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Teddy hid her laughter behind her hand as her friend bolted from the room.
Mr. Myner looked as if he wanted to follow Anessa but he realized that it probably wasn't safe for him to leave the classroom and expect to come back and find it in one piece. He finished attendance and began to lecture the class.
Ugh…this can't get much more boring…Pity he didn't follow Anessa. That would've stirred things up a bit. I wonder what's happening in the principal's office…Teddy allowed her mind to drift…
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Anessa slouched in her chair across from Principal Burns, scowling and squinting at the same time. The sunlight streaming through the windows behind the desk was blinding but the old woman, who was staring at her in the same manner in which a hawk eyes its prey, seemed oblivious to that fact.
"So you refused to do as Mr. Myner requested and then you ran out of the room?" she asked.
"On the contrary, I said present but he didn't hear me," Anessa replied. She knew that cooperating would be easier but that didn't mean she was going to.
"You mean that you whispered it. Obviously he wouldn't have been able to hear you. You know that Miss Gregorio."
"Yes, I do know that." You miserable old hag, she added mentally.
The Principal glared at her, beady eyes narrowing into such an odd expression that it really was a bit scary.
"I think detention is in order Miss Gregorio. Every day for the rest of this week will do."
Anessa groaned, pretending that the thought of detention really scared her. The old bat that ran this school had no need to know that she had been in detention so many times it was rather meaningless.
"I expect you to return to class and I do not wish to see you in my office again," Principal Burns said.
"Yes ma'am," Anessa replied, every bit the cowed schoolgirl.
She rose from her seat and pushed the door open, dragging her feet all the way back to History.
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Massie met her friends just outside the cafeteria at lunchtime, all of them wincing and trying to ignore the raucous caterwauling that Teddy and Anessa were keeping up.
"HEY MISS MURDER CAN I, HEY MISS MURDER CAN I, MAKE BEAUTY STAY IF I TAKE MY LIFE? WITH JUST A LOOK, THEY SHOOK, THE HEAVENS BOWED BEFORE HIM…"
All five of them groaned.
"Really," Alicia muttered, thoroughly annoyed, "If they must sing, could they sing a GOOD song? First Avril Lavigne…Now AFI…"
She ground her teeth, something completely un-Alicia-like.
"Let's just eat," Massie said, "Emergency GLU meeting after school."
She too was frustrated. There had to be something they could do to faze these overconfident losers, it was just a question of what.
"Given," Alicia replied.
The Pretty Committee entered the cafeteria, making a beeline for their usual table…only to find it occupied. Massie, who was completely livid by now, stalked up to the table and stopped right in front of it. Four of them were already sitting there and she could see Anessa approaching. Her blood was boiling and from the looks on her friends' faces, she could only assume that they were just as angry.
"Oh, hello dahling," Annie drawled, taking a bite of her sandwich, while lounging in Dylan's seat. She smiled sweetly at the furious Pretty Committee, trying not to laugh at their expressions.
"Look who's come to visit," Anessa sneered, seating herself in Alicia's seat with a tray of school lunch, "We're so flattered we just don't know what to say. Oh, my heart is simply aflutter with joy…"
She found the scene…amusing at the very least.
"Massie!" Teddy exclaimed from the chair that Massie considered hers, "My love! My pride! My joy! How ah you feeling dahling? Care to join us?"
Of course, she would never really let Massie sit down with them, but she knew that the suggestion itself would send her new enemy over the edge.
"Excuse me?" Massie hissed, "This is OUR table. LBR's don't belong. Now MOVE."
OMG! I cannot believe the nerve of these LBR's! Who do they think they are
"Gladly, my dear!" Rifka cried, moving over and patting the space beside her, "Space aliens are always welcome to sit next to me!"
Rifka was impartial in this particular argument but like her friends, she loved to watch other people become angry and frustrated with her. However, Massie would never get the chance to respond to her offer because Joelle chose that moment to ask a question that she had been dying to ask for the past few hours.
"LBR's?" Joelle asked, curious.
"Losers Beyond Repair," Massie snarled, "Get away from MY table!"
"My, my, Massie! I didn't know you were so…possessive!" Anessa laughed and mimicked the table in a deep voice, "My dear, I had no idea you wanted to…" she trailed off smirking.
Anessa had to set her milk down before she could take a drink so that she could contain her laughter.
"Glowgirl and the table are dating?!" Teddy asked, "Since when?"
"Move it LBR's!" Alicia shouted, finally imploding, causing the entire cafeteria to stare at them.
Needless to say, Alicia did not find the situation funny in the least. Had she had lighter skin, her face probably would have taken on a slightly purple hue.
"Sorry SBR's," Joelle apologized, "No can do."
At this, all of the girl's seated at table 18 cracked up.
"SBR's?" Dylan asked, glaring, "What's that supposed to mean?!"
"Sluts Beyond Repair!" Teddy and Anessa yelled, high-fiving.
The entire cafeteria burst into girly giggles as Massie's face reddened. Without another word, the entire Pretty Committee stalked out. By this point, Anessa had given up on her food and had her head down on the table; she shook with unstoppable laughter... Not that anyone else was faring much better.
"Yeah!" someone shouted.
Another girl approached Table 18.
"Welcome to town, APC!" she shouted. "By the way, I'm Layne."
"APC?" Rifka asked.
"The Anti-Pretty Committee!"
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Teddy was almost smiling as she walked into Math class. The lunchtime fiasco had been completely unplanned but the outcome couldn't have been better. However, the traces of the smile vanished as she saw where the only vacant seat in the class was located. Next to Massie…of course. Suddenly, she wasn't so happy anymore. The teacher hadn't made an appearance yet and Teddy sat down. Massie sighed.
"I'd like to apologize for what happened at lunch," Massie announced.
Teddy frowned, suddenly confused. Obviously the apology was not meant for her because Massie was speaking in a voice that was loud enough for the whole room to hear. Worse yet, everyone seemed to be listening to her. The whole thing emitted a kind of ominous vibe.
"It seems that our new transfers from the public day school ADD, don't know how to interact here at OCD."
Teddy felt the first stirrings of annoyance at Massie's words. A tiny smirk was playing at the corners of Massie's perfectly glossed lips.
"Today, they humiliated the Pretty Committee with their oafish ways. We unfortunately, were unwilling to embarrass them any more than they have already embarrassed themselves and so we allowed ourselves to be humiliated. I really hope that no one thought it wasn't planned. I would hate for anyone to be wrongly informed."
Teddy clenched her fists. She knew that she shouldn't listen to what Massie was saying but she couldn't help it.
"Therefore, I feel it is my duty to inform you that these girl's minds work in strange ways. They are –for lack of better words- screwed up and we ask you to stay away from them while we take care of it."
Her statement was met by a series of giggles. Teddy stood up, masking her fury to place a comforting hand on Massie's shoulder. Massie raised an eyebrow to the room as if to say 'See?'
"Glowgirl, I hate to break it to you, but if you go to a school that's named after a disease and accept it, you're more screwed up than anyone else in this room," she said.
"Uh, me? I'm not the screwed up on, Teddy Bear."
"Aww," Teddy sighed, "I feel all warm and fuzzy inside…", her self-control broke, "GO TO HELL, YOU BITCH!"
Teddy punched Massie in the nose as hard as she could, hearing something crunch. A maniacal smile lit her face.
"Miss….! Miss…um…"
Teddy turned to the doorway and saw the teacher rushing toward her.
"Boancardi," she said, helpfully, with a wide smile.
"Miss Boancardi! To the principal's office! Now!
"Okay!" she said, chipper as ever, "Sorry 'bout your face, Massie…" she paused, before adding snidely, "Although it is an improvement."
The teacher stepped toward her, in an attempt to be threatening.
"I'm going! I'm going!"
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Principal Burns, lovely lady that she is, gave Teddy the same stare she had inflicted upon Anessa. Only this time, there was no discussion about the punishment.
"You're suspended," Principal Burns said, smiling that evil little smile that all principals seem to have.
Teddy gulped. This was not going to be pretty.
Okay…another thank you to taylorlove01!
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