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April 20th, 2006 (update, fixed typos) Thanks for all the support!

Detailed Summary: When the FBI comes knocking on the Block's door, Massie finds herself being violently pulled out of the world she had wrapped around her fingers.

With Claire's father being the lead witness to testify against her dad in court, and the rest of the "Pretty Committee" avoiding her like Ebola, Massie's life couldn't get any worse. Right?

Wrong. Mrs. Block had enough. Filing for divorce due to 'irreconcilable difference' Massie's mom is simply Kendra Randazza, the has been wife of a CEO.

Moving in with her never-been married younger sister on Staten Island, Kendra gains full custody of Massie and takes her along as well.

Raised sheltered and isolated, not to mention spoiled, will Massie be able to cope with her less than stellar life?

Well she may be down 2 million dollars, but Massie never lost her charisma and ability to get what she wants out of people.

With a new school and new class to charm, Massie may just come out smelling like 'Impression of Chanel #19'.


Chapter One: The End of the Beginning

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It's almost funny how one minute you can have your whole life planned out, and in the next, your best friend's father is testifying against your's in court.

It was a Wednesday afternoon, as I impatiently waited by the door for my next Glossip Girl delivery to arrive. It was supposed to be berry mango.

Oh how naive I was.

Even after they flashed their badges and a search warrant, it still took me a few minutes to digest what was happening. The FBI? My father under arrest?

My mother broke down in tears; but instead of dawdling around as a search team seized my father's computers, I sought out Claire.

How was I to know she had loyalties elsewhere? I'm not entirely sure what embezzlement is, but I can now blame it for my own personal downfall.

Word spreads fast when your father is involved in a multi-million dollar scandal. And the news crews at my door didn't help one bit.

School was torture. The glares, stares, whispers; it was enough to drive one insane. Only a few brave souls had enough moxy to come up and approach me about it, more importantly, the Pretty Committee.

Alicia was the first to speak; her chocolate brown eyes no longer hid malicious intentions. Not that she needed to anymore; Massie Block was over, she had finally won.

Dylan and Kristen agreed with her on this,and soon I found my formerly closest friends avoiding me like Ebola.

And if you thought school sucked, my home life was even worse.

Apparently my parent's marriage was already on the rocks, and my father's criminal act only served as the catalyst for their divorce.

And There I stood, in the middle of this catastrophe, struggling to find my ground.

As the Repo men came to repossess our stuff, it finally hit me. Nothing is going to be the same.

Due to my father's now criminal record, my mother gained full custody of me; and I found myself being shipped off to my Aunt's current residence.

Mom thought it was for the best. Let the dust settle, mellow out for awhile. She was going to go back to selling houses under her maiden name. My Aunt agreed to let us live with her for the time being, and my mom saw this as a chance to start over.

My chestnut hair blows in the wind as I take in the salty sea air. Not to far from the ocean, Aunt Zoey's house is situated on the far end of Staten Island, one of New York City's lesser boroughs. A place I used to consider the sticks; now many upper middle class homes have been built in the area as New Yorkers looked for a decent suburban place to raise a family.

"Massie, dinner!" Shutting the window, I crawl off the small boxspring I have deemed sufficient enough to be a bed, and make my way into the hall.

Maybe it's not so bad here. And it might just be possible to start over.

Some things just take time.


A/N: (Reviews boost my ego)

Wow, this was so fun to write. I originally posted this on the Clique forums, gawd I forgot the title. Anyhow I re-wrote most of it, but it has the same overall theme.

BTW, The Clique is just a pure fluff book that brings out the inner mean girl in all of us.

Hope you enjoyed!