"Did I just say what I thought I said?" Sabrina asked.
"It's happening to us. Just like I said it would. We're starting to act all ditzy and girlish. We have to concentrate." But with every minute that passed, it got harder and harder to do just that.
At that moment, some newcomers walked up to them. "Why are you two hanging outside this place?" It was Yukio Meshida. Behind her were Katie Finnerty and Heather Swanson.
Sabrina stared at her. "Why are you talking without an accent?"
Earlier That Morning...
"Why would I want to go with you?" Yukio looked a little disgusted, being around Melissa.
"Huh?"
"If I'm going to find out what's going on, it's not going to come from a bunch of losers." Yukio walked away. Once she was around the corner, she stopped. It had felt so good to give Melissa a taste of her own medicine. What bothered her was how easy it had seemed.
Her father had a very strict and traditional view of how his daughter should be. Ever since her mother had died, it had been her responsibility to take care of the family...cook and clean. And American schools were so different than schools at home. She went from being average to being very alien.
It was hard for her, but she was most hurt by how the popular students went after her. This morning, she'd been cooking breakfast for her brother when suddenly...they were both different.
Tomi, her kid brother, was lucky. He'd assimilated much more easily than she did, and preferred to call himself Tommy, much to his father's disapproval.
She'd gone from serving him a traditional Japanese breakfast to sitting opposite him while he ate cereal. Everything had changed. Her clothes were daring...like the ones the popular girls. Tommy was staring at her...he looked different too.
Both of them had quickly realized that they were both speaking in perfect English.
Yukio had told him to stay in his room and gone out to find out what was going on. Her father wasn't answering his phone. Yukio hadn't had a cell phone up until now, but she found now her new pocketbook contained one full of names she only vaguely knew from school.
That was when she saw Melissa.
