Mermaids meet Witches
By: Claudia Elaine Cargile
"Cleo! Get up! Do you seriously want to miss your first day at a new school? Come on!" said her sister. Cleo sighed loudly. "Fine, I'm coming." she replied. Cleo got up, went to her bathroom and fixed her hair and makeup. Then she picked out a light blue tank top with silver sequins, light-washed blue jeans, and light blue flip-flops. She went to her jewelry box and put on her necklace that her and her friends have. She admired herself in the mirror before walking downstairs. She was too excited to eat anything but an apple. Once she got outside her cell phone rang. "Hey Rikki! wanna walk with me to school?" she asked. Rikki said yes. She brought Emma and Bella. They all walked to school in a happy mood. "I can't believe this! We are going to a school in New Salem. Did you know that this is where the witches are? I read it on the internet." said Bella. "Bella, you know there's no such thing as witches right?" Rikki replied. "Hey, I used to think there were no such thing as mermaids. But here we are." Cleo said. The girls chuckled. The girls were walking into the school building when 2 guys riding skateboards nearly crashed into them. "Hey! watch it!" Rikki said agitatedly. The boys just ignored them and went laughing down the hall. "That was rude." said Emma. "I know right? anyways, we should get to class." replied Cleo. They went into the classroom and sat down next to a girl that looked just like Cleo. Class was about to start. Cleo was staring at the mysterious girl with a hint of curiosity. "Hey, doesn't that girl look a lot like you? It's so weird..." said Bella. "Yea. she looks like she could be your twin." added Rikki. Cleo just sat there staring at the girl. She decided to talk to her. "Hello, I'm Cleo. I'm new here. What's your name?" she said politely. The girl just ignored her. Cleo decided to keep to herself. "wow! what a bitch." Cleo thought to herself. Cleo sat staring at the mysterious girl for the rest of the class. When the bell rang she decided to talk to the girl. "Hello, I'm Cleo. I'm new. What's your name?" she asked politely. "I'm Faye." The girl replied rudely. "wow. I wonder why she's so rude…" Cleo thought to herself. "Now, if you don't mind, I got to get to my next class." Faye said rudely. It turns out Cleo and her friends had the same classes as Faye and her friends. During the next class they met another new girl named Cassie Blake. She was a lot nicer than Faye. "Hello, I'm Cleo and these are my friends Rikki, Bella, and Emma." Cleo said to the other new girl. "Hi I'm Cassie Blake." Replied Cassie shyly. "It's nice to meet you. We're new also." Bella replied. "So, what's the deal with this Faye chick?" Rikki asked. "I don't know, but she sure is rude…" replied Cassie. The bell rang, signaling the end of the school day. "Well, I gotta go. We should totally hang out sometime, Cassie. Here's my number. Call me!" Said Bella. Cassie smiled. Then a pretty brown-haired girl came up to them. "Hi! I'm Diana! I wanted to meet you all before school ended. There's this party tonight at the boathouse. I would love it if you'd come! There's food, drinks, and there also might be a little dancing. Here's the directions. Oh and my cell number is 978-555-0142. Call me if you need any fashion advice or if you need a ride or if you just want to talk. Oh, and at 6:30 we are all going to get ready at my house, You guys should totally come!" She said. "Thanks! We'll be there!" Cleo replied.
