First Day at Arc, Sophomore Second Period
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First period flies by and you head to your second period class in the dance studio.
You are in a great mood. Anatomy class was extremely fun, not only because of a funny demonstration from your teacher, which showed cool and gross bodily functions on a large, crystal clear TV when she made certain movements. All of the students seemed to enjoy it.
Your fears about the girl in the blue blazer were also unnecessary. The girl was very nice. She said hello to everyone at the table in a whisper because the teacher was speaking to the class. She introduced herself, Paige Comely, and her companions, Tristan Durant and Sophie Wade. The other two were not so nice, however, they acted as if they were under Paige's control. Whenever she smiled, they smiled.
Weird, but it didn't hurt you any. You feel better about the people wearing the blue blazers than you felt earlier that morning.
You spend second period Dance-Fit class just watching choice girls from the drill and cheer teams perform. They seem to want girls from the class to try out for each team, which makes no sense because the teams are so small. How many more girls could they need? No complaint from you, though. That gives you a free period to do nothing.
The Dance-Fit instructor introduces the captain of the drill team. A stunning girl with a perfect dancer body, Lara Oaks, performs a lyrical dance alone and then is joined by five other girls for an ouch-inducing kick routine. You rule out trying for that team immediately. Without introduction, another girl steps up while the Dance-Fit audience applauds the drill team girls. This girl is loud and brash, with long red hair, looking like an older, gorgeous orphan Annie.
"Lara, I love how you do that. I used to love those moves when I was first learning to dance in kindergarten. Hi, class. My name is Penelope Carlson. I am one of the captains of the cheer-letics team. Cheer is not just an art, it is a sport. We like to do demonstrations for you all before tryouts so that no one gets hurt. Cheer is not for everyone."
You shrug after hearing Penelope Carlson's explanation. It makes more sense that the two teams want to dissuade Dance-Fit students from trying out rather than recruit them. You cross cheer off of your list as well. That was easy.
Penelope and other girls perform a high energy, daring, slightly raunchy routine of flips, splits, kicks, with plenty of hip action. It is fun in its own way, but it definitely is not for you.
After the performances, the class sits around for the remaining 10 or 15 minutes before third period. A girl near you asks if you are going to try out and for which team. You explain your idea, that they are basically telling the class not to bother trying out. She considers, then agrees.
"I really don't want my crotch on display like that anyway," she says.
True.
She gives her name, Monica, and asks, "Are you a part of a crew?"
You forgot all about the whole crew thing somehow.
"I'm new to this school," you say. "I don't even know how any of that works yet. Are you?"
Monica shakes her head. "I was part of one last year for a while but that wasn't the best. You can change crews, you know. I'm just a free agent right now."
You smile. "That's two of us. So, can you tell me how it works?"
She happily explains that student get to choose to be a part of a group that is kind of like friends, tutors, guidance counselors, and more, all rolled into one. She tells how there are all kinds of crews, but if you don't like any of them, you can always form your own. She thinks the best crews are made up of people who are friends already or those who have a common goal. That makes sense.
"I keep seeing these girls in blue blazers. Is that some kind of crew?"
Monica sneers. "That is the king of all crews, Crème de la Crème. That's what they call themselves because they think they are better than everyone else. A lot of people call them the Vanities."
That explains a lot.
You say, "I guess you don't want to be with them then."
"Definitely not. But you can't just join them anyway. They have some kind of selection process. They all look the same and if you don't look like them, forget it. You have to act like them, too."
You decide to:
Call home and ask for someone to pick you up and take you home
or
Thank Monica and get ready for your next class
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