Here you were sitting in this black car heading to you new home. You were now moving with her father and step mother. After 17 years of living with your mother. Your father had finally decided to take you from Pennsylvania and bring you with him. You were just as surprised as anyone when your mother let her go. You had problems back in Pennsylvania, fighting, arguments getting suspended everyday for something new. You just didn't take any crap from girls or guys. You were bullied half the time. You were pretty; you were mixed with African American, Spanish and white. Your looks were great but it was the people you lived around who were asses. so here you was in Florida pulling up to the huge mansion that your father lived in. your father was a huge business man so no wonder he lived in these huge mansions, your step mother was nice. You got along with her well and your step brother was really cool, he was a UFC fighter and he was awesome. You had trained with him when he visited Pennsylvania a couple times which is how you knew how to fight.
But you were here to enjoy your senior year of high school somewhere new and fresh. You watched as the car pulled into the driveway and stopped. Your eyes widen at the front of the manor. You had never seen a place so huge and big. You watched as the drive climbed out of the car and made his way to the passenger door opening it for you. You poked your head out of the car and stepped out grabbing your duffel bag in your hand. Your eyes were surprised by how big it was. You stood up moving away from the car as you looked around it was nice and warm outside and it was just so beautiful not what you were use to back In Philly of course, crowded streets, drugs, fights, police and everything and so much more. You ran your fingers through your hair were you saw the door opened and your dad walked out with his arms open wide. You loved your dad even though he wasn't always there he was working to provide for you when you lived with your mother. You were a love child of course, your parents were never married but your dad took care of you.
You were enclosed in your dad's arms giving him a huge hug. "Glad you're here honey" he replied as he kissed your forehead. You smiled as you then saw your step mother Elizabeth comes running out, as you pulled away from your dad only to be pulled into another hug from her. Elizabeth was nice she didn't treat you badly and she got along with your mom well. "Honey I am so glad you're here" she replied, "was your flight good?" you nodded your head as she smiled. She looked at the driver who was bringing your bags inside. You smiled as you stood there for a second and followed them inside the mansion. Your eyes were glued on everything. You followed Elizabeth in the house to a huge staircase that led upstairs. She stopped at the staircase. "So Carmen honeys you hungry or do you want anything" she asked? You technically had type 2 diabetes and she was always worried about your health. Making sure you were okay and all. You had eaten on the plane. You shook your head no following her up the marble staircase. You were curious as to what your room looked like because your old room was kind of small. You followed her down the hall and into a huge bedroom.
Your bag dropped from her hands. She could see Elizabeth smirk at her reaction. You looked at your room, a huge bed in the middle of the room and everything even a view of the pool and more. You walked to the window glancing out the window surprised as ever. This was a huge change for you of course. You then saw Elizabeth order the butler to take the bags into another room while you headed for the bathroom you had in your room. You had a shower, tub and everything inside. You soon walked back out of the room and headed to the other room where Elizabeth had put your bags. You had your own walk in closet for all your clothes and their clothes already there. "Oh my god" you replied, "This is mine?" Elizabeth laughed a bit as she sat down in the chair smiling. She ran her fingers through her hair. "yes all of these clothes are yours, I took the liberty of going shopping for you so whatever you don't want just let me know" she replied. You walked around the closet looking at the clothes, skirts, shirts, dresses, shorts, shoes and boots. You had never had this much stuff in your life.
You turned and followed Elizabeth out of the room as you sat on the bed. You would be starting all over soon enough, and you were excited as ever. "Oh Carmen Alana is coming over soon" she replied, "Thought you might want to know that." Alana was a girl you met in another part of Florida before your dad lived in this mansion when you came down during your summer visits you guys had become really close friends. She was amazing and fun and you guys talked all the time. You guys were best friends. You decided to change your clothes as you went back into your new closet. You were gonna unpack but your best friend was coming over and you wanted to go do something. You changed into a pair of shorts and a red shirt with some white sandals. You ran downstairs with your bag in hand coincidently finding the kitchen where Elizabeth was with your father. Your father glanced at you. "Going somewhere" he asked? You smiled at Elizabeth as you leaned against the counter. "Um yeah Alana's coming over and there's something I want to do" you replied. You didn't want to tell your dad you got permission from your mom to get a belly ring. You already had a tattoo on your shoulder and you wanted a belly ring. Your dad stared at you for a second. You then heard a loud beep from outside. "That's Alana I will be back soon I promise" you replied in a hurry. You had just gotten to Florida and already were going out.
Fast forward
Dad's p.o.v
It had already been an hour since Carmen left to go do something with Alana. And you were glad she was getting out and about, unlike back in Philly, where she fought half the time and got into trouble. You were glad she was here and you could keep an eye on her health. Ever since she got diabetes at 4 you were scared out of your mind when her mother called and said she was in the hospital. You were in California that time and you left work just to come make sure she was safe. She was her only girl. You sat in the living room with something to drink while Elizabeth went to go answer the door. You already knew it was your son Chris and he had company. He had Ryan McCarthy and his friends with him. They all trained a bit together since your son was a UFC fighter in all. Chris walked in smirking looking around. "So where is she" he asked? You couldn't help but see how alike the two were. Carmen and Chris they were related only through him but still. "She went out with Alana she will be back soon" you replied. As soon as he said that the door came flying open and he heard laughter.
Carmen's P.O.V
You climbed out of Alana's car with her. As you got your belly ring. You kept lifting your shirt up and looking at it. It was so cute and you loved it. "Does it still hurt" Alana asked? You nodded your head. "Hell yes it still hurts a bit" you replied, "but he said it will go away." Alana smirked a bit as you grabbed your purse and shopping bag out of the car. You also had gone shopping for a new bathing suit. Since you now had a pool you could go swimming. "You would have thought they would have given you something to take so you wouldn't feel it" you replied. Alana laughed as you pushed the door open. You recognize some cars in the parking but you weren't sure whose they were. "That's dumb it's only for a tongue ring stupid" Alana replied as you guys walked inside only to stop when you pass the living room. You saw your dad sitting there talking with your brother Chris. He gets up walking over to you giving you a hug lifting you off your feet. You couldn't help but smile, you loved your brother. "Bout time you got here" he replied. You punched his arm lightly. "Well I had to do something so there" you replied. He looked at you. You lifted your shirt up a bit showing the belly ring. Your dad eyed it but said nothing.
You chuckled. You turned to see you brother and look at your dad. "Oh Carmen this Ryan McCarthy he lived about 3 blocks away from here" he replied, "His father and I do business." Ryan stood up and shook your hand as you stood there. He was handsome and had a nice grip which meant he was a fighter like your brother but not professionally. You couldn't help but notice his good looks and also his grip. Since he hung out with his friends and your brother he must have been a fighter. You let his hand go. You felt Alana then nudge you in your side. You turned to look at her smiling. "And you guys will be going to school together." he replied. You sighed you didn't even want to think about school tomorrow. You wanted to relax and all. But there was something about Ryan that said stay away. Like he was going to be a huge problem to you. You smiled to the guys as you turned on your heels and headed out the room to the staircase with your bags in hand and Alana following behind smiled to the guys as you turned on your heels and headed out the room to the staircase with your bags in hand and Alana following behind you. You could hear Alana snickering behind you like an idiot. You turned to look at her and she was smiling. You shook your head as you stopped at the top of the stair. "Elizabeth" you yelled. You waited a few minutes as Elizabeth emerged from the kitchen. "What's wrong" she asked? You seriously didn't know how to ask her for anything. "Um I was wondering if you weren't busy in the morning could you help me with my hair" you asked. Elizabeth wiped her hands with the towel and smiled. "Of course" she replied.
You let out a deep breath as you headed down the hall into your large room. You opened the door and dropped your bags on the bed and sat down. You looked around your room seeing how you still had to unpack everything. "Hey where's your bags" Alana asked? You just noticed they weren't in the room or the closet. You looked and saw your stuff was put away. You shrugged your shoulders and fell back against the bed. "This is crazy" you replied, "but in a good way then gone bad." you felt the bed shift slightly you saw Alana had sat down. "Well wait until tomorrow" she replied, "I will pick you up." you had completely forgotten about school. You groaned grabbing a pillow and covering your face. Alana sat there laughing.
The next day
You woke up to a bright light shining in your bedroom. And immediately you got up, you didn't recognize where you were. And then it hit you, you were not in Philadelphia anymore. You sighed as you gazed around your room one more time, you were still in disbelief that this was yours and you were living with your dad. You ran your fingers through her hair as you smiled. You heard Elizabeth's voice from the hall as she walked by. You yanked the blankets off you and climbed out the bed, your eyes went to your window that had a great view of the pool and the water behind the yard. It was just beautiful. You turned away from the view and headed into the bathroom, you went immediately to the shower to get cleaned up. A little bit later you were dressed and ready for school, you had on this:
You grabbed your bag and your books and headed out the room taking your keys with you. You headed down stairs your nerves setting in your stomach for the first day of your new school. You always hated new places because people asked too many questions about where you were from. It annoyed you. You walked down the steps heading into the kitchen where you saw your dad and step mom sitting there talking. Both dressed for worked. You set your stuff on the counter and leaned against it. "Excited" Elizabeth asked? You rolled your eyes excited was not the word you were going for right now. You took a deep breath as you watched them for a second. "Excited is not the words, my stomach is doing flips right now" you replied. You moved away from the counter and headed to where the breakfast was made grabbing a little bit of everything and putting it on plain toast. It was something normal for you to do. You then grabbed a glass and poured some orange juice in it. "Relax Carmen...you will be fine" your dad replied. You took a bite out of your food and drank the juice slowly. Only to hear a beep outside, you already knew it was Dana. You set the glass in the sink and grabbed your stuff quickly.
"Alright bye" you replied running in the hall to the front door. You walked out to see Alana sitting in a nice red Camry solara convertible. You jaw almost dropped slightly, you had normally taken the bus to school but this was ten times better. You walked to the passenger side and climbed in, eating your sandwich. "Were you hungry" Alana asked? You nudged her lightly as you put your seat belt on. "Onward to hell" you replied jokingly. School you and Alana laughed and talked the whole ride to school. Of course she could tell you were nervous as hell but then she made fun of your outfit saying you were going to attract allot of unwanted attention. "Look this was in my closet of things Elizabeth bought for me" you replied, "so I wore it." Alana parked the car and smiled as you got out closing the door throwing your bag over your shoulders. "Okay okay...whatever" Alana replied as she climbed out the car. You walked next to her slightly looking at the school. It was huge and it had allotted of people in it. Teens pulling up in all sorts of cars and kids getting off the bus, this place was definitely bigger than your old high school and better. Alana pointed out people as you guys walked through the parking lot, students you should stay away from and kids that were okay and cool.
You laughed as she made a comment about a girl. You looked around as you got closer to the school and your eyes immediately caught sight of a group of boys you recognized well two of them you saw before. It was Ryan and is other friend that was at your house the day before. They were just standing there talking and messing around like idiots. Your instinct told you to move away from the group and not pass them but for some reason your body was moving towards them. You looked to see Alana had your arm and was pulling you in their direction. "What are you doing" you asked? Alana just looked at you and smirked slightly. You saw the guys had stopped talking and looked at the both of you. You watched as Alana let your arm go and walked up to a white boy with dark hair. She wrapped her arms around him and kissed him on the lips. You were surprised just at the fact she had a boyfriend and she did not tell you. She pulled away from him and turned to you as you made a cough. "Carmen this is my boyfriend Eric...you have already met the rest" she replied.
You gave Eric a small wave your defensive side coming right out. Not once since you got here did she mention a word about having a boyfriend. You wanted to smack her right now but then again you couldn't. Alana just smiled at you. Eric waved back at you slightly as he had his arms wrapped around her. "So where are you from" he asked? You noticed now that all eyes were on you. You really hated having attention on you. "The worse city on the east coast" you replied. You glanced at Alana who gave you this glare that said chill out. You smiled to her widely hiding the mischievous grin behind it. She already knew how you were. You always had an attitude when meeting new people. You just didn't trust people so easily and not on the first meeting basis. "New York" Eric replied. You chuckled a bit and laughed to yourself. Everyone did that when you said it. They would mistake you for being from New York. "No Philadelphia Pennsylvania" you replied. You were born there and grew up there. Your felt the breeze blow your hair into your face. It was pretty hot outside of course being in Orlando Florida that will do it for anyone not use to the heat. You were use to winter and then summer, fall and spring. Not having heat all around you 24/7. "So are you and Chris close" a voice asked? You look to see Ryan had now spoken up. What great timing you thought for him to jump in the conversation. You wanted to smack him for even asking that question to you. "Obviously since he is my brother" you replied.
You stared at him for a second as he leaned against the car and folded his arms across his chest. You could tell he worked out a lot, since his shirt looked tight enough that he could not breathe at all. "I was just asking since you know…you both have the same dad and different mothers" he replied. You immediately glared at him. You were now pissed off he did not have to say a word. Alana smacked Ryan on the arm. "Shut up ass hole" she replied. Alana looked at you and shook her head. "No it's cool" you replied, "Yeah we have different moms, so what he's my brother, visited me back home, trained me whatever." you ran your fingers through your hair as you glared at him. He only had his smug look on his face. "So he taught you how to fight" Ryan asked? You rolled your eyes at him. "Good enough to get suspended from school enough times" you replied. Alana then walked next to you glaring at Ryan and giving Eric a look. She pulled you away heading into the school.
You didn't like guys, who were arrogant and rude, and the way he came off to you was kind of annoying and it pissed you off. You really hated guys like that and it was retarded you dealt with guys like him back in the city.
Lunch time
It was finally lunch time, and so far everything was good. You had your bag over your shoulders. You walked into the cafeteria with your lunch in hand. Passing people you heard your name. You saw Dana sitting with two other girls. You walked over to the table and sat down. "Carmen this is Baja Miller and lea Carson" she replied. Both girls waved and smiled at you. You opened your soda and took a sip glancing around the whole cafeteria. You found out that the table you sat at was very popular because of Ryan and his friends, who you wanted to throw up. You noticed the second level of the cafeteria and you saw Ryan and his friend talking, laughing and joking around. As lunch went on you found that Baja use to date Ryan but they broke up, which now she is dating Jake Tyler a kid you met in class. You also found out about how Ryan was a bully and beat the crap out of Jake and his friend max. "Ryan is not all bad" Baja replied, "He's not the same as before." you scoffed slightly as she said that. You stuck your fork in your fruit. "That's hard to believe" you replied. You all laughed as you glanced back up at Ryan and you went back to your lunch.
Fast forward
You and the girls separated while you headed to chemistry. You walked into the class noticing people still coming in behind you. You handed the teacher your schedule. You looked around the classroom and immediately your worst nightmare. You had a class with Ryan. He was sitting in a desk by the window talking to some guys. You rolled your eyes and turned your attention back to the teacher. "Carmen you can sit by Mr. McCarthy" he replied. You curse under your breath you wanted to sit anywhere away from him. But you had no choice you walked over to the seat, Ryan watching you the whole time. You put your bag on the table and sat down. You leaned your head in your hand and sighed slightly. This was going to be one long class. You watched as everyone talked to their friends but you were trying your best to ignore the fact that Ryan was now staring at you. It was getting irritating as you looked to the front of the class and yet he was still staring at you. "Is there something on my face" you asked rudely? He just smirked a bit. "No" he replied.
You scoffed and looked away as the teacher started the lesson. You opened your book and notebook. Ryan was annoying to you; you paid attention in class even with Ryan sitting next to you. You were having such a hard time because he was watching you. And having such a hard time believing he had a heart. It was finally the end of the day and class. You gathered all your things and walked out of the class. School was finally over for the day. You walked down the hall through the crowd of people heading to their lockers and leaving. You sighed as you ran your fingers through your hair. "Going home" a voice said. You jumped slightly and turned around to face Ryan standing there. You rolled your eyes and walked away ignoring him. You could hear him following you. "Have I done something" he asked? You chuckled a bit. "You tell me" you replied, "You've got that cocky attitude with me this morning." he chuckled this time. But he didn't say anything. You walked towards the exit. "So I am having a party wanna come" he asked? You once again smiled slightly.
He was rude to you and arrogant now he is inviting you to a party. You stopped walking and turned around. "here's the deal, I don't trust you….you have a huge ego and an attitude problem, I've dealt with guys like you before and I dislike you" you replied, "if this is some plot to embarrass me in front of t whole school, and to see how good I am in a fight like you did with Jake Tyler then no." his facial expression changed from funny to shocked. "How did you find out" he asked? You chuckled slightly. "it didn't take long for people to mention it to me" you replied, "I'm not here to be popular, I'm here because my life was like shit okay, and my dad helped me I fought to protect myself from guys like you who only wanted one thing and it wasn't to get to know me. Okay." you then stormed off heading to Alana's car. "I'm not like that" he yelled. You stopped as Dana's car pulled up. "That's what they all say" you replied as you climbed into the car.