[wentwood]

Daisy had entered the Principal's office.
She had replaced Toddman this year as Head Principal.
Jessie was still at her old job.
She entered Daisy's office.
"Sit down Jess."
Jessie did.
"We have some kids coming from SHS in Stoneybrook. Most are in the 9th grade with 2 of them in 7th."
Jessie nodded.
Daisy looked at Jessie.
"We don't have exchange kids often. The school wants to try it this year."
"Daisy the east kids might not be used to us being chilled and laid back."
"Find a way to help the kids adjust Jessie. This is Bayside." Daisy snapped. "I've been here 6 years."
Jessie looked at her.
"True but east coast kids are different from us."
"They said that about me when I first came here. They'll say the same thing about the SHS kids. I'm not buying that Jessie. I was new once. I've been there."
Jessie was quiet.
"Find a way to make it work." Daisy snapped.
Jessie left Daisy's office.
"Crazy first day. Jess has no idea how it feels to be the new kid in school." Daisy muttered. "Time to hook up with Slater."
Daisy dialed A.C.
"Coach I want a word with you in the Principal's office now."
"Sure Daisy."
Slater was there in a few minutes.
"Slater I need your help big time."
"Sure Daisy what's up?"
"You were a new kid at Bayside once right? New school and all that?"
"Sure why?"
"Take charge of the SHS kids will you? You've been there."
"You bet Daisy."
"I'm asking as I was a new girl myself at Bayside. We've both been there and had to fight to fit in at this school."
Slater nodded. He remembered too well.
"We can help the SHS kids fit in."
Daisy gave Slater a list of kids from SHS.
Slater looked over the list from Daisy.
Tia and Tamera were on the list and in 9th grade.
Slater went to find them.

Tia entered Bayside High.
"Man this school is big." Tia said.
"Tia relax it's the first day." Tamera told her.
"What's the worst that could happen?"
Jessie saw them .
"Hi girls I'm Jessie the guidance counselor
for Bayside."
Tia smiled.
"Somebody mind showing us where freshmen
homeroom is?" Tia asked.
Jessie took them and went in.
Riley Mathews was there and she looked at
the girls.
"I'm Riley Mathews and I also have Freshmen
History this year."
Tamera was jaw dropped.
"No way I had her dad in 8th grade last year.
Cory. That's his daughter." Tamera said to
Tia."
Tia was surprised.
"What are the odds?"
"Tamera hi. Dad told me about you two." Riley
said.
The sisters exchanged "No way" looks.
Tamera smiled.
Riley nice to meet you. We're with the exchange from Brooklyn."
"Dad called about that last night. You were his ace student."
"What year you in with our class?" Tia asked.
"First one." Riley said.
Tamera giggled.
"Guess it's a new school for both of us."
"I'll excuse that because you're right."
Tamera relaxed.
Elizabeth Wakefield entered class.
"Man the nerve of Sweet Valley thinking I'm a traitor because I go
to a new school."
She sat by Tamera.
"Hey chill. What happened girl?"
This caught Riley's interest.
She decided to hold on starting class.
"I change schools to come here and now everybody at school back
home is major mad at me."
Tamera looked at Liz.
She took Liz in the hall.
"Well that's their problem. You've come from a place you've spent
your whole life in and they drop you like that because you change
schools?"
"We're rivals with Bayside." Liz said.
"Nobody told me that Liz it seems to me that somebody wanted
you to be all in no matter what. It's not your fault you had to
move. If they want to drop you like that on the spot they're
no friends of yours. I switched over to Tia's school and
it happened to me. I was the odd girl out too. My old
school hated me."
Liz looked at Tamera.
"Then you know how I feel."
"My sister and I got your back Elizabeth. I'll give Tia the
heads up."
"Thanks." Jessica said as she joined them. "They think
we bailed on them! The nerve of Sweet Valley."
"Us twins have to stick together. From here on
out it's the four of us." Tamera told the girls as
they went back to class.
"What was that about?" Riley asked.
Tamera looked at her.
"We come from a school we gave our lives to.
The minute we go to a new school bam they
think we're traitors. First me and now Liz and
her sister. Give me a break Ms. Mathews.
You don't know what it's like being odd
girl out and we do. We have to fight our
way in to fit in at school." Tamera snapped.
The 3 took their seats.
Riley was surprised but decided to excuse

Tamera.

After class Tamera went to see Daisy.
"Ms.Jemenez can I talk to you a sec?"
"Sure Tamera." Daisy said.
Tamera closed the door.
"We ran into two kids today who moved to our
school from home and now their home girl
turf thinks they switched sides. Sweet Valley
and Bayside are rival schools and their old
turf is dumping them like they were never
one of them. Sweet Valley has it down bad
for them."
Daisy looked at Tamera.
"That was four years ago for me when I moved
to Palisades. My old crew ditched me for the
same reason."
Tamera nodded.
"I moved to Tia's school."
Daisy smiled.
"Guess we're all in the same boat."
Tamera's phone rang.
"It's Lisa. Ray and I are moving to Palisades in a few days and
we found a place."
"Thanks for telling me Lisa. I'm fine with the move. I just hope
Tia will be OK with it."
"She will be after I talk to her." Lisa said as she hung up.
Daisy looked at Tamera.
"Well it looks like you're my deal from here on Tamera."

Tamera found Tia.
"Sis Lisa called and our parents are moving here to Palisades."
Tia looked at her.
"What? Tamera we just started 9th grade." Tia snapped.
"Chill out Tia. One thing at a time."
"This is major. We've lived in Detroit our whole lives. We're
15 for pete's sake. What about graduation in three years?"
Tamera smiled.
"Wait a second Tia. We'll figure something out."
"I know Tamera. Why are you cool with it?"
"Sweet Valley High. They think Liz is a traitor. How cold
is that? Liz has been there since grade school practically."
"That's just low. How could they do that to her?" Tia said.
"We'll deal with it." Tamera told her.
Tamera went over to Jessica's locker and found a note
taped to it with the word Traitor.
Jessica joined her.
"You want to open your locker or should we?" Tia asked.
Jessica opened it and found a jacket with SVH on it.
Tamera opened the letter.
"Double the traitors double the revenge. You were one
of us but not any more Don't even think of coming
home. As for your friends they're next."
"You have got to be kidding me." Jessica muttered.
"Boy talk about personal grudge." Tamera said.
"That's it girls Sweet Valley High is going down."
Tia told them.
Tamera was on her phone and had called Sweet Valley.
"Bayside High calling. Can I talk to the Principal pronto
please?"
The principal came on.
"This is Tamera at Bayside. I was at a student's locker
and she used to go to your school. Jessica Wakefield
and her sister. Who sent the traitor note?"
The principal spoke.
"Whoever did will be suspended and if it happens again
they can count on being expelled Tamera."
"My girl Ms. Jemenez is our principal. You got a problem
take it up with her. Whoever did it means to run the girls
out of Sweet Valley and their friends. You gonna let that
slide?"
"Thank you for the explanation."
"The note said don't even think about coming home."
Tamera snapped. "Sweet Valley is going to pay."
Tamera hung up.