So, this is the second chapter. I realize the quality of my work might go down because I have to start taking SAT classes and there is a lot of homework. I'm so sorry. I'll try my best. Please enjoy. Oh, I know that you have to apply for college in the beginning of senior year, so let's just pretend that after graduation, you go to some study school for a year to prepare you for college. Or something like that. I don't know. Let your imagination run free… Sorry for posting this so late… My internet hates me…

Alice woke up with a pounding in her head. She scooted around in her bed, and then got up. She remembered what had happened yesterday, then fell back onto her pillow. She wanted to die. Right now. Living isn't even worth it right now. School really sucks. It is true that I am the smartest in my year, and pretty athletic, but I have no social skills. Not even one friend… Alice thought. Alice couldn't fathom why, but she didn't care about her life anymore. She just wanted a friend. She had already experienced life, but it wasn't enough for her to die with. She hadn't even been close with her mother, which she regrets deeply now. But it was too late now. For her friendship with her mother and another person.

Alice couldn't concentrate in class. Yes, she was listening to the teacher, but she couldn't help but stare blankly at the sky. Her English teacher took notice of her behavior right away and couldn't help but try to figure out what was wrong. Mr. Glen was usually not bothered by this, but she was his favorite student. She never complained or procrastinated. It was her personality that bothered him. He wondered if family life was hard or she had relationship problems, but she never opened up to him. Or anyone else. It was also close to graduation. He didn't want her to regret something for the rest of her life or give up on life. He had to do something.

"Okay class. As you know, graduation is coming up soon, so I want you to write down on a piece of paper what you want to do when you grow up, what you want, or what bothers you about this world. I want to know why you do the things you do and how I can help. Maybe if your passion to earn a certain degree in college is strong enough, I'll write a letter of recommendation. Good luck class."Mr. Glen announced.

The whole class went into chaos. Mostly because they didn't have to do anything. Some scribbled down on a piece of paper "I want to go to college" or "I want to travel the world" or the most common one "I want to be rich and famous." A few of the students were actually writing. Echo was talking to Sharon about how she wanted to be an assassin. Fang, Charlotte, and Lily were playing on their phones and laughing. Elliot and Leo were making small talk while writing. Gil was trying to write, but Ozella kept on bugging him.

"Come on Gil…. We just got together yesterday. You always liked me, didn't you? Then why are you ignoring me? Why do you have to do the stupid assignment anyways? It is so cheesy…" Ozella complained.

"I really need a good college recommendation. I heard that if you get Mr. Glen's letter of recommendation, you can get into any college you want. And if I don't get into a good college, I've have to move to France and I'll never see you ever again." Gil complained.

Alice and Gil were the only two that were working on the assignment diligently. Alice was writing about how she wanted a friend to share all her feelings and secrets with. It was the only thing she wanted. Even if she was dying, a friend was all she need. But she didn't want her teacher to worry about her so she lied about her mother and her health. It would be bad if the teacher found out.

Gil was writing about how he wanted to change the world. Small favors at a time until he could do bigger things. He was satisfied with his life, but he wasn't happy that people were suffering. And he used to be one of them. Gil used to be the lonely one. And he used to live in England. He had met a girl there. They had never told each other their name, but they were best friends. She was always so happy and outgoing with him, but when he moved, it broke both of their hearts. He had promised her that he would find her again, no matter what. He didn't like being alone. He worked hard and became the most popular kid in high school. But he never dated anyone. Sure, all the girls liked him, but he wanted to save his heart for one girl. Last night, Ozella and Gil were at a party and somehow, Gil got drunk enough to agree to go out with Ozella. He didn't like it, but he couldn't reject her. Ozella was one of the most popular girls in school. It would guarantee that his status stayed the same. But he didn't care about Ozella. All he cared about was the mysterious girl. The only thing he knew about her was that she had a rock that said "Best". When they were little, she had found two similar looking rocks and wrote Best on one rock and Friends on the other. She gave the "Friends" rock to Gil and told him to always keep it with him, since the rocks will help them find each other in the future.

As the bell rang, Mr. Glen stood up and told everyone to turn in their assignments. A few students quickly grabbed a piece of paper scribbled something, and turned it in. Ozella clung onto Gil as they both turned in their papers together. Alice waited until everyone was out of the room, slid her paper underneath the pile, and walked away. She had no idea that Glen had seen where she tried to hide her paper. After a few moments of silence in the classroom, he got up to lock his door. It was lunch time and a few students always came in his class to flirt with him. He found this extremely annoying, but he couldn't refuse access to his room. He slowly opened a drawer and took out headphones. If any students tried to get in, he would pretend he couldn't hear. He grabbed for Alice's essay and as if on cue, a few students knocked on his door. He could hear them since his headphones weren't actually playing anything, but he stared intently at her essay, pretending to be in deep thought. Glen was faking the intensity of his thoughts for the first few minutes, but after reading her paper, he was concerned. He tried to think of ways to help her, but he couldn't. No matter what, she would refuse his help. He looked at the other essays in the pile. Realizing that most students didn't take the assignment seriously, he had to separate the pile in two. Reaching for the pile with acceptable works, he grabbed the first paper and read it.

It was Gil's essay. The gears in his head started turning. He could use this. It was great. He was sure Gil could help Alice. He was very kind and caring. So he hatched a plan in his head. He was deep in thought that he finally realized that lunch was almost over. Glen quickly ate his sandwich and pushed all the papers aside. Accessing the student data, he quickly wrote a note to Gil's next teacher. After lunch, there was only one class after all. Scribbling a note, he walked to the door, unlocked it, and quickly walked to Gil's next class. A horde of girl came up to Glen, trying to ask him stupid questions with a hope to just talk to him. He tried to avoid most of them, but a few caught up. He managed to get to the class without any girls following him. He sighed and opened the door. It was completely silent. He left the note on her desk just as the bell rang. He smiled slightly and walked back to his classroom.

"Okay class. Don't forget about your homework. And don't think I don't know what your own work is and what is plagiarized. I am not that stupid. Oh, and Gil. Mr. Glen wants to see you afterschool. " Ms. Kate sighed. Gil looked over at the clock. He and Ozella had planned to hang out at the mall. Well, mostly Ozella planned it. He didn't know what to do. He thought Ozella was ok, but he didn't want to continue "dating" her. It felt like they were both using each other. He couldn't reject her feelings. He didn't know what to do. He slowly walked to Glen's room, hoping to stall time so Ozella would break up with him for ignoring her. He hoped it would work. As Gil approached Glen's room, he caught sight of him trying to push a bunch of girls out of his classroom. Gil and Glen both sighed. Gil saw Ozella in the crowd of girls. It wasn't uncommon. Glen was the youngest and best looking teacher in the whole school, according to all the students. He had graduated high school at 16, after skipping 2 grades and got his degree in 4 years. He was 20, while most of his students were 17 or 18. It wasn't a big surprise for him that many students had a crush on him. For almost all girls in the school, no matter what year, they had a crush on either Gil or Glen. He waited Ozella was out of sight, and then slowly walked towards Glen's classroom. Glen was staring out a window and turned around when Gil walked in. Glen quickly walked to his desk, took his keys and locked the door. Then he turned towards Gil.

"So, your goal is to help others in life, am I right, Gil?" Glen sighed, then sat at his desk.

"Yes, sir." Gil automatically replied. He quickly perked up and looked at Glen. He was afraid that he was in trouble, but now, he was hoping that Glen would write him a college application. He wanted to go to the best college in England. Not only because of his childhood crush and his hometown, but also because that college was the best in the world. He was so close to getting into the college. All he needed was one more recommendation.

"Well, I am not really sure what you can do. Helping the school or doing community service is kind of late… What about socializing with students who need it? " Glen began. He didn't know how to word his sentences in a way that didn't offended Alice, but made sure that Gil would take his offer. He also didn't want the offer to seem weird and not school related. Luckily for Glen, Gil didn't care.

"Socializing with students isn't so bad…. I guess…. Who do you want me to socialize with?" Gil smiled.

Glen grinned. His plan had worked. But he noticed that Gil could pretend to be her friend, which could scar Alice and cause her to be even more anti-social. He was having a bit of a debate with himself before finally deciding to say one word.

"Alice."

Oh god, this chapter was horrible. I am super sorry for those who were waiting for this chapter. I'm trying my best but I have so many things to do that I'm kinda stressing out. And school hasn't started yet. TT^TT I'm gonna die once school starts. Please leave comments, questions, reviews, critiques, whatever you want ….