In Bronzeleaf, South Carolina, A 44-year-old Native American woman with short dark brown hair woke up, got dressed and placed on her beaded peace necklace. She got downstairs to meet an overweight 71-year-old man with graying brown hair and glasses. "This is it?" he said, "My Susie Singleton is grown up and is teaching at her alma mater, "Secret Central High".
"Daddy," Susie shouted, "
Then a small girl with wavy brown hair, a pink dress, and a bow came in. "Morning Aunt Susie," greeted the girl, "It's the first day of 4th grade and in a new town."
"Look at you Serena," Susie said as she took a picture with her phone.
"It's been 3 weeks since we moved in with Grandpa," Serena said as her grandpa sheds a tear.
"What's wrong daddy?" Susie asked.
"You look just like your mother." answered her father, "I can't believe she died 1 month ago and it has been hard for me."
"She lived a good life Daddy," Susie replied as she hugged him.
30 minutes later, they arrived at Secret Central High. It was a 2 story building and with a purple and gold flag with a bulldog on it. Susie reflected on her life in high school where she was a skilled poet and head of the school paper, plus she was named Prom Queen.
A golden blonde girl with pink hippie clothes and a girl with light blonde braids and pet-like clothes were walking to school. "Best friends since age 2 and now high school freshmans." said the blond hippie.
"Indeedy Sar," replied the girl with braids.
"Hey Sarah, Hey Emma." said a voice.
It was a hunky boy with brown hair and headphones. "Hi Brandon." they blushed.
"He's a cutie," Sarah said romantically.
Then a skater boy with dirty blonde hair and braces came in, "Yo Brandon," shouted the skater as he high fives him, "How's the summer?"
"Really great Dean," Brandon replied, "The family and I traveled to the beach and I took some lifeguard training."
"Sounds like the Baywatch reruns paid off," Dean replied.
Inside the school, an African-American girl with an afro was reading her horoscope, "My horoscope says, "You'll join a new club at your school." She read as she bumped into a blonde girl with a gap in her teeth and numerous art supplies.
"Sorry Cathy," Bryoni said.
"That's cool Bryoni," Cathy replied, "Cousin Emma has been volunteering at the pet shelter since her parents own the place."
"Your moms are sisters after all," Bryoni replied back. "Have you found an art club?"
"I really need to spread my creativity." Cathy replied, "But I can't decide which art club to join."
"You'll find one," Bryoni said.
A red-haired female jock comes in with a soccer ball. "Jenny Jenkins has made it to Secret Central High is going straight to her homeroom before time runs out," Jenny said to herself.
She passed by a couple. The boy had tan skin and dark blonde hair and a girl with platinum blonde hair. They were holding hands and admiring their summers, "So Michael, I went to beauty camp and learned all the different types of fabrics." explained the girl.
"Cool Madison," Michael replied, "I visited my adoptive family in India."
Then a pink-haired girl accompanied with an Auburn-haired girl and an Asian-American girl with shades were heading to their lockers, behind them was a Chinese-American ballet dancer. "Magenta wait up!" Lucy shouted.
"Listen, dork," Magenta replied as she placed down her phone, "It's Freshman year and I like totally need to get ready."
"So Lucy, do you have my purse?" asked the auburn haired girl.
"Of course," Lucy replied.
"I'm going to film the misery of the dorks of Bronzeleaf," explained the Asian girl.
"Perfect Dena." Magenta replied with a sinister grin, "Now the losers here will be humiliated.
"I really got to avoid Magenta, Dena, and Tonya." Lucy thought to herself.
In the teacher's lounge, Susie met her childhood friends Sally, Barbara, and Emily, who were Sarah, Barbara, and Emma's moms. They were thrilled that she moved across the street from them. They were talking about their times in high school when a Scottish woman with and teacher's clothes, it angered Susie when she saw had "Hello, Monique." Susie said.
"Hello Susie," Monique replied in her Scottish accent, "I heard all about your mother's death. It's a shame to lose a parent."
"Monique, you've always been insulting everyone back then," Susie replied in anger, "Ever since you moved here from Scotland when we were 8."
"I've always been better than you." Monique replied back "I was the head of the drama club and had all the lead roles in our plays, but you took my prom crown and title for the head of the school paper, "The Central Chronicle" from me."
She grabbed Susie's decaf black coffee and drank it.
During lunch, she's been hearing kids whisper and get nervous, so she decided to talk to her father. "Daddy," "Can we talk after lunch in your office please?"
"Sure sweetie." Answered Principal Singleton.
In his office, Susie sat down, "A lot of the teens here seems to be hiding secrets," Susie explained, "I know I must respect my own business, but I'm thinking I can start a club."
"People do need to tell other's how they feel." The Principal replied in agreement.
"As I was eating my salad, I thought up a good name for the club," Susie explained, "The Have You Heard Club."
A week later, she came to her dad's office and got out the sign-up paper for the club. "Do you have a deep dark secret? Then join the Have you Heard Club. The club will have snacks, drinks, board games, and music. The first meeting will be held Thursday after school." Susie read.
"I love it, my daughter," Principal Singleton said in excitement, "And here's a bonus, I'm gonna let Serena join as an honorary member."
A week later, Susie was in the cafeteria when she saw the bulletin board. She placed the sign-up sheet and walked off to get lunch. Brandon and Dean were talking about the future when they came across the sign-up sheet. Brandon saw the ad and signed up, Dean did the same thing.
Then a hacky saw rolled under the bulletin board. Jenny walked up to the board and grabbed her hacky sack. She came from a long line of sportsman and signed up to share her athletic skills.
Lucy was taking out her lunch when she saw the paper. She figures she can join to make real friends and get away from Morgan and her posse.
Bryoni was taking out her lunch when she saw the advertisement, "I was right, a new club will be here." she said as she signed up.
Cathy, Emma, and Sarah were taking out their lunches when they saw the ad. They figured that they can share their deep desires.
Madison and Michael were holding hands when they saw the ad and signed up to spend more time together. They did a nose kiss and walked off.
The next day, Susie was placing her fresher-baked soy chocolate chip cookies, hard candy, baked potato chips, and some lemonade. One by one the club signups entered. Susie recognized all 10 kids from her classes.
"Hello, You may remember me as your new grammar teacher, "Miss. Singleton" I'm also the principal's daughter." Susie explained, "You're here because you want to share your secrets and dreams to someone you trust."
"A teacher is a trusty person." Bryoni reminded.
"Not Mrs. Morgan," Madison said, "She's Magenta's mother and she's too strict."
"She runs detention on the weekend and makes them do one act plays for the faculty" Brandon explained, "My older sister, "Bella" graduated from this school and got detention for singing too loud in class."
"She was my rival in high school." Susie explained, "Anyway for the first secrets, you can write them on a flashcard and give them to me and at the end of the year, I'll read them out loud."
"Okay!" the students shouted.
One by one they wrote their secrets and gave them to Susie. She read them and kept them hidden in a pink envelope with hippie stickers. "Sorry I'm late Aunt Susie," shouted Serena, "Grandpa had to pick me up and show me his office."
"This is my brother's daughter," Susie said to the students, "Her parents are traveling musicians and 2 years ago, they ask me to be her legal guardian and I agreed."
"Your niece sure is cute," Cathy said as she sketched her.
"Thank you," Serena replied.
Susie told them they needed a group photo for each member. She got out her camera and told Serena to take the picture. She got everyone together. "Say Have You Heard," Serena shouted.
"Have you heard!" they shouted as Serena take the photo.
The End.