A/N: This chapter is chronically before the other I have published. Maybe later I will modify the order of them, but for now I am updating the chapters as they come.
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Elisabet unlocked her locker with a well known flick of her wrist. The combination 94 -01-19 clicked, as she attempted to focus on what Françoise was trying to tell her.
"...As I told Benji, they must go to lots of parties all the time. And how many famous people they must know!" Honestly, she did not care much for the prattling teenager to her right. Elisabet would have broken up the friendship with Françoise long time ago, if it wasn't for her very good friend Benjamin. Benjamin and Françoise had been a couple for ages. Before that they both had a secret crush on each other. Well, actually not so secret, since practically everyone knew about it. One could simply not imagine Benjamin without Françoise or vice versa. Wherever one went the other was sure to follow, except when they were forced apart.
Benjamin was two years older, and therefore they had to be separated during class hours. Elisabet protected her friend's stupid girlfriend just because they were in the same class. She knew Benjamin worried that Françoise's big mouth would put her in trouble if he was not there. He was right, and Elisabet complied without complaint. She knew how important Françoise was to him, and didn't want him to become upset.
" Their parents own houses in both London and New York. Don't you wish you could accompany them Betty?" Elisabet managed a "mhm", absent-mindedly, while emptying her backpack. France, as she was usually called by her acquaintances, was always excited about one thing or another. It was her way of existing. Normally her friends just agreed to whatever she was saying at the moment. They all knew very well that a thing had not truly happened before France had told at least five persons of it.
"Apparently they are triplets. Models all of them. I so hope that they will arrive in time to come to the Halloween party." Elisabet's notes and textbook were located and put in their place in her bag. The zipper whined a little when she closed it. Done. Her bag was kind of old, but by a good quality brand. Even so, the signs of use and aging started to show up if one took a closer look. Elisabet knew that she had to replace it sooner or later, but didn't really have the heart to throw away the bag she had since middle school.
Not really interested, but curious nonetheless Elisabet asked. "Excuse me, exactly who are they?" She was finished and thought that France's chatter would ease her boredom during the time she had to wait. She realized too late that the only thing keeping them from going to class was that France wasn't ready. And that she was the one keeping her from preparing. Oops!
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At last France succeeded in putting her notebook and writing utensils in her Michael Kors bag. It was a huge feat, considering the size of that thing. They continued talking on their way to class. This meant, more or less, that France shared all she knew about the triplets that were expected to transfer soon to their school.
"They are seniors. I really, really, totes, really hope that Benji is nice to them, and not sassy and snarky as he usually is. They are sure to have classes together. I don't get why he isn't more interested in them". To be frank, Elisabet could empathize with Benji. The two of them were similar in disposition and temper, and if she knew France right, she had been talking about the triplets nonstop since she received the news. Benji would not let it slip to France, even if she piqued his interest, because then he would be showered with information. It was kind of sad, Elisabet thought, that Benji had developed a mask of indifference to "handle" his girlfriend.
The others finally got a word in between when they came to the marble stairs, since France's stamina was almost nonexistent. Halloween was around the corner, and though it was not widely celebrated; everyone looked forward to the big Halloween party that the festivities committee was throwing the Friday before the vacations. They talked to and fro about costume ideas. All rich, famous and beautiful triplets were forgotten in the musing of acquiring a suiting disguise in time. Several ideas were voiced and pros and cons discussed. Joyful anticipation bubbled under their skins as they sat down in class.
Elisabet's thoughts were less pleasantly occupied than the rest's. Her younger sister, Chloé, and her friend Laura would absolutely want to come. They were only fourteen, and a high school party wasn't really suitable for them, but Laura was really persuasive when she wanted to. It did not help that France had a soft spot for them, or that Jeanne, Elisabet's older sister, was incapable of saying no. "It will be a tough fight," she thought "but I will protect them, and their innocence." With that in mind, she settled down, took out her notebook, and tried to focus on photosynthesis.
A/N: Just clarifying the names. Françoise is Mrs. Bennet, Benjamin (Benji) Mr. Bennet, Jeanne Jane, Chloé Kitty and Laura Lydia.
