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The next day at school went about the same as the last. Everyone got their Math tests back. As usual Collins and Joanne got A's and everyone else got their standard B's, C's, and D's. Everyone sat down together and started to eat their lunch, but Mimi started shivering.

Angel looked up. "Mimi? Are you okay?"

"Y-y-y-ye-e-e-e-a-a," replied Mimi. "I-I-'mmm fi-i-i-ine."

Everyone still looked worried and Roger put his arm around her shoulder, but everyone went back to eating, much quieter now.

"Sooooo..." Said Maureen, "How about that airline food?"(A/N - This is what my friend who is a lot like Maureen always says in awkward silences so this is for her) Everyone looked at Maureen like she had five heads. "Just trying to break the silence!" Everyone laughed at typical Maureen and luckily, conversation started up again, but everyone was still secretly worried about Mimi.

That afternoon was one of the worst Maureen had ever had. There was a new English teacher who had come from a small, conservative town in New Jersey. Maureen, Joanne, Mark and Angel all had that class together so they walked in together in their usual fashion: Maureen and Joanne holding hands, Mark filming everything while trying to hide his camera in his jacket and Angel dancing through the halls and flying into class. This was right after lunch, right after she had spent some time with Collins.

As the four of them walked in, they noticed the new teacher as she was eyeing them with a strange look on her face. On her desk was a diet coke and a copy of "Hey, diddle diddle." The three sat down with Maureen's friends Grace and Lizzy from the fall drama. Grace was Asian-American and Lizzy was African-American. Neither of them got any prejudice though. No one even noticed... except the new teacher.

"Hello students. My name is Mrs. Smith and I will be your new English teacher. We will start with a group project on the book you've been reading with your old teacher. Your assignment will be to research a problem in the city and then hold some sort of defense against that problem in the real world. You may choose your groups."

The five girls and Mark immediately looked at each other and waited for Mrs. Smith to come around and give them their assignment. She finally got to their table. "You will be protesting the garbage dump on the street outside the school. Maybe you could hold a protest there," She said in an all too cheery manner. She looked down in-between Maureen and Joanne "And I want anyone 'kootch-che-kooing' in my class."

"Homophobic freak" muttered Maureen.

"What was that young lady?!"

Maureen stood up. This meant she was mad. Normally Joanne would be mortified at this point, but right now she was glad she had Maureen on her side. This teacher deserved whatever Mo was about to give her. "I just dont think it's right that you should tell us how to live our lives!"

"I beg your pardon, I didn't tell you anything."

"Oh, my gosh, It's obvious you don't approve of Joanne and I and what about those weird looks you were giving Joanne, Grace and Lizzy?! Huh? Just because they're a different race?! I thought we got rid of that with the civil war, but I guess I was wrong!" Joanne, being the smart one of the bunch, obviously knew that racism had lasted way past the civil war and was still around today, but all in all, Maureen made a good point. "What are you against now? Cows having spots? And why did you give us the worst topic? Huh? What do you find so wrong with us? Is it the way Angel dresses, is it because Mark's so pale, (On this one, mark gave her a look that said "shut up already!") or is it that Joanne and I are dating? I think we should get to choose our topics!"

"Yea! Go Maureen!" Yelled someone in the class. Mark looked stunned that people were getting so into this. He pulled out his camera and started to film the whole thing. Who cares if the teacher saw him, the class was in control now.

The whole class started cheering and yelling. Finally Mrs. Smith gave in. "Fine!" She yelled. "You may pick your topic. Maureen, which topic would your group like?"

"We want to protest the eviction of the homeless from the lot on A and B."

"Alright. Everyone else pick your topics." Everyone picked topics and everyone was happy, except the teacher. She demanded that Maureen go to the guidance Counselor where Maureen had a long chat about her "problems". So that afternoon, Maureen was in no mood to have another talk with her mom.

A/N - I hope you like it. The next chapter is coming up soon. Please Review!!!!!!