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The Clique Fights Back

The face covered in ice cream was mine. I was so mad I couldn’t even speak, and not because ice cream was running into my mouth. I ran to the bathroom. As I washed my face, I started to cry. People were laughing at me. ME! I had the rockin’ body, the most beautiful friends, the hottest boyfriend, and people worshipped me. No one ever laughed.

I considered squealing to the dean, but everyone already saw what happened and it wouldn’t be worth it. I had to have justice! Revenge! Payback! I sat and thought through study hall, math, and even a vanilla latte at Starbucks before it hit me. The Perfect Plan!

I got my crew together and we all gathered around Tina in the hall Monday morning while I made a huge apology for everything I ever did. We even sat with her at lunch. Then we invited her to an exclusive party; one in her honor. Yes, we held a party for her, which started out singing her praises, then turned ugly, ending in a huge food fight.

The funny thing is, I didn’t hate her. We laughed instead.

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