“It’s because of this moron,” Dana said, pointing at Alice. “She was graffitying the wall of the science building with – uhm – female genitals. I was just there asking Alice what the fuck she was doing when a teacher came along. He thought I was helping Alice.”
Everyone laughed – it was typical for Alice to do something like that. They all felt sorry for Dana, tough.
“So that’s how I got detention as well,” Alice said. “It only had benefits – I get to spend a whole day with my dearest Dana.”
“Don’t call me that,” Dana snarled.
“Call you what, honey?”

The two girls kept on bantering, but there were two girls not noticing this. Bette and Tina were living in their own world, lost in tought and sight. Tina glanced at Bette more often than she found healthy, but she couldn’t keep her eyes off of the beauty. As soon as she thought Bette was looking back, she glanced away. Bette, too, was checking Tina out. She wasn’t afraid of getting caught – she was just appreciating the sight in front of her.

Bette was only distracted when it was Carmen’s turn to spill the beans.
“You guys now Eric Bodine, right?”
“That quarterback who thinks he’s the world and can get any girl he likes?” Shane asked.
“Yeah, that one.”
“I puke on him,” all the girls said in unision. They burst out laughing as they apparently all thought the same about this boy.

“So, what about him?” Alice asked.
“He kept on hitting on me,” Carmen explained. “And he wasn’t exactly what you’d call respectful. He was talking with his friends about me as if I were some piece of meat, right in front of me. I got really sick of his lame jokes and his constant comments on my ass. So I punched him in the face.”
“No way!” Dana yelled. “Is that why he left for home early today?”
“I guess,” Carmen nodded. “I just won’t have any guy running after me. The worst thing is that he knows I’m gay – the whole school knows. He kept on talking about how he was one of those guys who ‘converts dykes’ and said that I just needed a fuck from a ‘real man’. I said that if that were the case, I wouldn’t be knocking at his door.”
“Well done,” Shane said appreciatively. “Shame you got detention for it, tough.”
“It was worth it.”

“So, that leaves you, Tina,” Bette said. Finally she could give all her attention to the mesmerizing blonde beside her without looking suspicious.
“Oh – nothing though. I just was late for school all week. I couldn’t help it that I kept on missing my bus,” Tina blushed. “I mean – I – I just…”
“Had better things to do in the morning?” Bette finished her sentence. She could sense Tina was uncomfortable.
“Yeah – yeah, I have – I have better things to do,” she nodded. She mouthed a silent ‘thank you’ to Bette. The brunette winked at her and another blush crept to Tina’s cheeks. Bette couldn’t help but find it extremely adorable.

They kept on talking about common stuff. Alice was a source of information, knowing all the rumours that were spreading the school.
“I heard Ms Lerner is a failed artist. She was a sculptor, but nobody liked her pieces – she even got reviews saying as much as they were crap and stuff. So, she decided to become a gym teacher instead.”
“Really logical step,” Bette said sarcastically. “I really wish she’d stop hitting on me.”

Their talk went on and on until there was pretty much nothing left to say.
“So, what now?” Carmen asked nobody in particular.
“I know something,” Alice said exitedly. “Let’s play truth or dare.”

Bette and Tina’s eyes found each other within seconds, both of them looking away immediately.