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herself, gosh what a moron. Ok Kirsten, big picture, the end result will be well worth it. Taylor is well worth it.
    “So Catherine, what do your friends call you?” she asked cheerfully.
    “My friends call me Cat, but you can call me Catherine,” she replied as Hannah giggled beside them.
    Kirsten glared at Hannah and then forced a smile at Cat. “Ok, Cat it is then. Of course you know my last name, Fuller. My daddy owns the shipping company at Port Astoria.” Cat smiled at Kirsten’s ramblings, dropping hints about how wealthy she was. “Hanging with me Cat will open so many doors for you. I know we’ll be BFF’s in no time,” Kirsten gushed. Great, lucky me , Cat thought.
    Coach Hutchins spent most of the class having the upperclassmen demonstrate proper form for competitive swimming. The last twenty minutes of class, the students were split up into groups of four and were told they could swim one lap, doing the style of their choice. “I’ll make my decision about who’ll make the team by the end of the week,” Coach Hutchins declared.
    Linked arm in arm, Cat and Kirsten stood waiting for their turn on the blocks. Cat groaned inwardly and rolled her eyes at Hannah who snickered at the sight of Cat and her new BFF. Jessica approached them to join their team but was shoed away by Kirsten. “Now Jess, you know you hate to swim next to me, now go.”
    “But Kirsten,” Jessica moaned.
    “No buts just go!”
    Much to Cat’s surprise she left and joined another group. Apparently, Miss Kirsten wields great power with her wealth , she thought to herself. The whistle blew and Cat took her position on the blocks. The next whistle had her diving into the pool. Cat loved the water and swam like a fish. She saw the wall up ahead and stretched to reach it. Emerging from the water, Cat saw the shocked look on Kirsten’s face.
    “Well Miss Fuller, it looks like you might have competition this year. Miss Colvin was barely a second behind you,” Coach Hutchins said standing in front of them.
    “Well I’m a little off today. I didn’t think you were timing us,” Kirsten huffed, her face flushing with anger.
    “Don’t think Miss Fuller, just do!” Coach Hutchins chuckled and then told everyone to hit the showers.
    Cat’s wet hair bothered her all through lunch, making her wish she had brought a hair dryer. Even though she used a towel to dry it, water still dripped down the back of her shirt. She borrowed a rubber band from the collection around Amanda’s wrist and pulled it up in a ponytail.
    “Hey Cat, you should wear your hair like that more often,” Matt grinned as he shoveled a fork full of pasta in his mouth.
    “Why, does it look okay?” Cat asked smiling.
    “Well it doesn’t look bad,” he replied.
    “I’ll tell you what does look bad, your table manners Matthew! Are you even chewing your food? I bet Neanderthals had better manners than you!” Amanda stated, rolling her eyes. Ignoring her, Matt continued devouring his food.
    “Hey guys! Guess what? Apparently I’ve got a new BFF,” Cat interjected as four sets of eyes focused on her. “Yeah, Miss Kirsten Fuller,” she said with a mischievous grin.
    “The…Kirsten…Fuller? You mean the leader of the Trifecta?” Matt’s eyes grew wide, ignoring the food that fell from his fork.
    “The Trifecta?” Julie asked.
    “Yeah, you know, the three hottest sophomore girls in school? Also known as Kirsten, Jessica and Tonya?”
    “Well Matt, aren’t you a wealth of information,” Amanda muttered sarcastically.
    “Yes Matt, the daughter of your dad’s boss. I guess she feels I’m in her league or something,” Cat replied.
    “Well you better hope her mom doesn’t find out. Your parents aren’t exactly in the same social class as they are. My dad can’t stand the woman,” Matt quipped.
    “I think Kirsten’s up to something anyways, I just don’t know what. But, if I’m wrong, then I guess I’ll have a new BFF. Aren’t you guys