At school, the girls are having a typical first day. When they get to lunch, Diego invites them to sit with him and his friends. One of the girls gets mad.
“Well, sorry,” the girl said in a snotty tone. “I’m supposed to know?”
“They look just alike,” Diego’s best friend, Raul, said. “Pay some attention, bruja.”
The girl raised her hand to hit him, but Diego grabbed her wrist.
“I don’t think so. Take your stuff. Go.” He nodded toward a different table. “Any you others got a problem with my girls sitting here?”
The other women smile pleasantly. “No problem, Diego,” one girl said with a grin. “I’ve been wanting to meet you, Ramona,” she said sweetly. “D. talks about you all the time. I’m Trina.” She held out her hand.
They shook hands and Ramona introduced the others. Once Trina had introduced herself, the others followed. She seemed to be the female leader. She wasn’t with Diego, she sat next to Raul. His arm hung around her shoulders, fingers teasingly close to her breast. Based on the hickeys on their necks, they weren’t just friends.
“What classes do you have after lunch?” Trina asked.
“Math,” Bunny said, wrinkling her nose.
“Biology,” Ramona added.
“I’m in Drama class,” Janet said with a grin. “I can’t wait. The Drama coach came to the junior high last year and taught a class. It was so much fun.”
“I’m in there too,” Trina said. “Mom Frost is awesome, isn’t she?”
“Mom?”
Trina giggled, waving it away. “Tell you later. It’s a story just us Drama kids know. I’ll take you over and introduce you. I’ve got rehearsal for the one acts at the speech meet next month. I’m a student director.”
“Is it too late to try out?”
“Oh, we decided the cast at the end of last year. The season starts so soon, it’s hard to take new people. But, there’s all kinds of other things you can do for speech meets. Mom will talk about that today.”
It was almost time for the bell, so they gathered their trays. The other girls befriended Ramona and Bunny, taking the younger girls to class. Diego watched as Janet and Trina walked off together. Raul punched him to get his attention.
“We’ll be late for class, moron. Come on.”
“Yeah. Coming.”
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