Chapter 1

So today is the first day of my new school. Second semester and I finally convinced my parents to move me out of EL. Bad thing is I'm at a private school in Chicago. Over 300 miles away from my family and friends and the one guy I can picture being with for the rest of my life. But it's ok because I keep in touch with all of them, and it was a good thing I gout out of there and away from them though. You know meet new people. Though it is hard to meet guys when you're stuck in an all girls' school.

First class, what a drag, we watched a movie. Some sort of history class. This girl Amee and I passed a note back and forth. She told me about a party Friday night, and then she said she'd love to introduce me to her friends at lunch. Wow 1st period and I've already got it made. When Amee was showing me to my English class I noticed a boy roaming the halls.

"Isn't this an all girls' school?" I asked her after he disappeared down a long hallway.

"Yea why?"

"I could have sworn I just saw a guy walk down that hallway."

"Oh… It could have been one of the Damon twins. They go to the boys' school across town. Their mother works here. When they have the day off they come here to hang out with the girls'. I'd personally forget about them because they only go for the older girls. There will be better guys at the party I was telling you about. Don't forget to meet me at your locker after this and we'll go to lunch. Bye." She said and walked off.

English my favorite class back home. I got to write, write, write, write, write! "Today class we will be watching a movie on the life of William Shakespeare." The teacher said. 'Oh no. Not another movie.' I took a seat in the back of the room where no one else was sitting. Then the teacher walked over to me. "You must be Kendra. I'm Mrs. Damon."

'Mrs. Damon. Whoa hold up. Isn't Damon the name of that kid I saw? Yikes!' "It's nice to meet you. I do have a question. Is this Sophomore English by any chance?"

"No this is Junior English. Why do you ask?"

"Because I learned about Shakespeare last year and this year I was taking Composition."

"Oh… well I'll have to talk to Ms. Durby about that. I'll go see her after the movie starts. Thank you for informing me."

"Your welcome." I said. After the movie started she left the room, and a guy came in through the back. All the girls were watching the movie so they didn't hear him come in. When I turned around he threw his hands up and then placed his finger to his lips as if to silence me. I found it kind of funny but controlled my laughter. He came and sat down next to me.

"You must be new."

"Yeah, how'd you know?"

"You turned around! All the girls know not to look at the back door when it opens."

"Oh… is that like a rule or something?"

"Yeah, you'll read about it in that stack of papers you've got there. SO boring movie or are you a bad girl who doesn't pay attention in class?" He asked whispering.

"You could say both. But I've already seen this movie last year."

"Yeah public schools are ahead of private schools."

"How'd you know I was from a public school?"

"Well for one their ahead of us and for two… I can't help reading my mom's information about the new girls! I always look to see what interests she has!"

"So how much do you know about me?"

"Well I know you play Tennis which is cool because I do too! You were in Peer Mediation which is fine because it shows that you like to help your peers. You come here from a little town of Auburn, Maine and you've never been to a private school before. I also hear that you're really very smart you just need someone to light a firecracker under your butt. I heard my mom saying that to someone on the phone! I wasn't listening to her conversation till I heard you're name though!" He said smiling at me.

"Well that's wonderful. You know all this about me and all I know is your mom is Mrs. Damon!"

He laughed, and oh what a cute laugh it was! "Ben. My brother is Sam he's probably walking around snooping the halls for those Senior girls! You'll probably hear that I like those girls, but I don't. At least not the way people say I do. I'm pretty sure if you keep talking to Amee… she'll tell you a lot about me. Some true, some rumors! Sorry I kinda saw you girls in the hall on your way here. But anyway Amee doesn't like me and Sam because she used to be the underclassmen that hung out with the Senior girls, until we appeared one day. Sam said something about liking older girls and they kinda told Amee to get lost because she was younger. I liked her for a while but then she just kept blaming me and blowing me off for those 'hunks' at parties." I slipped mine and Amee's note into the middle of the pile of my papers. "Get invited to one of her parties?"

"Yeah… she said she'd introduce me to a bunch of people. I don't know how I'll get there yet though. I kinda live on campus. I can hopefully get permission to be off campus that night."

"Hey I can fix that for you!"

"Really? How?" I asked.

"I'll tell you at lunch. I'll find ya! I know where Amee sits." He said and took off. Then a girl came and sat beside me.