"By the time we reached our high school years, we have developed a rich fantasy life. One of our favorites took place in an upscale, imaginary bar in Old Town Pasadena. Olivia and I, both pounds lighter and under the tutelage of a well-respected stylist, toast with out flutes of bubbling champagne and scan the room. Mary Benicci, Gretchen Bliss and Shannon Shimasaki enter the imaginary establishment. Our hatred of Mary Benicci, Gretchen Bliss and Shannon Shimasaki bridged both the imaginary and real worlds. They were on the high school swim team, had dates to every dance, shopped at the mall, and had pictures mounted on their dressers of all the events they attended with their endless ranks of smiling, tanned-faced friends."