Cosmic

The Wish-House On Wishworld

Selene, Estella, Rhea, Maia, Lyra, Juno, Callisto, Halo, Skye, Vela, Nova and Faye were all gathered around their usual table. It had been three days since the glion monsters had attacked abs the girls were still a little on edge, wondering if Lady Adira would send more or if she had decided that Earth didn't have what she was seeking and moved on. The sound of a book slamming down on the table startled them all out of their thoughts. Mindy sat down, setting her lunch tray down on the table as she dropped her purse on the ground next to her. Mindy opened the brown leather bag and took out a pencil and opened the book on the table. Callisto raised an eyebrow.

"Are you doing your homework?" Callisto asked, incredulously. Mindy nodded as she took a bite out of her grilled cheese.

"Yup. It's my Advanced Literature." Mindy said, starting to fill in answers. Jack and Marcus set their trays down as they approached the table. Jack rolled his eyes good-naturedly.

"I see you're already started on your homework, Minds." Jack said as he sat down. Mindy rolled her eyes.

"Yale doesn't accept just anybody." Mindy said. Marcus rolled his eyes.

"We're sophomores, Minnie. College is like light-years aways." Marcus said. Mindy glared at him for his use of her childhood nickname.

"One, I told you to stop calling me Minnie. We're not seven anymore." Mindy said, pointing the end of her perfectly sharpened pencil at him. Marcus smiled a shit-eating grin.

"And two, college is two years away, genuis." Mindy said, pulling out the wrinkles in the right sleeve of her rust red sweater. Marcus shrugged.

"Exactly, light-years." Marcus said. Mindy rolled her eyes.

"That attitude isn't gonna get you into Harvard, Marc." Mindy said, scratching down answers in her homework textbook. Sally had arrived and set her tray down as she plopped onto her seat.

"I thought you wanted to go to MIT, Marcus?" Sally asked, scrunching her eyebrows as she adjusted her light pink headband before throwing a strand of strawberry blonde hair over her shoulder. Marcus shook his head.

"No, I said I wanted to go to either MIT or Harvard." Marcus said. The girls, who had been watching the exchange between the four friends in amusement became interested to learn about the kinds of colleges on Wishworld.

"What kind of school do you want to go to, Sally?" Nova asked. Sally looked thoughtful as she munched on a ranch-dipped fishstick.

"Hmmm, I always wanted to go to Julliard or The Art Academy of Cincinnati." Sally said. Selene looked at Jack.

"What about you, Jack?" Selene asked. Jack folded his arms and tapped his chin.

"Either Columbia or Stanford." He shrugged. "I wanna become either a doctor or a psychologist and help people." Mindy snorted.

"If you go the doctor route, you'll definitely need a psychologist." Mindy muttered under her breath. Callisto raised an eyebrow.

"Then what about you, Mindy? What college do you hope to get into if Yale doesn't work out?" Callisto asked. Mindy narrowed her eyes at her before looking up at the cafeteria ceiling as she thought about Callisto's question.

"Steven's Institute of Technology." Mindy said, nodding.

"I am going to Yale, though." Mindy said, resolutely. Halo nodded.

"Confidence is a great first step to making your wishes come true." Halo said. Mindy smiled proudly. Marcus took a bite out of his tamale and frowned.

"These always taste rubbery whenever the cafeteria makes them and yet I still get them everytime." Marcus mumbled.