Part 7
"I think she's gone insane. What other explanation can there be?" Kitty offered.
Sincerity didn't know what to say. There had been mutterings all day about some bizarre new look Meegan was had. And on top of that there was this weird - thing - she had experienced with the new girl. Sincerity's head had been going in circles either clouded in confusion or in circles since it had happened.
The girl herself wasn't the most interesting person in the world. Kitty had spent the afternoon showing Ginger around and introducing her to the important people. She refused to meet Sincerity's eyes.
"So this new look is like, hooker wannabe," Kitty went on. "She's wearing these totally slutty leather pants and a top that looks like it should be underwear." She shook her head, tossing a mane of blonde curls over her shoulder. "She's been acting weird for ages. Like last night, Sincerity. You said it yourself."
Sincerity nodded, staring into the cup of milky coffee she wasn't drinking. They had taken Ginger there after school, and the conversation had quickly turned to Meegan. "She could have *talked* to me before she did this," Sincerity sighed.
"Apparently talking doesn't appear to be one of Meegan's things at the moment." Sincerity frowned as Tara-Lee, who dropped into the spare seat without waiting to be invited, joined them.
"What'd you mean?" Sincerity asked.
Tara-Lee shrugged. "We were in here earlier. She just *sat* there staring blankly." She wrapped a strand of raven hair around her finger. "I think Kitty might actually be right for once."
Sincerity shook her head. This was just - it was too much. There was now an uncomfortable silence. No one knew what the hell was wrong with Meegan. She was more confused than ever. "This isn't exactly what I had in mind," she said apologetically to Ginger, deciding to actually speak to the girl herself. Ginger was just sitting there awkwardly with an expression that said being on Pluto would be more appealing than being stuck here.
Ginger shrugged, smiling weakly. As her eyes met Sincerity's something seemed to almost - shimmer - in the air around them. Sort of like a faint silver cord wrapping the two strangers in its embrace. Did Ginger see it too? Her expression had changed now to one of utter surprise.
"Can't expect to pick up on all the gossip on my first day," Ginger said, wiping the look of surprise off her face, trying to smile.
Sincerity nodded, pushing her strawberry blonde hair behind her ears. "I guess not. This is all about my twin sister's apparent identity crisis."
Ginger blinked, suddenly looking more interested. "Twin."
"It's kind of a long story," Sincerity said.
"Oh, here's something else. Did Meegan dump Brian?" Tara-Lee butted in.
Sincerity shook her head. "I don't think so. Why?"
Tara-Lee shrugged. "It's just that - when she left here there was this gorgeous guy following her. I assume she had a hot new boyfriend to go with her new look. Brian doesn't exactly fit with her anymore."
"No, she'd have bragged about someone new," Sincerity said. "And Brian would have come to me to complain."
"Wow, this whole thing is like something out of a soap opera," Ginger commented.
Kitty chuckled. "You got that right. Perfect twins like Sincerity and Meegan equals a whole *world* of trouble."
Ginger smiled. "We had nothing like this at home."
"Oh shut up, will you?" Sincerity grumbled.
Her personal life becoming a soap opera was not something she was looking forward to. Sometimes she loved the attention, sometimes not. This whole thing with Meegan's identity crisis was one of those things she would rather not have spread all over town.
"Know who the guy following her was?" Kitty asked.
Tara-Lee shook her head. "Didn't recognise him. He had that whole sexy tall dark and handsome thing working for him."
Sincerity didn't know anyone who fit that description. She looked at Kitty who just shrugged. It just made Sincerity even more determined to figure out what was going on. A feeling of foreboding was growing in her stomach, telling her if she didn't get to the bottom of this soon, something terrible would happen to her sister.
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"I think she's gone insane. What other explanation can there be?" Kitty offered.
Sincerity didn't know what to say. There had been mutterings all day about some bizarre new look Meegan was had. And on top of that there was this weird - thing - she had experienced with the new girl. Sincerity's head had been going in circles either clouded in confusion or in circles since it had happened.
The girl herself wasn't the most interesting person in the world. Kitty had spent the afternoon showing Ginger around and introducing her to the important people. She refused to meet Sincerity's eyes.
"So this new look is like, hooker wannabe," Kitty went on. "She's wearing these totally slutty leather pants and a top that looks like it should be underwear." She shook her head, tossing a mane of blonde curls over her shoulder. "She's been acting weird for ages. Like last night, Sincerity. You said it yourself."
Sincerity nodded, staring into the cup of milky coffee she wasn't drinking. They had taken Ginger there after school, and the conversation had quickly turned to Meegan. "She could have *talked* to me before she did this," Sincerity sighed.
"Apparently talking doesn't appear to be one of Meegan's things at the moment." Sincerity frowned as Tara-Lee, who dropped into the spare seat without waiting to be invited, joined them.
"What'd you mean?" Sincerity asked.
Tara-Lee shrugged. "We were in here earlier. She just *sat* there staring blankly." She wrapped a strand of raven hair around her finger. "I think Kitty might actually be right for once."
Sincerity shook her head. This was just - it was too much. There was now an uncomfortable silence. No one knew what the hell was wrong with Meegan. She was more confused than ever. "This isn't exactly what I had in mind," she said apologetically to Ginger, deciding to actually speak to the girl herself. Ginger was just sitting there awkwardly with an expression that said being on Pluto would be more appealing than being stuck here.
Ginger shrugged, smiling weakly. As her eyes met Sincerity's something seemed to almost - shimmer - in the air around them. Sort of like a faint silver cord wrapping the two strangers in its embrace. Did Ginger see it too? Her expression had changed now to one of utter surprise.
"Can't expect to pick up on all the gossip on my first day," Ginger said, wiping the look of surprise off her face, trying to smile.
Sincerity nodded, pushing her strawberry blonde hair behind her ears. "I guess not. This is all about my twin sister's apparent identity crisis."
Ginger blinked, suddenly looking more interested. "Twin."
"It's kind of a long story," Sincerity said.
"Oh, here's something else. Did Meegan dump Brian?" Tara-Lee butted in.
Sincerity shook her head. "I don't think so. Why?"
Tara-Lee shrugged. "It's just that - when she left here there was this gorgeous guy following her. I assume she had a hot new boyfriend to go with her new look. Brian doesn't exactly fit with her anymore."
"No, she'd have bragged about someone new," Sincerity said. "And Brian would have come to me to complain."
"Wow, this whole thing is like something out of a soap opera," Ginger commented.
Kitty chuckled. "You got that right. Perfect twins like Sincerity and Meegan equals a whole *world* of trouble."
Ginger smiled. "We had nothing like this at home."
"Oh shut up, will you?" Sincerity grumbled.
Her personal life becoming a soap opera was not something she was looking forward to. Sometimes she loved the attention, sometimes not. This whole thing with Meegan's identity crisis was one of those things she would rather not have spread all over town.
"Know who the guy following her was?" Kitty asked.
Tara-Lee shook her head. "Didn't recognise him. He had that whole sexy tall dark and handsome thing working for him."
Sincerity didn't know anyone who fit that description. She looked at Kitty who just shrugged. It just made Sincerity even more determined to figure out what was going on. A feeling of foreboding was growing in her stomach, telling her if she didn't get to the bottom of this soon, something terrible would happen to her sister.
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