"So," cooed Anna conspiratorially as a gaggle of corps girls surrounded her at her locker hours later, "Who was the clever young thing Sloane brought by for you?"
She stripped off her top and stood, naked from the waist up, without looking at them. None of the girls batted an eye.
"I dunno, some friend of his wife's," she muttered, irritated at their interest in everything she did. It was bad enough that she was the foreigner, the guest principal for the season.
There was wave of titters and giggles all around her.
"It pays to have friends in high places," Anna said meanly. "Do let us know if he bores you, won't you?"
Sydney lifted her head and smiled as sweetly as she could stand to at the redhead. "Don't worry, I'll be sure to keep you in mind."