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Chapter 3

Chelsea walked into the girls' bathroom, looking carefully under each stall. She whispered, "Rae, Rae are you in here?"

Suddenly, a pair of feet appeared in the stall, Raven opened the door and slowly walked out. "Is school over yet?"

Chelsea shook her head. "It's only fifth period."

Raven whimpered, closing her eyes and hanging her head. "Do you know how many people came up to me today and asked me to tell their future?"

Chelsea tilted her head sympathetically as Raven continued, "I can't even tell you, that's how many. Even the teachers are getting in on it. Senorita Rodriguez asked me if she was getting a raise this year. And Bianca and Posse are constantly following me around, whispering and laughing…"

"Well, Eddie and I took all the flyers down. But Rae, you can't hide in here forever. You have to come out sometime."

"And I plan to as soon as school ends and everyone leaves."

Chelsea grabbed Raven's hand. "No, now, you've got to face this and be brave."

Raven hesitated for a moment, and then finally agreed. "Yeah. Yeah, I can get through the day. I can't spend the rest of my life in this bathroom."

Raven marched for the door, her head held high. "I'm just gonna go out there and…"

As Raven opened the door, a camera flashed in her face, followed by a few more flashes. Chelsea followed up the rear. "Oh my."

It was Serena and some other students from the school newspaper. Raven blinked a couple of times, her eyes unfocused from the sudden flashes.

Serena approached her, smiling maliciously. "Well, well, well. I'm glad I saved that article from a few years ago. Looks like I was right."

Raven squinted her eyes in anger. She was about to tell Serena where she could stick that article when another camera flashed.

"So, Raven, let's get up to date. Have you had any more visions of the future? If you have, what can you tell us?"

Chelsea stepped in front of Raven. "Miss Baxter is not answering any questions at this moment. If you have questions, you can contact her press agent."

Serena shook her head, looking at Chelsea as if she were the dumbest thing walking. "Raven doesn't have a press age…"

"Hey, hey. I said no comment! Now shoo!" Chelsea said, picking up a broom leaning on the wall close to the bathroom and pushing it toward the news crew. "Shoo!"

The camera kids left, but Serena lingered for a second. "This isn't over Raven. I will get this story. You are going to be the talk of Bayside for the rest of your high school career. And who knows, maybe I can sell this story to channel seven." She said with a hint of evil in her voice.

"I said SHOO!" Chelsea yelled, chasing Serena away. When Chelsea came back, Raven was leaning up against a locker, crying.

"Oh Rae. Don't worry. I don't think channel seven will be interested."

"Why did this have to happen to me? Why did I have to be psychic? Why can't I just be normal?" Raven cried, her quiet tears turning into sobs.

Chelsea wrapped Raven in a hug. "Maybe you should just take the rest of the day off. Huh? Forget about Serena and Bianca and all of this for a day. Go home and get ready for your birthday! Oh, I forgot to tell you Happy Birthday!"

Raven smiled a little and wiped her eyes as Chelsea dragged her to her locker. The hallways were empty, thankfully. Opening her locker excitedly, Chelsea said, "Now, I know it isn't the best thing I've ever made, but I hope you like it."

Chelsea pulled out a small wrapped box. "Okay. Open it."

Raven tore into the present quickly, unwrapping the gift to find a small white box. Opening the box, Raven found a nice charm bracelet. The little charms had letters on them that said, "C &R BFF."

Raven smiled and put the bracelet on. "Oh Chels. I love it. Thank you."

"Good. Now go home. Eddie and I will see you in a bit."

Raven hugged Chelsea one more time before leaving. She was thankful that she had such great friends.