Lead or Follow
Pandora and Sarah walk down the hallway to Jove's office. The young teenager keeps looking towards the head of the cheerleaders she recently joined.
"I don't get it." declares Pandora.
This makes Sarah look at her, "What?"
"Why would you stick up for me?" Pandora asks.
"I told you why." answers Sarah as if the answer is obvious.
"Was it really just because you thought I'd tell my dad?" requests Pandora, trying to get a real sense of things.
"No... it's... I told you, I... you're one of us." insists Sarah.
"Really?" a surprised Pandora wonders.
"Yeah, why?" asks Sarah.
"Well, I've only been part of the team for a couple weeks, and a part of the school for a couple of months. I'm not sure how that makes me one of the team." explains Pandora.
"You care about the school right?" Sarah questions.
"Of course."
"And you care about the team?" adds Sarah to her previous question.
"Yeah, totally. I mean... Kat maybe less so, but yeah." Pandora insists.
"That makes you one of us. See, I think the reason why things got so messed up a couple weeks back is because we didn't really care enough about the school. I really care about the school. I want it to be the best it can be. And I'm willing to work with whoever wants to make it better. That's you." elaborates Sarah.
"Even after I challenged you in class before I was on the team?" wonders Pandora.
"Especially because you challenged me. This school is so full of followers. People who will just do whatever they're told because someone said they should. That's probably why so many people got caught up in the moment and went nuts. They saw someone else was doing it and figured 'Hey, that's a good idea, I'll do it too.' Don't you think?" adds Sarah.
This makes Pandora shift uncomfortably as they walk, "Uh, sure."
"You're a leader Dora, not a follower like the rest of them. I need leaders if I'm going to..." Sarah tries to say before stopping herself.
"Going to what?" asks Pandora.
Sarah watches Pandora for a moment before responding, "It's nothing."
"Hey, if you think I'm so good at being a leader, then you know you can trust me. What is it?" Pandora pushes.
Again Sarah watches Pandora for a while, "It's... let's just say this isn't just about this school, there are other schools with the same problems. If I can make things work here, maybe I can do it for other people."
Pandora doesn't respond right away, "World domination eh?"
"It's the only way to make things better. I hope you'll be able to get behind it." insists Sarah.
"Why not? I always thought I'd be great at running Australia." says Pandora half jokingly.
That makes Sarah smile, "I knew you'd be good at this."
She touches Pandora on the shoulder but nothing happens. Sarah seems confused, touching Pandora again and nothing happens.
Pandora acts as if nothing's wrong, "You ready?"
They walk into Jove's office, the principal's assistant Tom at his desk. Tom looks up at the head cheerleader and the principal's daughter.
"Ah, you were able to find her, great." Tom says then focuses on Pandora, "Your father is waiting for you both."
"Thanks Tom." Pandora responds, heading in with Sarah.
Jove looks up as his daughter and Sarah enter, "Thank you both for coming."
"What's going on?" asks Pandora.
"I received a call from another school about vandalism that's happened on their property and I wanted to ask you both about it." explains Jove.
"Why us?" Sarah asks the obvious.
"Well, it seems that the school in question was our upcoming opponent with the football team." adds Jove.
"So why aren't you talking to the football team?" an annoyed Sarah questions.
"Because they were all at a booster event off campus when the vandalism happened. But you and the other cheerleaders were seen heading towards the school by multiple witnesses." suggests Jove.
There's a long silence so Pandora speaks up, "And what if we did it?"
"Then there'd have to be some serious consequences. Attempting to sacrifice the school's mascot is not..." Jove begins to say.
"They tried to sacrifice the school mascot?" interrupts Pandora.
"Yes, they did. And I wanted you to be here so that you could understand who your new friends are. What they are capable of." insists Jove.
"We were just trying to..." starts Sarah.
"The reason why isn't important. Regardless, you're not allowed to do things like this. Expect punishment for you and the team to be forthcoming." declares Jove.
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