chapter one - carol

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"Carol Denning?"

     "Here," I shout to my teacher. Another boring day, at a boring school, with boring people, and nothing to think about. What a cliche.

     I'm sitting in English class, waiting for the lesson to start. Our teacher, I don't remember her name, has left the class, and everyone's being loud and annoying and I'm just zoning out again.

     "On your own, Denning?" An irritating voice comes from behind me. I roll my eyes, but don't turn around.

     "On your period, Samuels?" I reply, then turn to look at her. "Oh no. No bloat. Just fat," I say, then turn around. Low blow, but I'm in no mood to be dealing with petty bitches right now. She's silent while her friends gasp and snicker.

     "W-whatever, bitch," she replies. I scoff. "Burn."

     "Excuse me! Class!" The teacher storms in with a girl in her hands. I sit up and analyse her.

     Chocolatey brown, curly hair. Tanned skin. Big, rosy lips and thick but nicely trimmed eyebrows. She looks at me quickly, and then away.

     The class finally listen to the teacher.

     "This is Anita Haile, can anyone show her around later?" She looks around the room. "Denning?" She asks. My eyes shoot up to her, but I realise she isn't talking to me. She's talking to my sister, Barb.

     "Sorry, what?" Barb pipes up. She was talking to the boy behind her. "Will you show Anita around?" She lifts up Anita's arm. Barb pretends to think it over. "Yes! Of course," she says with a smile. "Way to go, Barbarella," the boy behind her, I think his name is Sean, says. That's her nickname, apparently. Anita heads over to Barb.

     "Hey! I love your hair," Barbie gushes and Anita smiles sweetly. Her cheeks are tinted with pink and I wonder if it's natural or makeup.

My thoughts are interrupted when one of Barb's friends, Ebony, shoots me a look like Medusa's. "Stop staring, Double Denim!" She shouts with a strained voice, and the group laughs. Except Anita. I look back at the teacher, who begins writing something about the book we had to read on the blackboard.


A/N sorry these are short!! will be lots tho :)

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