You've got loads of friends, and your finger is on the pulse of every trend that comes through Kingsport High. You've been on the pep squad since ninth grade, because that's where all the popular kids hang out.
But you know your position at the top of the social ladder is fragile. One false step or one outdated hairstyle and you'll be an outcast, never invited to the good parties again.
And now that you're going off to college, you'll have to start all over again in a totally new social scene. Will you be able to rise to the same level?
"I'm on the pep squad," you tell your fellow counselors.
"Go Kingsport, right?" Caitlin says with a faint grin.
"GO KINGSPORT!" Casey shouts from across the room.
Pearl, Jared, and Samira glance at each other uncertainly, until Samira finally ventures, "Go Kingsport?"
What you don't tell them, though, is what you hated—what made you want to crawl back under the covers and hide forever when you think about it. That was…