Chapter 2: Address

Kelly POV.

I woke up to Ne-Yo singing "Miss. Independent," I got out of bed and shut him up. Then hopped in the shower. I don't exactly know how long I was in there until, "Kelly! Hurry up, you don't want to be late on your first day!" My mom yelled. Hurriedly, I shut the water off, dry off, throw clothes on and put my hair in a messy bun. I only have 25 minutes to get to school. I ran downstairs, tripping as I went. "Not a good way to start." My mom scolded me, when I ran into the kitchen. I waved her off. I grab an apple, say bye to my mom, give Ryan a kiss and then bolted to my car.

I made it to school with 5 minutes to spare. I ran to my new assigned locker. "You must be the new girl." A man said from next to me. "New girl? I guess it is a start." I said with out looking up. "Well, I just wanted to introduce myself. I'm Ricky." He said. Just then the bell rang, "oh, it is nice to meet you, but I have to get to class." I tell him and hurry to first period. When I took my seat in the back, I realized I never told him my name. First period flew by, I spent the whole time thinking about Ryan. He is the best, no matter what anyone says.

Walking in the halls, gossip was around every corner. All that I heard was about a girl named Amy, who is pregnant and is only fifteen. Sounds familiar. Second period was science, that was completely uneventful. After science I saw that locker break was next, so I made my way through the crowded halls. "That Juergens girl is a slut." "I can't believe she is prego." "I heard it was her two best friends who spilled the beans." I heard conversations like that all the way to my locker. I got to my locker and started to switch my books out.

"You didn't tell anyone right?" A red headed girl asked her friend. "No. well…" Her friend said. "Well? Well what?" The red head asked. "Okay. Madison, so I may have let it slip that she had sex. But I didn't tell anyone about the baby." The girl said. "Good. I didn't tell anyone about the baby either. We will leave it at that." Madison said. They walked away before I could ask who they were talking about, although I had an idea. I was finished getting my books, when someone leant against my locker. "Hello." He said. "Hi." I looked at him, not knowing who he was. "We met earlier, I'm Ricky." He said I with a smile. Ricky? Ricky? "Oh, yeah, sorry. Busy morning. I'm Kelly…or the new girl, whatever suits you." I told him. Ricky laughed, "I like Kelly better." We stood in an awkward silence. "So, I was wondering if you wanted to go to a movie later, or something?" Ricky asked, smiling seductively.

"Sorry, but, I already have plans." I told him. He stopped smiling and stared at me in shock. I am guessing he doesn't get rejected much. I laughed a little, then walked away. After third period I searched the halls for Madison and the other girl, I saw them near the bathroom. "What do you know about a girl named Amy?" I asked, getting right to the point. They looked at each other. "I don't know what you are talking about." Madison said. "Don't give me that. Everyone in this school is saying you two told her secret, and I heard you guys talking at locker break. I know you know." I said. They shook their heads, "we aren't telling you anything. But if you wanna know you can talk to that guy right there." The other girl said. I looked at where she pointed and saw a guy standing in front of an opened locker staring off into space.

I walked over to him. "Hey." I said. "Oh, hi." He said, like I pulled him away from something important. "I'm Kelly. I was just wondering what you could tell me about Amy." I said. He stared at me after I said Amy. "Look, I know this looks weird, a strange girl asking you about your girlfriend. But if you tell me I honestly think I can help her." I told him. He didn't say anything at first. "I don't know that whole story, all I know is she is pregnant. I also know she is moving away, and I don't know how long she will be gone." He said solemnly. "Address?" I asked. He nodded and wrote her address on a piece of paper. I thanked him and walked towards the doors.

"Stay away from him." A girl leaning against the lockers said. I looked around and the hallway was clear. "Stay away from who?" I asked. "Ricky. Stay away from him." She warned. I looked her up and down, I noticed she was wearing slutty clothes, but was carrying her books like they meant everything to her. I smiled. "Right." I said. I continued to walked to the door, but was cut off by her. "I know exactly what kind of girl you are." She stated, all cocky. This is going to be good. She knows nothing about me. "Really? Well c'mon lay it on me." I encouraged. "You're the type of girl who leads a guy on, then when the guy wants more, you tell him to bug off. It's a never ending cycle with girls like you." She said. What gives her the right to judge me?

"Huh. Well, I know what kind of girl you are." I told her. She raised her eyebrow at my challenge. "You see you're the type of girl who has two sides. The first side is the one everyone sees, and it's that you are a slut. You love people knowing that. The second side is the one no one ever sees, you do everything you can to hide it. The second side is that you are extremely smart. My guess is you have straight As, and that you have never missed or passed in an assignment late." I said. She didn't say anything. "Yeah, that's what I thought." I said. I walked out the door, and got in my car driving to Amy's.