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'italics' phone screen/text messages

Galene hated mornings. She normally had to get up around five am so that she has time to heal in the shower from last night. As Galene got to school and managed to put her backpack in her locker she was forced to move before she got her nose got smashed. She looked up and sighed,

*Wonderful John with his band of clopheads. I knew that it was a bad idea to draw attention to myself. But he was sorta asking for it. And this was such a good beginning too.*

"You need a lesson Galene. No one beats my time a gets away with it."

"Is that right? That not what the Coach said. She told me the only reason you were on the team was that your rich daddy paid your way on. So that makes me wonder, just how long have you been learning to be a prat daddy's boy?"

"You can't call me that," John growled, his face bleeding to firetruck red.

"Oh, I'm sorry. How long have you be learning to be a prat, John?" Galene snickered as his face went from red to a shade of purple.

"Your worthless Galene. I don't know how the hell you beat my time, but you're going to pay for it. Maybe you should just take yourself off the team now since I am going to make your life living hell on it." Then he hit her in the stomach, then once in the face. She slid down on the ground trying to stop herself from lashing out and keeping in the present time. *I am at school. Sal is not here. I am a school, it can't be Sal remember, Sal is at the apartment passed out drunk. Slow down your breathing Galene. Nice and steady. You can not have a panic attack at school.* Suddenly a loud female voice shouted,

"HEY! STOP THAT!" Startled she pushed her back against the locker. A hand touched her shoulder, making her flinch. Opening her eyes Galene stared a face that was right in front of her. Longish red hair and soft green eyes looked at her with a mix of worry and confusion. Galene smiled and brought her hand out to take the one that had touched her shoulder.

"Thanks for that. John thinks that I need to be taught a lesson for betting his swim time. My names is Galene. What's yours?" Galene asked with a little pain in mixed in with her voice. *Damn, I need to get better at hiding pain.*

"Megan Morse. What class do you have next? I have math with Mr. Babbitt." Megan replied.

"Let me look." Galene pulled out her planner and class schedule. "I have math with him too. I'll walk with you to the class, is that ok?" Megan smiled and helped Galene stand up.

"Let's go!"

Time skip to the end of the day.

Mr. Babbitt gave the two of them a project on 'getting to know you' together after he heard why they arrived together. Galene learned in that class and during the rest of the day, that Megan was a transfer from another school. She loves the old Hello Megan TV show. She is raised by her uncle and loves cheerleading. As they were walking to the library, Galene felt her phone buzz. Taking it out she looked at the screen, One text message from ASSHOLE

"What does he want?" Galene mumbled and looked at the message then paled. 'hey shithead you better get home now, or you'll get double punishment.' "σκατά. (shit) I am late. I have to do go. Sorry, Megan. I'll talk to you tomorrow. " Then turned and ran toward home

M'gann

Megan was always early. She loved school and all of her teachers. As she was walking to her first period, she heard cheering. As she walked towards the cheering, she saw a group of upperclassmen and a sophomore fighting. Well more like the upperclassmen beating on the sophomore

"HEY! STOP THAT!" Megan yelled attracting the attention of a teacher. The boys were whisked away, and Megan ran to the sophomore. She was leaning on the lockers with her hands covering her head. "Here let me help," Megan said reaching her hand to touch the sophomore. She flinched really bad which Megan jerked her hand away. She had long onyx black curly hair and startling sea-green eyes that look like the calm seas. She was wearing jeans and a long sleeve t-shirt. The girl looked at her face then to her hand. She reached her hand and grabbed Megan's hand.

"Thanks for that. John thinks that I need to be taught a lesson for betting his swim time. My name is Galene. What's yours?" Galene asked her voice ruff with pain.

"Megan Morse. What class do you have next? I have math with Mr. Babbitt" Megan replied.

"Let me look." Galene pulled out a school planner and a class schedule. "I have math with him too. I'll walk with you to the class, is that ok?" Megan smiled and helped Galene stand up.

"Let's go!"

Time skip ending of the school day.

Mr. Babbitt gave the two of them a project on 'getting to know you' together after he heard why they arrived together. Galene Star as she found out is the only daughter of Amanda Star. Her father was lost at sea before she was born. Her mother remarried but still kept her maiden name. She also very high levels of ADHD and dyslexia. But can't take any of normal medicals cuz she is allergic to them. So she mostly just drank coffee whenever she could. She loves swimming and being next to an open body of water is a dream come true for her. They were going to the library when Galene got a text from her step-dad and paled.

"σκατά. I am late. I have to do go. Sorry, Megan. I'll talk to you

tomorrow. " And with that, the young teen turned around and ran. Megan looked at the retreating form with confusion.

*Why did she pale like that?* Connor walked up beside her.

"Who was that M'gann?" M'gann turned to look at Connor.

"Her name is Galene Star. Mr. Babbitt put us together for a project. We were supposed to work on it in the library when she got a text from her step-dad. And had to go." Connor nodded.

"Let's go back to the cave." This time, M'gann nodded. Both superheroes left to the nearest zeta tube.