Snippet #1742849

Standing in front of her mirror, Raelene put the finishing touches on her makeup, having already finished showering and styling her hair, a feat that took no small amount of time. Double-checking her reflection, she applied another coat of mascara. Nodding with satisfaction, she turned to her closet, opening the double doors with a smile. Leafing through the clothes there, she pulled out a new "shirt" (similar), a pale green one-shouldered one. Slipping her robe off, she pulled it on, and paired that with dark-washed skinny jeans. She also grabbed a pair of her favorite "boots". Then Rae walked back to the mirror and checked her hair again, smoothing it back so it fell around her shoulders in its natural soft waves. She smiled with pride- she knew girls that spent hours trying to replicate this look, and all she had to do was blow dry it and run a brush through it. Rae leaned in, fastening a pair of gold dangly earrings in her earlobes and a diamond stud in each of her cartilages; she frowned and added a gold stud in her right. She also fastened a heavy gold bangle around her wrist and a gold butterfly necklace around her neck. Slinging her matching purse over one shoulder, she walked out of her room and down the stairs.

"Bye, mom," she said, grabbing a banana and a bunch of grapes, and planting a quick kiss on her mom's cheek before breezing out the doors. She stopped at the Starbucks down the street, tossing the banana peel in the trash and getting her usual. Standing outside, she waited for less than a minute before a sleek blue convertible pulled up in front of her. "Hey, Rae!" The redhead smiled at Aimi, and jumped over the door to the passenger seat.

"Thanks for picking me up! Want some grapes?"

"God, yes!" The blonde grabbed them as she drove one-handed, popping one in her mouth. "Next time, you should totally get me a coffee."

"Tell me what you want and I will," she promised. They chattered about everything for the rest of the time- clothes, the upcoming dance, classes sucking, clothes, boys, more clothes- before Aimi pulled into her usual parking space in front of the school. The two got out and walked slowly up to the building. Rae finished her drink and tossed it in the trash. A few more people joined them as they walked, and the group claimed a bench that stood in front of the school. From her seat there, Rae glanced up to see Jake pass by without looking at her. She looked quickly away, smiling at a boy she didn't recognize for a second before turning her attention back to Aimi, who leaned in and whispered, "That jerk-face Jake was never good enough for you." Rae laughed and nodded, leaning back to soak up the talk and laughter.