A Fresh Start

(Intro)

Today Was An Exciting Day For Young Mina Brooks, She Is On A Train Headed To Her New Boarding School; Waverly Academy. Only If She Knew About The Young Tigers That Roam The Halls.

Someone's Jack Spade duffel bag slammed into the shin of 17 yr. old Mina Brooks at 10 A.M. waking her roughly out of her dream. Like most girls her age coming from New York she grew up on the Upper East Side in the Amtrak Empire building but anyway Mina thought looking up at a tall, almost twentyish, kinda stubbly boy in black Paul Smith glasses wearing a blue and white Polo standing over her.

"Anybody sitting here" he asked.

"No" she responded

The train screamed along the tracks Mina was a little worried about missing check-in at Waverly even though she would have been early if her dad Kevin wouldn't have insisted on taking her in his beat up, rugged, 2001 red Volvo—he literally begged her to let him take her but as any teen in their right mind she refused.

The boy sitting next to her stared almost knowingly but shook his head.

"Going to Waverly" he asked eyebrows raised looking at the Waverly Guide to Ethics that sat on her lap.

"Yeah, I'm starting this year" Mina said shyly.

"Freshman" he said sweetly.

"No, sophomore. I used to go to Evergreen High" she said smiling. "Its in the city."

Where she was asked to leave apparently they saw her as a "bad influence" on the other girls. But for a second she thought she saw her brother looking into the yellow-green eyes of the sitting right next to her all he needed was acid washed jeans with a Raven t-shirt, spiky black hair, a silver Co Tour watch and scuffed up vans and they could be twins. Although her brother is now going to Princeton its not likely.

"I used to go to Waverly's rivals" he said knocking Mina out her train of thought "St. Lucius, our school hated your school"

"Oh" she replied sinking in her seat.

"I'm kidding" he said smiling "my names Conroy by the way and yours"

"Mina, Mina Brooks" she blushed

"Nice meeting you" he said as the train pulled up to an old college campus.

"Same here"

Two hours later she had finally arrived at the train station only five miles away from her new boarding school, butterflies filled her stomach; she was so excited. She graped her bags and waved for a cab.

(Meanwhile At Waverly)

"And were back again" said Serena Carmichael with her long strawberry-blond hair, slim figure, dark blue almond shape eyes, and full pink lips. Her sister Rei stepped out the limo behind her fixing her make-up with her long blue-black hair, slim athletic figure with violet eyes and thin pink lips replied "Yep another year at this god for saking school" taking the last puff of her cigarette before throwing it out landing at the feet of there friend Alexis.

"Hey watch that shit bitch, I just got these heels" she said with round glowing green-light blue eyes with her lightly full slightly pink lips, athletic shape, and long dark brown hair.

Then turned to both Serena And Rei blowed air kisses and with the sweetest yet sinister smile said

"So what chaos are we starting this year"

"None I hope" there behind them stood almost perfectly chiseled, brown hair, gray eyed Darien Johnson; Serena's boyfriend, wearing a white "T" with black jacket with matching pants along with black, gray, and white Nike, kissed Serena and smiled.

(In The Cab)

In the backseat of the cab sat nervous Mina Brooks staring at the tall sky, the dark green trees, the long blue-green river, and the most beautiful school she has ever seen. It was a huge and classic British style building with the greatest view of the Hudson River. She got out smelling the crisp Fall air and feeling the smoothest cobble stone walkway she had ever felt definitely not like the ones back in New York Mina thought. Mina was so amazed at the new found beauty that surrounded her; she was so captivated she rammed straight into Serena who pushed her away causing her to hit the ground almost cracking her hip.

"Bitch watch where you are going you stupid slut!" screamed Serena glaring at Mina who was looking as if trying to decide weather or not to run or apologize for running into her.

"What the hell is your problem" Serena yelled.

"Sorry I didn't see you" Mina responded with her head down.

"If you messed up my fit you are going to wish you never set foot on my campus" Serena blowed, face turning red with anger. They just stood there looking till of course Serena broke the silence.

"Well pick it up" Mina's head popped up in shock "Hello can you hear or are you as slow as I know you are" she snapped.

"Do you have to be so mean & bossy" Mina replied in confusion.

"Look its either you pick it up or I make you" said a pissed off Serena Carmichael and even though as much as Mina didn't want to she also didn't want to start her first day at her new school with a fight; so she slowly picked up Serena's Chanel bag and walked away.

As she walked away head hung slightly low toward the main office for check-in talking to herself, all of a sudden she was tackled to the ground by the star of the football team; nobody but Darien Johnson.

"Sorry sorry shit I'm sorry are you okay I didn't see you...whoa" was how his sentence ended looking in to the glimmering crystal-sky blue eyes in Mina's small head.

"Oww" she said rubbing her head staring at the brown haired, gray eyed boy standing over her.

"Are you okay" Darien replied trying not to smile.

"Yea I think I'll live" Mina smiled shyly.

"Hi I'm Darien"'' blushing.

"Mina"'' who was blushing even brighter.

He thought about it but didn't want to but asked anyway "so are you new here" regretting asking a stupid question.

"Yea I am" picking up her Marc Jacobs duffel.

"Where are you from, I'm from Texas"'' he said not turning away from her eyes still stuck on their beauty.

"I'm from New York, I live on the Upper East Side in the Amtrak Empire Building" she said proudly

He laughed "Well I'm stay in the Blackmens Estates just outside of Huston, Upper West Side" he joked Mina just giggled and walked to the check-in counter with Darien shortly behind.

"Hi may I help you" asked a woman looking close to her thirties.

" Yea" said Mina "my name it Mina, Mina Brooks I came to check in"

"Okay give me a second to find your name and find where you will be placed for the year" she said typing the keys. Mina turned to see Darien waiting for her to finish; just as Mina was about to speak the woman behind the counter handed her the key to her dorm in Dumbarton room 303 where she will meet her three new roommates.

NEXT TIME

Mina Finally Meets Her New Roommates And Is In The Shock Of Her Life To See Who She Will Be Rooming With.