The young women were clad in dark blue and black pant-suits with white blouses and heeled shoes.
"Hello, are you listening?" one of them said. She had cold blue eyes and short cut blonde hair.
"To the teacher, yes." Nat said.
"I said, our first meeting of the year is at lunch." the blonde replied.
"I'm sorry, our meeting?" Nat asked.
"Yes, you were seated with us. By mandate, you are with us. Consider yourself... hired in a way." said a brown eyed girl with her raven hair in a bun.
"You expect me to believe that?" Nat said.
"It's an unspoken code, a oath our school's factions hold close." a sandy blonde haired girl said with great authority.
"Call me Regina, or Boss, whichever."
She identifed the short cut blonde as Stacy and the raven haired girl as Mauricia.
"Remember Nat, you're part of our team now, you've got a job to do. No backing out." Stacy said.
Nat simply chuckled to herself.
'As if I'd really work for these snoots...' the tomboy thought as she followed the lecture.
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Nat wasn't sure what overcame her, but she ended up going to the meeting. Not just going, but writing down every detail, every point made, she even got lunch for them.
"What's up with me?" Nat asked as she got out, the final bell having rung moments ago.
"Work ethic, that's what." Stacy said as she grabbed Nat and lead her to a limousine.
"Where are you taking me?" Nat asked.
"To your fitting. Regina said that if you were going to become our secretary, you'd need to look the part." Stacy explained.
'Who says I gotta be somebody's secretary?' Nat thought as she got in with little resistance.