Claudia and the New Girl

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RAYNA POV

I was in Claudia's room with the rest of the club members for a sleepover and I was very excited. Claudia set out a bunch of pillows and blankets, she had a lot of snacks, and she let us try on some of her clothes from her closet.

"So, we have two new members." Kristy announced as she took control over the sleepover. Typical Kristy. "And we need to integrate them properly according to our individual weaknesses and strengths to harness our corporate synergy."

"Eh...you...we...what?" I was very confused. But not because I wasn't listening, because Kristy purposefully uses large vocab that I don't have.

"Another corporation, just what America needs." Dawn sarcastically praised the idea.

"These personality tests will help maximize our growth potential by helping us understand what we can each bring to the table." Kristy continued. "Watson uses them in his company. He's 'the Cheerleader.'"

"I believe that." I laughed at Watson being the Cheerleader.

"'Do you pay quarterly taxes or prefer to leave finalized numbers until the end of the fiscal year'?" Mary Anne read a question out loud.  "Should the club be paying taxes? Do I need to look into this?"

"Not if we're a corporation. We could hoard our profits until we get bailed out by the disappearing middle class." Dawn pointed out.

"Think about it this way. Do you finish your homework right away or wait till the last minute?" Kristy asked.

"Oh, right away." Stacey answered.

"Wait till the last minute." I said at the same time as Stacey.

"Yeah, we all know that, Rayna." Kristy said.

"Well you asked!" I said back.

"Done." Jessi announced, handing Kristy her test. "I know myself."

"I don't." Mallory admitted. "I don't know how to answer any of these questions." Mallory looked back down at her paper while Dawn handed hers to Kristy. "I mean, would I tell a harmless lie if I'd help land a client? Would I return a stapler if I accidentally took it home?"

"Would you return a stapler?" I tried to help.

"I don't know!" Mallory cried.

"Mallory, just be yourself." Claudia said next.

"That's easy to say when you're you." Mallory said.

"Done!" Stacey handed hers in to Kristy. "I need water. Does anyone want anything?"

"Can I have a water too?" I asked as I handed my test in.

"Yeah, sure." Stacey smiled at me. "Anyone else?" The rest of the girls shook their heads so Stacey got up and left the room to get water.

Kristy shuffled through the papers as we watched her. She would make small comments at some points, which aggravated Mary Anne to the point where she finally said,

"What do you see? What is it? Tell us!"

"OMG. Claudia, did you know that you have a celebrity in your kitchen?" Stacey asked in pure excitement without any water.

"I thought you were getting water." I thought out loud.

"What? Who?" Claudia asked.

"Ashley Wyeth!" Stacey answered. "Only the coolest girl in all of Stoneybrook High."

"No way! Doesn't she have, like, 5 million followers?" Jessi asked.

"Uh-huh." Stacey confirmed. "And designers send her free clothes to wear."

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