Chapter 1

"Help us save the rainforests. Together we can make a difference!" a sophomore guy said as Alice Hoffman passed him along with other people. "Hey, you," The same sophomore shouted at me as he ran up to her with his little group of activists. "You seem to be the kind of person who would do anything-"

"Move it, guy. I have no time to hug trees," Alice snapped at them as she started to power walk away from them. It was cruel to say that to those people, but school was more important than protesting. Her long, wavy blond hair got in her face whenever the wind blew until she finally put her hair up. Lice started slowing down after losing them, finding herself at school.

High school was a very large place. It was about the size of the Kohl's Center in Madison down south. Here in Green Bay, the high school took up five percent of the city. The old parts of the school were off limits to anyone. Many rumors said it was used by the military for experiments, but those rumors were too outrageous to even think that they were true. Anyway, some old parts of the school were recently bombed just a few weeks ago. Nobody knew who or why people would do it. The school was fixed a day after the bombing.

As Alice walked through the doors she saw her best friend, Edith--also called Ed, who ran up to her and said ", Hello, Al. Did you see those rainforest activists?" Ed and Alice have been friends since pre-school, and their friendship was still burning that day, or at least she thought so. Ed's extremely short, brown hair bounces up and down as she ran to Alice earlier. Her big sketch book is in her hands, as usual. Ed has been dreaming to be an artist for years, and Alice encouraged that. Ed's work is now starting to get noticed by one of America's top art galleries.

They started walking to thier first class. "Yeah, I saw them," Alice said "; I was running late, so I was on my bad side."

"Say no more, Alice. I have to show you something." Ed took out her sketch book, showing Alice a drawing of three angels. The angel in the left had golden green eyes that were enough to make you melt. "That one is you," Ed exclaimed, knowing Alice was looking at it.

Alice looked at Ed. "Really?" Alice asked. "That's not my eye color."

"Yes. It is. Anyway, the one on the right is me, and the one in the middle is Alena." Lorena (or Alena) is another best friend. She loves to do anything that interests her. One time she took Alice to a concert of a person they have never even heard of just because she liked only one song. The band "Garbage" was pretty damn good. Anyway, she loves any cool thing she can get her hands on. When Ed and Alice got to our math class, Alena was waiting for them.

"Hey, guys. I found this awesome Dane Cook clip online that really cracked me up. You really have to see it," Alena said as she took a random seat. "Anyway, it's the first day of school! We're finally freshman."

"You make that sound really stupid, and before you say anything else, you have got to see Ed's drawing," Alice said as she took Ed's sketch book and handed to Alena. While Alena was looking at the beautiful drawing when their teacher, whose name doesn't matter, came in.

"Please take your seats, be quiet, and listen!" the teacher shouted, making the classroom quiet down. He started to write something on the chalkboard when he saw Alena holding Ed's sketchbook. "You!" He shouted at Alena, pointing at her with his skinny fingers. "Give me that book! You can get it back after class." The teacher snatched the book from Alena, who stared in disbelief.

Ed started to stand, but was stopped by Alice. "Don't, or you'll be staying after class," She whispered sharply. Alice then looked up to see the teacher glaring at Alice and Ed. While Ed was shrinking in horror, Alice was glaring back at him, seeing a extremely big mole right below his nose. Ed and Alice cringed in disgust. He was tapping his foot, and his face was turning red.

"Do you have anything to say, Miss. Hoffman?" The teacher said with his yellow, disorderly teeth clenched.

"Nothing at all, Mr. Mole-" Alice said, but then clamped her mouth shut. The whole class giggling stopped the silence when the teacher glared at the class.

The mole man's—I mean, the teacher's mole twitched. His face became red as blood in anger. "HOFFMAN!! YOU'RE HAVING DETENTION AFTER SCHOOL!!!" The class looked at him in disbelief. Even an idiot would know what Alice said was an accident… or was it an accident?

"She didn't mean to say it. It was just an accident. Anyone could see that," said a voice in the back of the room. Everyone turned to see that it was Dan Rock. He got back a few weeks ago. He's usually not here during class because he was always sick. Everyone got along with him, but he has been talking to Alice a lot lately. His spiky, black hair made her want to pat it. What Alice wanted to know was this: Why the heck does he even bother defending her? I'm a goner, anyway.

"Mr. Rock. You will have the pleasure in joining Miss. Hoffman after school in detention," The teacher said with his anger not very well hidden. "Now, time to continue. We have already wasted enough time." The teacher then walked back to the chalkboard with Ed's sketchbook and his chalk that broke in half. He put the things in his hands into his desk, and taking out a new piece of chalk. He went up to the chalkboard and wrote down his name: Mr. Molé. "My name is Mr. Molé, and I will be teaching you for the first two terms."

First story, so criticize this story like never before!!!!

-Niki