Chapter 2:

Gossip

After school a couple days later Sasha and Jade were sitting in their science class talking. Jade was sitting on a table with Koby, Cameron and Dylan were sitting on the one across from them and Cloe and Sasha sat in chairs at their feet.

"So what's with this chick that keeps stalking your table at lunch?" Dylan asked taking a sip of his coke.

"You noticed that huh?" Jade asked.

"The new girl," Sasha said rolling her eyes.

"She was hot."

The girls gave him a look. "You're joking right? She had no style at all!" Cloe said.

Dylan held up his hands. "I'm joking, geez."

Cameron laughed. "You should let her join your group."

Cloe slapped his arm and gave him an amused look.

"Yeah right, we don't like her," Jade said.

"Why not?" Koby asked.

Sasha scoffed. "Have you seen her? She can't dress at all. Her skin looks like it's never seen the sun."

Jade laughed. "Did you see what she was wearing today? What, does she shop at a thrift store?"

"Haha, you girls are cold," Cameron laughed along with the guys.

"She's nothing special to look at. She doesn't have any ass at all," Dylan said.

"Exactly! Why the hell would we let her join our group? We're exclusive, we only accept the best of the best," Sasha said.

"So basically no one is good enough for you girls because you've never let anyone else in your group since first grade," Koby said.

Yasmin and Cade walked into the room hand in hand. "What are you talking about?" Cade asked.

"Our stalker," Jade said.

Yasmin laughed. "New girl?"

"That's the one."

"Yasmin likes her, don't you?" Cameron asked jokingly.

Yasmin rolled her eyes and plucked his forehead. "Stupido. Why would I like her? What is she to me?"

"Exactly!" Jade said. "That Dana girl is nothing!"

They all started laughing again.

Dana was coming into the room to speak to her teacher about something, but she heard what they were saying as she came in and it stung. They stopped laughing when they saw her. Some of them actually looked regretful about it, but the rest didn't. "Were you guys talking about me?" she said feeling like her legs would give out on her.

No one was willing to say anything, but then Sasha spoke up. "Who else would we be talking about? Why are you all in our business anyway?"

The science teacher, Ms. James came in. She didn't seem to take notice of the obvious tension. "Alright kids you've got to go. I'm locking up."

Dana left the room completely forgetting about talking to Ms. James.

Dana stood outside of the school desperately waiting for her mother to show up. She couldn't believe she expected these girls to be her friends! They obviously hated her and she didn't do a thing to them. It was unfair how they talked about her behind her back to their boyfriends. How many other people did they talk about her to? She felt humiliated by it and she wanted to leave the school as soon as possible.

She turned around and saw Yasmin coming towards her. She quickly turned away not wanting to hear anything else she said to her.

"Hey," Yasmin said.

"Hey," Dana said softly.

Yasmin felt bad about earlier. She knew what it was like to be the new girl. She had moved to New York from Puerto Rico in the first grade. Even though it was years ago she remembered it perfectly. Moving to a new country, with new people, a new school, and even though she had been learning English as long as Spanish she wasn't used to using it all the time. She had taken sympathy on Dana and felt bad about what had happened. "Look, I'm sorry about what I said."

Dana was surprised. "Really?"

Yasmin nodded. "Yes, I know what you're going through and I know it's hard. I shouldn't have been so harsh."

Dana smiled. "It's okay."

"Good. No hard feelings?"

"No."

"Great, well, I'll see you tomorrow." With that Yasmin left.

Dana watched her go. She had been beginning to think those girls were cruel, but maybe they weren't all that bad.

Aww, one of the Bratz at least has a heart. Short chapter, the rest will be longer.