I spent the whole summer by myself what joy right. It Sucked big time. My "So called friends" ditched me for the whole summer. I've tried to talk to my old best friend,Brooke Davis. You might have heard of her the slut of tree hill sleeps with everything that walks. Yeah well she claims that nothings wrong that I'm just paranoid. I am but not about that. She says that nothings wrong that shes came over and wanted to hang out but that's not true, trust me. So I haven't talk to her since that day in July now its September 26th and I really don't think she knows that I haven't talk to her.

The one good thing in my life right know is Will Mcgates he's my new boyfriend. We've been seeing each other since June. The day we meet I know he had to be a pretty awesome guy to be in the vinyl section Max told me that no one ever buys stuff from there except for you. The first date all we did was talk about basketball and how we can let are stress drift away by listen to the lyrics. He's been great, the only person I've really been able to trust these last few months. The only thing is when he drinks to much he tends to get mean and for a couple of weeks know he's been showing up in my room drunk. Sometimes I guess I set him off by saying something sarcastic or something. It just started out with just a slap on the arm but hes been more violent lately. That's why today I'm in my bathroom trying to cover up my black eye and some other busies on my face and arms. But it was my fault last night because he told me that he wanted me to go out with him. When he got here he was already wasted but I was asleep because I felt sick and tired. Its my fault I know I should have been awake.

"You almost ready to leave. I think we have homeroom today" Will entered the bathroom sliding his arms around my waist and kissing my neck

"Yeah I just have to finish covering this up so another minute"He looks at me in the mirror,staring at my busied eye and neck.

"You know I sorry for that right. It wont happen again" He pause for a moment "I promise"Yeah he promises that ever morning after he does this. I just nod my head and then go back to covering the bruise it's the best is going to get. No way I'm going to be able to cover the black eye anymore. What fun its going to be explaining this to my class mates. Its only the third week of school but it sucks. I pull my bangs to cover my left eye and turn to him "It looks perfect like that. Can't tell a thing"he kisses me quickly on the lips. He looks down at me looking at what I'm wearing. Its a simple long sleeve gray shirt and black skinny jeans. "How about you change into the cute little black skirt you bought at the mall the other day "

"Its too cold to wear that I'll be freezing"

"Come on you would look great and your ass would look perfect in it. Please. For me"He holds my hand rubbing it with his thumb trying to get me to cave which I do. I don't want to get into another fight with him tonight about this. I smile and go into the closet and change into it (Its cute but really not my style) and pair it with my old ratty pair of converse and walk out back to him and grab my bag

"Lets go we don't want to be let for school"I smile and walk down to the car

As I walk into the hallways of Tree Hill High School, everyone is stopping to stair at me and my now black busies. I hate getting attention like this I remember getting it when I wore my "Dyke" shirt to school. As I pass people the brake into groups and start to whisper about me. What joy! And the worst part of all this is that I'm by myself,Will had to go talk to a teacher about something but he did say that hell be at my locker before the bell rings.

I rip my locker open and shove all of my books that I had taken home with me back in to it. Then I just stand there staring in to it like a moron who just lost there brain. A couple of seconds later I feel a hand on the small of my back. "Hey hon can we just go home I don't feel like dealing with this crap tonight. Plus I have to help out with Tric I cant leave Karen with all the work it is all ages night" I lean back in to him to try to get a response "Hello you hearing me" I say turning around to see none other then Chris Keller in front of me.

"Sorry Curly but I really don't think I should leave with one of my students. At least not on the first day"And then of course he gave the famous Chris Keller smirk. What the fuck is he talking about there is no way in hell he got a job as Teacher don't you need collage for that a Teaching degree. His hand reaches up to my busied cheek "Curly what happened." He actually sounds caring in tell he said his next comment. "Did you and tiger have a fight. I better watch out for her right hook."

"Hold on" I say moving his hand off my cheek. "Back up. Your a teacher don't you need a teaching degree"

"Well I do have a teaching degree from the University of North Carolina."He smiles "and since the tour was over and all that I got tried of doing nothing and I saw that your last advanced musical career teacher was fired and I thought I would show up and lucky for me, and my musical back round I have. I got the job aren't you proud of me"

"Your kidding right" God why in the world did he have to be the music teacher. Why? Why? Why? Heres the reasons why I'm upset. First hes in my school and going to be my Teacher which over all sucked and second last year I had signed up to be a student assistant and Mr. Rogers (the old teacher for AMC who was fired) had picked me to be his assistant which I didn't mind Mr. Rogers was a nice old man. So know I'm stuck with Chris for the rest of the year just great.

"So when I heard I was going to have a student assistant I wasn't pleased with the idea" It grew clear to me that Chris new I was his student assistant. "But when I saw it was you curly I could be more thrilled. So when are your study halls and things like that because I need a little help with where your last teacher was with everything. I don't mean to inconvenience you" Like hell he didn't he new that the last thing I wanted was the be in a class room with him for an hour or say during the day. I stood there speechless for a few moments letting everything settle in to me "Yo Curly. EARTH TO PEYTON"

I snap back into reality "Sorry you kinda shocked me there"I say just as Will comes up to me and places his arm around my waist pulling me close to him I guess hes "showing his owner ship"of me now how sick is that.

"Ahh. You must be Blondie's boyfriend"Oh god I'm getting so sick of these fucken nicknames. "Hi I'm Chris Keller I'm the new AMC teacher"

"Chris its nice to meet you I'm Will"

"So Curly when do you have your study halls and would it be alright if you stayed after school if we don't get everything finished during school."Chris said directing his attention on me.

I have a double study hall first and second period and since I dropped out of the newspaper(By which Haley made me join but I instantly dropped out of it the first day of classes)I have eighth period study hall and I have his class during seventh. God I'm going to have an over load of Chris. But in all of my study halls there is Brooke or Lucas in them and I would be glad to leave even if its to spend time with Keller. "First,second,and eighth"

"Great I don't have classes till forth and I finish my classes with yours so it should be smooth sailing."

"Okay"I said it very slowly dragging it out "don't I need a pass"

The bell rang just as I asked that. "Oh yes let me walk you to class so your not late"Chris said looking at me and then to Will "and if you get a tardy just give it to me okay."Will looked from me to Chris a few times "Don't worry I'm not going to hurt her any more then she already is."Will left with out saying another word "So heres your pass for first. I'll give you the other pass before you leave after second. We stopped at the front of my homeroom door way I could tell everyone was looking out into the hallway trying to see would the new teacher was talking to thank good I wasn't in the view of the window for people to see me. Chris popped his head into the room "Ms. Steckel she was with me. I'm sorry shes late"Chris said to my homeroom teacher and turned to me "See you in a few Curly" with that he ruffled a few of my curls with his fingers and left.

I walked in to class prepared for the worst part of the day since all the seniors with the letter S last name are in the same home room I was fast with three very confused faces. Nathans was of anger for seeing Chris again but Lucas and Haley's faces only showed confusion nothing else. I took the seat next to Lucas (it was the only one left which really really sucked.)And the all stared at me. Lucas was the first one to speak."What the hell is Chris Keller doing in our school" I looked at him and shrugged I really didn't feel like talking at least no one was noticing the black eye I had thats always a plus.

"And what are you doing talking with him. Hes a bad guy Peyton he only leads to trouble." That was from Nathan sounding a lot like a protective father. Which is funny because we barely ever talk anymore.

"Hes the new teacher replacing Mr. Rogers. Okay and I'm his Student assistant."They sat here looking at me with disbelieve.