Rachel McCoy

Rachel McCoy is everything you didn't think you wanted in a girl. She's vain, popular, gorgeous(okay, maybe you wanted the gorgeous part), captain of the debate team, cheerleader, student body president. To all outside observers Rachel McCoy very much looks like the type of girl that steamrolls through life without ever looking like she's trying too hard or has a hair out of place. And now that you've finally gotten to know her, thanks to Mr. Harris assigning you to work with her on a science fair project... you know it's all a facade. The brilliance is real. The rest... She's not vain, the vanity is a shield. Popular, yes, but not a mean girl at all, you confronted her once about something one of her obnoxious friends said to your dear friend Jacqueline... and Rachel almost broke down crying. She's either an incredible actress or she hates the mean girl squad as much as anyone. She's a cheerleader because people don't make fun of cheerleaders, but she lives for rock climbing trips on the weekends with her mom and stepfather. And she doesn't have a perfect family life, her parents divorced when she was young and now her mom has remarried and she's afraid that her half brother will always be the golden child if she doesn't excel and spending weekends with her dad is a pain... As a fellow child of divorce you get the awkwardness of parents trying to one up each other with love and affection. And you don't expect anything to come from it beyond friendship because we'll... She's Rachel McCoy future prom queen and you're a nerdy soul that warms the bench on the basketball team with a good heart and a crush on Jacqueline Evans, you even asked Rachel for advice on how to ask Jackie out... and then another guy beat you to Jackie. You moped, you're happy for Jackie, but can't help it feeling like a missed opportunity. It barely registered when you and Rachel presented your science fair project and did a great job, crushing your presentation and then she kissed you.