Athena finished her shower, and then so did Jenny, once again the last girl in the locker room. But instead of walking over to her locker, Jenny wandered blankly out of the locker room and into the hallway. She approached a similarly somnambulous Sarah, and the two began to walk in step, right in the direction of the boy's locker room.
Once inside, the girls split apart again. Sarah went for the locker labeled "Meadows," and Jenny went for the locker labeled "Simms." While Sarah took over the life of her boyfriend, who had gym during second period, Jenny had, rather unfortunately, taken over the life of Alistair Simms.
Alistair Simms, the kid who hadn't seemed to reach his growth spurt yet. Alistair Simms, the most effeminate boy in the school. Alistair Simms, the boy who took even longer in the shower than the girls. Alistair Simms, the boy who valued cleanliness over practically everything else. Alistair Simms, who turned blankly mid-shower and walked off to find new clothes.
As the instantly-male but still femininely shaped Aaron Meadows wondered how he'd gotten to gym class so early, Jimmy Simms stepped into the showers. If he'd known that was his third shower in the last twenty minutes, he'd have been overjoyed.
