Chapter 174

Camilla's POV:

I could see I was going to have my work cut out for me.

CeCee appeared to be the leader of their little pack. Editor of the school paper, the Mission News, which she called “more of a literary review than an actual newspaper,” CeCee had been in earnest when she’d informed me she did not need me to fight her battles for her.

She had plenty of ammunition of her own, including a pretty packed arsenal of verbal zingers and an extremely serious work ethic.

Practically the first thing she asked me, after she got over being mad at me, was if I’d be interested in writing a piece for her paper.

“Nothing fancy,” she said airily.

“Maybe just an essay comparing East Coast and West Coast teen culture. I’m sure you must see a lot of differences between us and your friends back in New York.

Whaddaya say? My readers would be plenty interested, especially girls like Kelly and Debbie. Maybe you could slip in something about how in New York