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intervention,” I say, anxiously eyeing the busy office. The warning bell just rang, and students and teachers alike are buzzing around hurrying off to class.
    â€œWe missed you at the party,” Nellie says, sounding disappointed. “We dressed alike and everything. All eyes were on the two cute Black girls when there should have been three.” Oh, here we go again. This girl gets salty at the drop of a dime. But, I know it’s all in love.
    â€œNellie, you know I wouldn’t have missed the party if it was in my control. Also, I had enough of Misty and KJ during the week. I really didn’t want to deal with their energy on the weekend too,” I say. I hope she understands my decision. “I would have been cool with you ditching me to get to know a guy who could be your soul mate.” I’m still high off Jeremy from Saturday night. I can only imagine how our first kiss is going to feel.
    â€œEnergy, soul mate? What the hell happened to you on Saturday, Jayd?” Mickey asks, mocking my vibe.
    â€œSo you did get my messages,” I say, nudging her in the shoulder with my elbow. “Why you didn’t call me back? I’m crushed.”
    â€œOh, shut up, girl. You know you couldn’t care less about me returning your call. We had to recuperate from Saturday night,” she says, returning my nudge.
    â€œYeah, girl, it was heavy up in Byron’s house. Shrimp, caviar, chocolate soufflé, you name it. I had niggeritis all day Sunday.” Mickey is crazy.
    â€œI’m quite sure that’s politically incorrect,” Nellie says, looking offended.
    â€œWhatever. You know I’m right,” Mickey says, rolling her eyes at Nellie. “So, Jayd, how’s the White boy?”
    â€œHe’s real cool,” I say, ready to drop the details of our date. But the killjoy arrives right on cue. I bet she was listening to our entire conversation on the low.
    â€œWhat’s up?” Misty says as she enters through the double doors connecting the main hall to the office. No this girl isn’t talking to us after all the shit she’s put us through in only the first week of school.
    â€œDid you hear something?” Mickey says, looking around the office as if she doesn’t know it’s Misty talking.
    â€œNo, I didn’t,” Nellie responds, playing along. “I thought I heard a rat, but it couldn’t have been. The administration would send an exterminator immediately if there were any pest control problems on campus.”
    â€œNot if the pest’s mother worked here,” Mickey says with a giggle. She and Nellie can be so rude sometimes. But, I do agree. The school would be better off without Misty around.
    â€œAgain, I try to be friendly and this is how I’m treated,” Misty says, feigning hurt. She could really care less if Mickey or Nellie speak to her; she just gets pleasure out of their reactions. “Cat got your tongue, Jayd,” she says, noting my silence.
    â€œI have nothing to say to you, Misty.”
    She shoots me a look of pure hatred. I wish she would say something slick to me, ’cause this morning I’m not in the mood and I will snap back at her.
    â€œIf Mrs. Cole asks, tell her I went to the ladies’ room,” Misty says, walking back through the doors leading to the main hall.
    â€œThat bitch has got some nerve, greeting us like we’re homies. She’s lucky we ain’t in Compton right about now because I’d whip her ass,” Mickey says.
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    â€œGood morning, ladies,” Mrs. Cole says as she walks toward her desk from the principal’s office carrying two DVDs and a set of keys. “Nellie and Mickey, you’ll be in the small conference room adjacent to the principal’s office. Misty and Jayd will be in the large conference room, next to me.” How Misty and I got placed in the same room for in-house suspension is beyond me.