Curse of the Wickeds (The Cinderella Society, Episode 2) by Kay Cassidy Page A

muttering to herself about swollen ankles and being on her feet all day. I waited until she rounded the front of the building before slipping around the other side.
    I watched Corrine’s date open her car door and help her into his Camaro. He went around to his side, and as they drove away, I saw Corrine lean her head on his shoulder. Just as Leah held out her phone and snapped a picture.
    With the car safely out of sight, Leah got up from hiding and dialed a number. She paced along the sidewalk in the rear of the restaurant as she talked quietly on her cell. She made a couple of nervous gestures with her hands, then settled a bit as she listened to whoever was on the other end. Visibly relieved, she said a few more words and disconnected.
    The wheels in my head turned as she got into her car and drove away. Corrine was nice, but she wasn’t a power player that I knew of. And Leah definitely wasn’t a Wicked. She was more of a loner like Heather.
    If the Wickeds were using Reggies to get dirt on other Reggies, they could expand their reach exponentially. No wonder they’d been able to take their game to the next level so fast.
    Double the Wickeds plus an entire network of spies at their disposal? It might just be a hunch, but my hunch was telling me things were about to get ugly in a hurry.

Chapter Sixteen

    With Gaby’s introduction to Personality—the daunting Cindy brand—under our belts, we spent our next Alpha class diving into our packet of new CMM projects.
    Mission number one was the Image Analysis Project. I had to choose three people and do a complete image analysis including both parts of the Image Plan we’d covered so far: Appearance (signature style) and Personality (Cindy brand).
    I chose Sarah Jane, Kyra, and Nan for my project. I decided to use my original guesses for Sarah Jane and Kyra’s signature styles. I knew what they actually were thanks to Sarah Jane and our reconnaissance at the ballpark, but that would be cheating.
    I started with Sarah Jane because I figured she would be easiest. But even when you know someone well, it’s hard to condense an entire person down into only a few words. The image analysis worksheets included a massive list of descriptive words—bold, spunky, conservative, outgoing, shy, go-getter, thoughtful. It was overwhelming at first glance, but came in handy when I couldn’t think of exactly the word I was looking for.
    When I got stuck, I would close my eyes and picture Sarah Jane in different situations with different groups of people. At school, at tryouts, or working on her binder in the Club. With her boyfriend, Mark, or the Cindys or random people from school. The thing was, she was pretty much the same with everyone. Put her in any situation with any group of people, and she was still Sarah Jane.

    SARAH JANE PETERSON
    Appearance: All-American classy prep
    Personality: Gracious, supportive, serene

    With Sarah Jane out of the way, I turned my attention to Kyra. I ended up circling some words on the list for Nan while I was looking for Kyra words, so I worked on both of their images at the same time.  

    KYRA GONZALEZ
    Appearance: Fun and flirty girl-next-door
    Personality: Funny, energetic, thoughtful

    ROSEMARY BENNETT (Nan)
    Appearance: Bohemian and eclectic with a funky flair
    Personality: Outgoing, caring, no-nonsense

    It wasn’t many words on the page, but it had taken me well over an hour to finish. Word choice was everything. (Who knew there were so many synonyms for cheerful or outgoing?) Gaby was right, though. It was kind of fun when you got into it. I only hoped it would be as fun when I had to do it for myself.
    I handed Gaby my completed Image Analysis Project as she retreated into her office after a bathroom break, and I closed up my CMM . I seriously needed more hours at Mosaic if I was going to spend every meal at the Grind. No idea how I’d manage that with my CMM work, my newly-launched social life, cheer practice, volunteering, and