When Life Gives You Lemons

Ch. 1: Story of a High School Invisible Girl

So this is my story. A girl in junior year of high school though I'm not sure I'd call it that. Hell sounds and seems like a better word. See, I am the invisible girl that no one notices much of. I wouldn't say just because I hate being in school means I'm dumb. I am pretty smart; I am taking all AP classes. Can you believe it, that La Push where nothing ever happens actually offered College classes? Though I did have to beg and stalk some of the board members for a while until they gave into my demands. I was beyond excited to find out that way I can avoid the idiots who think they are funny because they can make fun of the quiet and reserved girl. I especially love my math AP class but only for one reason: Jared.

Jared is actually smart enough to be in it and he is also the guy that I've had a crush on for a while. I thought it would go away after a while but nope. I'd say its love but only one-sided. Love? What? I'm only in high school. There's plenty of time. I'm sure college will be better and I will be able to move on. Or so I keep telling myself but the truth is that I've already filled half of my biology AP notebook with hearts with K&J through them. I'm not pathetic. Never mind, I am. I have one friend back home in Texas. I moved here because my dad thought my mother was crazy and divorced her so I've been stuck here. Before the move, I was still the same then as I am now: The Invisible Girl.

You may be thinking why in the world would my dad think my mom crazy? Well, it's easy. She claimed to be a witch. I had laughed at her when she had first told me the words but now it's a different story. My mom killed herself when no one believes her and then dad and I left her. Funny thing though, after my mom died and the move, I've been here in my own misery. I like to think that I am over my mom but I still cry every night. I would like to think that my dad and I are ok but that would be the biggest like. After my mom's death, my dad and I just sort of drifted apart. Sure, we see each other at dinner but we never speak a word to each other. I swear, you can hear a pin drop in our house because no one ever makes a sound. I know, I sound like I am just complaining but you need to have this background to understand me.

Damn, the bell just rang. I have to hurry into the next class because I managed Mrs. Kowalski, our math teacher, to let me sit by Jared. How you ask? Easy, I pretended to fail a quiz or two so when the star pupil failed, I asked her to let me sit by Jared so I could ask him for help instead of bugging her at home. I could not stay after school, because of all the AP classes I was taking, I was always doing some lab or another that could only take place after hours because La Push is a small town. Either way, she agreed so here I go.

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I just made it to the class. I am always the first one in but I do have to walk fast though which hurts my legs sometimes. I fell really hard as a kid and my knee was hurt so walking fast and I usually don't go together and I avoid it as much as possible. But since its Jared, I'm willing to make an exception.

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Mrs. Kowalski's yelling. GTG.