Chapter Five




'HOW COULD THEY?!' Cassandra shouts, kicking a tree. We were outside in the school lawn, both sharing our anger by kicking a tree in turns. 'Now I will definitely tell on them. Enough is enough'. I say, kicking the tree. Cassandra seems more angry and frustated than I am, and I totally support her in that. Angie and Rexa are high-classed bullies; and THESE are heartless brats. Maybe, if we can pay them back without getting noticed....

'Hey, Cassie, maybe we can show 'em a thing or two'. Cassandra isn't all that impressed, but nods her head. Not only we were tired from the whole accusing thing, but our butts were sore because we had been sitting for 4 hours in detention, and the detention manager, Mrs. Tricalki, was surprised to see us, because normally we don't get detention. We're toppers. Well, not EXACTLY toppers, but she has heard of us. I must say I'm kind of surprised that she believed us. She said, 'I know you girls would never do that.' You see? That's what Principal Angus needs to see! But he's in his forties, which is quite old in my view, so there isn't really a point in arguing. Cassandra lifts her head. 'Hey, Vick,' that has become my nickname, 'Why don't WE put meat in THEIR lockers? It'll be fun AND awesome'. I arch my brows, then shake my head. 'Nah, we just got in a fight for being accused. Principal Angus will think that we took revenge.'

'We ARE taking revenge, Vicky.' I throw up my hands. 'THAT'S the whole deal! Principal Angus will hit us with detention worth stinking more than 4 hours. He'll figure out'. Cassie sighs, and sits next to me, her head against my shoulder. I blink several times, and rest my head over hers.

When I reach home, I walk towards the door, where I find Giselle sitting on the doorstep scraping gum off her boots. She jerks her head up, and breaks her mouth into a grin. 'Ah, there you are. Where have you been?' I run a hand through my long hair. 'Kind of a long story Gizzy. I'll tell you later.' Giselle looks at her boots, and then me, still smiling. 'Well, now that you're here, you can take over'. Saying that, she enters the house. I groan loudly. Loud enough to make my cat jump. 'It's nothing, Glitter. Go back to your cat nap'. Glitter is my cat, kitten really; she's a beautiful Maine Coon, with splashes of black but white underneath. She has emerald eyes, which always glitters, even in the dark, hence the name. She streches her paws, and trots up next to me. It was so quiet that I can hear her purring. I pick her and Gizzy's boots up, and go inside. Mitchelle meets me in the corridor. 'Well, someone came late from school'. Her blonde hair was tied up in a bun, and she looked like someone disturbed her in her sleep. 'Shut up, Mitchelle'. She folds her arms. 'Stop being a dweeb. After you do Giselle's work, clean my computer screen. It's so awfully dirty'. Glitter meows at her. 'Fine.' I climb up the stairs, and enter my room. I throw Giselle's boots in the corner. I yank open my cupborad and stuff my bag in. I take out some textbooks that I'll study later, put them on my desk, and I finally close the cupboard before letting Glitter in. 'No Glitter. Cupboards are not feline-hiding places.' She meows. 'Whatever. Bla bla to you too'. She curls up on my bed and rests her head on top of her paws. I lower my shoulders. 'That's right. Never stop sleeping'.

I open the shower, glad that cold water was coming from the taps. When I finish, I exit the bathroom. Glitter still sleeps sound, her breathing rapid and steady. My room was cleaned by the maid, and it felt good. But when I look around, I notice Giselle's smelly boots. I sigh. I sit on the floor, take a pencil, and I start scraping the bubble gum off her boots. Maybe I shouldn't have sit right next to the door, because Jodelle came storming in. 'OW!! WHAT THE HECK DO YOU THNK YOU'RE DOING??' Jodelle didn't seem effected. 'I came to take Gizzy's boots. You've cleaned them?' I stand there, quiet. 'Vicky, I asked you a question.' I widen my eyes. 'I JUST GOT HIT, DARN IT!' Jodelle rolls her eyes. 'Yeah, whatever. Um... Gizzy's boots?' I point sharply at Giselle's boots, still cupping the back of my head with my other hand. Jodelle calmly picks them up, and exits the room. Anger was boiling inside me. Angie, Rexa, and then my sisters. I'm so lucky. I turn my back on the door, and that's when I hear it swing open again. I lose myself. 'WHAT NOW??' I swing around, expecting to see Jodelle or Giselle. It wasn't either of them. It was Gabrielle. I feel a knot in my stomach. 'Oh... um... uh... Gabrielle... I...' Gabrielle raises her hand. 'It's okay. Mistakes are made by all human beings.' I smile, for the first time in hours. 'I was just going to ask you that... I'm going to my friend's house, so would you like to use the phone?' I never felt better. I couldn't just let this opportunity pass away. 'OH YES! YES! Oh. Ahem, I mean, yes. By all means.' Gabrielle narrows her eyes. Then she leans forward and hands me her phone. I can feel excitement tingling my palms. I don't realize it, and I snatch it. 'Oh! Sorry! I'm so sorry, Gabrielle...' She raises her hand again. 'Mistakes are made by all human beings'. When she closes the door, I jump on the bed next to Glitter, and I start playing. Gabrielle is awesome.

When I went online, I realize that Demi Poleman had messaged me. The message was, 'Just made a group. I put you, me, Jenna and Jemi. Fine by you?'. Demi and Jemi Poleman are my neighbors, and we sometimes hang out on Sunday nights. They're both siblings. Demi's pretty, possessing short black hair and brown eyes. She's 17, and Cassandra's friends with her too. Sometimes we go to the park, me, Demi, Cassandra and Jemi. Jenna is the oldest, and she's Gabrielle's best pal at college. Jenna has brunette hair, like Cassandra, and hazel eyes like Jemi. She's 20. She adresses me 'kiddo' although we're the same height. Jemi's 10, and he has a bombblast of freckles on his face.He turned 10 this month, and he's got short, close cropped red hair and hazel eyes. He's short for his age. But he has a facebook, so Demi made a group so that we could be 'in touch'. I type back,'Fine. Add Cassie too.' The reply comes seconds later. 'Right. Want me to add Rexa Pierra?' I widen my eyes in horror. I write. 'HAVE YOU GONE COMPLETELY INSANE?' Demi sends a grinning emoji. If she adds Rexa OR Angie, I'm going to remove them in a heartbeat.

Just then, my hand begins to bleed seconds later.

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