The Cam-pain begins
Chloe Price was a legend . Many miraculous deeds have been attributed to her during her hayday at Blackwell, from single-handedly starting the tagging craze, to shaving Principal Well's head. She was the one girl that the great Rachel Amber deemed worthy enough to date before her eventual disappearance. Her hair was as blue as the sky and her spirit was a glorious blaze of mirth and rebellion
At least it was
Kate Marsh meekly stepped out of her truck, adjusting her cardigan as she surveyed her parking , lined up perfectly , in a single space between two random convertibles. An invigorating breeze fluttered through her short blonde hair, reminding her that god was indeed with her today.
Her plan to become a Sunday School teacher might have hit a little....snag, but when God closes a door, he opens a window, somehow David had done the impossible and convinced Principal Wells to let Chloe finish her year at Blackwell. Kate had tried to be the positive influence amongst her last group of friends, and now she could bring that same energy to a brand new group of people as Chloe Elizabeth Price.
"Chloe ?!"
Kate's head swerved up the stairs to see her friend Max Caulfield , peering down from above, a look of sheer amazement in her eyes as she surveyed her. It was clear that this wasn't the Max from her timeline, but she had the beautiful sense of moral clarity that she had fallen in love with.
Kate's eyes glistened with tears, a sense of relief passing over her as she took a step forward saying "Max ?" breaking into a sprint to meet her angel as she dashed toward her. Max quickly pulled Kate into a hug, desperately clawing at her back
"I missed you"
Kate's eyes flew open as she looked down to see the mess of brown hair burying itself in her chest, a warm feeling in her heart as she pulled Max closer "I missed you too", gently caressing her head , wanting nothing more than to dry all her tears.
Looking up Max pulled away, a newfound energy coming over her as she took her childhood friend's new look in "Wow Chloe you look so...so...different. I mean, I never thought I'd see you try to pull off the good girl look, I thought you were more into the skate scene ?"
"Well I just thought it was time for a change" Kate said defensively clutching at her book bag "Pray to live"
"Wow, you remind me of this one friend of mine SO much"
Kate's ears perked up "A friend " head swerving back to face her now disturbed friend as she quickly closed the distance between them "What type of friend ?"
"She's really sweet, and she's really into Christianity. Her name's Kate Marsh"
Slowly yet steadily, Kate felt her heart rate pick up "Kate Marsh ?" as her hands dropped to her side " I know her, how is she doing lately ?
"Oh she's fine, probably just taking care of her bunny Alice,let's go find her"
Max firmly grabbed Kate's hand, calmly pulling her up the stairs to see the majestic front lawn of the school, covered students swarming around various tables as people campaigned for the student council. These elections could do so much good for the school at large, but they were often dominated by the popular scene, who used their positions as mere status symbols in the ongoing image war. As she continued through the crowd, she took note of the usual suspects running. Dana, Nathan,Courtney, who was most likely acting as a proxy for Victoria, and......
Digging her feet into the ground, Kate stood overwhelmed at the site in front of her,a beautifully handcrafted campaign poster, signed by none other than Kate Beverly Marsh. She was not only alive in this timeline, but apparently she was thriving, managing to gather a modest enough following to continue a campaign against the mighty forces of the Vortex Club. Examining the poster further, she noted a photo in the lower left hand corner, featuring her sitting somewhere holding Alice in her lap. Kate felt her heart break for her poor bunny, she should be taking care of her, not using her for shameless promotional material.
"What the fuck do you think you're DOING ?!"
The crowd around them suddenly stopped their activities, turning to face the disturbance, all eyes on Kate as she squeaked in terror. Victoria Chase, another one of her previous friends stomped toward her , her usual majestic scowl twisted by an all-consuming rage, followed by her two friends Taylor and Courtney.
Victoria stood in front of Kate "Well ?" crossing her arms as she brought her face towards Kate, pushing her backward through the sheer force of her intimidation "What do you have to say for yourself ?!"