When Zoe and her friends entered the school, they were nearly swamped by ... well ... fans. At least it seemed that way. Zoe and her friends weren't used to this kind of attention. Usually people tried to stay away from them, and Zoe and her friends welcomed it. They had no intention of winning people's friendship through being popular. But now that's exactly what was happening.
"Whoa, Zoe," a black girl said, walking up to her. "What's with the depressing tones?" Zoe looked down at herself. A dark green shirt and blue jeans were depressing? "Listen, cheerleading practice will be a few minutes earlier today. So make sure you're there." Zoe knew this girl was friends with Sarah, but she didn't know her name.
"Okay, uh ..."
"Allison?"
"Yeah, right. Allison."
"Did you bump your head or something? Because you seem a little off today. And I'm not just talking about your memory."
"No. I'm fine."
She looked a little worried at Zoe, then said "Okay. Whatever. Just don't be late okay. If you get caught with the football captain again ..."
"I won't," Zoe said.
"Good." Then she backed away and turned down another hall.
While all this was going on, Athena had her hands full with Steve Farber. Now since Athena was known as the school slut, every guy she saw tried to get it on with her. But just because everyone thought Athena was a slut, didn't mean she was one. And as long as she was playing her part until her life was fixed, she wasn't going to give in to anyone's sexual fantasy.
And Zelda, Sabrina, and Stephanie were all hounded by devoted followers all the way to their lockers. The pressure was just too intense. They wondered how Sarah and her friends put up with it all.
