Katie
Katie is the first friend Lucy makes at Laurinda. She explains the Cabinet o Lucy. Katie is a loner and Lucy soon realises it is because she doesn’t stop talking. The way the Cabinet parade through the school, holding every single girl in the palm of their hand, seems satirical to Lucy. But to Katie, they are the epitome of the Laurinda spirit. They are everything she hopes she could be, but knows she never could. Katie's blind loyalty to the Cabinet is the breaking point for their friendship, as unlike everyone else, Lucy has not succumbed to the charms of the Cabinet through years of exposure. She sees them differently and when Lucy calls Katie at home to rely on her for support, the response she gets infuriates her. Their reunion at the end of the novel is indicative of the shift in power. Lucy has resisted the Cabinet, all their charm and threats and games.
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