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'Dear Journal,

I still can't believe that my sister, my twin sister is a fucking lezza. How is that even possible? Not only that, but she's with someone who has no sense of fashion! She wouldn't be that bad if she would learn not to put plaids and floral prints together in the same outfit… use some solid colors in there, Naomi! Then there's the fact that she's a total bitch to me. I know, I haven't made it any easier on her, but I shouldn't have to… it MY sister she's dating. She should have to work to get me on her side!

Classes start up again tomorrow, and with all that happened last year, I'm not sure if I even want to go. I know I'll be forced to see Freddie and Effy playing tonsil hockey in the halls. I don't know if I'm ready for that. It seems like everyone's paired off, except for me, and Cook… who hasn't been around this whole summer. Sometimes I wonder where that tosser ran off to. Well, I should go. Emily said that if I steal her outfit for the first day of school like I did last year, that I'm dead. So I'm actually going to try to pick mine out early this year. Cheers.

Katie'

The next day, the first day of classes for the year, came too soon. She had gotten her outfit ready the night before, just as she had told herself she would. Katie wanted things to be different this year, she wanted to change… she had changed. It wasn't something she had wanted, but it was something that needed to be done. She was still the bitch she always was, but she was at least trying to not make everyone else miserable. The oldest Fitch child had dyed her hair back to brown a few weeks earlier, and she was glad that she didn't stand out quite so much as she had with the bright red locks that her sister still rocked.

Katie had told herself that she was going to actually try in her classes this term. She walked into her Math class, and her deep brown eyes looked around the room. A few people smiled at her, some just ignored her. Every person she recognized, except for one. A lone girl sat at the back of the room. The first thing she noticed about her was her long natural red locks. She had no bangs, and her hair fell probably passed the middle of her back. The girl seemed to have blond highlights, but they looked natural. She didn't seem to care that she was by herself. Katie noticed that the strange girl had ear buds in and her head would bob up and down every once in a while. Though it was cool outside, the Fitch twin noticed that the new girl wore a tight black tank top and a pair of baggy, khaki colored cargo pants that seemed a couple sizes too big.

The Fitch girl realized that the only empty seat was next to the strange girl. With a huff of a breath, she walked over. As she got closer she noticed the patch of freckles that covered the girl's nose and cheeks. Hazel-green eyes looked up as Katie approached before she pulled the buds from her ears. The brunette played with a strand of hair as she looked over to the girl with a smile, "So, is this seat taken?"

The girl's voice was shy, almost to the point that the Fitch twin didn't hear it, "No, Miss."

Katie was thrown off. Was she just called 'Miss'? She pulled the chair back and turned to the red head before thrusting a hand between them, "I'm Katie, are you new here?"

The girl nodded her head before softly setting her hand in the one that was outstretched. The handshake was strong, but not overly so to the twin. "I'm Gabrielle. It's a pleasure to meet you."

She seemed so proper and polite. Katie wondered where she had come from. Her accent wasn't nearly pronounced enough to have lived here her whole life. Her brown eyes combed over the girl's form. Now that she was closer she could see that this girl's body was rather fit. She had to be some kind of athlete.

The twin didn't have too much time to look her over before class started. It wasn't lost on her that the new girl didn't speak much. It almost reminded her of Effy in a way, but this girl was not like the blue eyed girl that hit her over the head with a rock at all. Her hand rose to hover over the scar on the side of her head, as it often did when she would start to think about that night, or when she got self conscious about it. Katie looked to the side to see Gabrielle's hazel eyes looking from where her fingertips hovered back over to her brown eyes. She was somewhat thankful that the red head didn't inquire about what happened.

The class was soon over and she watched the girl close her folder and get her books together. Katie stood just as the new girl did and her head tilted back. "Holy fuck you're tall." The Fitch twin hadn't even realized what she had said until she noticed the small chuckle coming from the girl beside her. "How tall are you?"

"178 cm out here, or a little over 5'10" where I'm originally from."

Katie noticed her voice was deep and smooth, not harsh in any way. Her brown eyes were moving over Gabrielle's body until she noticed the girl picking up a leather jacket, grasping it by the collar and throwing it over her shoulder. "You're well fit." What the hell, how did she all of a sudden have no control over what she was saying out loud?

"Well, I play football, basketball, and if I would be allowed, I'd play rugby as well." Katie noticed the girl's lips curled up into a smile, and she couldn't keep a smile from forming on her own. The brown eyes noticed that the girl's arms were muscular, but they still looked soft, which wasn't the case when it came to the boys she had dated. The Fitch twin was a little lost in her own thoughts when she heard Gabrielle's question, "Would you like to get some coffee later?"

"Sure," she blurted out a little too quickly before regaining her composure. "How about we get lunch, there's this fab place within walking distance. That sounds good, yeah?"

"Yes, Miss Katie. I'll see you then."

Katie watched the girl walk away, a little confused on how that had all played out. Well, maybe this was her way to change everything up… new friends, new start. She smiled to herself and finally walked out of class, but she couldn't get the new girl out of her head, and started to worry if inviting her to lunch was just too much.

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