look helplessly into his wonderful eyes. Suddenly, she blinked and turned her face to the door of the hallway.
Octavian Country Day School
The 7th Grade Hallway
Monday, May 3rd
8:47 A.M.
Claire started to fidget with her bracelets as the girls walked down the hallway. Massie noticed and spoke up as they headed towards their about-to-be emptied lockers.
"Kuh-laire, what's wrong? You're acting like you just missed the biggest sample sale of the year because you mixed up the days."
Claire blinked rapidly, and silently prayed she wouldn't start crying in front of the PC. "Um… Nothing. It's just that this kind of ruins everything. Cam being here has just taken my problems from being pretty bad to the worst case scenario. "
Dylan broke the silence with a gasp as the girls approached their lockers. Everyone turned to her with frightened faces. "What happened?" Kristen cried.
Dylan laughed and looked at her grey Mintage v-neck sweater. "Sorry I spilt this crappy tea drink on my shirt. This stuff tastes worst then a Raspberry Mocha Frappuccino."
The girls giggled except for Claire, of course. Massie finally cleared her throat and the laughter was hushed. "We're clearing out our lockers now. You don't need to keep anything because we're all getting customized locker accessories at the beginning of next year." The PC glanced at eachother with anticipated smiles. Then, Massie started doing her combination on her diamond-embossed, purple lock. The others followed as they began doing the same.
At precisely the same time, every locker door was opened. Kristen sighed. "Shoot. I didn't take out my cleats or anything. Same with my uniform. "
Alicia stepped back and gave hers a once-over. "And I forgot to take out my makeup. I have like, thirty-seven tubes of lip gloss in this thing. Plus eighteen different eye shadows."
Dylan followed. "Yeah, and I have a million packages of Oreos, and a thousand bags of Baked Lays."
Massie glanced at her left into Dylan's locker. "Ew! Dyl, are you celery?"
Dylan laughed. "Uh, no."
"Then why are you so stocked?" Massie replied. Claire was the first to laugh. If felt weird to smile, but she knew it was the first step to recovery.