Disclaimer: I don't own the clique series or the story etc. this is what I think/wish would happen in Bratfest at Tiffany's if I were the author (but I'm not and Lisi Harrison is basically one of the greatest authors ever so she can most definitely think of something greater) && I'm not good with the dates and time. I let my cousin borrow my book so idk what date Harrison left off on. So please review if you the story SO FAR. if not just say you hate it and i'll delete it. And I'll be sure to add dates times whenever I can.
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OCD Auditorium
The Girls
"So I hereby state that since the spontaneous joining of the Briarwood boys was not planned, we cancel our boyfast," Massie said as she nervously looked at all the guys walking in. But of course she hid this nervousness with a flirty smile. Why was she so nervous. Hmm let's see, basically the whole OCD student body has forgotten their alpha and now, the guys are the one thing that'll get in her way. Definitely.
"You know what we've gotta do. Stretch the truth. Claire, you can't go sobbing around over Cam" Massie said firmly
"Yeah I know Mass, if he really loved me, he'd be able to tell me anything" I said. Maybe I really am over him…
"Exactly. There was no 'open communication' in your relationship. That's a must-have" Kristen said, "Who said we needed ESP. That's what basically ruined our lives"
We all stared at Kristen for mentioning 'ESP' so loudly, "What?" she said, "It's not like they're paying any attention." Which was true. It's like we're the ones who don't exist.
"Who is that?" I asked. He definitely plays soccer because he had cleats and a soccer ball in a netted knapsack… but it's not soccer season. He was a brunette, green eyes… and he was with an older guy. The older guy looked kind of like him except he had blonde hair. Must be brothers.
"That's Mitchell Christensen. He's in our grade. And the blonde is Devyn, a freshman, Mitch's older brother. They just moved here from L.A. and transferred" Alicia said. I know Alicia is the queen of gossip but how'd she know all this already. "Hah, if you're wondering how I found all this out, just ask Layne." Alicia said, "They're her cousins"
"Cool" I said nodding. They weren't bad looking. Ughh I should stop myself before I fall for another soccer guy. And I just noticed it's been the millionth time Olivia's looked this way. Ughh the bitch. Did I just say that? Ughh Layne's right. I'm turning into a rebel before my eyes. It's not the fact that I said bitch. And it's not like I'm only listening to alt and rock music. I listen to almost everything (except for straight out rap) and just because I've decided to speak my mind doesn't mean I'm a rebel… does it? No.
"Girls," Principal Burns said standing at the podium, "Girls settle down"
"Hah, it's like they've never seen guys before," Dylan laughed. But that was kind of true. Not many girls knew how to act around the guys. C'mon. Who squeals when he's basically standing right there? Talk about embarrassment to the max.
"Now we are going to be in here for a while. So be free to mingle-BUT after they get the new lockers in, we'll split you into groups and take a tour of the new locker areas, lunch times, etc. With the addition of basically a second OCD there are obviously going to have to be changes and we've started working on the new map and rules last night. So be patient as we put it all together. PLEASE do NOT leave the auditorium. Thank you." Geez, we can't even go out. It's super crowded and packed with flirtatious girls, girls fixing their makeup, girls trying to play hard to get, and then there's us. And Layne came over and sat besides me.
"How you holding up girly girl?" Layne asked. She loves that song 'Fourth Drink Instinct' by Cute is What We Aim For, and that's basically our favorite part (the way he says 'No no, just one more')
"Feeling better than usual. Knowing Cam wasn't cheating. BUT WHY COULDN'T HE JUST TELL ME?" I yelled. It's not like anyone heard considering the guys were too busy flirting with Olivia, Alexandra (Regan), Livvy (Collins), and Carrie (Randolph). Talk about LBRs.
Layne followed my stare and saw me staring at Cam. "C'mon Claire. Let's just…. Have a day without tears. It'll be fun. Trust me"
I laughed. "And besides, I don't want my cousins to think I have one of those extremely emotional friends"
"HEY" I said in my defense, "I'm not 'extremely emotional'" I said with emphasis on extrememly emotional.
"I know. But it's first impressions that count. That's what they'll see you as" she said. "Who cares if they label me" I said. And I honestly didn't care.
"Wow. Claire's turned the other cheek. You'd usually be worried over what others thought" Dylan said. But I didn't know what to say. I just shrugged
Just then Chris Abeley walked over and all the girls gaped at the hot god walking over… to us. Well everyone gaped except for TPC and Layne.
"Hey sis," he said acknowledging Layne
"Hey loverboy," Layne said teasing him which caused him to blush.
"Hey Chris," Massie smiled at him. They stared at each other for a bit before they realized they hadn't said anything.
"Gag me much," Layne whispered which caused me to laugh. Then I noticed not only was everyone looking at Mass and Chris, so were Olivia, Cam, Derrick, and Josh and others but those four were
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OCD Auditorium
The Boys
"So the blonde one, sitting next to Layne, is Claire," Cam said looking at the ground. He was explaining the whole break up to Mitchell. Why? Because Mitch just had to ask. I mean as much as Cam tries to hide his sadness with anger, it's too obvious that he's hurt. And what about me? Look at Massie already flirting with highlight boy… well highlight-less boy? Yeah he got the highlights out. And what I hate the most is everyone's looking at their so called 'TPC' now. Ughh girls. They're so… I don't know. Weird.
I scan the crowd of people and all I see are girls re-applying makeup (like they don't have enough on already), girls drooling over us, girls basically on top of us, girls basically groveling at our feet. I'm not saying I'm not going to enjoy this, but I just wish things were back to the way they were. But maybe life with Massie is better for the both of us.
"Okay so are you done with your sad saga?" I asked.
"That's so sad. Ohmigod Cam, that's horrible. How could she do a thing. Snooping is never good." Wow. Way to suck up Olivia, "If I were you Mitch, I'd avoid her and that crew. Don't be fooled by their," she paused and scoffed, "beauty"
"Oh well, I have to go ask Chris or Layne how I'm getting home. Be right back" Mitch said and off he went
"Yeah, you guys don't mind if I just go talk to Alicia right?" Josh asked, but I didn't realize no one said anything. So it was a long silence and he really wanted to go so, "Sure why not. Just don't come crying to us when your heart is broken" I said.
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Back to the Girls
"And I can't sleep without you; and I can't breathe anymore; Good times last forever. I'll keep my heart with yours, for every minute I am gone. Swear you'll never leave me, I'll be there every time, in your heart and in your eyes," Layne and Claire sang slouching in their seats with their feet up on the seats in the empty row in front of us. They were sharing Claire's ipod headphones and singing to Amber Pacific's "Always You (Good Times)." A lost of freshmen girls were staring at how Chris Abeley could be talking to me out of jealousy. Great. I'm definitely going to be hated.
"So how come you never said anything about your cousins," I asked
"Well it was kind of a surprise? I don't know. They just showed up at our drenched school and yeah"
"Oh. Ughh I can't wait til this day is over. I want summer like now" I said trying to avoid those awkward silences.
"I know. I was so psyched that school would be cancelled til next year when they saw the school flooded. But my luck, we're still in school… but it's not that bad" he said looking at me in the corner of his eyes trying to see my reaction. But I just lightly laugh
"Hey," Mitch and Josh said as they approached us. It wasn't even like we were playing hard-to-get… they just come to us. Maybe this whole co-ed thing won't be so bad. I mean Claire's lived through it.
"Hey guys," Chris said, "Guys, this is Mitchell Christensen. The little brother I never had," he said as he squished Mitchell's cheeks which led to Mitch messing up Chris' hair.
"Hey Alicia," Josh said as he discreetly winked at her. "Hey," she said back doing the same thing, but then her face went to a frown as she said, "Why aren't down there with Folivia?"
First he gave her a quizzical look since she had just called her Faux-livia. Not O-livia. But he shrugged it off, "Well, all she's doing down there is flirting with Cam, I'm sorry to say that Claire by the way,"
"No big," Claire said waving her hand to acknowledge the fact she doesn't care, but continued to listen and sing to her ipod with Layne.
"So yeah, not much fun down there," Josh ended. And Alicia smiled realizing he had indirectly said he'd have more fun hanging with us than with them
"Okay everyone. First we want Seniors and Juniors in the café, Sophomores in the Library, Freshmen stay here, eight grade on the field, seventh grade out front. Hurry now." Principle Burns yelled as faculty pushed students to where they should go.