I ran into Ariana. She's followed by Charlotte McPimple, Sasha Carbunkle, Katie Lorenzo, and surprisingly, Lisa and Diego. I call Charlotte, Sasha, and Katie CKS. I haven't known Lisa to take Ariana's side. They've added a boy to their pack. Trey's twin. Diego Sterling. He's one of the almost friends I have. He's a really nice guy. All of them make five. Just my luck.
“Hey, diarrhea milkshake,” Ariana calls. She's referring to the milkshake incident I had in the Cafeteria three years ago when we were in fifth grade. Lisa was telling me about how stinky Trey Sterling's best friend Gerald Schumer was. I laughed so hard, I blew milkshake bubbles out of my nose. I was covered in a brown chocolate milkshake. It looked like I was covered in diarrhea. Still, it's a SUPER creative nickname.
“What do you want?”I admit I sound whiny. I have a lot on my hands. Drama queens don't need to be added to the list.
“You made my little baby Lisa Lisa sad,” she says. Charlotte, Katie, and Sasha hold in their laughs and cover their smiles. Lisa turns bright red.
“Now it's time to pay.”CKS and Ariana circle me. Diego and Lisa lean against lockers, hanging back. Newbies. Ariana grabs my backpack. It has my phone in it...and my wallet. I don't even care. She tosses it on the ground. I make no move to get it back. CKS happily digs through the contents.
Charlotte-“I call the phone!”
Sasha-“No, it's mine.”
Charlotte-“Then I get the wallet!”
Katie-“If I get her school ID.”
Sasha-“Fine! If I keep her notebooks.”
Katie-“But I like the notebooks!”
Charlotte-“You can have her pencils.”
Ariana-“Ladies, ladies, break it up. As Queen Bee, I get the cheap sack and everything in it.”
CKS-“Okay!!!!”
