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blanks for this equation?” The teacher’s words appeared in the air: FAITH + TRUST + _____________________ + ACTION = SUCCESSFUL WISHES.
    â€œLuck!” Shareen guessed.
    Piper choked back a giggle. “How about patience?”
    â€œMaybe a little bit of both,” the teacher acknowledged, more to be kind to Shareen than anything else, Piper thought. “But definitely patience. Now, let’s try another one.” She wrote another equation: _____________________ + FOCUS + POSITIVE THINKING = WISHES TAKING FORM.
    â€œLuck?” Shareen said again.
    At the very same moment, Piper answered, “Visualization. You should visualize the wish coming true and think positively for the best results.” This was child’s play for Piper.
    A girl named Lucinda shook her head. “Why did you even say ‘luck,’ Shareen? Clearly, it wasn’t right the first time. Why would it be now?”
    â€œHumph!” Shareen narrowed her eyes at Lucinda. “You think I have the brain power of a glowfur, don’t you?” She looked around the room. “Does anyone else think so, too?” The class began to buzz.
    Piper felt her own negative emotions boil over. All she wanted to do was continue with the class. Those equations were important! But everyone else was acting as silly as a bloombug during a full moon.
    A holo-vision of Lady Stella suddenly materialized in the front of the classroom and everyone fell silent. “Star apologies, teachers and students, for this interruption,” Lady Stella said. She was standing in her office, hands clasped calmly in front of her. She seemed composed, but there was still a crease of worry on her forehead.
    â€œI’d like to update everyone on the Star Kindness Day situation.” She paused. “Clearly, something went very wrong with your holo-text compliments. Indeed, the messages were most likely the opposite of what each writer intended to say. We cannot let this enmity and distrust continue. The messages have vanished, which is just as well. So I’d like to ask each student to rewrite her original compliments. Reading the true holo-words may set us on the path back to good fellowship. Continue with your studies, but remember the meaning behind Star Kindness Day.” She nodded twice and disappeared.
    For a moment, the room was quiet. Lady Stella’s words carried weight. Piper thought that it could possibly be enough, that everyone would agree: the way to feel good again was to spread good feeling.
    Then Shareen snorted. “Why bother?” She glared at Lucinda. “It can happen all over again. And you know what? I bet those
are
everyone’s true feelings, and that’s why the whole thing happened.”
    The class exploded. “You do think I’m clumsy, so you never choose me for your star ball team!” “You weren’t late that day when we were supposed to meet at the Lightning Lounge. You just didn’t want to come!” “So I’m just the tagalong tail to your comet, with no mind of my own, huh?”
    Professor Illumia Wickes shrugged and let everyone shout until the period ended.
    â€œClass dismissed,” she said wearily.
    â€œWait,” said Shareen. “Is there still going to be a quiz tomorrow?”

    From then on, the starday only got worse. In fact, Piper thought girls were getting angrier and meaner by the starmin, and each class was more out of control than the one before. Finally, Piper headed to Lady Stella’s office for the special Star Darlings class, during last period.
    Just ahead of Piper, Sage and Cassie were walking in together. But there was enough space to fit a Starcar between them.
    Inside, Piper nodded to the girls who were already there—Sage, Clover, Adora, and Leona—and sat down.
    Loud voices caused them all to look toward the door.
    Tessa and Gemma walked in, matching each other stride for stride, angry look for angry look.