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Alison's hand shot out from under the pink comforter and slapped down on her alarm clock. She rubbed at her eyes and let out a yawn. It was her first day at the new school, and she was running a few minutes behind schedule, meaning she either had to skip showering or shorten her breakfast, because god forbid she was late.

She threw on her dress, brushed her hair, and ran out the door with a piece of toast in her hand. Her brother Steven was waiting inside the new 1961 Ferrari he had bought. They drove in silence, Steven watching the road, Alison watching the blur of trees and houses.

Her brother let her off in front of the school, confirming that he'd pick her up an hour after school let out.

Alison slung her bag over her shoulder, walking up the concrete steps to the front entrance. She took a deep breath before stepping into the mass of teenagers. She was immeadiatly swept into a crowd going who knows where. Luckily for Alison, she was small, and in a matter of seconds she had managed to escape into the bathroom.

A blonde girl stood by the mirror, applying lipstick.

"Um….excuse me."

The blonde looked up and smiled, "Can I help you with something?"

"Yeah, actually today is my first day and I'm not sure where I am. Or where I'm going for that matter."

"Do you have your schedule?"

"Yeah," Alison reached inside her bag and pulled out the white sheet of paper. "Oh goodness, where are my manners? I'm Alison."

"Aynsley," she took the sheet of paper and looked it over. "We have a few classes together, including homeroom, so I can show you the way." She handed the schedule back and grinned. "C'mon, let me show you around a bit." She linked her arm with Alison's and led her through the hallways, pointing out the classrooms Alison would be in.

The two girls stopped in front of an open classroom. "Is this our homeroom?" Alison asked, turning to glance at Aynsley. The blonde nodded and led her inside. A woman stood next to the blackboard. She looked to be in her 20s, her face young and pretty. She wore glasses and had hair like Alison had never seen. It was a bunch of braids that were plastered to her scalp in the front, and pulled into a high ponytail in the back.

She walked over to the girls, an easy-going smile on her face. "You must be Alison. I'm Ms. Niehaus." She looked over at all the desks and pointed to an empty one in the back. "You can sit there."

Alison took her seat as Ms. Niehaus went back to her desk. She began doodling in her notebook, waiting for the bell to ring.


Beth ran through the halls, barging into a classroom with a notebook in her hands. Only a few kids looked up, most of them used to her running in late. She walked to the back of the classroom, brow furrowing as she noticed the girl in her seat.

"Who are you?"

"Alison…..I'm new here."

"Yeah? Well you're in my seat."

"Umm…sorry? Ms. Niehaus told me to sit here."

"And I'm telling you to beat it."

Alison frowned and stared down at her lap, "Well where am I supposed to sit?"

"Do I look like I give a damn? Sit wherever the hell you want as long as you're not in my fucking seat!" Beth slammed her notebook down on the desk, causing the other girl to jump.

"Beth!" Ms. Niehaus yelled from the front of the room. "Go step outside, I need to have word with you."

Beth glared at Alison before storming out of the room.

"What the hell was that?" Ms. Niehaus asked angrily.

"You gave her my seat!"

"So what?! It's a goddamn desk! And you weren't even here! What was I supposed to do? Make her sit on the floor?"

"No. Of course not. The floor is where I belong, not her. Right?" Beth let out a humorless laugh, "I mean c'mon. She's rich and I'm not. And if she complains to her parents then something might happen but if I do we both know they're not gonna do shit."

"Hey it's okay. Just take a deep breath and calm down."

"I am calm."

"Beth," Ms. Niehaus placed a hand on her shoulder, "You're crying."

"Shit," Beth wiped at her eyes. "I'm sorry."

"There's no need to apologize. Just come back inside when you've calmed yourself down a bit and we'll talk."

Beth nodded and Ms. Niehaus enveloped her in a hug. Then she walked back into the room, leaving Beth alone in the hallway.

A/N: Sorry this took absolutely forever to update. I was out of town for a few weeks and had no internet access. Sadly, I start school next week and I won't be able to update frequently due to workload. But hopefully I'll have time to update once a week. Anyway, hope you guys enjoyed this chapter and even if you didn't, please, please, pleeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaassssseeeeee review. And special shout out to killjoy321 for picking up on the That Was Then, This Is Now similarities.