Attention, attention, can I have all your eyes and ears to the front of the room if only, if only for one second…

Alyson Munroe looked over her grades for this quarter and frowned. A after A – you'd think someone would be happy. Most people would. Not Aly. She always got As. Got As without even trying. All she wanted to do was get one B, one small mark to signify that she was not as perfect as everyone wanted her to be.

She had it all. Star of the school play, student body president, top of the class, the perfect Christian boyfriend. She was heading to Yale, no questions asked. If only there was something that excited her.

"Why so glum, babe?" Aly looked up and saw her boyfriend standing in front of her. "All As again," she huffed. He didn't understand it. Why she wanted to fail, or ruin her perfect 4.0 average. She was going places, more than most of the town could say.

"And that's a problem because?" Chaz grinned and kissed her on the forehead. He had the most perfect girlfriend, and that was something he was constantly proud of. Chaz never missed a moment to let everyone know she would be going to Yale - full ride, or that she had won the election with a landslide. She wasn't even sure if he was in love with her or in love with the idea of her.

Aly shrugged. She knew there was no sense in trying to explain it to him, he'd never get it.

"I want to do something different. Change it up a little bit. One small A minus on my exam isn't going to tarnish my GPA. I want to skip school; I want to cut my hair. I want to get sent to the principal's office. I want to smoke pot. I want to get wasted on a Saturday night." Aly wanted all of those things, but she'd never say them out loud.

"I don't know. I just never knew what it felt like to get a bad grade. Not even an A minus," she said as she grabbed her books and slid them into her messenger. None of these things would ever happen because Aly knew she would never give them a chance to.

Chaz took her bag for her and carried it to her car, putting his arm around her shoulder on the way. Once they made it to her car, he put it in her trunk and held her close. "Babe, look. How about instead of studying tonight, we go see a movie. How's that for a change? You never know, all your time not studying could mean you'll end up with an A minus."

Aly couldn't help but smile. "At least he was trying," she mused and stood on her toes, giving him a small peck on the lips. "I doubt it, but sure. There's that new James Franco movie I wanted to see. Pick me up at 8?"

"Eight it is." Chaz leaned forward and gave her a kiss, careful to not let his lips linger for fear of getting written up for PDA. "I'll see you then Aly." With that, Chaz headed towards his car and Ally got into her own. He couldn't even kiss her normally. They were boring.

Alyson sat in the driver's seat, collecting her thoughts when she noticed Lexi leaving with her boyfriend Chad. They were walking hand in hand, oblivious to the world around them. He had his usual smirk on his lips as she told him whatever story she had to share. Once they got to Lexi's car, she watched as Chad brought his hands to the sides of her face and kissed her hard. He didn't seem to care if people were watching, or if they'd get detention for PDA. He pulled away from Lexi and watched as she drove off before turning around and catching Aly watching him. He flashed her his signature smirk and started walking towards her car.

Aly began to panic. She couldn't believe she was staring at them, not to mention got caught staring. The last thing she wanted was for Chad to come over and gloat in her face. Her hands were shaking in embarrassment and she had a hard time getting the key into the ignition. By the time she started her car, she heard the passenger side door open and before she could say anything, Chad was getting in.

"So…like what you saw?" he asked. She wanted herself to say something snarky, to sass him back. But she couldn't. She just wasn't that girl. "

"I-I um. Sorry. I just was sitting down, and then you two were in front of me, and I don't know what I was thinking I'm not like some pervert or anything I'm sorry," she rambled nervously. When he laughed, she figured she'd made a big fool of herself.

"Don't sweat it Munroe. If I had a boyfriend as boring as yours, I'd be watching me too." For some reason, that offended Ally more than anything. It was one thing for her to call her boyfriend boring. It was another for someone else to.

She suddenly lost all sense of nervousness and embarrassment and glared at Chad. And before she could stop it, she found herself giving him a response. "Excuse me? Don't kid yourself. My boyfriend doesn't need to put himself on display to prove anything to anyone. Not so sure if I can say the same about you." Her eyes instantly widened and she brought her hands to her mouth.

"I'm sorry!"

That wasn't like her. She wasn't snarky. She wasn't mean. She was nice to everyone, and everybody's friend. Aly was sure she just made her first enemy.

When she glanced over at Chad, the surprised look on his face was gone and replaced with another smirk. "Don't. I didn't know you had it in you Munroe." And with that he reached for the door and got out of her car.

"I think I like it." Chad slammed her door closed and walked away, leaving Aly to wonder what exactly just happened.

Aly drove straight to her best friend Tawni's house, not bothering to go home first. She was so distracted by what happened earlier that she forgot to let her parents know where she was and at 3:32, she received a phone call from her mom.

"Everything alright kiddo?" her mom asked when she answered the phone. She was two minutes late and already her parents were worried. That's how much she stuck to her routine.

"Oh wow, I'm sorry mom. I'm actually pulling into Tawni's driveway right now. I meant to tell you I was going over there after school," she explained as she shifted gears into park and grabbed her purse.

"Don't worry sweetie, just making sure you're okay. You're always on time, so we were just making sure everything was fine. Are you going to be home in time for dinner?" Aly looked at the clock in her car and figured she could make it by dinner and still go to see the movie.

"Of course! Also, Chaz wanted to take me to a movie tonight. He thinks I need a break from routine. Is that alright?" She rang the doorbell to the Hart's house.

"Not a problem. A little break from routine will suit you well. You only live once Al. Just give me a call if you decide to not come home for dinner. Love you."

Aly said her goodbyes to her mother and walked into the Hart home.

"Sonny! You didn't call before coming. And wait, it's Tuesday, is something wrong?" Tawni said as she let Sonny inside. Sonny never just showed up unannounced, and she never hung out with Tawni on a school night, no matter how much Tawni pleaded. She really was that boring.

"Nothing is wrong, I just wanted to hang out with my – who am I kidding. I need a change Tawni. I just got caught staring at Chad and Lexi while they made out by her car," she groaned and sat down at the kitchen island.

Tawni handed Aly a glass of water and sat across from her, eager to hear the rest of the story. "Wow, it does sound pretty bad. Did they catch you?"

Aly nodded. "Well, Chad did at least. He got into my car, made some comment about understanding why I would because Chaz is boring or something." She frowned and took a sip. "He's not, right?"

Tawni made a face at Aly, causing her to groan inwardly. "He is, isn't he?"

"It's not that he's boring," Tawni started, "it's just that, you two don't do much of anything. I mean, don't get me wrong, anyone would love to have something as stable as you two, but we're only seventeen. You two are practically married."

Aly glanced into her glass and sighed. As much as she hated to hear it, Tawni was right. They were like a married couple. "I don't even know what to do. I just want a change. I got another A. Do you know I've never even gotten so much as an A minus? Or that when I go to the movies, I never get candy? Always popcorn, no salt, a little butter."

"Oh! And in the caf, you always get side salad, no tomatoes, two and a half scoops of dressing, five cubes of ice, a water, and a fruit salad, and you always eat the oranges first, strawberries last, and you always sit down with to the left of me and to the right of Chaz and-" Aly caught Tawni off before she could finish pointing out her daily routine.

"I get it! I'm boring. I need a change," she said, burying her head in her hands. Tawni walked over to her friend and pat her back.

"its okay Al. Lots of people go through life that and don't even want to change. But you're already going to make the first step!" Tawni had enough excitement for the both of them. "I just can't believe Chad got to you that easily. What else did he say?"

Aly immediately broke out into a blush as she thought back to Chad's last statement before leaving the car.

"Oooh you're blushing! Spill!" Tawni gushed.

"I was kind of mean to him. Like really mean," Aly started and scratched her head, confused. "He said he liked it." That part she was confused about. Why would he like that she had been a complete jerk to him?

"He did? Sounds hot." Aly blushed an even deeper shade of red at the thought of her being hot. Tawni took note of this and grabbed her friend's arm. "Can we start tonight? On your whole new you?"

Aly shook her head and looked at her watch. "I'm supposed to be going to a movie with Chaz tonight. He was going to help me break from the routine."

Tawni rolled her eyes. "A movie isn't gonna cut it Al. We're gonna dye your hair tonight. That'll be a start! Now call Chaz, tell him you've got something more important to do."

Aly shook her head furiously. "I'm not telling him that! I'll…just tell him I'm having Tawni time," Aly said as she grabbed her phone to call Chaz.

"That's the spirit. I'll be in my car."

Aly let out a sigh of relief when Chaz didn't answer and left him a voicemail. She couldn't lie to him, so lying to his voicemail was much easier. It was the first time she even did that. After talking herself out of feeling bad, she met Tawni in her car and they headed to the closest pharmacy.

"Alright, I'll just run in and out and we'll do this at your house," Aly said, mostly to herself as she got out of the car.

"I'll be here waiting. Don't rush it. Pick what you feel is right."

Allison headed into the pharmacy and straight to the hair care aisle. She never would've guessed there would be so many to choose from. Finally, she settled on a nice brown, one that was slightly darker than her own natural shade. She was on her way to the register when she felt someone stop her.

"You know, when most people dye their hair, they go for a noticeable difference. You're staying the same." Aly turned around and saw Chad, giving her another one of those smirks.

"This is different," she mumbled, looking down at the package. Who was she trying to fool? Going from brown to brown was not the change Tawni was talking about, that was for sure.

Chad tossed a box of black hair dye towards Allison and she caught it, dropping the brown one in the process. "I think this will suit you," he said, raising a brow. "Maybe even make you look a little less wide-eyed and innocent. Maybe."

Aly pictured herself with black hair; it was certainly a change. But it wasn't too drastic, she wasn't suddenly becoming a blonde or anything. She could do black.

"Thanks…I think I might." She said and looked at Chad's items. Iced tea, twizzlers, and tampons. Tampons?

"Lexi needed me to pick these up for her. I've got no shame. It's not like anyone's going to think these are for me," he explained as he waited in line behind her. He was right, no one would.

"What a nice boyfriend. Chaz would never even be caught dead standing next to me if I were buying any," she said with an eye roll.

"Good thing I'm not Chaz then. So what's with the hair dye? Sonny not feeling so Sonny?"

Aly was a bit confused by the nickname, wondering where he got Sonny from. She must've had a look on her face because he quickly explained.

"Sonny, Allison. Aly Sonny. Plus you're always so perky."

Aly took a step forward and smiled. Sonny. She kind of liked it. It suited her well – well she wasn't so sure how much it would with her black hair, but it was still nice to actually have a cool nickname.

"Change. I just wanted to do something not boring. A little daring," she explained, snapping out of her thoughts.

"Today hair dye, tomorrow the world," he joked and headed over to his cashier to pay for his items. Aly did the same at her line and couldn't help but smile to herself.

"Something like that. Thanks, by the way. I think black will look good on me." She grabbed her bags and walked out of the store, heading back to Tawni's car.

"I know it will," he said with a wink, and with that, he rolled off on his longboard, back to Lexi's house. Aly blushed once more and got into Tawni's car, completely consumed with thoughts of another encounter with Chad.

"Let's do this girl!"