Now it was a normal thing. Skipping school was part of her routine. She was surprised that her principal hadn’t called her parents that she wasn’t attending school. That woman didn’t care at all.

She had also undergone a complete transformation. Her hair was more purple than brown and she had finally gotten piercings like her mother had predicted. She hadn’t gotten the tattoos though. What did having to prove herself mean? Well that didn’t matter because she seemed to be proving herself real good.

Everyone knew her name and she liked it. She was popular and as Ronnie liked to say cool and badass. The teachers were scared of...