Chapter Five
Students rummaged through their lockers, searching for books for their first period class that day. A group of girls giggled from one corner of the hallway, sharing some juicy gossips with one another.
"LEESBURG HIGH SCHOOL : HOME OF THE RACCOON RENAGADES!"
Reads the black and white banner, in capital bold letters, plastered on the arc of the school corridor. A cute anime drawing of a little raccoon in a black and white helmet gave the banner a wonderful touch.
Football is the number sport in Leesburg High. The students give their all out support to the school's football team, and would watch their games religiously. Even their parents are addicted to the game.
Here in Leesburg High, everyone treats all the members of the football team a god. Every student also revered the snotty cheering squads.
Guys would daydream of making it into the prestigious football team, while girls would fantasize of shaking their pompoms and hanging out with the 'in' crowd.
Just like any other school in America, the popular and the beautiful ruled the entire high school.
"I kinda think she's fun." Linda Danvers mumbled to her friend Lucy Lane, as they elbowed their way into the student filled corridors.
"No Lyn! Take it from the sister, Lois is anything but fun!" She replied firmly, holding her history book with both hands.
From the time they entered the school, Lucy continued telling Linda how annoying it is to live with a sister like Lois. She even pointed out (for the millionth time) that she is far smarter than Lois because she skipped the second grade.
Actually, both Lucy and Linda skipped the second grade. Their teachers noticed their excellent comprehension in skills all of their classes. They passed this information to the school head and they endorsed the students to be promoted to the 3rd grade in the next school year.
The girls took the test and they passed with flying colors. So at 8 years old, Linda and Lucy were already learning with the 9 years old kids. That's when they met and became the best of friends.
"The name Lois and the word 'fun' shouldn't be used in one sentence." Lucy reckoned pointing a finger at Linda for added stress.
Linda shrugged before sighing hard. She needed a drink. Listening to her best friend yapping about her sister's making her way thirsty. Luckily she spotted a water fountain.
Handing her biology books to Lucy, she gathered her long brown hair on one side, to prevent it from making contact with the fountain, as she stepped on the lever to have a drink. Lucy was still babbling away.
"Lyn!"
A familiar male voice hollered when she was finished having a drink. She pivoted her whole body to face who ever owned the voice.
"Hey!" A sandy blond and blue eyed stud came jogging towards them. He flashed both the girls a charming smile and they acknowledged it back with a nod.
"Dick, Hey!" Linda immediately recognized that perfectly chiseled face of his. She realized that he was hiding one of his hand behind his back for some strange reason.
"Just came by to return your notes." Dick Malverne informed handing Linda a green notebook. "And to give you this."
He quickly revealed what his other hand was holding. It was a beautiful white rose.
"I picked that from my mom's greenhouse." The six foot three stud added.
"Thank you." She answered, her smile getting even brighter at the sight of Dick's gift.
"No, THANK YOU!" He shot back, maneuvering both of his big hands to Linda. "Thanks to you, I got to study for Mrs. Finch's test."
"Oh that's today right?" Lucy piped - in noticing that she was somehow left out whenever these two future lovebirds would meet and talk.
"Yeah, second period." Dick relayed, gazing sideways on Lucy. Then he returned his gaze on Linda. "So thank you, again!"
"You're welcome." She uttered with the sweetest voice, pressing her lips together in a smile afterwards.
Dick studied her face, lovingly. Linda never seized to take his breath away. He had known her since childhood. They both came from the Midvale Orphanage.
The first time Dick met Linda, he was instantly reminded of Sister Cecilia, the young nun that was tragically killed in the meteor shower twelve years ago. They both share a distinct way of talking and certain brilliance in their eyes.
As a child, Dick vowed to himself to look after the young Linda Lee. He had grown attached to her.
When he turned five, the Malverne couple adopted Dick. They changed his name into Richard. He loved it, though he asked them to use 'Dick' for his nickname in honor of his real parents.
He left the orphanage feeling utterly delighted, that at long last the Lord answered his prayers, although a part of him felt sad for leaving behind the orphanage and his friends, especially Linda.
Only after a month Edna and Fred Danvers chose Linda Lee for adoption.
Fortunately, they were enrolled by their parents to the same school and met again. From that time on, they got in touched and promised one another to be always together.
As Richard 'Dick' Malverne matured, he realized that he felt more for Linda. It was no longer the brotherly love but something more intense and magical.
"Dick!" Jason Bergman summoned as he slammed his locker shut. Heath Donovan stood next to him, balancing a football ball on his finger. Jason pointed to his wristwatch.
"Oh shoot!" Dick checked his own watch for the time. "Listen, Linda I gotta go. The boys and I are gonna try out for the football team. So I'll see 'ya 'round?"
"Yeah, sure."
"Ok." He mumbled as he started to take a couple of steps backwards from Lucy and Linda. Dick waved ones, turned and started jogging to join his friends.
"Good luck!" Linda called out before Dick and his friends vanished, on their way to the school field.
Lucy noticed the way Linda looked and talked to Dick Malverne. Her eyes were still fixed into space and a wide smile played at the corner of her lips.
Lucy snapped her fingers in front of Linda's face.
"What?"
"Nothing." Lucy uttered, shaking her head as she rolled her eyes.
They continued walking through the corridors with the other students. Linda and Lucy were heading for their lockers.
"If it's not for the smile, I swear I wouldn't believe that that's the same Dick Malverne from grade school." Lucy spoke to her friend. "He left Leesburg at sixth grade and only after three years of living in California, he came back looking like a total stud muffin!"
Linda just nodded in response.
Dick was not ugly or anything in grade school, as a matter of fact he was one of the cutest kids around.
"There must be something with their water." Reckoned Lucy, hugging her books tighter.
Linda nodded again. She approached her locker, punched the combination as the lock popped open. Searching through the contents of her locker, she heard Lucy murmur something.
"Go get a room."
Stunned with the comment, Linda turned around to see that Lucy was not talking to her. She followed her gaze and realized that her best friend was staring at a couple, who were playing tonsil tennis with one another.
She recognized it to be Susie Kendall and Tim Eigenman. Susie had on the black, white and gray colored squad uniform while Tim, her official lap dog, was wearing his letterman jacket proudly.
To Lucy's utter horror, Susie broke free from Tim's arms and started for her location. The bleached blonde bitch heard the comment! Annoyance and pure evil was evident on Susie's face.
"What did you say?" Susie muttered, crossing her arms over her chest.
The students that were passing by stopped on their tracks to witness what's gonna happen next.
"Cat fight! Cat fight!" They all thought.
Lucy swallowed hard. Susie Kendall's in front of her with one eyebrow raised.
Nothing came out of Lucy's mouth when she tried to speak. Fear got the better of her. The sight of Susie's razor sharp finger nails attracted her attention.
"I'm waiting freshman." Susie said, tapping her foot impatiently on the floor. Tim Eigenman stood behind his girl, though his eyes were fixed on Linda Danvers.
She could feel the heat of Tim's stare and she knew exactly what's going on inside the jerk's mind.
"Gawd not homeroom." Linda piped - in, to Susie's surprise.
"What?" She asked.
"That's what she said, 'Gawd not homeroom'." Lied Linda as she anchored her left arm over Lucy's shoulder for comfort.
Susie paused. Eyes squinted, she pondered what Linda just told her. Her monthly hair bleaching session must've affected her brains, coz after a few seconds she bought Linda's excuse.
"I thought I heard her say 'go get a room'-" She expressed, narrowing her eyes on a terrified looking Lucy Lane.
Linda faked a snort.
"Oh no she wouldn't say such a thing. Believe me."
Susie shifted her gaze to Linda this time. She studied her, beginning from her heels and all the way up to her bewildered face.
"Slap me and I'll crush your head with my bare hands." Linda thought. "Wait- wait-wait-that's messy. What about-."
Before she could finish with her thoughts, Susie pulled out a turquoise colored leaflet from her hot pink binder, tucked under her arm. She handed it to Linda.
It was a flyer for the audition for the school cheering squad. "Try out's tomorrow." She informed, keeping her snotty attitude at work. "Let's see if you've got the talent to match that look of yours."
With that Susie 'the-triple-B' Kendall walked off as Tim lagged after her like a lovesick puppy.
Linda's not sure if she's gonna be flattered or offended by Susie's comment. She regarded the fact that Linda's beautiful, but at the same time she doubted if she's got any talent.
"Linda, Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" Lucy commenced talking when Susie was no longer in sight.
Linda shook her head in disbelief. She slammed her locker shut and strolled with Lucy for their first period class.
"Luce, next time try not to talk trash when the subject is within ear shot." She reminded, reading the leaflet while walking through the halls.
"Duly Noted." Replied Lucy, regaining back her normal breathing.
She regarded how absorbed Linda looked with the cheering squad try out advertisement. Lucy was amazed that Linda manages to navigate her way through the hall without bumping into any of the students. She never seems to take her eyes off the turquoise paper.
"Oh no. Oh no, please gawd no!" Lucy spoke out with a worried dramatic tone in her voice.
"Huh?"
Linda noticed the way Lucy was staring at her, when she looked up from the flyer. She was looking at her as if a second head just popped out of her neck or something.
"Please don't tell me you're entertaining the idea of joining the squad!?" Retorted Lucy to Linda.
"Why not?"
Opening her notebook on the last page, Lucy showed Linda what she had written down on the back.
-The Oracle / School new paper -Speakers Society -Science Club -Music Club
At the bottom page is a drawing of a heart with a note that reads: 'Tim Eigenman Loves Lucy Lane Forever.'
Linda smirked when she saw that. Lucy covered it with her hand, embarrassed. That explains why Lucy hated Susie Kendall's guts so much.
"Tim?" She mumbled with a grin on her face. "What ever happened to the Lucy- I'm-never-gonna-fall-for-a-football-beefcake-Lane that I know?"
"Shut up! We'll discuss that later!" Her friend shot back, turning red. She pointed to the clubs she listed again at the top page. "See? I took the liberty to list down the 'cool' clubs that we can join together. This is why you cannot join the squad, Lyn."
"Are you aware that for the past 6 years, we always join clubs together?" Linda pointed out with a sigh. "It wouldn't surprise me if half of the student population in Leesburg thought we're lesbos!"
Lucy leaned against the doorframe of their first period room. Some of the students were already seated, and their professor is nowhere in sight.
Hands over her chest she stated, "No! No! I know what this is about! You're bored of me! You'd rather join that evil pompom squad than spend time with me! You're best friend in the entire world!"
"Easy Lucy! It's the cheering squad not some satanic cult." Said Linda with a little snort as they entered the classroom.
They settled down on their seats and continued with their discussion.
"You know what? That's ok. Just you wait when I go back to Metropolis." Lucy told her. Everything's going great with Mr. and Mrs. Lane now. They're somehow beginning to patch things up. Both Lois and Lucy reckoned that in about a year or two, their parents would get back together and they will be one complete family again.
"You'll miss me to death and regret the day that you ever chose those cheerleaders over me!" She added.
"I'm sure I will."
"Yeah you can be sure of that!"
"Geez, so I guess I should start an audition for a new best friend." Kidded Linda with a small giggle.
"Great idea." Lucy commented.
At that exact moment a girl with the silkiest long crimson colored hair entered the classroom. She was talking on her matchbox size mobile phone. Jewelry adorned the 5 foot 6 teenager with the pale skin complexion.
Her body garbed with the latest designer clothes and on her feet is a pair of the most expensive Italian shoes.
Her name's Lena. Daughter of the social elite and multi-billionaire, Elizabeth Thorul.
Everyone present in the room watched her.
Lucy remarked, "And I think we have contestant number 1."
Linda and Lucy paused. Then their eyes met.
"Nah!" They uttered in unison.
Students rummaged through their lockers, searching for books for their first period class that day. A group of girls giggled from one corner of the hallway, sharing some juicy gossips with one another.
"LEESBURG HIGH SCHOOL : HOME OF THE RACCOON RENAGADES!"
Reads the black and white banner, in capital bold letters, plastered on the arc of the school corridor. A cute anime drawing of a little raccoon in a black and white helmet gave the banner a wonderful touch.
Football is the number sport in Leesburg High. The students give their all out support to the school's football team, and would watch their games religiously. Even their parents are addicted to the game.
Here in Leesburg High, everyone treats all the members of the football team a god. Every student also revered the snotty cheering squads.
Guys would daydream of making it into the prestigious football team, while girls would fantasize of shaking their pompoms and hanging out with the 'in' crowd.
Just like any other school in America, the popular and the beautiful ruled the entire high school.
"I kinda think she's fun." Linda Danvers mumbled to her friend Lucy Lane, as they elbowed their way into the student filled corridors.
"No Lyn! Take it from the sister, Lois is anything but fun!" She replied firmly, holding her history book with both hands.
From the time they entered the school, Lucy continued telling Linda how annoying it is to live with a sister like Lois. She even pointed out (for the millionth time) that she is far smarter than Lois because she skipped the second grade.
Actually, both Lucy and Linda skipped the second grade. Their teachers noticed their excellent comprehension in skills all of their classes. They passed this information to the school head and they endorsed the students to be promoted to the 3rd grade in the next school year.
The girls took the test and they passed with flying colors. So at 8 years old, Linda and Lucy were already learning with the 9 years old kids. That's when they met and became the best of friends.
"The name Lois and the word 'fun' shouldn't be used in one sentence." Lucy reckoned pointing a finger at Linda for added stress.
Linda shrugged before sighing hard. She needed a drink. Listening to her best friend yapping about her sister's making her way thirsty. Luckily she spotted a water fountain.
Handing her biology books to Lucy, she gathered her long brown hair on one side, to prevent it from making contact with the fountain, as she stepped on the lever to have a drink. Lucy was still babbling away.
"Lyn!"
A familiar male voice hollered when she was finished having a drink. She pivoted her whole body to face who ever owned the voice.
"Hey!" A sandy blond and blue eyed stud came jogging towards them. He flashed both the girls a charming smile and they acknowledged it back with a nod.
"Dick, Hey!" Linda immediately recognized that perfectly chiseled face of his. She realized that he was hiding one of his hand behind his back for some strange reason.
"Just came by to return your notes." Dick Malverne informed handing Linda a green notebook. "And to give you this."
He quickly revealed what his other hand was holding. It was a beautiful white rose.
"I picked that from my mom's greenhouse." The six foot three stud added.
"Thank you." She answered, her smile getting even brighter at the sight of Dick's gift.
"No, THANK YOU!" He shot back, maneuvering both of his big hands to Linda. "Thanks to you, I got to study for Mrs. Finch's test."
"Oh that's today right?" Lucy piped - in noticing that she was somehow left out whenever these two future lovebirds would meet and talk.
"Yeah, second period." Dick relayed, gazing sideways on Lucy. Then he returned his gaze on Linda. "So thank you, again!"
"You're welcome." She uttered with the sweetest voice, pressing her lips together in a smile afterwards.
Dick studied her face, lovingly. Linda never seized to take his breath away. He had known her since childhood. They both came from the Midvale Orphanage.
The first time Dick met Linda, he was instantly reminded of Sister Cecilia, the young nun that was tragically killed in the meteor shower twelve years ago. They both share a distinct way of talking and certain brilliance in their eyes.
As a child, Dick vowed to himself to look after the young Linda Lee. He had grown attached to her.
When he turned five, the Malverne couple adopted Dick. They changed his name into Richard. He loved it, though he asked them to use 'Dick' for his nickname in honor of his real parents.
He left the orphanage feeling utterly delighted, that at long last the Lord answered his prayers, although a part of him felt sad for leaving behind the orphanage and his friends, especially Linda.
Only after a month Edna and Fred Danvers chose Linda Lee for adoption.
Fortunately, they were enrolled by their parents to the same school and met again. From that time on, they got in touched and promised one another to be always together.
As Richard 'Dick' Malverne matured, he realized that he felt more for Linda. It was no longer the brotherly love but something more intense and magical.
"Dick!" Jason Bergman summoned as he slammed his locker shut. Heath Donovan stood next to him, balancing a football ball on his finger. Jason pointed to his wristwatch.
"Oh shoot!" Dick checked his own watch for the time. "Listen, Linda I gotta go. The boys and I are gonna try out for the football team. So I'll see 'ya 'round?"
"Yeah, sure."
"Ok." He mumbled as he started to take a couple of steps backwards from Lucy and Linda. Dick waved ones, turned and started jogging to join his friends.
"Good luck!" Linda called out before Dick and his friends vanished, on their way to the school field.
Lucy noticed the way Linda looked and talked to Dick Malverne. Her eyes were still fixed into space and a wide smile played at the corner of her lips.
Lucy snapped her fingers in front of Linda's face.
"What?"
"Nothing." Lucy uttered, shaking her head as she rolled her eyes.
They continued walking through the corridors with the other students. Linda and Lucy were heading for their lockers.
"If it's not for the smile, I swear I wouldn't believe that that's the same Dick Malverne from grade school." Lucy spoke to her friend. "He left Leesburg at sixth grade and only after three years of living in California, he came back looking like a total stud muffin!"
Linda just nodded in response.
Dick was not ugly or anything in grade school, as a matter of fact he was one of the cutest kids around.
"There must be something with their water." Reckoned Lucy, hugging her books tighter.
Linda nodded again. She approached her locker, punched the combination as the lock popped open. Searching through the contents of her locker, she heard Lucy murmur something.
"Go get a room."
Stunned with the comment, Linda turned around to see that Lucy was not talking to her. She followed her gaze and realized that her best friend was staring at a couple, who were playing tonsil tennis with one another.
She recognized it to be Susie Kendall and Tim Eigenman. Susie had on the black, white and gray colored squad uniform while Tim, her official lap dog, was wearing his letterman jacket proudly.
To Lucy's utter horror, Susie broke free from Tim's arms and started for her location. The bleached blonde bitch heard the comment! Annoyance and pure evil was evident on Susie's face.
"What did you say?" Susie muttered, crossing her arms over her chest.
The students that were passing by stopped on their tracks to witness what's gonna happen next.
"Cat fight! Cat fight!" They all thought.
Lucy swallowed hard. Susie Kendall's in front of her with one eyebrow raised.
Nothing came out of Lucy's mouth when she tried to speak. Fear got the better of her. The sight of Susie's razor sharp finger nails attracted her attention.
"I'm waiting freshman." Susie said, tapping her foot impatiently on the floor. Tim Eigenman stood behind his girl, though his eyes were fixed on Linda Danvers.
She could feel the heat of Tim's stare and she knew exactly what's going on inside the jerk's mind.
"Gawd not homeroom." Linda piped - in, to Susie's surprise.
"What?" She asked.
"That's what she said, 'Gawd not homeroom'." Lied Linda as she anchored her left arm over Lucy's shoulder for comfort.
Susie paused. Eyes squinted, she pondered what Linda just told her. Her monthly hair bleaching session must've affected her brains, coz after a few seconds she bought Linda's excuse.
"I thought I heard her say 'go get a room'-" She expressed, narrowing her eyes on a terrified looking Lucy Lane.
Linda faked a snort.
"Oh no she wouldn't say such a thing. Believe me."
Susie shifted her gaze to Linda this time. She studied her, beginning from her heels and all the way up to her bewildered face.
"Slap me and I'll crush your head with my bare hands." Linda thought. "Wait- wait-wait-that's messy. What about-."
Before she could finish with her thoughts, Susie pulled out a turquoise colored leaflet from her hot pink binder, tucked under her arm. She handed it to Linda.
It was a flyer for the audition for the school cheering squad. "Try out's tomorrow." She informed, keeping her snotty attitude at work. "Let's see if you've got the talent to match that look of yours."
With that Susie 'the-triple-B' Kendall walked off as Tim lagged after her like a lovesick puppy.
Linda's not sure if she's gonna be flattered or offended by Susie's comment. She regarded the fact that Linda's beautiful, but at the same time she doubted if she's got any talent.
"Linda, Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" Lucy commenced talking when Susie was no longer in sight.
Linda shook her head in disbelief. She slammed her locker shut and strolled with Lucy for their first period class.
"Luce, next time try not to talk trash when the subject is within ear shot." She reminded, reading the leaflet while walking through the halls.
"Duly Noted." Replied Lucy, regaining back her normal breathing.
She regarded how absorbed Linda looked with the cheering squad try out advertisement. Lucy was amazed that Linda manages to navigate her way through the hall without bumping into any of the students. She never seems to take her eyes off the turquoise paper.
"Oh no. Oh no, please gawd no!" Lucy spoke out with a worried dramatic tone in her voice.
"Huh?"
Linda noticed the way Lucy was staring at her, when she looked up from the flyer. She was looking at her as if a second head just popped out of her neck or something.
"Please don't tell me you're entertaining the idea of joining the squad!?" Retorted Lucy to Linda.
"Why not?"
Opening her notebook on the last page, Lucy showed Linda what she had written down on the back.
-The Oracle / School new paper -Speakers Society -Science Club -Music Club
At the bottom page is a drawing of a heart with a note that reads: 'Tim Eigenman Loves Lucy Lane Forever.'
Linda smirked when she saw that. Lucy covered it with her hand, embarrassed. That explains why Lucy hated Susie Kendall's guts so much.
"Tim?" She mumbled with a grin on her face. "What ever happened to the Lucy- I'm-never-gonna-fall-for-a-football-beefcake-Lane that I know?"
"Shut up! We'll discuss that later!" Her friend shot back, turning red. She pointed to the clubs she listed again at the top page. "See? I took the liberty to list down the 'cool' clubs that we can join together. This is why you cannot join the squad, Lyn."
"Are you aware that for the past 6 years, we always join clubs together?" Linda pointed out with a sigh. "It wouldn't surprise me if half of the student population in Leesburg thought we're lesbos!"
Lucy leaned against the doorframe of their first period room. Some of the students were already seated, and their professor is nowhere in sight.
Hands over her chest she stated, "No! No! I know what this is about! You're bored of me! You'd rather join that evil pompom squad than spend time with me! You're best friend in the entire world!"
"Easy Lucy! It's the cheering squad not some satanic cult." Said Linda with a little snort as they entered the classroom.
They settled down on their seats and continued with their discussion.
"You know what? That's ok. Just you wait when I go back to Metropolis." Lucy told her. Everything's going great with Mr. and Mrs. Lane now. They're somehow beginning to patch things up. Both Lois and Lucy reckoned that in about a year or two, their parents would get back together and they will be one complete family again.
"You'll miss me to death and regret the day that you ever chose those cheerleaders over me!" She added.
"I'm sure I will."
"Yeah you can be sure of that!"
"Geez, so I guess I should start an audition for a new best friend." Kidded Linda with a small giggle.
"Great idea." Lucy commented.
At that exact moment a girl with the silkiest long crimson colored hair entered the classroom. She was talking on her matchbox size mobile phone. Jewelry adorned the 5 foot 6 teenager with the pale skin complexion.
Her body garbed with the latest designer clothes and on her feet is a pair of the most expensive Italian shoes.
Her name's Lena. Daughter of the social elite and multi-billionaire, Elizabeth Thorul.
Everyone present in the room watched her.
Lucy remarked, "And I think we have contestant number 1."
Linda and Lucy paused. Then their eyes met.
"Nah!" They uttered in unison.