[ WP ] The popular kids in school suddenly take a liking to you . You have no idea why , but one day it all made sense .

It was strange. Overnight I had become the most popular kid in school, yet know one could tell me why. Stranger still was the zealous nature of the infatuation my peers seemed to experience. In the halls they would stare at my shoes, rub my feet, or even lick their lips. Yes that's right, both boys and girls alike. 
 
 
 Stranger still was that no one seemed to notice how ridiculous it was getting. Last week, I stubbed my toe, then Carl charged me and pinned me against a wall. I had my first real kiss, which would have been amazing had he not been kissing my feet... and followed by Casey, then Carrie, then Chad. I still have nightmares about Chad. 
 
 
 My parents do n't believe me, and the staff never sees any of it. It's as if everyone is colluding to drive me insane. They ca n't all be in on it. Yesterday Kevin licked my foot during history class. He licked my foot. No one decried him, no one was grossed out - they all looked envious. I'll never wear sandals again. 
 
 
 I keep trying to think back to when it all began. I remember, vaguely, a slumber party. Just us four girls, we called ourselves the spice girls. There was Rosemary, Poppy, and Ginger. Of course I was there too. We played this game where we all put our feet in the middle and ask each other questions. If we lie, we have to take one of our feet out. The winner is the last one with their foot in the middle, and then everyone else has to do a dare. 
 
 
 Ginger and I were the only two left. She asked me something, and I told the truth. Then I asked her if she liked Sushi. Not the food, mind you. There's a boy named Soo-Shin who goes to our school who she had a crush on. Anyway that's not important, what's important is that she lied! 
 
 
 We called her on it, and she pulled her foot out. And that's where things got weird. As I wiggled my foot in delight, I cracked one of my knuckles. The other girls all cried out `` Eww,'' and so I thought I'd get them back. 
 
 
 `` I won, and since you all think it's gross, you can all lick my fat foot!'' Since I won, they had to do it. Jokes on me though, word got out and now everyone's doing it. I just do n't get it though. I guess I'll never understand why kids love the taste of Cinnamon's toes crunch. 
 
 

