BOH

THE FIRST FLOOR GIRLS ROOM

Monday, September 1

12:08 P.M.

Kristen ran—sprinted—out of the cafe. She had to get away from Massie Block. This, she knew, was part one of completely cutting Massie out of her life.

Kristen was just arriving into the girls room, the only place she could think of to get away from Massie without getting in trouble and risking the loss of her scholarship. What had she been thinking? Ugh. It was the first day of high school! But when she saw Derrick, standing all alone in the hallway, she felt sorry for him. So she talked to him. And then, Kristen realized, she liked Derrington. And even though she knew he was Massie's, she had to go for it, just to see if he liked her back. And, as it turned out, he had no reaction to her bravery. And besides, all she did was bat her eyelashes a little and smile. Um...Massie was totally overreacting! And just thinking that, as she reapplied smudged eyeliner and mascara in the mirror, made Kristen feel ten times better.

Just then, the door to the room burst open and Strawberry and Kori ran inside.

"Oh. My. God. Kristen!" Strawberry shouted.

"What?" Kristen asked, without putting down the mascara brush.

"Derrick just broke up with Massie!" Kori blurted.

Kristen dropped the mascara. "What!?" It landed in one of the sinks. The bottom part sputtered black liquid all over and the brush left a trail along the side. Kori giggled.

"And he broke up with her because of what she said to you!" Strawberry added.

"Nooooo way!" Kristen beamed, as she tried to clean the mascara off the sink. She quickly wiped the smile off her face, knowing she was being mean, now. But then, she decided, Massie deserved it!

"So, are you gonna ask him out?" Kori demanded.

Kristen blushed. She looked under all the stalls, making sure no one was there, and then answered with a mischievous, "You know it!"

Kori and Strawberry screamed, and all three of them jumped up and down.

Just like the Pretty Committee. Kristen thought. And now she was truly happy.

I know that was like really short, but I just had to let Kristen know that Massington is over! Haha, Massington. I like typing that. Anywayyyyyssss...R&R with ideas for the next few chapters.

xox, b