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(warning— mentions of eating disorders, fat shaming, toxic parents )
"CYBER BULLYING IS NO LAUGHING MATTER. SENDING A CRUEL TEXT TO SOMEONE ONLINE CAN BE JUST AS HARMFUL AS SAYING IT TO THEIR FACE." Counsellor Blatt says to the cafeteria that was filled with half asleep students. Holiday was on her phone with Moon leaning on her shoulder playing with her suspenders. "Now, I'm not gonna name names, but the other day a mother called me up because her son was crying after some kids online made fun of his facial deformity."
"Who has a facial deformity?" The blond asked, her head tilted in confusion as everyone started to whisper and laugh.
"The boy you talked to at the mall?" Moon asked, giggling as Holiday still looked lost. "You gave him some of your candy corn?"
"I talked to someone at the mall?"
"That kid over there," Moon points across the cafeteria, both girls looking in that direction, but freezing as they make eye contact with a pair of sad blue eyes. They blinked, Eli blinked. They waved awkwardly, he sunk into his seat with his hand over his mouth.
"I didn't see a deformity?" Holiday hummed, looking back at her phone.
"He was covering it with his hand, babe."
"Ohhh."
"But today, our goal here is to make this school a safe space for all students," Mrs. Blatt finishes off her point. "Oh, and one last thing. While we're all looking forward to the Halloween dance let's make sure our costumes are culturally sensitive. For example, instead of 'sexy nurse' try 'gender neutral hospital employee'."
"Hey!" Aisha chirps excitedly, pushing her chair up to the table so she could talk to Sam. "I gotta great idea for our costumes this year!"
The LaRusso girl cringes, "Umm..."
"I was thinking I go as sodium, and you go as chloride. And when people ask what we are, we do this." Aisha says happily, grabbing a salt shaker and pouring it on the table causing Sam to laugh.
"What is that?" Yasmine laughed mockingly, "Some dumb inside joke you guys have?"
"I mean, it's not really 'inside'. Sodium chloride is table-salt."
Yasmine blinked, "Yeah, I was kidding." She looked over at her sister and Moon, who were both as confused as her. Hey, not everyone is good at science. The three girls barely passed last year. The only reason they did was because of their parents paying off the school.
"We learn something knew everyday," Holiday smiled, breaking the awkward silence. Though, with the glare her older sister sent her, she quickly corrected herself. "Well, at least I did. I didn't know that..."
"I didn't either, that's so cool though!" Moon leaned her head on the blond's shoulder. "Was that common knowledge?"
