When Zoe got to school, she waited for her best friend Athena at their usual meeting spot. A few minutes later, she arrived, dressed in a tattered black dress, red corset and fishnet gloves. She always tried to have an elegant gothic look, something Zoe wasn't really into. But she thought it made Athena look good.
As they were talking, a powerful gust of wind blew by, rustling the trees around them. And suddenly, Athena was by herself. Why was she there alone? She couldn't remember. She looked off towards the school and saw a girl walking away from her. Could she have been talking to her? That didn't seem possible. She didn't recognize her. But, of course, the way the girl looked, Athena didn't think she would. Green T-shirt, blue jeans, sneakers. No, that wasn't someone she'd know, or even care to know. Athena was only interested in talking to other Goths.
"Hi, Melony," Zoe said, approaching her "new" best friend Melony Tyne.
"Hi, Zoe."
