So it begins (Valerie's POV)

Valerie: 7:45 AM

“Asteria, the goddess of the stars, lived long ago; one day, she and the other goddesses of the planets created the zodiac system, each of them having their distinct personalities and ways of handling things. There are 12 zodiacs, and each person has things in their chart that are based on their day, the time, where they were born, and the planets' positions at birth. You may wonder what this has to do with today or why this is so important. Not everyone is fortunate enough to possess the goddesses' spirits. However, there are twelve girls who possess the goddesses' souls. Who could they be?" A woman who happens to be my grandmother tells me, "Grandma, have you taken your medicine today?" I ask wonderstruck, "What is with talking about planets?" As if I care... "Valerie, dear, I know you possess a goddess spirit.” she exclaimed excitedly. “Uh, which one of these magical things am I supposed to have?” I ask her, “Valerie, you possess the spirit of Hestia, the goddess of fire. As you get older your power will awaken. It’s a gift, you are one of the chosen ones.” I look at her very concerned, like how am I, a 16-year-old girl supposed to be some goddess possessed whatever she said it was? I quickly look at the time: 8:15 AM, Crap! I’m late, I shout “Bye Grandma! I’m late for school! Felicity, who I call Fefe, is my beautiful best friend, and she's 5'6 with dark red hair and freckles across her nose. She's usually seen in ripped jeans and crop tops and is always invited to all the cool parties. I hear her say "You're late loser." as she drags me to her 2009 BMW. I am jealous. Then she drives to Amber's house, my other best friend. The Platinum blonde and pink highlights in her hair, her green eyes, and her flawless skin make Amber absolutely gorgeous. Amber doesn't care what people think of her, and she knows she is a queen, having won homecoming princess three years in a row. Several people think she's too egoistic, and to be fair, she can be. However, it's tolerable for me. Upon pulling up to her house, she's wearing an embroidered floral skirt and a matching top, and her hair is styled into pigtail braids.

As she gets in the car she says "What the hell, have you guys been so busy! I have a student council meeting to attend right? I got to be there soon!" Felicity chuckles and says “It’s not my fault your highness Blame it on Ms.I’m going to take my sweet time.” Amber stares at me with a displeased look and says “Next time if you’re going to be a slow ***, make sure you tell people.” I then turn to her and say “you act like you were ready ages ago, we all know you just got out here.” she looks caught off guard before turning a little red and stammers “W-w-what? No” I just laugh and then tell them about what my grandmother said. Felicity laughs and mocks it a little, meanwhile Amber says Her dad told her the same exact thing, said “My dad said that I was possessed by Flaunta, the goddess of confidence and went on and on about her intelligence and beauty, and how she was a goddess to be reckoned with. I thought it was Bullshit until I randomly started knowing answers to things I haven’t even heard of before. It’s quite strange.” we all look at her like she’s crazy and before we know it we arrive at Oakwood High school, the school that I go to, unfortunately when I walk to my locker the most annoying person I just so happen to know is Arua Jackson… She's 4’11 and is way too energetic and loud for me, she also tends to lie about a lot of things. “Hey, Val! My birthday’s coming up, and I wanted to give you and your friends an invitation to my birthday party,” she says as she hands me 3 purple and green invitations. I turn and look at felicity who’s trying not to laugh, and amber who’s rolling her eyes as she struts off towards the office for her meeting. I head to my gym class, unlike other people, it tends to help me with calming down, running is my escape, that’s why I do track.

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