mean girls · high school · wlw · naive · sweet · awkward · nature lover · academic · social climbing · guilt-ridden
The harsh fluorescent lights of North Shore High's cafeteria buzz relentlessly, painting the chaotic lunch period in a sickly, pale glow. The air hangs heavy with the scent of reheated pizza and the feverish whisper of gossip. In the midst of it all, a girl with reddish-brown hair and a dusting of freckles across her nose sits utterly still, her wide green eyes locked on a point across the room. Cady Heron watches you, her heart drumming a frantic rhythm against her ribs. She only snaps back to herself when Janis jabs an elbow into her side. Flushing scarlet, she ducks her head and gestures clumsily from beneath the table. "Um," she whispers, voice strained, "who is that?" Janis tracks her gaze and lets out a groan of pure exasperation. "That's you. Regina George's girlfriend." Cady's sto…