It's the first day of my senior year and I am not happy about it at all. Over the past summer, my parents had a tragic car accident and died. I now live with my Aunt Jenna and my younger brother Jeremy in a small town called Mystic Falls in Virginia. As I get ready for school I can't help but think what my mom would say of my first day of school outfit or my dad saying "Drive safe!" I just can't stop thinking about them. I miss them so much.
"Jeremy! Let's go! We're gonna be late for school!" I yelled from down the stairs, hugging Aunt Jenna goodbye. "Bye Jenna, we'll be home after school." I said with a smile. As Jeremy and I pulled up to school, two of my best friends Caroline Forbes and Bonnie Bennett pulled up to the next parking spot. Caroline is a tall, preppy, blonde who loves to party, while Bonnie is a shorter girl who loves to read and help others. Before I could even put the car in park, Jeremy jumps out of the car. "Dude, can you wait?!" I say to Jeremy in an annoyed tone. "I just gotta go," says Jeremy not even looking back at me. I just rolled my eyes at him and got out of the car and hopped into Caroline's car. "So where's Matt?" Caroline asks me all seductively. Matt Donovan is the popular quarterback and has been my boyfriend for about 6 months now. He is a tall blonde and blue eyed guy, I know he sounds like the perfect boy, but I just don't feel anything for him anymore. He is too clingy and always talks about what our future will be like and I don't even know what I'm going to wear tomorrow let alone marriage. "He… uhh…" I couldn't get a word out. "I think I'm going to break up with him," I said quietly looking down. "What?!" both girls screamed at me. "Yeah, I can't handle his neediness anymore." I said to them. "Well you're missing out because he is one perfect guy," said Caroline while flipping her hair and stepping out of her car. "Yeah I guess," I said looking down while we were walking up to school.
Caroline's locker is on the other side of the campus while mine and Bonnie's lockers are together in front of the school. Bonnie and I walk to our lockers and of course we run into Matt. "Oh hey babe!" Matt says surprisingly and puts his arm around me. "Matt, uhh, I think we need to talk," I said to him with a puppy dog look. "Oh, no I'm scared. Is it bad?" He says worriedly. I take Matt to the side of the hallway and tell him that we are going to have to break up. "But… but… I thought everything was going great," he says. "It was, but I just need time to think about college and my life without the stress of a boyfriend," I say to Matt. "Ok I guess I understand, but when you are ready for a boyfriend, just know I am here and that I love you so very much," Matt says hugging me. "Uhh, thanks Matt," I said trying to release his grip on me. I feel so terrible because I don't love Matt at all like he loves me. He doesn't give me that feeling like you should get in a relationship. I decided that I just want to focus on my schoolwork, college and friends for my final year in high school. All that changed when a boy walked through the front doors of the school.
