something new | crygi

three

Gigi Goode had known for her entire life that she wasn't like other girls. Not in the way that most people figure it out though. She loved all of the girly things, the barbies, the pretty pink dresses, the makeup, you name it! She was the same in that way. But when all the other little girls gushed about the princes in the Disney movies they watched, Gigi was more mesmerized by the princesses.

Of course she had no idea what this difference meant for her future as a child. Middle school showed her that though, when Jackie Cox came out to the school as being bisexual. She was bullied ruthlessly for it, called terrible names, pushed into lockers, the list goes on. "If they bullied like this Jackie for being bi, they would probably bury me in a ditch if they knew I was lesbian," Gigi decided.

It was then that she decided that nobody else had to know. And by nobody, she meant not even her twin brother. It was in her best interest to keep these feelings hidden tightly away, only telling them to her secret diary. She put on a facade of being boy crazy, of being obsessed with Kyle, and of being a bitch to all the other girls so that nobody would suspect a thing. And so far, it was working quite well for her. Kyle and everyone else in the school were completely convinced that she was in love with him (she was in the drama club after all, of course she was a good actress), and all of the girls were too scared to even step too close to her. All she had to do was keep up the straight girl act for the next year and a half of high school; it would be easy really, as long as she didn't have any distractions...such as a certain curly haired brunette...

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The morning went by quickly and after lunch, Crystal was headed to what she predicted would be her favorite class, art/art history. She sat down next to a dark haired girl who she recognized as Jackie Cox. Their small talk was interrupted by Gigi who was sitting across the table.

"So! It seemed like you knew Kyle Smith," Gigi spoke with the same passive aggressive tone from before.

"Not really, he was just showing me around," Crystal quietly said back, trying not to disrupt the class.

"Interesting, well don't get any ideas because—"

"Uh- shouldn't that be Picasso instead of Davinci?" Crystal cut off Gigi to ask the teacher, who was matching paintings to their artists on the board. The teacher, Mrs. Sakura, looked at Crystal with a skeptical look before looking back at the board to check her work.

"Yes, it seems that it should be," Mrs. Sakura smiled at Crystal. "Welcome to the school."

Gigi sat there with her mouth gaping as she stared at Crystal. "She's pretty AND smart?! This is gonna be harder than I anticipated," Gigi thought, slightly annoyed. Meanwhile, Jackie was completely excited at seeing that Crystal was a total art nerd like herself. She knew she had to get her to sign up for the art show.

Crystal practically bolted up when class ended and made sure to pass through the lobby on her way to her next class so that she could look at the musical sign up sheet. Of course she tried to be discreet, but Gigi had been walking not far behind her and seen the entire ordeal. Was she trying to take her spot in the musical? Was she plotting against her? Why would she do that? Had she caught onto Gigi's staring at her? Gigi didn't know what it was, but something about Crystal was just so mysterious. She wanted to know more.

When Gigi got to her next class, she asked the teacher for a pass to the library so that she could "print something." As soon as she was in the back right corner of the library, out of sight from any other students lingering around, she turned the computer in front of her on. She didn't have much time so she worked quickly, typing Crystal's name into the search engine to try to find out anything she could about the girl.