Chapter 3
(5 minutes before gym class)
"You sure where're not going to get in trouble?" Claire said.
"Of course we could get in trouble!" Hailey said and giggled.
"Yeah, and it was your idea anyway." Katie responded.
"Yeah, but, I don't want detention!"
Hailey and Katie looked at each other and cracked up so hard they were crying. "Claire, if we get caught where're looking at least a 1 week suspension."
"What?!" Claire said and stopped doing what she was doing.
"Relax, we not gonna get caught." Katie said and rolled her eyes. "Everyone needs a little revenge."
"Oh, come on it's time from gym!" Hailey said and rushed down the steps into the bathrooms. "We'll just stay in here for 2 minuets, which will leave us enough time for us to come back and see it, and give enough time for more people to witness it with us." She said and smirked.
"Ok, I just don't feel good about this…."
"Come on Claire! This time you're going to laugh! And besides, it's not that mean.
"Ok, fine. But if we get in trouble, you're explaining everything to my mom."
"Deal." Hailey said.
"Come on guys! They're here!" Katie said, as her bun bobbed up and down.
The girls walked in, gossiping as usual. They changed into their tops, and slipped on their shorts, and didn't notice not the slightest change. But instead of laughing all of the other girls(Even some seniors) were pointing a whispering to each other stuff like: "That's so cool!", "I'm so doing that next year!", "Those girls have the best ideas!"
"We FAILED!" Katie said and slapped her head. But Hailey and Claire were too busy cracking their butts off. Claire couldn't believe it. Were these girls so desperate for attention that they were actually going to follow them? There were a bunch of teenagers being fascinated over a bunch of girls modeling off mesh shorts with two cut holes on the butt cheeks. How pathetic!
"Hey Angie, nice thong." Claire said and giggled. She could hear Hailey's piercing cackle in her ear.
Angela turned around and looked at the back of her shorts. "Oh, this? I know it's so cute! Thanks for pointing it out Karen." Angela said to Claire. She then walked up to her and went near her ear, but wasn't going to whisper. "I mean, it's the best comment a lesbian ever gave me, if you know what I mean." Angela said. The rest of the girls in the locker room gasped and some giggled. Claire got hot in the face and stared at her. "See you later lesbo…, I mean Claire." She said and walked off. For once Claire wished that that time she wouldn't call her by her real name.
"Hey Claire, are you ok?" Hailey said as she caught up to Claire after gym.
"Yeah, I'm fine." Claire said and wiped a small tear from her eye. "Look, I'm really sorry. It's all my fault. I can make it up to you if you want." She said and gave her a sympathetic look.
"No it's ok." Claire said and wiped another tear from her eye.
"Hey, Katie and I will think of the next plan ok?" Hailey said. Claire wanted to say no, but she really wanted to get back at Angela. She gave a slight nod and smiled at Hailey.
"Oh, speak of the devil look who it is." Hailey said loud enough for Angela and her crew to hear.
"Hey Carrie, I'm really sorry about revealing your secret in front of everyone." She said in a soothing voice.
"Fuck off Angela." Hailey said fiercely. "You've done enough torturing for one day."
"Oh it's just beginning Hailey." Angela said and flashed an evil smile. "But not for Casey. She's special."
"My name is Claire. Not Cassie, not Casey, not Karen. It's Claire." She said with a pissed look on her face. "And I'm not lesbian, I have a boyfriend and his name is Cam Fisher." She said and smiled at Hailey. But Hailey didn't smile back. Instead she just stood there with her hand to her head.
"Oh, well that's cool. Don't worry, I'll be sure to tell everyone the truth. Oh, and if you need any help with your Cam, just let me know." Angela said in a nice voice. "If you don't know us by now, where're the Beverly Hills Alfies. Who knows, perhaps you'll be one of us someday." She said and winked at Claire. "Bye Claire." She said and smiled before walking away.
"That was weird." Claire said and stood their dumfounded.
"That was stupid!" Hailey said.
"Hey gals, what's up?" Said cheerful Katie.
"Claire just revealed her boyfriend to Angela!" Hailey said and practically yelled her head off.
"No way! Does he go here?" Katie said and stared at Claire like she had some remote disease.
"Um, yeah he's coming later in the day." Claire said nervously. "Why what's wrong?"
"Let's just say he's going to be breaking up with you by tomorrow." Hailey said and shook her head.
"Hailey, you don't understand, Cam and I have a really strong bond and I can't bear to be without him." Claire said and looked at her with sorrow.
"Well, if Angela really likes him, then he's a goner. But he she doesn't really care for him, she might just try and piss you off and make you look like a total loser." Katie said. "Don't worry Claire we can fix this."
"Yeah, it's nothing the Beverly Hills Belle's can't fix." Hailey said and smiled.
"What?" Said Claire and looked at the girl's with confusion. "Who are they?"
"It's us silly." Hailey said. "Where're the Betas of the school and Angela's crew, the Alfies, are the Alphas." She explained.
"Um, ok, why is all this group stuff such a big deal?" Claire said, still a bit confused.
"Because, it just is." Hailey said, her eyes then glowed at Claire as she looked at her. "Hey Claire, how would you like to be the new member?" Hailey said.
"Well, I definitely want to be you and Katie's friend but I don't know about all of this group stuff. I'll have to think about it.
"Ok, just keep it in mind." Hailey said and sounded a bit disappointed.
Claire was back at home and scanned through Teen Vogue. She admired the fashions and wondered if Cam would like them. "I wonder if he's ok." Claire thought. Suddenly, the phone began to ring. Claire immediately jumped off from her bed and reached the phone.
"Hello?" Claire said very quickly.
"Oh, is this Claire?" Said a teen female voice that Claire recognized.
"Um, yeah, who is speaking?" Claire said a bit nervous and disappointed that it wasn't Cam.
"Claire, it's Angela McAdams from BBH. I got your number from the school directory." Angela said in a chipper voice.
"Oh, hi Angela." Claire said in a lifeless tone. She didn't feel like talking to Angela after what happened. But something made Claire's brain awaken. She could hear a muffled 'click' on the other line. Which meant her younger brother Todd was listening.
"I know your secret." She said in her soothing clam voice.
"What secret?"
"That your boyfriend is so cute!"
"Wait, what do you mean?"
"You know, Cam. I met him after school. He's so adorable."
Claire's head started spinning. What was Angela talking about? Was she Cam's new girlfriend? Claire took a deep breath and decided to play it cool.
"Oh, that's cool." Claire said.
"I know, He's just a smidge smaller than me so when we hugged, his faced pressed up against my boob. Isn't that just so cute!?" Angela said. Claire knew she was just trying to get the best of her, but she was scared to know if all of this was all really true.
"Hey Claire! Hang up the phone mom needs you!" Yelled her brother Todd.
"Whoops, got to go Angela, tell Cam I said hi." Claire said.
"Ok no probs, oh and he has a special announcement for you tomorrow. Which I know of course." Angela said before Claire could hang up. "I mean, that guy told me everything!"
All of a sudden Claire herd a long dial tone. "Hello? Hello?" Claire said.
She figured Todd was probably fussing with the phone.
All of a sudden the phone started to buzz and a different number shown up on the screen.
"Hello? Claire?" said a male voice.
"Cam!" Claire said.
"Hey Clairebear, how's everything going?"
"Cam are you breaking up with me?' Claire said and bit her nail.
"Of course not why would you think that?"
"Well, do you know this girl named Angela McAdams from our school?"
"Oh yeah, I met her after school. The boys wanted to introduce her to me and then they pushed us together. It was so gross. But don't worry, I told her everything about you."
"Oh, ok. Well what do you think of her?" Claire said and bit on her nail again.
"Well, she is pretty hot. But I like your personality better. And no one likes gummies like you do Claire." Cam said.
"Oh well that's…."
"Oh, I'm really sorry Clairebear but I gotta go now. My dad's driving me nuts. Talk to you later, bye!" Cam said and hung up.
"What was that all about?" Claire thought to herself.
"Cam is being blackmailed." Todd said and stood in the doorway.
"Mom wasn't really calling me was she?" Claire said and raised and eyebrow.
"Nope." Todd said and smirked.
Claire just rolled her eyes and went to bed.