Author's Note: Your reviews made me smile (: I went over the last chapter and did notice the spelling errors in it. I'll try my hardest to look that over in this chapter. Thank you so much for the compliments AND the critiques. They mean a lot and can only make me a better writer. And I'd be more than proud to say my readers are the ones who make me a better one. So thank you guys so much. (:
This chapter is a continuation of the prologue, so it might be a while before we get to the good stuff, aka the beyond handsome Derrick Harrington. That won't come until chapter four or five. But don't worry, It'll be here as soon as you know it. I've got pretty much this whole story planned out and so there's a lot of things I want to squeeze in, but without keeping you bored, of course.
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Prologue Continued:
Her brother's little red Fiat made it way down the long path that lead to the OCD, the place she had dreaded to return to the day before. But Massie knew in her mind that today would be different. Nothing, not even that inconspicuous little Clique could bring her down today.
The night before, Massie couldn't even get to sleep because she was too excited for the day to come. She left her room and went into Adam's. She knew he was the one to talk to. He was surprised when she came in, not to beg him not to go back, but instead she told him her plan, the reason she was so excited.
"Are you sure you could go through with something like that?" he had asked her, patting her thick brown bun she wore on the top of her head.
"Adam, I'm more than sure. Alicia Rivera should get a taste of her own medicine and I'm beyond determines to give it to her," she said with a smirk that had revenge all over it. She had never stood up to anyone in her life and the thought of it was so exhilarating.
Then morning rolled by and she was more ready than ever. She took her time getting ready while altering he school uniform with a silk and chiffon scarf and a cute red beret her brother had brough home to her when he was on a tour with his band. On her feet she wore her Pelle Moda black velvet pumps that complimented the blazer she wore on top of her Bvlgari off white satin blouse. This one definitely wasn't going to be ruined by the LBR, Loser Beyond Repair. She made up the name herself. Okay, maybe she had overheard the redhead Dylan say it, but Alicia was definitely a loser.
Adam stopped the car right in front of the entrance and immediately noticed how all the girls looked the same, and that Massie was going to stand out.
"Mass, are you really going to go through with this? If you really just want to go home, I can turn the car around," he said with a pint of hope in his tone.
"I'm not leaving." Massie had already spotted the Clique standing on the brick steps that lead to the front doors. They looked almost as glamorous as she did, but Massie knew they didn't wear anything big name designer. That was part of her plan. To out-style them. So far, things were going her way.
"See ya Adam. Let's go baby girl," Spencer said climbing out of the passenger seat off Adam's car. He opened the door behind his and Massie climbed out, ready to show off her Louis Vitton and Calvin Klein look. She waved back at Adam and began toward the doors with confidence.
Every head turned her way. Even the Witch Clique, as she nicknamed them, had their fiery eyes watching her as she strode towards the large double doors.
Spencer kept his arm around her waist as a sign of protectiveness. He knew what had happened to her the day before, so he wanted to make sure his sister didn't get out of his sight or hurt.
They walked through the double doors together and all the students in there were watching as well, included the few boys that went to the BOCD accompanying their girlfriends and sisters, like Spencer. He made his grip on her a bit tighter when he noticed all the eyes on her. They're looking at her legs. What the hell? She's my little sister and all these perverts are checking her out, he thought. He was definitely the over-protective brother.
Massie held her head as high as she could get it and threw her shoulders back. Once they reached her first class, she turned to Spencer and gave him an assuring peck on the cheek.
Yet she didn't say a word.
She left him looking a bit worried at the door. He knew he had to get over to the BOCD fast, but his little sister just became a piece of meat to everyone around her. He wasn't going to have it, but at the sound of the bell, he knew he had no choice but to leave it alone.
Massie took a seat in the middle of the room while all the girls watched her in astonishment. Yesterday, they knew she was a laughing-stock, but there hadn't been one person yet to laugh at her today. Not one person.
Alicia and the Witch Clique trailed into the classroom and sat all around Massie who kept her shoulders back and eyes forward, determined to ignore them. Unless they gave her trouble, then she knew what would have to happen.
Alicia whispered something into Claire's ear and snickered but received a disgusted look from her. "Puh-lease. That scarf looks fab. Much better than your knock-off necklace," Claire spat. Queen Witch gaped.
"What the hell, Cuh-laire?"
Massie was taken aback. Claire just stood up to Alicia. Not part of her plan for her stand up to her, but that was pretty amazing in her mind.
"I'm Claire. What's your name?" the sweet blond-headed girl asked. She smiled at her and Massie knew she might have a friend here after all.
"Massie Block." She finally found Claire's bight blue eyes that were hidden beneath those long blond bangs.
"Claire, no communicating with the 'out', remember?" Alicia said, not looking at anyone in particular.
"Whatever. Hey Massie, I know what happened yesterday, and I've done some contemplating. I don't think a new girl deserves anything so cruel. Especially one as pretty as you," Claire said. She then looked hopefully at Kristen, who she knew usually took her side. Kristen knitted her brows together and shrugged, keeping quiet and looking forward. Claire sighed and looked over at Dylan, who was pretending to write something in her notebook. Poor girl, Massie thought. She was probably afraid of Alicia as well as Kristen.
"Listen here Block. I don't know who you exactly think you are trying to impress everyone with your brand name attire, but you're not fooling me. You're obviously just a wannabe who thinks she can just come back and show everyone up." The Witch was now standing in front of Massie's desk. She held up her iced coffee on top of Massie's head and began to tip it over, planning to ruin her beret. Massie let herself have it, but Claire wouldn't. She swatted the coffee out of Alicia's hand and put her hands on her hips, glaring at her bitch of a leader.
"Leesh, why are you-"
Massie knew what had to be done to solve her own problems, so she cut Claire off. "No." She stood up and matched Claire's stance on the other side of Alicia.
"You're a total bitch." Everyone in the room gasped. "You put everyone else down to make yourself feel better. And if I wasn't mistaken, I'd say you're just too insecure to be nice for a change."
Alicia's jaw dropped. "Block I swear to-"
"Did I say I was finished?" She paused for effect. "I've seen the way you treat girls here, and it's completely uncalled for. Those three girls that call themselves your friends are the worst victims." She looked over at the other blond and redhead with sympathy, then back at Alicia. "You're a bully."
"Am not! Those girls love me, don't you guys," she said in a determined voice, but neither girl spoke up. Dylan continued in her notebook and Kristen just stared at her desk. "Girls?" Alicia asked helplessly.
"See? You're nothing but intimidating to everyone. No one here seems to like you. I can see why. It's because you're a total twat."
Alicia's eyes began to water. No one's ever talked to her like this before. She knew why tough. It was because everyone was too scared to, like Massie had said. But Claire. She thought she was her best friend. Why would she suddenly have such a change of heart.
Claire knew the reason. And Massie did too. She had snapped. She was through trying to put up with Alicia's crap.
"You're mean, conniving bully, and no one had the guts to stand up to you because they knew all you would do is throw it right back in their face. Well, newsflash Alicia Rivera: you don't scare me. I thought you did, but you don't. Another bleak human shouldn't be allowed to scare anyone, and you out of all humans most certainly shouldn't."
Alicia was taken aback. She didn't know what to say. She didn't know what to do. So when Massie just sat down back into her seat, she huffed and moved to the back of the room. Massie kept her head up and looked back for one last glance as the Devil wearing Prada. The necklace wasn't knock-off, as Massie could plainly see, but whatever she thought.
"That was really amazing," Kristen said shoving her desk closer to Massie's.
"I've never had the courage to stand up to her," Dylan piped in.
"I just thought she should see how it felt. I took it all day yesterday and-"
"And you didn't deserve it," Claire said smiling. "That was pretty awesome Massie. I really did think about it last night. I saw the hurt in your eyes and I knew that it wasn't something I wanted to see ever again. While I was thinking, I mainly thought about all the girls that I was mean to. None of them deserved it."
"And we only did it because we thought we could win Alicia's approval," Kristen admitted. "And eventually we did."
"But we didn't realize how much it would hurt us to be hurting someone else, especially if those girls were just innocent helpless girls," Dylan said.
"And when I stood up to her, I felt free. It really did feel good," Claire finished.
"Girls, you don't need someone like her to tell you whose 'in' or 'out'. You don't have to listen to her to fit in. Plus, I think you guys should be yourselves. Not a few girls she created out of anger or jealousy," Massie said sympathetically. The three girls who were then surrounding her at that moment had been trapped like mice. And Alicia was the mean old cat. Bat more like. She felt good freeing them. It gave her a sense of accomplishment.
"Thanks Block. That's really sweet of you to say," Claire said.
"No problem Cuh-laire." The girls laughed together at the ridiculous name Alicia had called her since the day they started sixth grade together.
Massie looked at the three girls surrounding her. They were so sweet, she thought. not at all what she expected when they were hanging out with the Witch. Sure, they laughed when she called Massie a mean name and also when she tripped her, but she knew at that point they couldn't help it. They were trapped and felt too forced. She knew, looking at them, that she was going to be okay at the school she thought was living hell. It would be more like Heaven now.
That day when Adam pick her and Spencer up, she was actually excited to get home and sleep so that she could wake up knowing she was going to see those girls again.
"So how was today Mass?" Spencer asked leading her out to the car. He noticed she was in one piece, unlike she had been the day before. he still held a worried tone in his voice, though.
"Fantastic. I actually made friends Spence! They like me," she said. He acted surprised.
"What, you thought they wouldn't?" He looked around at the boys of BOCD. They were staring at Massie yet again. He put his arm protectively around her and lead her to Adam's car.
"You look happy," he said to his beaming little sister.
"I'm more than happy," she said in reply looking back at the school. And for the first time, she was upset to be leaving the parking lot of OCD.
Well, I think that wraps up the prologue. I'm fixing to get to the good stuff, so don't worry. Action and romance coming soon. And I'm doing a spelling check on this one, so there shouldn't be anything spelled too wrong. LOL. Anyways...
For some reason, I feel like this chapter wasn't long enough either. I can clearly see it is, and it'll probably make you guys happy, but I can't help but feel like it's missing something. Well, enough of that.
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