Chapter 2
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"Who are you?" Mr. James asked.
"Bloom.. Blossom," I said, feeling as if all the blood was draining from my body.
"Well Bloom Blossom, welcome to English Lit. I'm Mr. James and you're late. Have a seat wherever there's a free seat."
"Yes sir." I found a seat next to a guy this time, but oddly, he had his head on his desk and covered up with a grey hoodie so I couldn't get a good look at him.
Mr. James had the class do work from the textbook. There was a paragraph filled with errors and it was our job to correct it. It took the whole period to do so.
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Finally, it was lunchtime and I was dreadfully hungry. I ran into the washroom to do my business before heading to the cafeteria.
I took my place in the line and selected the food most appealing to the eyes. To drink, I had a juice box and I made my way over to a table but was cut short by the same girl who shoved me into my locker this morning, only this time, instead of our school uniform, she was wearing a cheerleader outfit.
"Remember me?" she asked with a smirk. She then took my juice box and squeezed the content all over my food, ruining it.
"Don't ever mess with us," the other said and I watched them leave and sat down at a table with a group of guys.
Tears caught in my eyes as my stomach rumbled. I joined the long line again and picked the unappealing food since the yummy ones were all gone now.
At the end, I had to rush into the bathroom again because the food wasn't settling right.
Blossom's POV
After doing my business, I had a sight pain in my stomach as I made my way to the sink to wash my hands.
"That was ugly back there," a voice spoke. I turned and saw Sophia.
"Oh hey. Yes. It really was." I turned on the tap, wet my hands and caught soap from the dispenser. I washed off my hands and towelled them off.
"To make it here this senior year, you should know a few things around here. Come on, I'll show you." She ushered me out the bathroom and we walked back into the cafeteria and I sat down with her and another girl.
"This is Nina. Nina, meet Blossom. She's new and she's from Africa," Sophia introduced.
"Really, which country in Africa?" Nina asked.
"Ghana," I answered.
"That's awesome," Nina replied with a smile and although it was hard to tell, I caught her dimple on the left side of her cheek. She was very pretty overall. She had dark brown wavy hair that ran all the way down her back to her waist. Her dark brown eyes were like a shimmer and her tan complexion screamed perfection.
"I'm about to tell her the DD's," Sophia cut in.
"The DD's?" I was in confusion.
"The Do's or Die," Nina cleared.
"I'm lost," I told them.
"At PHS, there's a number of things you should and shouldn't do in order to survive here," Nina said with a serious look on her face.
"You're making it sound like a war-zone instead of an education facility," I said with a smile.
"It is a war-zone. A war-zone between the power statuses around here."
"Huh?"
"Let's bring you up to speed," Nina said and moved herself closer to me so that we were all looking in the same direction- across the cafeteria.
"In the women's division, there's one group that reigns supreme and you may or may not already encounter them," Sophia explained and her eyes travelled over to the girls that ruined my lunch.
"But in every power group, there's still a bottom. And at the bottom is Tina Fonty. Her parents are so rich, Tina could practically be a princess if she wants to be.
Next, that's Amy Price. Amy is the Big Bad Wolf of the pack. Her parents are also very rich. Her father runs a shipping agency and her mother is a fashion icon in all of LA. Celebrities like Ariana Grande had purchased clothes from her mother and Amy wouldn't stop brag about all the celebrities she had met.
However, at the very top of the pack, you'll find the queen. That's Brooke Elizabeth Diamonds. Even her name sounds expensive, right? Well, her folks owns five jewelleries supply stores in the state. You wouldn't find anything there less than five million dollars.
Brooke is the captain of the cheer leading squad and had won three top competitions in the past. She's worshiped around here so you're lucky you had your run in with her minions and not the queen bee herself."
"Wow," was all I could say.
"Now, let's talk about the guys," Nina said with a beam. Sophia playfully rolled her eyes at her.
"Just like the women, we have the three top guys but at the bottom, it's Connor Holice. His parents are combined millionaires. His mother is an actress and his father owns a helicopter establishment... And Nina got a crush on him," Sophia teased in the end.
"I do not!" Nina defended and playfully grabbed her but she dodged out of the way in time.
"In second, that's Nick Markerson. Handsome, rich and already famous in his own way. He's a singer."
"Really?" I asked.
"That boy is going to sing his way into my heart one day," Sophia said with a blushing smile and Nina gave her the 'I knew it look'.
"And, at the top..." Nina said but paused.
"Drum roll please..." Sophia said and started a drum roll on the table top. Nina joined in.
"That's Jevan Hollen."
