“Oh my God!” Vanessa exclaimed as she and Jonchelle left the gym, giggling like a pair of girls. “That was so much fun!” Jonchelle nodded, agreeing.
“I know, I never knew that cheerleading could be fun.”
“Did you see the way Coach Reed looked at you after we performed that backflip? I don’t think that we needed the stone to help us get on the squad.”
Jonchelle shrugged her shoulders. “Meh, it was better to make a quick wish anyway, just in case.” Vanessa nodded.
“Good job, guys!” The two girls looked around to see Ryan McMillan jogging over to them. “Jonchelle, you were amazing.”
“Oh, um, thanks,” Jonchelle managed to say as she blushed. Ryan laughed and slapped her on the shoulder. “I’m serious, didn’t I tell you that you’d make a great cheerleader? ...I’m not supposed to tell you this, but Coach Reed is seriously considering you for the squad.”
“Really?” Jonchelle asked, trying to sound surprised. Ryan nodded, grinning.
“He even hinted that you could be the next Sarah McMillan.”
“Wow!” Coming from Sarah McMillan herself—or rather, some form of her—that was high praise. Maybe her wish worked too well.
“Did I hear what I think I just heard?” Turning towards the sound, they saw a blonde-haired girl walking towards them. She wore a grey knitted sweater, a red skirt that fell to just above her knees and held up by a black belt with a gold buckle, thigh-high stockings and a pair of shiny black boots. She also wore several pieces of jewelry.
Jonchelle blinked.
“Jay? ...Jay Duncan?” The girl nodded. After catching up to them, she put her hands on her hips and posed smugly.
“It’s Shea actually, but yeah.”
“Wow, you look good.”
“Thanks.” She turned to Ryan. “What’s this I’m hearing about the next Sarah McMillan? I thought that that was supposed to be me.”
“What are you talking about?” Jonchelle asked, not used to hearing Shea being this... aggressive.
Shea scowled at Jonchelle. “Well, if you must know, I was told that the hottest girl in school would be the next Sarah, and... up until now, I thought that I was the hottest girl in school.”
“You were!” Ryan jumped in. “Until I saw this fine piece of ass.” He nodded towards Jonchelle, winking. Jonchelle blushed. Shea looked shocked.
“Wait… You think that she is hotter than me?” Ryan nodded. Shea angrily looked Jonchelle over and shook her head.
“No way... This was finally my chance to be popular and be rid of my nerd personality. No more bullies, just hot guys and lots of clothes. Just because her tits are bigger than mine doesn’t mean that she’s going to get in the way of that.”
Shea gave one last disapproving look at Jonchelle. “This isn’t over,” she muttered before she stomped her boot-clad feet, turned on her heel and stormed off. Jonchelle and Vanessa looked at each other.
“Wow!” Vanessa commented.
Ryan shook his head. “Sorry about that,” he apologized. “I saw him at the mall over the weekend and thought that I could pass my knowledge on to someone.” Jonchelle nodded. “That...and I heard that she hooked up with Tyler not long after. I guess the sudden popularity is going to her head.”
