( two: winnie's a bitch! )

"go, pirates!"

the group of friends were now at cheerleading practice. the squad was practicing the new routine britney & aimee stayed up all night creating.

at first, aimee only participated to do something with the spare time she had & to spend more time with her cousin. eventually, she grew to love the sport and utilize it as an outlet for any stress or pain she experienced.

only the heavy breathing and squeaks of sneakers could be heard as the squad completed the routine for perhaps the eighth time. "cradle!" britney's voice bellowing through the gym.

"good job guys!" aimee clapped, seeing as they cleaned it up a lot more.

aspiring for the routine to be perfect, britney demands them to do it once more.

winnie sauntered up to the two with a please expression. "oh, come on, brit & aimee. i could do that routine in my sleep." arrogance oozing in her tone.

nicole walked up towards the group with an genuine curious look on her face. "sometimes i walk in my sleep. i wonder if i can cheer in my sleep?" she then proceeded to jump, kicking her leg back & throwing her right arm out. the flying limbs hit johnny in the balls & janie in her nose. janie got up, rubbing her sore nose unscathed, but johnny on the other hand wasn't so lucky.

"wow! it worked." her glee making her oblivious to johnny's crumpling body behind her.

"let's take a break." britney cringed.

"someone give him some ice!" another wince escaped aimee's lips as johnny discharged a weep of agony. "maybe some painkillers too!"

britney, aimee, amber, and winnie then gathered in their own group as they watched johnny be carried away by some of the guys. hopefully, somewhere where he'd get an ice pack.

"if ever there was an argument for bulimia, it's brianna's ass." winnie's remark caused the three to look over at brianna at the snack table. her ass was significantly bigger than nearly all of the girls on the team.

amber rolled her eyes. "give her a break. you're the only one who wants a butt like olsen twin."

"or maybe your mad that your ass doesn't look as good as her's." aimee, who just had gotten on the floor to stretch, glanced up at winnie.

winnie seemingly ignored the two, but aimee saw when her jaw clenched. she loved that she always knew what buttons to push when it came to winnie. "amber alert. pacific vista has never had a fat cheerleader." winnie stated, sounding like a true bitch.

aimee rolled her eyes. "well, brianna's one of the best on the squad."

"so she gained a little weight over the summer. she doesn't look that bad." britney shrugged, weighing in on the subject.

"are you kidding me? the girl's a cow. you have to talk to her."

tired of winnie's shit, aimee stood up, giving the girl a firm glare. "britney doesn't have to do anything. and you need to be quiet because your not captain nor are you co-captain, so who are you to be giving anyone orders." her body unknowingly inching closer to winnie's, fists clenched.

amber clasped on aimee's shoulder, pulling her back. "down girl."

knowing she almost had britney convinced, winnie ignored her cousin as amber was holding her back anyway. "brit, if you don't say anything to her, i will." winnie crosses her arms, trying to appear unaffected by aimee's menacing gaze burning into the side of her face.

"ok, but after practice." britney sighed, having no choice, but to give in. she knew how rude winnie could be.

"why wait?" winnie smirked. "hey brianna! britney has something she wants to tell you." her smirk widening at the disaster she's about to produce.

britney glanced at winnie in alarm. "no, winnie, not in front of everyone."

"yeah, winnie, that's so rude." amber agreed.

"well i'm not saying anything to her because i think we're gonna be fine, but your the captain, b." aimee's voice hushed to a whisper as brianna walked closer. "just be gentle."

"hey, what's up?" the girl walked up to the group with a bag of banana chips in hand.

britney decided to be blunt about it. "your weight, brianna."

immediately after britney's statement, aimee choked on her spit. did britney just not hear her say be gentle? she knows her cousin could be a little slow sometimes, but she wasn't deaf.

brianna, already realizing it would not be a pleasant chat, defended herself. "no, it's not. i weigh just a couple pounds more than last year."

"and that's pushing it."

brianna then understood how serious the conversation was. "i didn't realize..." she lowered her banana chips almost as if to obscure them from sight.

"well look, just lay off the snacks and with extra workouts, the weight should come right off." the blonde captain tried to cheer her up.

"what if it doesn't?" brianna already knew the answer to the question, however she wanted to see if britney would actually vocalize it.

britney sighed before pronouncing it in a way she assumed would be best. "put it this way. pacific vista's never had a fat cheerleader." aimee looked over at her cousin in horror at her statement. she understood that her brit was trying to get her point across, yet to declare something as offhand as that to someone's face? it was terrible and not only that, it was the same thing winnie said.

as what britney said sunk in, brianna was struggling to compress her tears and the dejection that creeped on her face. "oh–oh, ok." with nothing else to say, she jogged away from the group, so they wouldn't see her weep.

amber shook her head at britney. "wow, brit. why didn't you just rip out her belly ring? that would've been less painful." amber walked away to search for brianna, her speech breaking aimee out of her horrified stupor.

"are you serious, b? your better than that." aimee flashed her cousin a disappointing glance before turning to chase after brianna. though, she paused. she wheeled around to face winnie with a  deep scowl. "oh & winnie? your a bitch." her voice dripping with malice on the word, bitch.

aimee didn't take the time to discern winnie's reaction, before chasing after brianna and amber. her mind buzzing with ideas on how to cheer the girl up.

winnie shot britney a bright smile. "don't worry. that's exactly how i would have handled it." she walked away with pep in her step, happy at what she manipulated the blonde captain to do.

"yeah, totally." britney half-heartedly agreed. the guilt immediately tugging at heart as she recalled the glum gape on brianna's face & the disappointed gaze her cousin gave her.

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these chapters have honestly been so easy to write it's shocking. normally, somewhere within a chapter i would run into a bit of writer's block, but with this book not once. i hope ya enjoy the chapter and share ya thoughts on it, please!