A/N: How Rhonda and Nadine met!

Six-year-old Nadine sniffed loudly as she hid behind the dumpster at recess. She wasn't the type to get upset easily, but her first day at her new school had been nothing short of dreadful. Many of her classmates had been teasing her all day about her hairstyle. She just wanted her appearance to reflect her interests...six legs, just like an insect! But apparently bugs didn't excite the same interest in others as they did in her.

Rhonda Wellington Lloyd, who would normally never venture near such an undesirable part of the playground, was drawn there (along with many other students) by the music signaling the Jolly Olly Man's approach.

Nadine hadn't realized that she was being so noisy with her sniffling until Rhonda poked her head around the back of the dumpster. She frowned at Nadine. "What's wrong with you?" she demanded. Nadine only sniffed in response. "Is it those boys making fun of you?"

Nadine buried her face in her arms. "They said I was ugly and my hair was weird," Nadine replied, her voice muffled.

"They're stupid," Rhonda said matter-of-factly. "You're making a statement."

"What's that?" Nadine asked meekly, rubbing the tears from her face as she looked up.

"It means that you're starting something different and cool. A lot of cool trends start off with someone being made fun of."

"Really?"

"That's the way it goes."

"So you've been made fun of, too?"

"Don't be ridiculous."