Shy Girls Social Club by Kailin Gow

Author:Kailin Gow [Gow, Kailin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sparklesoup Inc.
Published: 2011-06-11T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

Although she thought she had handled the situation with Tempest well, Lacey still couldn’t help shaking a little as she walked out of the girls’ bathroom. The situation had been so tense that now that it was over, now that the adrenaline was draining out of her, she felt simply drained.

Mindful that she needed to catch up to Penny, Valerie and Sandy, Lacey headed to the locker rooms, got changed, and then made her way to the gym. The others were already there, standing as part of a larger crowd of girls under the watchful eye of their new physical education teacher, Mrs. Hamm.

Mrs. Hamm was a large woman, though certainly not fat. Instead, she was built like a track athlete whose sport was the shot putt or the hammer throw. She was not very tall, but powerfully built, and broad across the shoulders. She wore a voluminous tracksuit, while a sweatband held back her severely short brown hair. She was carrying a clipboard, and hardly looked up from it as Lacey came in.

Lacey hurried over to her friends.

Penny took one look at her and whispered across. “Hey what’s going on?”

Lacey shook her head. “Nothing.”

“No, there’s something going on with you,” Valerie said, joining in. “It’s all over your face. You look shell-shocked, like someone died or something. What’s happening?”

Lacey bit her lip and glanced over to the other side of the gym. There, Tempest stood at the center of a gaggle of other girls. Mostly ones who could be relied upon for an unpleasant comment almost as readily as her.

“What did Tempest do now?” Valerie asked, obviously catching the look.

“Is she jealous over you spending some time with Landers?” Penny asked.

Lacey nodded. “Apparently, she heard us talking.” She sighed. “Though I suppose she would have heard about it eventually. Is it all around the school yet?”

Penny grinned. “Nope, just most of the girls, given that they all wanted a chance with him now that he’s single and free of Tempest.”

“They’re probably heartbroken that you’ve beaten them to him,” Valerie added. “I’m your friend, and even I’m a tiny bit envious of what happened.”

“Nothing did happen,” Lacey pointed out.

“Well, it seems Tempest seem to think it did,” Valerie said. “Or am I wrong?”

Lacey shook her head. “You’re not wrong. When you were gone, she threatened me. Told me that I should stay away from him. It was actually pretty scary, at the time.”

The others looked at her in astonishment. Lacey didn’t know why. Penny and Valerie at least should know exactly what Tempest was capable of.

“What I really don’t get is why,” Lacey said. “I mean, she said it was just because she hated me, but she can have any guy in school. Why can’t she just let Landers go?”

Sandy chose that moment to chip in, her voice low. “Maybe she really does have feelings for him,” she suggested.

“Tempest? Have real feelings for someone?” Penny sounded like she just couldn’t wrap her brain around the idea.

Sandy shrugged. “That’s what I think, anyway.

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