Spencer Carlin and the rest of her small family had uprooted and moved away from their previous house in Ohio and had moved in to their new home in the lively Los Angeles, a town of danger and new promises. They had moved because Paula Carlin had gotten a better job offer up in LA and Arthur felt like taking on a new job, it wasn't that much of a change for them but it was for their children.

Glen who was the basketball star at their school in Ohio would know have to start school half way through the term, as well as making a new reputation, trying out for the school team and getting on it and also, ditching his sister quickly and making new friends and even scoring the hottest girl in the school.

Clay would have to try and live up the life in LA which he knew would be hard because of all of the racist attacks that happen in LA. He was a smart boy who was loyal to his friends even if he didn't have that many of them. Clay knew that he would have to make an instant impression and get some friends around him fast and not just hang out with his sister all of the time, he also knew that he needed to get Glen off his back about girls and style.

Spencer was one of the cheerleaders at her old school and had many friends who she would miss. Spencer didn't know how she was going to take to this new school, or how it would take to her. She didn't know what she wanted to be like in this school. She knew that going to a new city and a new school meant a new start but she didn't know what to be. She could carry on her cheerleading skills and become a popular kid and have the jock running with the family like it did back in Ohio or she could try something new.

None of the Carlin children were excited to go to a new school, in fact all of their nerves were trembling and as Paula's car approached the school entrance, they all looked upon the quick bedlam of students rushing around to get their stuff or meet their friends. They saw all of the different cliques of students hanging around together and yelling stuff at each other.

They got out of the car and looked at each other, and when their mother drove off as fast as they could, they all let out a simultaneous sigh. They knew it was going to be a tough and long day and that they would go home wanting to sleep for an entire year, only to be kept up with homework and lessons that they had to catch up on. Catching up wouldn't be that bad if the catching up in question didn't involve getting through three and a half months worth of work.

The three Carlins began to walk through the school grounds and they each noticed the people that were looking at them, trying to size them up before they even talked to any of them. The other students were trying to freak out the fresh meat and see if they could get them running, try to see what they were made of. Spencer let out a whimper and Glen glared at her as he didn't want her to make them all have a reputation for being weak people who will cry just because they're being looked at by many people.

They finally found their way to the office where they got timetables for the year and maps. The map was an A4 sheet of paper and showed a very complicated version of the building.

"Like a map is actually going to help us around here, it looks even more complicated on here!" Clay exclaimed.

"I'm not too bothered, I'm alright, all I need to know is where the gym is and from what I saw of it earlier, it's just across the field" Glen said happily because he knew where something was.

"Yeah but Glen, you need to know where your lessons are and weight-lifting is not a lesson believe it or not" Spencer replied to him coolly. Glen rolled his eyes because saying a quiet "loser" and walking off on his own leaving Clay and Spencer to fend for themselves. There was ten minutes before the start of lessons for the day and Clay decided that he would go off and try and find his own class and hugged Spencer and wished her good look. Spencer replied to him with the same words and walked off and tried to find her way around the place.

She had only being walking down the corridors for five minutes before someone knocked in to her and spilt coffee all over her.

"Watch where you're going, fuck's sake!" The brunette girl yelled before gathering the coffee cup back up and checking that there was still some coffee left and picking up a book that she had dropped on the floor.

Spencer leant against the locker and let out a heavy sigh, today had gone bad already, things were just going to get worse and this was going to be one of the worst days of her life.