A blonde man starred at Rose in the distance. Who was he? Why did his eyes seem to bore into her soul? Why did the mystery of him linger in her mind so often? Suddenly Rose heard a loud beeping noise. Images around her blacked out. She opened her eyes. Her hand after many fail attempts finally hit the snooze button. She looked around her room. Her eyes stopped for a few sudden moments starring at the top of her canopy facing her, as she thought.

'What a strange dream.'

She got out of bed and took a shower. When she got out she wrapped herself in a towel and her hair in another towel. She went into her room and put on a t-shirt that grazed her knee caps in length. She took her hair out of the towel and started to blow-dry it. When she was done she got dressed. She grabbed her book bag and purse, and headed down stairs.

"Morning mom. Morning Dad." Rose said while sitting down at the table. She put her book bag and purse beside her chair. Her, Ruth, and Scott had scattered conversations while eating. When Rose was done she put her plate in the sink, kissed her mom and dad good-bye and ran out the door.

She walked to her bus stop where her friends Tammy, Geordain , Carine ,Brianna ,and Nina where waiting. They were the popular, rich girls that every other girl aspired to be. The boys standing next to them where Fabrizio, Tommy, Khleo, Alex, and Ryan. There was a new-comer Rose saw. He had blonde hair and blue eyes. He looked exactly like the man that had been haunting her dreams this summer.

"Hey Rose." Alex greeted Rose. Everyone looked up at her. She smiled at them. And gave a small kindly curious glance to the new boy.

"That's Jack." Nina introduced the two.

"Hey, I just moved here from Wisconsin ." Jack said offering her his hand.

Rose almost relived to be noticed by Jack took his hand in hers. They both immediately felt the warm tension between them. They made eye contact. Rose shyly darted her eyes toward the ground. Jack could see the shyness in her eyes and let go of here hand.

'She's gorgeous.' he thought. 'I have to get to know her.'

"My parents just won the lottery so we decided to move and well….here we are." Jack broke the ice.

"That's amazing !" Rose said in awe. "Not many people win the lottery."

"I know it was quite a shock. But it's been a lot of fun."

"How much did you win?" Rose asked

"211 Million. 146 million after taxes." Jack chuckled.

Rose giggled.

Everyone just starred in disbelief at the two of them getting along like old pals.
Rose was usually really shy around guys she didn't know. Jack seemed different.

The bus arrived. They had always been the first stop since freshman year. With the choice of seating every time. This time was no different. They took there usual seats in the back. They each took a seat to themselves accept for the couples. Alex and Carine. Ryan and Tammy. Fabrizio and Brianna. And now Jack and Rose.

All the other girls shared small glances and smiles as they knew Jack and Rose would be a couple at the end of the week. Tammy was the only one lost in thought.