Jessica Gibson walked towards the spot where she usually met up with her friends before school. And as she approached Lucy Corinth and Lauren O'Brien, she took out the stone, already having a few wishes in mind.
"Like, hey, Jessica," Lucy said, as usual, sounding like a total ditz. She was sitting on a bench that was long enough for at least three people to sit on. Jessica sat down next to her. Lucy was dressed in her usual getup: a pink tube top, a light pink pleated miniskirt, and a pair of 4-inch open-toe heels. Her long blond hair was pulled back in a ponytail.
"Did you bring it?" asked Lauren, who was dressed very similarly to Lucy, except that she had a halter top on instead of a tube top.
Jessica held up the stone and her friends smiled.
"I've been thinking of wishes all night," Lauren said.
"Me too," Jessica said.
The three of them (all cheerleaders and part of Sarah McMillan's circle of close friends) looked over at the school. From where they were sitting, they could easily see the entire school campus and everyone who was milling about within it. Some of the people walked close enough to them that they could hear them talking. Mostly it was people talking about them, either admiring them or just basically checking out their hot clothes or hot bodies.
Jessica turned towards her friends. "So? What should we wish for first?"
