"Mari! Take a selfie with me!" Susana, my best friend, called out to me, holding out her phone. I eagerly jumped in the photo, holding up a peace sign near my smiling face. "Mari why are you so pretty? I'm so jealous!" 

I laughed. Susana was pretty enough to be a celebrity. I was merely a stick and had straight black hair with thin bangs and a small face while she had the chocolate brown hair, big lips, a curvy body, and the ability to win over anyone's mind with her strong voice.

We walked down the hallway, on our way to the classroom. I brushed my uniform down and tucked a stray strand of black hair behind my ear. 

"Hey Mari." Voices called out my name and I happily waved. We had just received our ranks and after my fellow peers realized that I was number 1, I suddenly became famous. 

"Hey Mari can I get your number? I need some help with homework."

"Sure," I replied, smiling and tapping my number in her phone. 

I dragged Susana along, who was furiously dealing with something on her phone. "Hey man, we're going to be late for class."

"Ugh, I don't really feel like listening to Mr. Shaw's lousy lectures today." She whined and pouted. 

I crossed my arms and looked at her flatly, tapping my shoe. She rolled her eyes and started walking to class.

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Yawning and stretching, I stood up from her desk and walked over to Susana, who was sleeping with her earbuds blaring hard rock music. 

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