Entrenched Destiny,
Part 1 – Back to Square one.

It was a bristle cold April morning. The sun was dim, and overlapped by clouds. When she woke up this morning, Sick in bed, Laura Mendez would have never guessed today would be the start of a new beginning in her life. As she sat up, in her bed, she troubled to reach her laptop on her side-table. When she finally accomplished her goal of reaching it, she realized she had received an instant message, although school had already started, about an hour ago. She was puzzled to see that it happened to be from this boy, at her school, who seemed to be a complete stranger to her, almost. She knew his name, and what-not, ye knew nothing about this unknown boy.

Instant Message Conversation
Nathankambridge: Hey.
Lauramendez: Hello.
Nathankambridge: shouldn't you be at school?
Lauramendez: Look who's talking ;P.
nathankambridge: I'm sick, sadly. What about you?
Lauramendez: yeah, same, Ironic. I just woke up.
Nathankambridge: really? Can you go webcam?
Lauramendez: why? You have a girlfriend, right?
Nathankambridge: yeah, but I'm curious. I've never seen a girl right after she's waken up.
Lauramendez: you're weird, but alright …

He was obnoxious, weird, and somewhat catching her full attention. She walked to the washroom to check her hair, and then showed herself to him, though webcam. Although she claimed to be sick, he would have never guessed that, the way her eyes sparkled, with the sunlight beaming on her, though the window. Her long black hair flowed freely down her back. She was Innocent, yet beautiful, in his eyes, without even trying to look pretty, for him or anyone else. It was impossible for him to believe she had just woken up, or wasn't it believable that she was anywhere close to being sick.

Nathankambridge: … speechless
Lauramendez: I know. I'm very ugly.
Nathankambridge: no. not even close. You are so pretty.
Lauramendez: Honestly?
Nathankambridge: honestly, (:
Lauramendez: thank you.

The compliment made her smile to herself. Looking back, Laura hasn't felt this special from a guy since…Ever. She has never really had luck with guys, although she seemed to be stunning. She just seemed like only a friend to many guys, and vice versa. Nathan was different to her. He gave her this special feeling inside-a feeling that made her heart smile and giddy over him. One problem, she realized. He still had his beloved girlfriend, Britney Resner, who he has been dating for four months. That fact didn't really bother her though.

She spend the next two weeks staying up late, and waking up early just to talk to him, and spent all her recesses handing out with and his friends, and sometimes his girlfriend.

One recess, Britney walked up to Nathan with a big surprise in store.
"Hey Nathan," she frowned as she put her arm on his left shoulder, "I think It's time we break up."
"Why? I thought you loved me," He said as his eyes watered.
"Well," she walked over to a group of guys whom she had been whispering and looking at Nathan right before she broke up with him, and walked back. "I'm just joking! They dared me to dump you."
Furious, Nathan stood firmly, and walked away. He turned back and said, "It's over!" and continued walking.

That afternoon, after the ball had rung, Laura walked swiftly down O'Conner Street, until she felt a certain presence behind her. She quickly pivoted,
"Hey, Nathan, What are you doing here?" she questioned.
"This is the way I get home? You probably have never seen me here before, because I usually walk Brit home, but I'm sure not going to do that again," He walked next to her, closely.
"And why is that?"
"I broke up with her. She just wasn't taking our relationship seriously."
"Why? What happened?" She was shocked yet deviously pleased.
"Long story, Here's my house; I'll talk to you later." He said as he walked into a large townhouse.

That night, while day-dreaming of Nathan and procrastinating from homework, Laura's cell phone's ringtone went blasting off. It seemed to be one of Laura's close guy friends, and Nathan's best friend, Paul. He annoyingly kept bugging Laura on whether or not she had a crush on Nathan. He claims he can just tell by the way she acts around him, no matter how much she denies it.

"If I tell you, will you leave me alone?" She pleaded.
"Of course, I might even help you."
"Well," She started to stutter, "I, maybe, possibly, sort of, maybe like him…"
"I knew it! I knew it! I knew it," Paul exclaimed.
"Shush! Don't tell anyone!" Laura crazed at him.
"Like I said, I might be able to help you, but I can't promise not to tell Nathan about anything. Without telling him, I can't really help you out." Paul explained.
"Fine! Don't help me! I don't need your help! Just don't tell him anything!" Pissed off, she hung up the phone.