ictures?” Hannah squealed

rty, but it wasn’t so bad.” I handed her my phon

now. I took off my bag and slipped two of my romance novels in my bag along with my journal. I wrote so much

inted over to near where Chase is standing. That guy Luke from t

familiar. Do I know her?

the guys over the weekend. She’s dating J

thought of it. This pl

e extreme. You’d think people would get along, but

hase

, when are you going to let me ride

stop asking. “It’s never going to h

that half-naked chick fr

all for her suit.” I relished in the thought of that girl half-naked. She was

gs. She looked familiar. I would recognize a hot chick from a mile

er clothes seemed t

on’s girl. For some reason, that didn’t stop her from following us around. S

almost drowned at your party.” Sh

name again?”

. I thought I hea

’t care.” We headed in her direction. She was talking with Hannah, wh

them out of the dumpster out back?” Courtne

. She was at a high school for the elites, rich

tried to hide it, just not

up?” she shot back. Aria looke

at she was holding, and t

asked and kneele

ipping on papers, kicking books unintentionally. She loo

ing. Her friend began to help her pick up all

?” Courtney asked. She saw a small book on the

omance?” she asked

rn a thing or two or are

thing. Who brought romance books

bothering you.” She tried to grab the

riously,” Hannah snappe

o cliché. Grow up,” Aria shot

behind Aria, grabbed the entire contents of he

directed at me. Courtney’s best friend, Polly, pi

e fun. Happy Monday,

s, and I owed this girl nothing. What w

d me directly. I looked into her green eyes. She really

going to watch. It’

nny? Your friend’s lame jokes, or maybe the fa

ow. I couldn’t let some new girl who didn’t k

something about it. You’re wearing hand-me-downs at an elite school. You’re a senior. For God’s sake, it’s emba

ing. When my little sister did it, I couldn’t help but fix it. I didn’t want

here to learn, which is more than I can say about you.” She threw the words in my face. They hardly bothered

ke slapped Hannah on the ass and walked away laughing. I saw a few

on the ground. They appeared to be the romance novels Courtney referenced earlier. Of cou

because no one saw me stuff them in my bag. I stood back

rmenting the new girl and her friend. They left me standing ther

you,” I said, leaning against the lockers. She was looking fever

nstead of tormentors. Sounds pretty great, right? That way, you won’t have to try putting the blame on in

like she wanted to slap me. I wouldn’t stop her if she tri

so I couldn’t hear. I was somewhat relieved. She didn’t seem to notice she was missing a few things, primarily the j

o see her again,

ria’

s going for him because his personality sucked. Either he was raised terribly, or he just sucked. I barely made it to class, a