hey u guyz, i know this is a short chapter, but bunches of things happen, and i'm still not sure if i like how the story is going or not, tell me if you do and give any advice you can think of. please RR!

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The Frinz Estate Steph's bedroom 7:23 am Monday, Aug. 26th

Steph stood in front of her full mirror staring at herself. She had her make up and hair done, and she thought she looked gorgeous.
But she was only in her underwear. She went to her dresser and started pulling clothes out and throwing them behind her. She went downstairs in wrapped up in a lavender towl and looked for her blue chiffon Calvin mini dress. She finally found it twenty minutes later stuffed in the back of her closet, after looking downstairs and in her bathroom. She wore a pair of tight True Religion jeans and blue pumps to match. Steph had been so busy trying to bring the new girls down, and knew she looked good everyday, but not her best. So Friday night Hallie had suggest looking extra ah-mazing on Monday to keep Zach liking her... and not one of the new girls.

In the carpool, everyone complimented on Steph's outfit. "That looks soooo good on you," Michelle gushed. "Yeah, totally," Alex looked up from her history book, finishing her neglected homework for the weekend, and examined Steph. "Did you hear Jake and Zach yesterday?" Hallie, acting her usually gossip-y self, paused for everyone's attention. Steph's heart skipped a beat. "NO." She said louder than she needed to. "Well..." Hallie flipped her curly hair behind her shoulder and leaned in closer, and the other girls followed. " I heard them talking in bio that the thought that we had an actual situation here. Ya know, with Jess and her other loser friends." "Oh my gosh, we totally shouldn't worry about them," Alex said confidently, but then turned to Steph for backup, "We don't, do we?" She asked, her confident voice immediatly gone. "Anyway..." Hallie went on, looking head-on at Alex, hating when people interrupted her. "And Jake Pazari said that he actually thought that that girl Jill was hot." Steph became instantly worried. "Did Zach say anything about who he liked?" Steph asked, suddenly realizing how eager voice sounded, and leaned back in her seat to try to look like she couldn't have cared less about who Zach had a crush on. "No, he didn't say anything about who he liked. " "It's cuz he likes YOU"
Michelle said, knowing that it was really obvious. Steph gave her an evil glare, and Michelle sunk in her seat and didn't say another word the whole ride to HOA.

As soon as Steph stepped onto the hot concrete sidewalk, she looked for Jess and her friends immediatly. She spotted the four girls sitting on the very top stone step talking to some guys... including Zach. The other girls noticed Steph's scowl, and looked in her direction. "Could they be any more slutty?" Michelle said, her voice dripping with attitude. "I know." Alex said, stuffing her history book, notebook, and pencil case into her Louis Vuitton messenger bag. The Gurlz walked in a straight horizontal line across the middle of the steps. Their hair swung in perfect time with their hips, and all of them walked on the same foot each step they strutted. The Gurlz stopped right beside the group of lame wannabees. Jess and her friends stopped laughing at something that Zach, Jake, and their friend Jason were saying. "Yes?" Jess's voice came out clear and confident. She gave Steph a once-over. The guys suddenly became quiet and watched the girls with devious smiles across their faces, waitingto see what would happen next.

"Since when did this become a major factory for the clothing line Shallow Sluts, and when did you start modeling with your ugly clothes?" Hallie fired. She heard Michelle, Steph, and Alex exchange high fives and heard "Nice one" and giggling without turning around. Steph peeked a glance at Zach, and he was laughing too. Steph thought he looked flawless; his naturally highlighted blonde hair against his evenly tanned skin, the popped green collar of his Ralph Lauren short sleeve polo with popped collar of course, and cargo shorts...

Steph felt a pair of clammy hands agains her shoulders, pushing her to the ground. Suddenly came back to reality... but not fast enough. She was pushed to the ground and saw a wave of silky brown hair hit her face. She tried to push back, but Jill's grip was too hard. "Hey! What the hell!" Steph screamed, but Jill slapped her in the face. Steph's eyes grew big with rage. She pushed back so Jill was on the ground. "I will not let a little immature slut ruin my outfit!" Steph punched Jill across the jaw, and Jill's lip started bleeding. Steph looked around to see how everyone else was holding up. Hallie and Jess were on the ground screaming and pulling each other's hair. Hallie stuck her 2-inch Jimmy Choo heel into Jess's stomach and she fell backward. Hallie smoothed her hair and straightened up. Hallie saw Steph looking at her desperatly, but Jill head locked her. Michelle was trying to out run Rachel, but Rachel caught her and pinned her to the ground, stuffing grass in her mouth. Steph knew that Michelle was never a good runner or very strong, and she had the instinct to help her, but she couldn't,
because she was just kicked in the small of the back.

Just as Jill got a hold of her, Zack grabbed her and pulled her away from Jill. Just as Steph was about to flash her newly whitened teeth and thank him, Zack raced right by her and charged for Jill. He took her and pushed her to one of the marble pillars and started yelling, she heard "Why would you?" and "What were you thinking"
among what he said. Steph thought he was the most thoughtful person for standing up for her, but thought it was kind of rude that he thought that she couldn't win her own fight. Michelle suddenly ran into the side of Steph and hugged her tightly. Steph noticed that her glossy hair looked like a birds nest, had cuts on her face, and her Miss Sixty jeans were torn at the bottom. "Hey, are you okay?" Steph said,
but then immediatly started thinking about how she looked. She pulled out her chanel compact and flipped it open. Her mascara was running down her cheeks, half of her hair looked like she had just been running for the last hour, and her eyes looked tired. Overall, she looked better than Michelle, though she knew that inside Michelle was a lot better than her. "Yeah... I'm okay," Steph answered softly.

"WHAT IS GOING ON!" The principal, Mrs. Norbert yelled as she saw two frazzled girls hugging each other, a boy pinning a girl against a pillar screaming, one girl biting another's arm, and one running away. The kids on the steps were silent. "I want all nine of you in my office! NOW!" She turned on her heel and speed-walked down the hallway. Jess, Jill, Rachel, Lexi, Steph, Michelle, Hallie, Alex, and Zack walked silently down the the last door of the hall. When they reached the office, the door was open and seven more than the usual two old dusty wooden chairs had been added into the tiny room. Jess, Jill, Lexi, and Rachel sat in the fron row and The Gurlz reluctently sat down and Zack sat at the end, nearest to the door.

"SIT." Mrs. Norbert said, and the door seemed to shut by itself.

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I swear, the nex tchapter is gunna be longer. luv u! i'll update soon!