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Courtney had a detention. In the small space of 15 minutes, her flawless school record had been tainted. All because of one stupid, idiotic delinquent. She was fuming.
How dare he call her uptight! She was the most easy going and fun loving person she knew. He deserved that punch on the nose. Duncan was just threatened by her intelligence, Courtney was sure of it.
She reached the detention room, her heart beating. What would detention be like? Full of delinquents and rebels? Everyone in there as juvenile as Duncan himself, and full of themselves? Courtney shuddered at the thought and pushed the door open, wanting to get this detention over and done with.
To her surprise, the detention room was occupied by only five girls, each doing their own thing quietly. Courtney knew all of them, she had gotten to know a lot of people during her campaign for student council president. In the back row was Gwen, sitting with her feet up on the desk, her tight leather skirt clutching at her thighs. She looked up from her sketchbook and glanced at Courtney before going back to her sketching. Bridgette sat in the front row reading an environment magazine. She looked up and gave Courtney a small smile. The resident bimbos, Lindsay and Katie sat in the middle row, giggling and gawking over expensive dresses in their Vogue magazine. Courtney was surprised that Katie had gotten detention without Sadie, the two were practically joined at the hip. Sierra sat next to Bridgette, occupied with her phone, most likely updating the school blog. She didn't even acknowledge Courtney's arrival.
Courtney sniffed, feeling unwelcomed, and sat down demurely next to Sierra, taking out her history text book. Sierra looked up from her phone and glanced at Courtney, her onyx eyes glittering. She shuffled closer to her, placing her elbows on her desk and resting her head in her hands.
"Wow Courtney. Duncan's really had an influence on you, huh?"
Courtney glanced up at the tall girl, her brow furrowed. "Excuse me?"
Sierra rolled her eyes and smirked. "Oh come on Courtney! Everyone knows you and Duncan are a 'thing'. You've never had a detention before and you've been talking to Duncan more and more, or maybe just arguing with him but still. You two are my article about school couples in the school blog".
Courtney's eyes widened and she gawked at Sierra. An item? Duncan and her? This had to be the most ridiculous thing she had ever heard.
"Oh please! As if I could ever be anything but SWORN ENEMIES with that juvenile ogre! You better get that stupid article off the school blog! and you published that without my consent! Oh, you're lucky I don't sue!"" Courtney cheeks flamed red as she blushed angrily.
Gwen rolled her eyes at Courtney's outburst. She was just a drama queen, she liked to keep the show rolling and not admit the clearly obvious.
"Courtney, admit it. Its not that hard to say 'I like Duncan'". She said, putting down her sketchbook on the desk.
"Only because you say it all the time!" Courtney snapped at Gwen. She lowered her eyelids and sunk back into her seat. It may not be obvious to others about Gwen's feelings for Duncan, but Courtney knew it all too well and for some reason it...bugged her.
Bridgette looked up and observed the slowly forming argument in front of her. She sighed. She didn't like conflict or fighting, it just got too complicated. But Gwen was a close friend of hers, how could Courtney and not her know she had a crush on Duncan? She had to investigate.
She turned around and caught Gwen's eye. "You like Duncan?"
Gwen stared at Bridgette for a moment, before turning her head towards her sketchbook, ignoring her question. Bridgette gasped, feeling hurt that her friend could so blatantly ignore her. Courtney smirked, about to speak when Lindsay interrupted her.
"Oh my gosh, look Katie! Taylor Swift can play the string thingy! I can play that too!" She squealed and jumped in her seat slightly.
Courtney leant over and looked at the magazine. She scowled. "It's called a guitar genius! And I seriously doubt you can play something so complicated for an airhead!"
Lindsay gasped, shocked at the harsh but true comment. "I so can too! And Katie I heard that you can sing!"
Katie widened her eyes and grinned. "I can! Oh my gosh, we could start a band!"
"Eeeeeee!" The two girls hugged each other and jumped up and down. Courntey rolled her eyes.
"Puh-lease! The two of you starting a band would be like Barbie and Cindy deciding to become doctors! I, on the other hand, can actually sing well. I've been taking lessons since I was seven years old." She smirked, determined to show off.
Katie gasped, clutching Lindsay's arm. "Wow! You could join us too! Maybe we could actually start a real band!"
Courtney sighed in exasperation. Bridgette looked between the girls, her mind flashing back to a contest flyer she saw earlier. It was the called the 'Rocking It' contest, a battle of the bands and the reward was killer, you got to save a rainforest as well as personal perks.
"Wait a second Courtney, Katie's on to something there. Sierra can you play any instruments or sing?"
Sierra shook her head, grinning. "Nope, I'm completely useless! But I'd be honoured if I could feature this newly formed girl power band in my blog!"
Bridgette stared at odd girl. "Uh, maybe. Gwen, what about you?"
Gwen hesitated. A band? With these girls? They couldn't be serious. She was different, a goth, an outcast. There's no way they could be serious. What would her friends think? Reaper wouldn't approve and Marilyn would feel betrayed. But the musical industry was appealing, and starting a band could be a way to get popular...
"Uh...I can play the drums."
Bridgette grinned. "I can sing pretty well and play the piano. This is great!"
Katie gasped. "So, like, we're actually going to start a band?"
Courtney rolled her eyes. "Of course not! Where would even get started? We're not even good team mates let alone a band! And also-"
"Wait, just stop right there Courtney. I have the greatest opportunity that I think all of you would be interested in. How about you all come over to my place after school andI'll explain it there".
The girls remained silent, thinking it over.
"There'll be chocolate! And if you want Courtney we could go over the history homework? And Gwen I have some great art I want you to look at! Lindsay, Katie, You know my cousin works in the fashion industry so she gets me a ton of stuff! You could try on some of my dresses."
Lindsay and Katie squealed and nodded. "We're in!" Katie giggled.
Sierra stared at her. "But what about Sadie? You two always do everything together."
Katie's happiness dimmed and she sighed. "Sadie's parents too her to Spain with them for a holiday. She's not going to be back for weeks and I totally miss her! Ohhhh Sadie!" She looked like she was about to burst into tears.
Gwen grimaced at the girls sappiness "Uh, whatever. I'll come."
Courtney nodded too. "I guess I could come too. But we better do that homework! So we'll all meet up at the school gates?"
Bridgette nodded. "Sounds good to me!" She smiled to herself. Killer prize, here we come.
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