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Chapter 11

Serena sat in her fifth hour class tired as can be. She hadn't had the best night's sleep, and the other girls could agree that theirs weren't so 'amazing' ether.

"Serena, you're up," said the gym coach.

Serena mentally sighed.

'Ok, Serena,' she thought. 'Just get the ball in the hoop a few times and then you can get back out of the game again.'

Basketball REALLY wasn't her sport, but she knew that if her team mates helped her then they could score a few points. Sadly, though, that wasn't going to happen. The only people on her team were those who never put in the effort.

Sally was a green-eyed-drama queen and she sat there with her phone out in the middle of the court. Serena was very surprised that the light brunette was never caught at the most OBVIOUS moments.

Greta was a blonde with brown eyes. She lay on the ground while Serena saw her clearly chewing gum. Why wasn't she getting a detention? Simple; somehow the little idiot knew how to hide the gum in her mouth when it mattered.

Penny was the brunette with brown eyes who always just stood there like nothing was going on. She was a big daydreamer, but at least she was kind to Serena and would try if asked nicely.

And, lastly, one of the most popular girls in school: Linda. Linda was a very dark brunette with hazel eyes. She wasn't an idiot; that Serena knew. Linda would always stand there acting like she didn't know what to do. Serena would always roll her eyes, and that's because she knew better. Linda was on a selective basketball team last year.

Serena took the ball from Ryan, the girl who was taking Serena's spot on the wonderful bench, and looked around at her team. The coach blew her whistle and Serena automatically sent it flying to Linda. Linda moved to where the ball hit her hand and she cried out in pretend pain.

"Oww, it hurts!" Linda cried.

As she did her little 'cry baby act' the other team scored the ball.

Serena rolled her eyes along with the gym teacher.

"Linda, get out of the game," the teacher snapped. "Stop acting like a two year old and start acting like a high scholar. That is, unless, you WANT to go back to the elementary school."

Linda just shrugged and walked over to the benches.

"Riley," the coach called to a curly strawberry blonde with blue eyes. "It's your turn to get out there."

Riley nodded.

'YES!' Serena mentally cheered. 'Finally, someone who will actually help me win the game!'

Riley smiled at Serena as she picked up the ball. The teacher blew the whistle and off the two girls went. They made basket after basket after basket together, while the other 'teammates' watch in amazement.

"Ok, Riley, Serena, you're back to the benches. Linda, please take a page out of their book and TRY." The coach shook her head as Linda lazily stood up from the benches and walked slowly to the ball court. "Ryan you're back too, and NO ONE is leaving the court until you start trying."

Everyone besides Serena and Riley groaned.

"Serena and Riley," the teacher continued. "You may be excused."

Serena and Riley smiled as they both left to the locker room to dress back into their original cloths.

"Man, that was awesome," Riley said once they entered the room filled with lockers.

Serena laughed. "Yea, man, we should do this more often!"

Riley giggled. "Hey, do you want to hang out after school today? Well, if you don't have any plans."

Serena nodded with a bright smile. "Sure, where should we meet?"

"In the freshmen's bathroom," Riley answered.

Serena and Riley continued at talk as they walked out of the gym and into the hallway.

Ami sat in her Spanish class and looked over at the door. She could hear someone talking, but still being quiet for the other classes. She strained to hear whose voice it was.

'What's Serena doing out of class?' Ami thought as she realized it was Serena who was the, almost, loud talker.

"So, what do you like to do in your free time?" Riley asked.

Serena shrugged. "Well, anything I'm up for."

Riley smiled. "At least you're not picky. Hey, is that your natural hair color?"

Serena shook her head. "No, I dyed my hair over the summer."

"I see," Riley said. "Is it because of an accident that happened over the summer?"

Serena stopped walking and stared at Riley.

"How did you know there was a…'accident' over the summer?"

Riley shook her head. "I just heard some rumors flying around, that's all. It the locker room Linda and Sally are always talking about what could have happened to you."

Serena looked down at the ground as they went back to walking. "So…they don't know what happened?"

"Apparently not," answered Riley. "But, I don't like to go by rumors, so that's why I asked…What DID happen this summer, Serena? Well, you don't have to tell me if you don't want to."

Serena's face went dark as she kept her head bent down.

"That's a story for another day," the raven haired girl told Riley. "Right now I need to go to my locker. See you in the girls' bathroom after school."

Riley nodded. "See you then, Serena."

The two girls split up and went to their own lockers.

Serena's stomach was in knots. People were spreading rumors and talking about what happened…or what could have happened? She didn't like this one bit. Who could have told someone that something had even happened? Art, Kenny, Joe, and Moly were completely off the list of suspects. They weren't like that. Soon, the scouts were off the list as well. She hadn't even THOUGHT of them, or their names, at first when she was thinking.

"This CAN'T be good," Serena moaned. She jumped as she heard the bell ring. Kids rushed out of their classes to get to the next and she sighed. 'It's a mystery for another time.'

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