The narrator, Celine (also known as Cece), shares her story of growing up with a superstitious mother who believed her heterochromatic eyes (one blue, one green) were a sign of bad luck. Cece's mother treated her poorly and made her feel like a freak, which led to Cece wearing blue contact lenses to hide her unique feature.
Cece moves to a new school in LA, where she befriends Tiffany, a popular cheerleader, and her cousin Shawn. Cece joins the cheerleading squad and becomes the captain, but Tiffany's true nature is revealed when she discovers Cece's secret and blackmails her into staying away from Shawn.
Cece eventually stands up to Tiffany and reveals her true eyes to the entire school, earning admiration and acceptance from her peers. She reunites with Shawn, and Tiffany's behavior becomes increasingly erratic, culminating in her expulsion from school after she tries to hurt Cece during a cheerleading performance.
At home, Cece finally confronts her mother, who has been emotionally abusive to her throughout her life. Cece's father intervenes, defending his daughter and kicking his wife out of the house. The story concludes with Cece feeling accepted and loved by her father and her peers, and finally finding happiness.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The narrator's name is Celine, but her dad calls her Cece.
2. Celine's parents were rich and had a lot of possessions.
3. Celine's mom was superstitious and believed in avoiding bad luck.
4. Celine's eyes are different colors, one blue and one green.
5. Celine's mom thought her eyes were a sign of bad luck and treated her poorly.
6. Celine's dad was more supportive and loving towards her.
7. Celine was bullied and ostracized by her classmates because of her eyes.
8. Celine's family moved to a new city when she was in 10th grade.
9. Celine got blue contact lenses to hide her different colored eyes.
10. Celine joined the cheerleading squad at her new school and became friends with Tiffany.
11. Tiffany was actually mean and manipulative towards Celine.
12. Celine met a boy named Shawn, who was Tiffany's cousin, and they started dating.
13. Tiffany discovered Celine's secret about her eyes and blackmailed her into staying away from Shawn.
14. Celine eventually stood up to Tiffany and revealed her secret to the whole school.
15. To Celine's surprise, her classmates accepted and admired her unique eyes.
16. Celine and Shawn got back together and Tiffany was expelled from school for trying to hurt Celine.
17. Celine's mom was still superstitious and mean towards her, but Celine stood up to her and told her to leave her alone.
18. Celine's dad defended her and told her mom to leave the house.
19. Celine's mom was kicked out of the house and Celine and her dad were finally happy and at peace.