Crystal Frasier • Val Wise • Oscar Jupiter

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 YOU CAN’T
TRUST HER,MOM!
SHE SPEAKS
LIES!

ANNIE,
HONEY, YOU’RE BUT | AM THE
NOT IN TROUBLE. BEST STUDENT
JUST LET THIS SCHOOL HAS
MS.DUPONT EVER SEEN.
TALK.

THIS IS A GREAT
ILLUSTRATION OF
THE PROBLEM WITH
HER COLLEGE
APPLICATIONS.
 ANNIE HAS SOME OF WHY SHOULD IT MATTER
THE BEST GRADES IF | CAN THROW A BALL
AND TEST SCORES OR HANG BALLOONS?
|’VE EVER SEEN. SHE’S | DON’T NEED TO
BRILLIANT. THROW A BALL TO GET
BUT HER
TRANSCRIPT IS LOPSIDED. A COMPUTER SCIENCE
NO SPORTS. NO CLUBS. DEGREE.
NO EXTRACURRICULARS
OF ANY KIND.

SHE DOESN’T
GET ALONG
WELL WITH
OTHERS.

MAYBE NOT, BUT A COLLEGE

IS A COMMUNITY, AND THEY
WANT TO KNOW YOU’LL BE ONE
A GOOD CITIZEN OF THAT TIME!
COMMUNITY WHO DOESN’T
BITE PEOPLE.

SHE COULDN’T EVEN MAKE IT THROUGH MS. GINTER--

A MOCK INTERVIEW WITHOUT CALLING CELESTE, EVEN IF WE
ME A “TOOL OF A CORRUPT SYSTEM.” WEREN’T FRIENDS, |’D
WANT WHAT’S BEST
WELL, FOR ANNIE.
WERE YOU
BEING A TOOL,
CATHY?

BUT...
 SHE NEEDS WELL, THEN
TO LEARN TO WORK WE’LL JUST GET
WITH OTHERS, OR HER ONTO A
SHE’LL NEVER GET INTO TEAM.
COLLEGE, LET ALONE
GET THESE DO |
SCHOLARSHIPS. HAVE A SAY
IN THIS?

IT’S NOT
THAT EASY...
ANNIE HAS A
REPUTATION
FOR BEING...

CELESTE?

WHY NOT WE HAD

PUT HER SUCH GREAT
ON YOUR TIMES!
CHEERLEADING
TEAM, CATHY?
IT DID ME A
WORLD OF
GOOD BACK
THEN!
 MY OWN
MOTHER--

A
CHEERLEADER?!
 OH,
UH...

HEY, ANNIE.

SORRY.
SORRY
SORRY!

YOU...

OH, THIS IS YOU WENT

ALL YOUR AND GOT ALL...
FAULT! ALL POPULAR AND
NOW MY MOM THINKS
EVERYONE SHOULD
DO IT!

THANKS
A LOT,
BEATRICE!

S-SORRY?
 Honey, your father
and I found the
history quiz you
tried to throw out.

A “C” is unacceptable

BZZ
BZZ

I’m sorry, mama. I know.

I’ll try harder.
It’s just new
school year jitters.
I’ll do better next
time.

Yes you will.

Remember, we I know you will <3

said this was okay
to start so early Love you, honey.
only if it doesn’t
affect your grades.
Love you,
too, mama.

BEE-BEEP
BEE-BEEP
 BEE-BEEP
BEE-BEEP

BEE-BEEP
BEE-BEEP
 MOM,
|’M HOME!
IN THE
KITCHEN,
SWEETIE.

...| MIGHT
HAVE GOTTEN
DETENTION.

IT WASN’T KIND OF LIKE

MY FAULT. YOU DID TO YOUR
OLD MOTHER THIS
MORNING ABOUT HER
MMHMM... CHEERLEADING?
THESE GUYS
PICKED A FIGHT,
BUT SOMEHOW |’M
THE ONLY ONE
WHO GOT IN
TROUBLE! OH?
YOU’RE HELD TO A
DIFFERENT STANDARD
BECAUSE OF OTHERS’
PRECONCEPTIONS?

EXACTLY!
 THAT’S OH?
NOT THE HAVE THE
SAME THING CHEERLEADERS HAVE YOU JUST
AT ALL! HURT YOU? EVEN MET ONE.
THEM?
NO.

THEN WHAT | DUNNO.

ARE YOU BASING TV AND MOVIES
YOUR OPINION AND STUFF?
OF THEM ON? UGH.

SO, IF GO TRY OUT. YOU MIGHT BE

YOU’RE MORE GIVE IT YOUR SURPRISED HOW MUCH
COMPLEX THAN BEST SHOT. FUN YOU HAVE.
PEOPLE THINK YOU USED
YOU ARE, |... YEAH. TO LOVE
MAYBE THESE | GUESS. GYMNASTICS... NOT
GIRLS ARE, LIKELY.
TOO?
 MORNIN’
KIDDO!

OOOO. | THINK |’VE ACTUALLY,

WHAT ARE YOU GOT GRAMMA’S | THINK IT’S SOUR
COOKING? PICADILLO RECIPE THE SECRET ORANGE AND
FIGURED OUT, BUT INGREDIENT OLIVE BRINE.
IT’LL NEED TO IS LOVE.
COOK ALL DAY.

CAN YOU ADD THE THE TEAM

RAISINS WHEN YOU HAS TRYOUTS
GET HOME FROM TONIGHT, SO
WORK? | NEED TO DON’T
STAY LATE. CALL IT A
OH? “TEAM.”
WHERE WILL
YOU BE?
 | ASKED YOU
TO TRY BEING ON
A TEAM FIRST.
YOU
COULD’VE YOU’RE
BEEN ON ON A...
A TEAM.

WELL, | NEED
...A TO GO FINISH
SQUAD. GETTING READY
FOR SCHOOL!
 IT’S FINE.
HE
DOESN’T
MEAN IT.

PERIOD OF
ADJUSTMENT.

HE’S HUMAN. OKAY,

EVERYONE’S BIG
A TEN ALLOWED TO HAVE SMILE.
MONTH- LONG A BAD DAY.
PERIOD OF
ADJUSTMENT.


 

 



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EVERYONE
LIKES YOU
WHEN YOU’RE
HAPPY.
 EVERYONE, THANK YOU FOR
COMING OUT! YOU MIGHT
KNOW ME AS MS. DUPONT,
BUT IN THE GYM, CALL ME
COACH DUPONT.
WE’LL GET TO TRYOUTS
IN A FEW MINUTES,
BUT FIRST: | WANT THE
LADIES FROM LAST
YEAR’S TEAM TO ELECT
A NEW CAPTAIN.

ACTUALLY, WE YEAH! WE
WELL, KATIE GOT TOGETHER
CHEER CAPTAIN HAS THE WANT BEBE
KEEPS EVERYONE ABOUT THIS TO DO IT!
MOST LAST WEEK.
ON-TASK AND EXPERIENCE,
ON-TIME, DECIDES SO | THINK--
ON THE ROUTINE,
AND GETS VETO
POWER OVER TEAM
DECISIONS.
 WAIT, BUT | HAVEN’T
WHAT? YEAH, YOU’RE EVEN BEEN ON LOOK,
SUPER-ORGANIZED, THE TEAM A EVERYONE’S
AND THE WHOLE FULL YEAR GONNA VOTE
SCHOOL KNOWS YET! FOR YOU ANYWAY.
WHO YOU ARE! DON’T BREAK OUR
HEARTS HERE.

SUPPORTING OKAY, OKAY.

THE STATE’S FIRST | CAN FIGURE OUT
TRANSGENDER YOU THINK HOW TO WORK
HEAD CHEERLEADER THIS’LL GET US THIS INTO MY
IS GOING TO MAKE ON THE NEWS SCHEDULE...
SUCH A GREAT AGAIN LIKE
COLLEGE ENTRANCE WHEN WE | THINK.
ESSAY! BROUGHT HER
ON THE TEAM
LAST YEAR?

| HOPE
SO!
 NO, AW. |’M PROUD ALRIGHT, CAPTAIN,
NUH-UH! OF YOU GIRLS. WHY DON’T YOU
AND YOU KICK OFF THESE
CAN BE FIRST USE OF TRYOUTS?
OUR NEW VETO POWER! UM... OKAY.
FLYER! | DON’T FLY ANY
HIGHER THAN WHY DON’T YOU ALL
A SHORT HOP. TELL US ABOUT
YOURSELVES AND WHY
YOU WANT TO CHEER.

HI, |’M MELANIE. HEY.

OR MEL. MY NAME’S EDIE.
OR MY GRANDPA | LIKE SPORTS AND
CALLS ME LANIE. BEING ON TEAMS,BUT
| WAS ON |’M NOT SUPER-INTO
COLOR GUARD COMPETITION.
LAST YEAR, BUT | AND THE TEAM SEEMS NAME’S
LIKE DOING FLIPS REALLY COOL AND ANNIE,
AND CARTWHEELS | THOUGHT |’D GIVE AND |--
AND THAT FITS
BETTER WITH
IT A TRY. | HOPE
THAT’S OKAY.
NOT
CHEER. HER!
 SHE’S
SHE BIT ME. THE GIRL WHO SHE KEPT
DID OUR WHOLE EATING PIZZA
GROUP PROJECT DURING THE
FOR LIT CLASS HEALTH CLASS
BY HERSELF. PREGNANCY
VIDEOS. SHE SAID
| HAVE
BAD TASTE
IN MUSIC!

FINE!
YOU DON’T ANNIE.
NEED ME.
| DON’T
NEE--

WHY DO YOU
WANT TO JOIN | PROMISED
OUR TEAM? MY MOM...
 SHE’S WORRIED
|’M TOO ANTI-SOCIAL,
AND | WON’T GET INTO SO |
COLLEGE IF | DON’T TOLD HER
TRY TO DO BETTER. |’D DO MY
BEST.

YOU STILL DO
GYMNASTICS?

YEAH.
| MEAN,
A LITTLE.

CAN YOU
STILL DO A
BACKWARDS
HANDSPRING?
 STILL NO. ...BUT SHE
IS GOOD.

SHE’S
WE NEED FEARLESS,
A NEW FLYER AND HER CORE
BESIDES YOU, IS PURE
MICHELLE. MUSCLE.
 YOU WERE READY TO
YOU SERIOUSLY LAUNCH ME, AND |
WANT US TO OUTWEIGH HER!
LAUNCH HER FAT
BUTT?

WHEN YOU ...SO UNLESS THE

INVITED ME ONTO CHEERLEADING TEAM
THE TEAM, YOU TOLD ME HAS CHANGED, SHE
CHEERLEADING’S GETS A SECOND
WHOLE THING WAS CHANCE.
“SUPPORTING EACH
OTHER”...

IF SHE BUT IF SHE

PICKS A FIGHT, IF SHE BITES WANTS TO BE
SHE’S OUT. SOMEONE, PART OF THE
SHE’S OUT. IF SHE’S MEAN, TEAM, AND SHE
SHE’S OUT. CAN DO IT, THEN
WE LET HER.

YOU WANTED ME
AS CAPTAIN,
SO AS CAPTAIN
| SAY SHE’S IN!
 SOMEONE’S
BREAKING OUT
HER MAN
VOICE TODAY.

--THEN YOU’RE
GONNA HAVE
TO CHOOSE
FINE. BETWEEN HER
OBJECTION AND US.
WITHDRAWN.

BUT IF YOU
CAN’T TURN HER
INTO A TEAM
PLAYER--

SHE’S YOUR
FRIEND, SO
SHE’S YOUR
RESPONSIBILITY.
 OH GOD,
THAT WAS SO
SCARY...

WHAT? YOU JUST THEY’RE MY

YELLED AT A COUPLA FRIENDS! THEY’RE
PEOPLE. THAT’S LIKE GOING TO HATE
BREAKFAST. ME NOW.

AND IF IT WAS
YOU’VE GOTTA DO SO SCARY, WHY’D
OH WAY BETTER THAN YOU EVEN STAND UP
PLEASE. THAT TO MAKE TO THEM?
PEOPLE HATE YOU.
TRUST ME.

| MEAN, EVEN | WAS

SURPRISED YOU GOT
HUH? ALL SERIOUS AND WE HAVEN’T
ANGRY. EXACTLY BEEN
FRIENDS FOR, LIKE,
TWO YEARS.

WHY DID YOU

WANT ME ON THE
TEAM SO BAD?
 YOU CAN’T THE TEAM IS GREAT. BUT SOMETIMES THEY’RE
TELL ANYONE, THEY’RE THE ONLY PEOPLE SO EAGER TO PROVE HOW
BUT... WHO REALLY STUCKTHEIR MUCH THEY SUPPORT ME
NECKS OUT FOR ME THAT THEY DON’T LISTEN
LAST YEAR WHEN | TO WHAT | WANT.
CAME OUT.

LIKE
THE TEAM
CAPTAIN
THING?

EXACTLY.

LAST YEAR WHEN THEY SO | GUESS SO | KNEW THEY

ASKED ME TO JOIN, | WASN’T | NEEDED YOU WEREN’T JUST TELLING
SURE | EVEN WANTED TO BE TO BE ALLOWED ME ALL THAT TO MAKE
A CHEERLEADER, BUT THEY ON THE TEAM THEMSELVES
TOLD ME CHEERLEADING WAS SO... FEEL GOOD.
ABOUT SE COND CHANCES
AND BEING YOUR BEST SELF.
THAT
MAKES
A LOTTA
SENSE.

IT WAS A
BIG DEAL
TO THEM.

| GET SO MUCH IMPERSONAL

WELL, THANKS FOR HATE FOR BEING THE ONLY
STICKING UP FOR ME. TRANS GIRL IN SCHOOL.
IT’S IT WAS KIND OF NICE GETTING
ESPECIALLY AFTER | FINE.
TORE INTO YOU THE YELLED AT FOR SOMETHING
OTHER DAY. THAT HAD NOTHING TO DO
WITH MY GENDER.
| WAS READY TO JUST
STORM OUT AND TELL
MOM | DID MY BEST
WHEN YOU SAID IT’S PRETTY
SOMETHING. FUN, ACTUALLY.

NOW | GUESS
| GOTTA ACTUALLY
GIVE IT A TRY.

FOR YOU, | MAY WEAR

MAYBE. MAKEUP NOW.
|’M NOT
EXACTLY
A PEOPLE
PERSON. MORE
MAKEUP.

AND |
WAS?

OKAY, | MAY AND YOU’RE GOING TO

WEAR MORE NEED TO LEARN TO BE
MAKEUP NOW... A TEAM PLAYER ONCE
WE START LAUNCHING
BUT |’M STILL THE SAME YOU FIFTEEN FEET
PERSON WHO USED TO HIDE IN THE AIR.
UNDER THE BLEACHERS
WITH YOU AND HECKLE
PEP RALLIES. WAIT,
WHAT?
 OKAY, SO THERE ARE THREE POSITIONS IN CHEER...

UP TOP YOU BUT YOU NEED TO

HAVE THE THESE ARE THE “WOW” BE STRONG, AND
FLYERS-- FACTOR. TOP OF THE ABLE TO TAKE A FALL
YOU AND PYRAMIDS, GET IF SOMETHING
MICHELLE. THROWN INTO THE AIR GOES WRONG.
TO DO COOL FLIPS.

THE SECOND
POSITION
IS THE BASE--
THAT’S MOST
OF THE TEAM.

BASES DO ALL THE GROUND

WORK, FLIPS, KICKS, DANCE
MOVES. THEY LAUNCH THE
FLYERS FOR AERIAL STUFF, AND
CATCH YOU ON THE WAY DOWN.

| HOPE.
THE LAST POSITION SPOTTERS DO EVERYTHING
IS THE SPOTTER, BASES DO, BUT WE ALSO
WHICH IS DANI, MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS
TASHA, AND ME. ON-POINT AND ON-TIME.
AND IF ANYTHING GOES
WRONG, WE CATCH YOU.
 THE TEAM’S
AND |’M SURE NOT LIKE THAT. HOW ABOUT
EVERYONE IS AS WE WATCH BABY STEPS?
EAGER TO KEEP OUT FOR EACH DO YOU
ME FROM HARM OTHER. TRUST ME?
AS YOU.

SO JUST
WORK OUT COME TO
| GUESS. WITH ME PRACTICE,
FOR NOW. AND WE’LL
HOLD OFF ON
THE TRUST
FALLS UNTIL
YOU--

BEATRICE!
 MOM?!

WHERE
HAVE YOU
BEEN?!

YOU SAID
YOU’D BE AT
|- | TRY-OUTS, AT
SAID |’D THE SCHOOL.
BE LATE.
NOT OUT
GETTING
ICE CREAM.

|’M
SORRY!

CAR. YES
NOW! MA’AM.
 YOU HAD US
SCARED, KIDDO.

|’M
SORRY.

YOU CAN’T SCHOOL IS SAFE. THERE’S A LOT

JUST RUN OFF, HOME IS SAFE. OF PEOPLE WHO
SWEETIE. WE EVEN LET YOU WOULD HURT A KID
JOG TO SCHOOL. LIKE YOU. DON’T GO
ANYWHERE ELSE
WITHOUT US.

YOU’RE NOT A
| JUST-- NORMAL GIRL, LIFE IS ALWAYS GOING
HONEY. TO BE HARDER FOR YOU,
AND YOU NEED TO BE
YES SIR. MORE RESPONSIBLE.

| KNOW.
|’M SORRY.
 R U OK?!

Yeah. My parents are a little

overprotective.

Protective like an fbi raid :p

BZZ
BZZ

be nice

How about I finish teaching

you tomorrow morning?We
can work out together.

When?

Meet me by the flagpole @ 6

 I’m glad you still
have my number.
6 IN THE MRONING?!? I missed you.

*morning????????

It’s nice and quiet and no

one is there to stare.

U owe me if I do!

Deal!

BZZ
BZZ Missed you 2, geek
 | MORNINGS
CHANGED ARE DUMB AND
MY MIND... | DON’T WANT
TO DO THEM.

COME ON.
YOU’LL FEEL
BETTER ONCE
YOU START
MOVING!
 OKAY
NO. WE GOTTA
WE-- STOP. YOU
YOU-- PROMISED
COFFEE.

COFFEEEEEEE...

STICK WITH ME.

THE ANOLE? |’LL TEACH YOU
WE CAN’T GO IN THEY HAVE HOW TO BE COOL.
THERE. WE’RE BEER AT
ONLY 17! NIGHT!

YOU
WORRY
TOO MUCH!
 WE’RE
CLOSED!

IF YOU’RE HEY ANNIE!

CLOSED, YOU DIDN’T THINK
SHOULD LOCK YOU GOT UP BLAME HER.
THE DOOR. THIS EARLY. SHE’S MAKING THE
ME “WORK TYRANT!
OUT.”
 AND WHAT
SO ABOUT YOU,
WHAT’LL MISS?
IT BE? COFFEE.
LARGE! |, uh...
| DON’T
YOU’RE KNOW.
OVERHEATED!
FINE.
ICED
COFFEE.

JUST
CAFFEINATE
ME, MAN.

DO YOU
DO GREEN
SMOOTHIES?

JUST
GIVE HER |M’MA HIT
A CHAI. THE CAN.
WAIT FOR OUR
DRINKS!

YOU ARE
NOT WHAT |
EXPECTED.

LET ALONE, LIKE A....

WH-WHAT “WHOLESOME NO
DO YOU ANNIE’S PRINCESS” TYPE. OFFENSE.
MEAN? NEVER BROUGHT
A FRIEND IN
HERE. NONE
| WAS TAKEN!
STARTING
TO THINK
SHE DIDN’T
HAVE ANY.
 THIS IS
GOOD! | HOPE IT’S
NOT BAD
FOR ME.

WELL, CHAI
WAS ORIGINALLY
AYURVEDIC MEDICINE
FROM INDIA, SO IT’S
PROBABLY GREAT
FOR YOU.

THAT’S
SOMETHING |’M ALREADY AND | REALLY
I WANTED TO STRUGGLING NEED A TUTOR
TALK TO YOU WITH HISTORY TO HELP ME...
ABOUT. THIS YEAR.

YOU KNOW
HOW YOU’RE
GOOD AT
EVERYTHING
AND KNOW
STUFF?

| FIND YOUR
ASSESSMENT
HARSH BUT
INSIGHTFUL.

THEY AND THEY’RE WORRIED

...OR MY THINK ME IT’LL DISTRACT ME
FOLKS WILL MAKE TRANSITIONING FROM GETTING GOOD
ME GO BACK TO IS A LUXURY. GRADES AND GETTING
DRESSING LIKE INTO COLLEGE.
A BOY.

WAIT!
WHAT?!
 AW, OF COURSE |’LL
HELP YOU STICK IT TO THAT’S
YOUR PARENTS. NOT-- BEBE!

| CAN ALWAYS STUDENT WHAT PRETTY

COUNT ON YOU GOVERNMENT WAS TYPICAL,
TO BE EARLY! NEEDS SOMEONE THAT? HONESTLY.
TO HANG THESE
FLYERS FOR HOME-
COMING TODAY. | THOUGHT YOU
CAN | COUNT ON WANTED TO STUDY!
YOU? WHY DIDN’T YOU
TELL HER NO?

| GUESS
SO... GREAT!
THANKS!

OH, | COULDN’T SAY NO. ANNIE, YOU’RE

| DON’T WANT PEOPLE TO LITERALLY HANGING
GET UPSET WITH ME. OUT WITH ME
BECAUSE EVERYONE
ELSE HATES YOU.
| SAY NO
TO PEOPLE ALL
THE TIME AND
PEOPLE LOVE
ME!

WELL, |
LOVE ME,
AND THAT’S
WHAT’S
IMPORTANT!
 IF | HELP
YOU OUT, IT’LL
ONLY TAKE HALF
THE TIME.

PLUS, IF WE STICK
TO THE SAME HALLS,
| CAN EXPLAIN WHY THE
SEVEN YEARS’ WAR
SHOULD REALLY BE
CALLED WORLD
WAR ONE.

OKAY, BUT HOW ARE YOU

OKAY, THE FIRST THIS IS SUPPOSED TO KEEP ALL
THING YOU HAVE TO WHAT | MEAN! THAT DRAMA STRAIGHT
UNDERSTAND ABOUT HISTORY WHEN IT’S ALL
THE SEVEN YEARS’ WAR MAKES NO MISLABELED?
IS THAT IS LASTED SENSE!
NINE YEARS... HEY!

EXACTLY!
IT’S ALL DRAMA
AND PUFFED-UP
EGOS AND TRAGEDY.
| LOVE IT!
 HEY THERE, JONAH. YOU’RE IN
BEBE, BABY... HI. EARLY.

HEH.
OH
NO... THANKS.

YOU LOOK NOPE.

GREAT. IS THAT JUST...
JUST
NEW PERFUME? SWEAT.

YOU MUST BE THE

PRETTIEST GIRL IN
THIS SCHOOL.

YOU
ACTUALLY MAKE
AN EFFORT,
YOU KNOW?
 SO, | HOPE
YOU’RE FREE FRIDAY, WELL
BECAUSE | SCORED |--
TWO TICKETS TO
THIS GREAT
SHOW.

DID YOU UH,

SAY YOU’RE YEAH, ESPECIALLY
FREE ON THAT’S-- WITH
FRIDAY, YOOOUU...
BECAUSE |
WOULD
LOVE TO
GO SEE A
SHOW!

PICK ME HE’S
UP AT GETTING
SEVEN! REALLY
YOU
OKAY? YEAH... INSISTENT
DON’T MIND LATELY.
THE PIT BULL.
SHE’S HAD
MOST OF HER
SHOTS!

THANK
YOU.
HE’S
DONE
THIS
BEFORE?!

YEAH.
| THOUGHT IT
WAS CUTE AT
FIRST. NO ONE
EVER FLIRTED
WITH ME
BEFORE.
 BUT HE KIND OF STARTED YOU SHOULDA
GETTING CREEPY FAST, LIKE BOPPED HIM.
INTERRUPTING ME AND | WAS ABOUT TO!
IGNORING WHAT | SAY AND UGH.
GETTING ALL...

THEN |’M
THE VIOLENT,
TOUCHY. WEIRD TRANS
GIRL MAKING
A SCENE.

|’D RATHER
JUST BE
QUIETLY
CREEPED
ON.

RRRRRRRNNNNNNNNNGG | HAD FUN

AND THAT’S
HOMEROOM... THIS MORNING.
EVEN WHEN YOU
TRIED TO
KILL ME.

| BARELY
TRIED TO KILL
YOU AT ALL. WHY DON’T
YOU COME OVER
TONIGHT AND
|’LL HELP YOU
STUDY.

BUT WHAT
ABOUT | DON’T
THE-- ACTUALLY
HAVE A DOG,
BEBE.
 MOOOOM!
|’M HOME!

...AND |
BROUGHT
A FRIEND HELLO,
OVER. OH? MS. GINTER.

OH, AND
SHE’S
POLITE.

HELLO, DEAR.
LOVELY TO
MEET YOU.
 YOU’VE MET |, UH... OOO OOOh!
BEBE BEFORE,
MOM. |’M SORRY, | HAD
DEAR, |’M SHORTER
NOT SURE HAIR BACK
SHE USED |-- THEN.
TO COME
OVER ALL
THE TIME.

OH, YOU
LOOK SO
BEAUTIFUL!

|’D HEARD BUT |

ABOUT YOUR, BARELY WE’RE
UH...YOUR RECOGNIZED GONNA
CHANGE. YOU! STUDY IN
MY ROOM.
 ALRIGHT, BUT | FORGOT HOW
REMEMBER THE RULES: COOL YOUR
NO FIRES AND NO MOM IS.
SUMMONING
THE DEVIL. YEAH,
SHE’S OKAY
| GUESS.

JEEZ, MA!
DON’T TELL
ME HOW TO
LIVE MY
LIFE!

BUT YOU PUSH

WAIT, | YOURSELF TOO
THOUGHT MUCH, SO FIRST
WE WERE EH, VIDEOGAMES.
STUDYING. MAYBE.

AWWW
YOU WANT
TO STUDY? PROMISE
WE’LL DO
IT’S SUPER IT LATER?
KINDA. CUTE THE
WAY YOU
GEEK OUT
ABOUT
HISTORY.
 YOU HOW YOU
OMIGOSH, GOT SOME FEELING
THAT WAS DECENT AFTER
SO MUCH MOVES, YOUR FIRST
GREAT GAME?
ROUTINE, FUN! GINTER.
EVERYONE!

| KINDA
FELT LIKE A GIANT GEEK
OUT THERE IN MY LIT T LE
SKIRT AND POMPOMS...

BUT YEAH,
IT WAS A
LOT OF FUN.

YOU DO SOME IT’S

COULD FLIPS UP COOL. |’M IT IS THE
REALLY IN THE WORKING BEST THING
HAVE AIR? UP TO EVER!
SOME FUN IT...!
IF YOU
LET US
LAUNCH
YOU.
 ARE THEY
ALL AWAY YEAH, UNTIL
GAMES LIKE HOMECOMING
THIS? IN A FEW
| DON’T WEEKS.
EVEN
SO, DID KNOW. OH,
WE DANG!
WIN?
WE’VE GOT TO
NOMINATE SOMEONE
FROM THE TEAM FOR
HOMECOMING
QUEEN!

AND
YEAH. OBVIOUSLY
THAT’S A STOPS ANY
THING WE DO OUR CHEER OH,
TEAM INFIGHTING. CAPTAIN IS WE... WE
AS A TEAM? WE PICK ONE GIRL THE BEST SHOULD
AND ALL RALLY CHOICE! PROBABLY
BEHIND HER. CONSIDER
EVERY-
IT’S YEAH! ONE.
TRADITION.

HEY!
...AND AND YOU ARE NOT
ABOUT YOU, GOING ANYWHERE
OH, THEY NEAR MY LOCKER
WARNED US YOU LITTLE
CROSS- ROOM.
ABOUT YOUR
TEAM... DRESSER!
Uhhhhh... | THINK
YOU’RE YES,
LOOKING WELL...
FOR HER.

snrkt

AND YOU
ARE NOT | KNOW,
GOING-- | KNOW.

| ALWAYS
JUST WAIT
ON THE
BUS
ANYW--

YEAH!
BEBE’S JUST
LIKE A
UM, REAL GIRL!
EXCUSE YOU.
WHERE WE GO,
OUR TEAM
CAPTAIN
GOES!
 THEN IT
SOUNDS LIKE
NONE OF YOU
ARE USING
OUR LOCKER --IF YOU
ROOM-- INSIST ON
TAKING IT
WITH YOU.

WHATEVER. BEBE’S
FINE! WE BETTER
DON’T EVEN AT BEING
CARE. A GIRL
THAN | AM!
 GIRLS, | BUT |
APPRECIATE CHANGE AT
THE LOVE. HEY, WE
HOME SO WE DON’T
DON’T HAVE MIND--
TO HAVE
BIG SCENES
LIKE THIS. DON’T
THANK
THEM FOR
THAT!

“JUST LIKE HOW IS THAT THEY’RE

TREATING YOU ANNIE.
A REAL A NICE THING
GIRL”?! LIKE A...A MASCOT, STOP!
TO SAY? YOU ARE
A REAL GIRL! NOT A PERSON.
ANNIE.

YOU’RE
DOING THE
EXACT SAME
THING!

DECIDING
WHAT’S BEST FOR
ME AND WHAT MAKES
YOU FEEL GOOD AND
JUST DOING IT
WITHOUT WORRYING
ABOUT WHAT
| WANT.
 | CAN’T JUST TURN
EVERYTHING INTO A FIGHT
EVERY TIME SOMEONE IS
INSENSITIVE OR RUDE.
SO SOMETIMES,
IF PEOPLE ARE
TRYING, THAT’S
ENOUGH.
| CAN SWALLOW
SOME HURT FEELINGS
FOR THE SAKE OF NOT
HAVING TO FIGHT
EVERY MOMENT |’M
AWAKE!

AND | NEVER
WANT TO BE
THE CENTER OF
ATTENTION!

|’M JUST GOING TO

CALL MY FOLKS FOR
A RIDE HOME. | DIDN’T...
| DIDN’T KNOW WE’RE
SHE FELT JERKS.
THAT WAY.

| AM
SUCH AN
ASSHOLE.
New message!

{sigh} Active now

U awake?
I’m sorry I yelled
at you.
O god RU srs?

U were right. We
were being jerks

So I'm sorry

Well, I yelled at
But I shouldn’t have yelled.
you pretty good
You were all just trying to help.

UR allowed 2 tell people U did!

off when they hurt U.
I'M so proud

Hey open your window

 HEY. EEEEEEEEE!!!

DIDN’T WANT SORRY |

| WAS...JUST TO WAKE UP
COMING BY TO YELLED.
YOUR PARENTS.
APOLOGIZE.

YOU DON’T
HAVE TO
APOLOGIZE FOR
EVERYTHING,
BEBE.

SORRY.

| HOPE
| MADE STRAWBERRY
YOU AN APOLOGY SHORTCAKE
DESSERT FOR IS STILL YOUR OH
BEING A JERK FAVORITE. MY GOD,
EARLIER. YES!
 | KNOW |
SHOULDN’T
APOLOGIZE ALL
THE TIME...

| JUST FEEL
LIKE | HAVE TO
APOLOGIZE FOR
BEING AROUND.

ME
TRANSITIONING MY MOM, AND EVEN THE
WHY? PUT SO MANY MY DAD, PEOPLE WHO ARE NICE
PEOPLE OUT... THE GET SO MUCH ANGRIER
SCHOOL... WHEN | GET UPSET THAN
THEY DID BEFORE.

LIKE THEY’RE
ALL JUST WAITING
FOR PROOF THAT
|’M “ONE OF THE
BAD ONES.”

AND NO
MATTER WHAT |’M ALWAYS
| DO, EVERYONE THE CENTER OF
IS ALWAYS ATTENTION.
LOOKING
AT ME.
AND THEY THINK
IF | SCREW UP OR
FREAK OUT, IT’S
BECAUSE |’M A
TRANS GIRL...

NEVER
BECAUSE
|’M JUST NOT
PERFECT.
 GOOD
STRAWBERRIES.

YEAH.
THEY’RE
FRESH.

| REALLY
AM SORRY...
 | WANT YOU
TO STAND UP BUT | DON’T
| DON’T FOR YOURSELF, KNOW WHERE
KNOW WHAT BECAUSE THAT LINE FOR
YOU GO YOU’RE COOL SAFETY AND
THROUGH. AND NICE. COMFORT IS
FOR YOU.

| WAS A SOMETIMES IT MAKES ME

LITTLE PETTY SO MAD AT ALL THE OTHER
TONIGHT. GIRLS IN SCHOOL THAT THEY
CAN JUST CHANGE IN THE
| GET SO LOCKER ROOMS...
ANGRY
SOMETIMES.

...OR GO
OUT
WITHOUT
MAKE-UP.

SO, SOMETIMES IT
BECAUSE IT’S SUCKS. BUT OTHER
IF IT’S SO STILL BETTER
STRESSFUL, TIMES IT MAKES ME
THAN TRYING FEEL GREAT.
WHY DO IT? TO BE A BOY.
WHEN
| TRIED
BEING A
BOY, |
NEVER FELT
ANYTHING.

| WAS
NUMB.
 GOD,
YOU HAVE
NO IDEA
HOW COOL
YOU ARE.

BECAUSE |’M
TRANS? SORT
OF!
| MEAN, WE’RE
NO! STILL KIDS, AND
YOU’RE DOING THIS
INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT
THING THAT EVERYONE
AROUND YOU JUST
MAKES HARDER.

AND YOU’RE DOING

IT FOR YOURSELF,
BECAUSE YOU KNOW
WHAT YOU NEED.

ALL | AND ON
EVER DO IS TOP OF ALL
PICK FIGHTS THAT, YOU’RE
AND TROLL SO DAMN
PEOPLE. PRETTY. ...AND
|’M
NOT.
 ANNIE, | CAN’T START
ALL MY PRETTY HORMONE THERAPY
COMES OUT OF UNTIL | GRADUATE. |’M
|’M SORRY. BOTTLES. JUST ON PUBERTY
| SHOULDN’T BLOCKERS.
BE MAKING THIS UNDER MY
ABOUT ME. CLOTHES AND
MAKEUP, | STILL BUT | HAVE TO
LOOK EXACTLY LOOK PERFECT SO
THE SAME. PEOPLE DON’T GET
GROSSED OUT.

YOU’RE
NOT
GROSS!
 LEMME PUT
HEY. MAKEUP
ON YOU!

mph?
NO!

YEAH!

YOU CAN MAKE

YOU WANT TO ME UP, IF YOU GO TO
FEEL PRETTY THE BATHROOM AND
LIKE ME? THIS IS SCRUB OFF ALL YOUR
HOW | FEEL MAKEUP FIRST.
PRETTY.

oh no.
 YOU’RE
GONNA POKE
MY EYE!

| AM NOT
GOING TO
HOLD POKE YOUR
STILL! EYE!

YOU’RE
ALL SET.

| DON’T
LOOK SILLY?
 YOU LOOK SO
STEREOTYPICALLY PRETTY DO |...
THAT YOU’LL PROBABLY
START A FIGHT WITH
YOURSELF. HOW DO
| LOOK?

YOU
LOOK...

PERFECTLY
ORDINARY.

BEBE, |...
 |’M SO
BUSY, AND
DO EVERYTHING IS
|... CHANGING.
YOU LIKE | DON’T
GIRLS? KNOW.
| HAVEN’T
THOUGHT
ABOUT IT.

DO YOU...
LIKE...
ME?
YES.
 sniffff
WOULD
YOU LIKE YES.
IT IF |...

KISSED
YOU?
U ok?
 SORRY
|’M LATE.

YOU
OKAY?

YEAH,
WHY? YOU’RE TOTALLY.
ALWAYS
THE FIRST
ONE HERE FOR
WORKOUT. | JUST...

NO...
 DID YOU WANT TO BWAHAHA
KISS ME LAST NIGHT
BECAUSE |’M NOT HAHAHAHA
REALLY A GIRL? HAHAHA!!!

BEBE,
| LIKE
GIRLS.

| LIKE YOU
BECAUSE
YOU’RE
A GIRL.
 | MEAN, | BUT, |’VE KINDA HAD AND YOU
UNDERSTAND A CRUSH ON YOU DO IT WITHOUT
IF... SINCE YOU STOOD UP BEING MEAN.
...IF YOU FOR ME. YOU WERE SO
DON’T WANT PASSIONATE AND | NEVER
A RELATION- THOUGHTFUL. FIGURED OUT
SHIP... HOW TO DO
THAT.
...OR JUST
DON’T WANT A
RELATIONSHIP
WITH ME.

| DON’T
OH, KNOW IF |
ANNIE! LIKE BOYS
OR GIRLS.

Oof!
BUT, | THINK
| LIKE YOU.

KIND OF
A LOT.

YOU JUST HAVE TO

AND YOU CAN LISTEN, AND THINK
ABSOLUTELY WORK ABOUT HOW YOU’RE
WITH PEOPLE MAKING SOMEONE
WITHOUT BEING FEEL.
MEAN.
 “YOU DO
IT WITH ME
ALL THE
TIME.”

WHAT ARE
YOU DOING
KATRINA, HERE?
HEEEEEEEEY...

HOW’S IT
GOIN’?
 |... ASKED
BEBE WHERE YOU
HANG OUT ON
SATURDAY.

|’M
SO NICE SORRY.
OF HER TO
TELL YOU.

|’M SORRY |’VE BEEN

PICKING FIGHTS WITH AND |’M
YOU SINCE WE WERE SORRY |
FRESHMEN. BIT YOU.

THANK YOU
FOR LETTING |...
ME ON THE
TEAM AND
GIVING ME
A SHOT.

THANK
YOU. AND
| GUESS
|’M SORRY,
TOO.
| MEAN, WE
CAN BOTH
BE KIND OF AND |
BITCHY. GUESS |
PICKED A LOT
OF FIGHTS
BACK.

HEY.
YOU
WANNA COME
THE TEAM TOMORROW?
DOES HORROR
MOVIE NIGHTS ON
SUNDAYS, OVER AT
THE OLD BIJOU.

YEAH,
YEAH! BEBE NEVER | GUESS... WE SORT
| LOVE MENTIONED OF HAVEN’T
HORROR THE TEAM BEEN INVITING
MOVIES! DOES THAT. BEBE.
 ...BUT
WE’LL
START!

GAWD.

{sigh} | GUESS
WE CAN’T MAKE
HER CAPTAIN
AND THEN NOT
INVITE HER TO
TEAM STUFF.
 THAT
WAS SO IT WAS IT WAS
SCARY! CRITTERS! LITERALLY A
COMEDY!

EATING | GUESS THAT

PEOPLE IS WAS A LITTLE
NOT FUNNY! FUNNY.

IT IS WHEN THANKS FOR

THEY’RE ALL LIKE INVITING
“EARG! ME!
NOOOOOO!”
 WITH US ALL HANGING
OUT, WE CAN FINALLY TALK
ABOUT HOW WE’RE GOING
TO GET YOU ELECTED
HOMECOMING QUEEN!
TELL.
THEM.

| DON’T WANT | MEAN, |

TO RUN FOR APPRECIATE IT,
| DON’T... HOMECOMING BUT...
QUEEN.

AW, BUT IT WAS

IT WAS | DON’T LIKE
GONNA BE EVERYBODY
GONNA BE SO COUNTER-
SO MUCH LOOKING
CULTURE. AT ME.
FUN!
 BUT WHEN
IT’S JUST ME,
AND EVERYONE’S
IT’S DIFFERENT WATCHING...
WHEN WE’RE ALL
OUT THERE PEOPLE
TOGETHER. ARE LOOKING
AT US. | JUST
WANT TO
CRY.

LET’S LET
EDIE TRY BEING
AWWWWWW! THE STAR.

NAH.
| DON’T THINK
| LIKE DRESSES.
OR MAKEUP.

WELL THEN,
WHY NOT
ANNIE?

‘SCUSE
ME?
 BUT
YEAH, | WOULDN’T
SO AM NOT IT BE FUN?
BEAUTY QUEEN
MATERIAL!
YOU WERE
JUST SAYING
LAST NIGHT HOW
MUCH YOU--

YOU WERE
SAYING...

HOW MUCH YOU BEBE!

LIKED TO MESS WELL, |
WITH PEOPLE’S GUESS--
EXPECTATIONS. | THOUGHT
THAT WAS
YOU!
 | DIDN’T KNOW
YOU LIKED |-IT’S
HORROR MOVIES! REALLY
MORE OF A
COMEDY. YOU’RE
FUNNY!

IT’S STILL EARLY.

WHY DON’T | BUY
YOU DINNER?
HEY!
NO.
NO THANK
YOU...

IT’S A
SCHOOL
NIGHT!

SHE
SAID NO.
SHE CAME
WITH US.
WALK AWAY, SHE’S LEAVING
JONAH WITH US.
MARSHALL.
WHATEVER.

YOU CAN’T
BE NICE TO
ANYONE
ANYMORE!

FIND
SOME BETTER
FRIENDS,
BEBE...

OR NOBODY’LL
EVER TOUCH
YOU.
 HE JUST...
ISN’T PICKING UP BUT |’M
ON THE SUBTLE KINDA
HEY, REJECTIONS.
YOU SCARED TO
OKAY, BE BLUNT.
BEBE? YEAH.

OOF.
BEEN
THERE.

HE’S
BUT, | MEAN CUTE, BUT,
HE’S KINDA LIKE...
CUTE, SO
WHY--

HE NEVER
EVEN TALKED
TO ME BEFORE
| CAME OUT,
OR WHEN |
WAS ALL UGLY
BEFORE THE
TEAM TOOK ME
LAST YEAR.

BUT THEN | LEARN

HOW TO DO MY MAKEUP HE MAKES ME
AND MY HAIR AND SUDDENLY FEEL LIKE |’M
HE PRETENDS LIKE HE’S SOME KIND OF
ALWAYS BEEN MY OBJECT OR
ONLY FRIEND. CHECKBOX.
 THE
YOU SURE DUNG BEATLES
IT’S GETTING YOU WANT TO ARE PLAYING
LATE. | SHOULD BE ALONE THE ANOLE
HEAD HOME AND RIGHT NOW? TONIGHT!
STUDY.
THEY DO
SCREAMO COVERS
OF 60S POP
BANDS!

OOO! THEY’RE SO
TERRIBLE.

| LOVE
THEM!

SOUNDS CAN’T BE ANY

OKAY. | LIKE WORSE THAN
BANDS. THAT MOVIE.
 THEY ARE SO
MUCH WORSE
THAN THAT
MOVIE!

| KNOW | SHOULD BE
HOME STUDYING, BUT
SO, YOU THIS IS NICE. |’VE NEVER
HAVING REALLY HUNG OUT WITH
FUN? PEOPLE BEFORE.

| AM.
THIS IS WHAT
LIVING FEELS
LIKE!
 | THINK WAUGH!
|--

THIS IS YOUR
DAD?! “TEAMBUILDING
NIGHT”?

HEY!
YOU CAN’T
JUST--

STAY AWAY
FROM MY
DAUGHTER!
 COME
ALONG!

AND WHEN
WE GET HOME,
YOU’RE
GROUNDED
FOR--

Eh? NO.
 YOU
CAN’T...

YOU CAN’T KEEP

WHAT? ME SAFE BY LOCKING
ME UP IN HOME
AND SCHOOL.

MY-- THEY HELP ME

MY FRIENDS LEARN...HOW TO AND WHEN
WATCH OUT PROTECT MYSELF. | COULDN’T
FOR ME! PROTECT
MYSELF, THEN
THEY STEPPED
IN TO HELP!

OH,
HONEY...
 WE’RE | KNOW,
SO SCARED DAD.
FOR YOU... ALL
THE
TIME. BUT
YOUR | SPENT
MOTHER 17 YEARS
AND |. HIDING.

AND |
CAN TELL
YOU:
IT DOESN’T
FIX ANY-
THING.

WHEN
DID MY
DAUGHTER
GET SO
SMART?

DAAAAAD!
 GO BE
WITH YOUR
FRIENDS.

BE HOME
IN 90
MINUTES. WE’LL FIGURE
OUT THE REST
TOMORROW
AFTER SCHOOL.

THANK YOU,
DAD.
 OKAY, WE’RE
GOING TO TAKE
THIS SLOW...

|’M
READY.

YOU’RE YEAH.
SURE? JUST SUPER
YOU CAN’T NERVOUS.
STOP ONCE
WE START.

YOU’VE JUST STAY

GOT THIS. RELAXED.
DEEP BREATHS.
REMEMBER
YOUR COUNT.
 ONE! TWO!

THREE!

SHE’S NOT
COUNTING. GET
UNDER
HER!
 YOU
OKAY?

YOU
YOU-- CAUGHT
ME.

WE ALL
YOU’RE DID.
ON MY
BOOB.

IS SHE
OKAY? OW.

THAT WAS | WANNA

THE SCARIEST TRY IT
THING |’VE AGAIN!
EVER DONE...
 NEVER THOUGHT
|’D SEE YOU TRUST
US ENOUGH TO
CATCH YOU.
THAT WAS
GREAT!

YOU ARE...
SURPRISINGLY
EASY TO
TRUST.

| THINK
YOU’RE
GETTING
IT.

WELL |, THAT
UH... WOULD BE
GREAT,
BUT...
CAN |
WALK HOME | HAVE TO
WITH YOU? STICK AROUND
AND HANG
THESE UP.
S? T
NT IN

KATRINA
PA SAP !
RE PO
UR DI IDS

CAME OVER
YO NNA EY K

AND HELPED
WA H

ME WITH THE
DESIGN.

YOU DECIDED
TO RUN FOR
HOMECOMING
COURT AFTER
ALL?
PUNCHED A
‘GATOR
RANE
FLYING CLEADER
C H E ER
OR
HONCIETY
SO
YOU’RE SO WELL, CAN | HELP NO!
COOL. Y’KNOW, YOU HANG IT’S ALREADY
IT’S JUST THESE UP! TOO EMBAR-
A JOKE. RASSING!

JUST
MESSING
WITH
PEOPLE.

BESIDES,
YOU HAVE A THERE |’VE NEVER
HISTORY TEST TO IS ONE BOUGHT A
STUDY FOR! THING... FANCY DRESS
BEFORE...

BUT |
REALLY WANT
TO HELP!

CAN YOU HELP ME BUY

A HOMECOMING DRESS
ON SATURDAY?!

OMIGAWD
YES!
 }
OMIGAWD

}
NO!

| HAVE
ALREADY
TRIED ON FIVE
DRESSES!

JUST TELL
ME WHAT
TO WEAR!
STOP PICKING
OUT DRESSES YOU
THINK LOOK LIKE
HOMECOMING
DRESSES.
THAT MAKES BUT THE
NO SENSE! | MEAN, PICK
A DRESS YOU LIKE, “DRESSES” | LIKE
AND THEN WE’LL WORK ARE BLACK T-SHIRTS
ON MAKING IT INTO AND STOMPIN’
A HOMECOMING BOOTS.
DRESS.

OKAY, SO....
WHY DO YOU LIKE
YOUR STOMPING
BOOTS?

UM, CUZ
THEY MAKE ME
FEEL HUGE AND
TOUGH. LIKE A
WEREWOLF!

THEN WE FIND
A DRESS THAT ALSO UM...
MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE | MEAN...
A WEREWOLF.
DO |
WHY DON’T NEED
WE PICK OUT A ONE?
DRESS FOR YOU
FOR A WHILE?
 oooOOOOOOH!
Wuh?

YES!

BEBE

WOULD
EEEEEEEEEE!
YOU GO TO
HOMECOMING
WITH ME?

WHOA.

THAT IS
A COOL
DRESS.
 YOU LOOKED
PRETTY GOOD KNEW YOU
UP IN THE AIR, HAD IT IN YOU,
GINTER. YOU LITTLE
VIKING. NO BIG
DEAL!

THE TEAM’S DOING GREAT

YES BIG THIS YEAR, AND WE COULDN’T
DEAL! DO IT WITHOUT ALL OUR NEW
MEMBERS WORKING SO HARD
TO DO THEIR BEST!

SO WE ALL
WANTED TO GIVE
YOU SOMETHING TO
SAY “THANK YOU”
FOR ALL YOUR
HARD WORK!
 AND EDIE, IF YOU’RE
WE KNOW GOING TO
YOU’RE NOT BE ON OUR
BIG ON GIRLY TEAM,YOU’VE
STUFF, SO GOT TO
WE GOT YOU LOOK
A NEW HAT. SHARP.

TOLD YA THE YOU GONNA

HAT WOULD YEAH CHICKEN OUT
BE A HIT. YEAH. TONIGHT?
THANK
YOU!

‘CUZ
YOU’RE
YOU MEAN RUNNING
HOMECOMING? FOR
| CAN’T. QUEEN?

WHAAAAAAAAT?
‘CUZ |’M
TAKING
BEBE...
 YOU BETTER YOU’RE
TREAT HER RIGHT! DONE.

IS IT
DONE?

YOU’RE
BEAUTIFUL!
DO |
LOOK
OKAY?
THIS ISN’T IT’S NOT HOW
TOO WEIRD | IMAGINED YOU
FOR YOU? GOING TO HOME-
COMING...

THAT’S
ANNIE!

BUT IT’S
WONDERFUL
TO SEE HOW
MUCH YOU’VE
GROWN.

HEY.

|’M HERE TO
PICK UP THIS HELLOOO...
SWEET, QUIET
GIR--
 | JUST NEED TO
COME ON IN. PUT SOME THINGS
|’M ALMOST IN MY PURSE.
READY.

BEBE SAYS
YOU LIKE BEBE
COFFEE? SPEAKS
TRUTH.

HER TELL HER.

CURFEW IS NOT ME.
MIDNIGHT.
| HAVE
TOLD HER.

NOW | AM
TELLING
YOU.

OMIGAWD.
IT IS.

THIS IS
AMAZING.
 ARE WE
GOOD?
OKAY!
|’M ALL
SET!
|...

YOU SEEM
TO BE GOOD
FOR HER.

YOU’RE SO
PRETTY WHEN
YOU SMILE.

GO
HAVE AND YOU SAID
FUN. BE HOME IT WAS
BY 11! MIDNIGHT!

THAT
WAS A
THANKS, TEST!
DAD.
 HOMECOMING
IS A LOT COLDER
IN A DRESS THAN
IT WAS LAST
YEAR IN A TUX.
 WOULD
YOU LIKE TO
DANCE?

| PEOPLE AND | DON’T

WOULD... ARE ALREADY WANT TO BE
BUT... STARING. THE CENTER OF
ATTENTION ALL
NIGHT.

NO
WORRIES.

HEY
LADIES!
 C’MON!
WE ALREADY
STAKED OUT
A TABLE!

YOU LOOK YOU LOOK | DIDN’T

EVEN KNOW OH,HA
AMAZING! AMAZING! HA.
YOU OWNED
A DRESS.

YES.
BEBE
HELP YOU
BUY IT?

BET IT’S GOT

NOTHING TO
YOU TWO DO WITH ALL
ARE SO THAT SMEARED
LATE. LIPSTICK.

OH
GOD!
 UH, HEY
OH, WE ALL BEBE...
RELAX. KNEW.

HEY
EDIE.

YOU
LOOK
SHARP.

WHEN WE
TRIED OUT,
YOU MADE
THAT BIG
SPEECH

ABOUT N’ | WASN’T
SUPPORTING N’ | NEVER SURE ABOUT
EACH HAD MANY BEING A
OTHER. FRIENDS CHEERLEADER

ALL
GIRLY N’ Uf!
STUFF.

| MEAN, YOU
WENT FIRST,
AND--

BUT THEY
HAD YOU ON
THE TEAM, SO
| JUST
THOUGHT...
 | WAS BUT |
WORRIED DON’T THINK AND YOU
ABOUT JOINING |’M A BOY, ALL HAVE
THE SQUAD, ‘CUZ EITHER. BEEN SO
|’M... | MEAN |’M NICE!
NOT A GIRL,
AND YOU ALL
ARE.
BUT SEEING
HOW WELL
THEY TREATED
YOU LAST YEAR,
| THOUGHT
MAYBE THEY’D
BE NICE TO
ME, TOO!

BUT |
DIDN’T DO THANK YOU
ANYTHING. AGAIN!

BUT |
SEEING DIDN’T DO
YOU GO ANYTHING!
FIRST LET
ME KNOW
| COULD
DO IT,
TOO!

MAY | HAVE
EVERYONE’S
ATTENTION?
 THANK YOU BUT NOW IT’S TIME TO COUNT
EVERYONE THE VOTES AND DETERMINE
FOR COMING THIS YEAR’S HOMECOMING
TONIGHT! KING AND QUEEN!

AND THANK
YOU TO OUR
SANDHILL CRANES
FOOTBALL TEAM
FOR AN AMAZING
WIN TONIGHT!

AND YOUR
HOMECOMING
QUEEN BY POPULAR THIS CAN’T
DEMAND IS— BE RIGHT...

ANNE MARIE
GINTER!
 WOULD YOU
LIKE TO SAY A
FEW WORDS?

UM...

THANK
YOU?

| CAN’T YEAH, DON’T EVER WITH ALL OF US

BELIEVE SHE TELL HER, BUT ONLY VOTING FOR HER,
LIKE 50 PEOPLE EVER | JUST
WON! SHE WAS BASICALLY WANTED TO
BOTHER TO VOTE. GUARANTEED. SEE HER
SHE MUST WEAR A
REALLY BE TIARA.
IMPROVING
HER
ATTITUDE!

AND OUR JONAH

HOMECOMING
KING... MARSHALL! OH NO.

OH NO.
 THANK YOU,
WOULD YOU CRANE HIGH!
LIKE TO SA-- THIS MEANS SO
MUCH TO ME!
HEY!

BUT | AM
DISAPPOINTED...

| WAS AND WE ALL SOMEONE OUR

HOPING FOR KNOW THERE’S A CHEERLEADING SQUAD
A SPOTLIGHT REAL QUEEN AT WOULDN’T EVEN LET
DANCE WITH THIS SCHOOL. RUN...SO THEY COULD
A QUEEN... FIELD THEIR JOKE
CANDIDATE.

HEY!

THAT’S
NOT--

SO, WILL
YOU DO
ME THE
PLEASURE
OF A
SPOTLIGHT
DANCE...
 nnnnnnnnn
nnnnnnnnnn
nnnnn
nnnnn
nn ....

BEBE?
 YOU’VE ALWAYS | DON’T
DON’T WANTED THIS. WANT THIS.
BE SHY.

YES, YOU
DO. NO...

STOP
| SAID...
MAKING A
SCENE!
NO!
|--{hk}
|--{hk}

ANNIE, |’M--
|--{hk}

YOU’RE
SAFE.

{sniffle}
 BUT YOU
DIDN’T NEED
ANYONE TO
STEP IN FOR
SO YOU THIS
SCARED... | KNOW... TIME.

|’M PROUD
OF YOU.

WHEN DID
YOU LEARN
TO BE SO
GENTLE?

| HAD A
GOOD
TUTOR.
|’M SORRY OH, YOU
| MADE A DIDN’T MAKE
SCENE. A SCENE. HEY, |’M THE
HOMECOMING
QUEEN.

BUT THEY’RE
EVERYONE’S STARING
STARING. AT ME.
The End
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