It was lunchtime and I was sitting at a white table in the crowded cafeteria with my friends Margo, Lila, Jessica, Kate, Lizzie, Gracie, Candice, Karen, Natalie, Hannah, Nancy, Alina, Amanda, Pansy, Caitlin, Victoria, Morgan and Sierra. We were eating a lunch of vegetables, ranch dip, hummus, pasta, fruit and pasta salad.
"I have this history paper to write on the history of witches," I said, sticking a carrot stick into some ranch dip.
"Oh really? Vanessa can help you with that," Margo said.
"As can I," Alina said.
Vanessa and Alina were both mystics.
"And I have a history paper to write on goths and how they've evolved," Kate said.
"I'll help you with that," Morgan said.
"Ok."
Morgan was a goth and a bit of a mystic.
"I have to write a paper for my psychology class about post partum depression and the effect of eating disorders on young women," Gracie said.
"We'll help you with that," Karen said, indicating Sierra and herself.
Sierra was pregnant and Karen had an eating disorder. Margo also never ate.
"And I have a history paper to write on the history of the theatre," Lila said.
"I can help you with that," Nancy said.
Nancy was in our schools' drama program.
"How are the plays?" I asked her.
"Ok. Busy, tiring. So I'll be at rehearsal after school."
At the end of October 2 plays were being performed; J.B. and of course, Dracula. It was free to the students.
"Ok."
"Kate, Pansy, Gracie, Candice, Amanda and I have modeling," Jessica said.
They all went to the same place Claire and Ruthie did.
"Kate, Gracie and I have ballet after," Amanda said.
"Ok."
"And Liz has cheerleading, as usual," Jessica said.
Liz, or Elizabeth, was Jessica's twin sister. They both used to be blonde but Jessica had dyed her hair black, the same colour as Hannah's and Morgan's.
"I have ice skating," Caitlin said.
"Oh. How's the art?" I asked her.
"Good. My mom has a show this weekend."
Caitlin, her mom and her older sister Anna Nicole were all artists. Her mom made art for a living.
"As usual last night Dad was out with Violet and Rose. He was at a meeting concerning their ballet schools trip to New York," Pansy told us.
"Oh," I said.
"Anastasia was at ice skating. Mom was home, though, as was Belle, Daisy and Abigail."
"Allison also has cheerleading," Victoria, Pansy's sister, told us. Allison and Victoria were twins but Allison was blonde while Victoria had dark hair and was a bit on the eccentric side.