Click clack. The clock inches slowly. Staring out the window at bushes slightly swaying in the late spring breeze. Not even the teachers can focus as summer calls.

"Josie," whispered Clair. A note slid on her desk. Glancing up at the teacher, she unfurled it in her lap under the desk. She didn't need detention on Friday.

Party at the farm. Think you can make it? It's for HIS birthday. :p

Josie quickly scrawled a quick yes on the page. Folding it up, she eyed her teacher before handing it back. Clair grinned. "This is going to be epic."

"It'll be okay."

"We need to make you hot," Clair whispered.

"Young lady is there anything you need to share with the class?"

"No sir," Clair said smirking.

Josie felt her cheeks burn and looked down. The last thing she wanted was everyone to know she liked HIM. She couldn't help but daydream of the one time he talked to her. He called her the wrong name and asked to borough a dollar. It was humiliating but she couldn't forget how cute he was.

"Hey dweeb, class is over," said the jerk with bad BO. Josie slings her bag on her shoulder and hurries out the door.

"Why did you leave me?"

"I thought you were behind me." She kept walking. "You should come to my house before the party? My mom will be working nights tonight. I'll let you borough some stuff so you be hot."

"Yeah, sure. I don't know about looking hot part."

"Josie if you wore some make up and something sexy, half the guys in school would be drooling. Begging you for a date," she giggled. "Josie would you go out with me. I'll be your slave," she imitated a boy.

"I knew you hoes were dating."

"Fuck you Cassie. Go suck a dick," Clair said without missing a beat. Josie flipped the bird.

"Nasty. What would your mom say?" Cassie called back.

"At least I didn't blow the baseball team," cackled Josie as they walked out into the court yard. "So what's Tiff doing?"

"College shit. She visits on the weekend but I don't know. I'm not a fan of long distance. I trust her but it's hard when there are so many hot chicks in college. Like she could sleep with her roommate and I would never know."

"So could you. Well, maybe not her roommate. But you could cheat too."

"That would be some shit if I was fucking my girlfriend's roommate. Lets hoe you up. We don't want to disappoint Cassie." Clair jingles her car keys as Josie howled with laughter. "Let's see what shitty healthy casserole my mom left. I gets she's a nurse but damn some of that food is so bad."

"I can't wait. Should I have pizza on speed dial?"

"When you get a j. O. B."

"Shitty casserole it is."

Clair's family wasn't dead broke but they didn't have extra and it showed in the house. Clean but old. Clair's room still had glittery decorations from when she was little. Sure enough her mom had made a carb free chicken parmesan casserole with a bunch of broccoli. MTV played in the background as the two girls warmed the unwanted meal.

"I'm eating it with a slice of bread because I can't stand low carb bullshit. Mom gained 3 lbs and we get broccoli."

"Why did she make so much? It's a whole pan for 2 people. Does she know when I come over?" Josie said taking a bite. "It's not too bad."

"It's shit. But-" she stopped as her phone rang. "Robert is dropping Bianca off. She's going to help me get you hot."

"Thanks. I'm a project needing 2 experts," Josie joked nervously.

"No girl. Not even-"

"Hey hoes. What yall up to?" Bianca strolled in. "Eating some shit it looks like."

"All day everyday. I'm going to raid my closet to get Josie hot to see Tyler," Clair winked suggestively. "Want to help."

"I'm not- I don't need-" Josie sputtered.

"I've always wanted to do your hair. Get it out of a bun. You could have Repunzule hidden under that soccer mom bun."

"Okay. Wow, Just don't ruin my hair," Josie said picking her fingers. All three girls walked to the bathroom, Clair dragging a kitchen stool.

Clair's mom was vain. She dieted hardcore, did Pilates, and collected makeup and hair products like they were going out of style. Her bathroom closet was like a sephora. Clair grabbed products like an expert as Josie climbed on the stool. Bianca pulled Josie's hair out of the bun and straight brown hair fell to her shoulder blades.

"Hey, you know Stephen said to Rebecca that Tyler has a huge penis," Bianca said casually. Josie choked on her soda and cleared her throat.

"I don't need to know that," Josie gasped. She coughed again.

"You will if you want to get with him," said Clair. "Not the best for your first time but you probably can make it work."

"Anything is a dildo if you try hard enough," Bianca squawked. Clair laughed and Josie groaned. "So who is getting your booze?"

"Wait, we have to get them ourself? What happened to Robert's cousin in College? This sucks," Clair pouted.

"We're going to have to find someone to buy it," Josie said determined.