Chapter 2

I was walking slowly down the beach, just admiring the view whilst collecting sea shells. I turned to look at the setting sun on the horizon, just beginning to dip below the calm blue waves. I could feel the last of the suns rays warming my face, the feeling of the soft sand between my toes and the feel of the salty wind against my face and rushing through my hair. This was my home, right here. I had just started to walk back down the beach when-

*Ring, ring.* I was awoken by the sound of my phone ringing.

I unplugged my phone from its charger and answered with a groggy, "Hello?"

"Hey Jess, It's me Sam. I was just wondering if you wanted to come down to the lake with me and Miles today?" Sam replied.

I held back a groan. It's not that I don't want to go. It's just, I don't want to go with Miles. I had been here a week now and Sam had introduced the two of us not so long ago. He was ok some of the time, but most of the time he was just downright offensive with his whole, 'Bro's before Hoes" type of vibe. The only thing is, he is Sam's only other friend besides me, so I can't really say no just because of Miles. I would hate to hurt Sam's feelings.

"Yeah sure, sounds fun. What time?" I said, withholding a sigh.

"Awesome! About maybe, 10 ish?" He said.

I looked at my bedside alarm clock which read 9:07. "Make it 10:30 and it's a deal." I liked to have as much free time as I can before I go out anywhere. What can I say, I love my books.

"Done. See ya at 10:30 then. See you soon. Bye!" He said.

"Yep, see ya. Bye!" I said before I hung up.

I sighed as I lay back down on my bed. I wasn't sure how this day would turn out, but I didn't think it would be good. Well, I still have about an hour and a half to get ready, might as well get a little bit of reading in before I have to go, I thought to myself as I leaned across to me bedside table where my book sat. It was a good book so far, about a 300 year old Indian curse placed on two princes. There was a lot of history and romance involved and so far I loved it.

After a while of reading I looked over towards my alarm clock again and noticed that it was 9:57. I sighed, I guess I should go and get ready now. I first packed a bag with my spare clothes, my towel and sun block. I got dressed into my swimmers with my casual clothes over the top. Right, better have something to eat then. I descended down the stairs and made my way into the kitchen where I planned make myself a bowl of cereal.

"Morning Jess." My mother greeted me as I came into the kitchen. She was sitting at the table having her morning coffee while scrolling through Facebook.

"Morning." I replied. I grabbed a bowl out from the cupboard and placed it on the table. "Sam asked if I wanted to go down to the lake with him and miles today." I said to Mum as I grabbed the box of cereal.

"Oh really? What did you say?" She asked, turning towards me.

"I said that I would go. If that's ok with you?" I told her. I had just finished poring the milk and was making my way towards the table.

"Yes of course honey! I'm glad to see that you are making friends so quickly!" She replied enthusiastically. Well it's not like I have much of a choice, I thought. Besides, I would rather make friends with someone who is going to the same school as me. It'll be good if I know at least one person there.

"Ok, well I will probably be leaving after I finish breakfast." I said after swallowing a mouthful of cereal.

"Ok honey, you have a good day then" She replied returning to her scrolling. I quickly finished my cereal and grabbed my bag, making my way to the front door.

The walk down to the lake was very calm and serene. There was a pleasant heat warming my back and a gentle breeze fluttered around me. I suddenly remembered the dream that I was awoken from this morning. I missed the sun and the heat back home, it somehow felt different here. I missed my home very much.

"Jess!" I was once again awakened from my musings as a voice called my name. I looked up and saw that it was Sam standing at the entrance to the lake with Miles right beside him. I could already see the 'flirty' smirk from here.

I am already starting to regret coming out today

I smiled, "Hey Sam, Miles. How are you?"

"Oh I am so much better now that you're here." Miles replied with that 'flirty' smirk of his again.

I rolled my eyes and ignored him, instead turning to Sam instead. "Miles, we talked about this. And I'm good Jess, How are you?" He replied.

"I'm good. Glad to be out of the house actually. I think I'll go crazy I have to unpack anymore boxes." I said laughing, noticing out of the corner of my eye Miles pouting. Ah well. He'll recover.

He laughed, "Well I am glad that I could help rescue you from that. How about we jump into the lake and cool down?"

"Sounds like a plan." I smiled. We start making out way down to the lake, Sam telling me what I should expect from their school. They told me all about the different groups and about the resident bully/evil jock Trent. I sincerely hoped I wouldn't meet him, but I probably won't have much luck avoiding him. Sam was also telling me how he had this deal with his dad. Something about getting 3 A's and 2 grand and his dad will buy him a car.

We stayed at the lake for a few hours, splashing each other, having water fights and just sitting around talking. Even though I was quite reluctant to go out today, I found I actually really enjoyed myself. Miles really isn't that bad. After he got the message that I really wasn't interested in him, he actually turned out to be a pretty decent guy. Still not the greatest, but still decent. The sun had fallen pretty low and when I checked to see what the time was, I was surprised to see that it was already half pass five.

"5:30, damn it's getting pretty late. I should probably start heading back home now. Mum will be wondering where I am." I said standing up, starting to pack my belongings away.

"Aw are you sure you can't stay any longer?" Miles whined. I rolled my eyes.

"Yeah, mum doesn't want me out after dark. Something about not really knowing the area yet. Besides, I'll see you tomorrow anyway." I said.

"Yeah that's true. I can't wait to see if you're in any of my classes. How cool would it be if you were?" Sam said excitedly. I really hoped I had at least one class with him.

"That would be epic. I really hope that we do share some of the same classes. I said smiling, starting to walk backwards to the entrance.

"Oh wait! I almost forgot to ask. If I get the third A tomorrow, would you want to come to the car dealership with me and my dad? Miles would come but he has chores to do, apparently." He asked rolling his eyes at his friend, who mind you, wasn't even paying attention.

"I'll have to check that it is ok with my parents, but I think it should be fine. Sound like a lot of fun though. Hopefully I can come." I replied smiling. "I got to go. I'll see you tomorrow!"

"Awesome! I'll see you tomorrow Jess!" Sam yelled. Miles just gave a small wave as I turned around and started the walk back home. Despite tomorrow being my first day at school, which was already pretty far into the term, I was kind of excited. At least I know Sam and Miles so I won't be left completely on my own tomorrow.

I approached my house and walked up the driveway, unlocking the gate once I reached the front door. "I'm home!" I called out once I entered.

"Hi sweetie! How was your day today? Did you have fun?" Mum answered sitting in the middle of the lounge room surrounded my packing boxes.

"Yeah, it was really great. I had a lot of fun hanging out with Sam and his friend Miles." I said, moving to the back porch to hang out my still damp towel.

"That's great honey. I'm glad that you will know at least 2 people when you start school tomorrow." She said still unpacking. "I haven't quite gotten around to making dinner yet, so I was think we could just get take out? How's that sound?" She asked.

"Yeah that sounds good." I replied. "I'm just gonna head up and have a shower. I feel really grotty." I laughed a little.

"Ok Jess. I'll call you when everyone is home so we can decide on dinner." She said moving onto another box.

"Ok sounds good." I started making my way up the stairs when I remembered something. "Oh! Almost forgot. Can I go with Sam tomorrow to get his car? If he gets his third A that is." I turned and asked my mother.

"Yes of course, if that's ok with him." She permitted.

"Yeah he's cool with it. Thank you!" I said, continuing up the stairs and into my room to grab a clean set of clothes and heading into the bathroom. I hope tomorrow isn't as bad as I am thinking it will be.

Ok, so I know that it has been legit ages since I made this story, and I'm sorry I haven't updated sooner. I blame my lack of motivation for that tbh. So here is an insanely long chapter to hopefully make up for that, I hope? As you can see, we will start to get into the story in the next chapter and I hope that the story so far is ok. I'm not the greatest at writing so if you have any tips, or you can find little errors, be sure to let me know cause I always appreciate feedback. Just please, not mean comments, this is my first real fan fic so please be nice! Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Also, props if you know what the book mentioned in this chapter is.

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