Kat's P.O.V.
A new year. In hell. I seriously hate this school so much. I want to get out of here so freaking much. At least I have my friends who completely agree with me on the topic that this school is complete hell. I walk through the doors into the main hallway of the school to see a few students at their lockers. I always get to school early so that way I have time to prepare myself to deal with people I absolutely hate. I walk over to my locker and open it to see the decorations my friends made me put up. I grab the books I need for my first two classes and look at my locker door to see a whole collage of photos of my friends and I. I start to think about how much my friends mean to me, when someone shakes me out of my thoughts.
"Hey Kat." My friend Lexi says as she comes up behind me and gives me a hug
"Hey Lex. How was Florida?" I ask her as I hug her back.
"Good but it would have been more fun with my friends with me. So how was your summer?" She asks me as she opens her locker which, thank God, was right next to mine.
"Boring and very painful." I say as I gesture down to the knee brace I have on and close my locker.
"What did you do?" She asks me as she puts her backpack into her locker and grab her books.
"I was practicing with Alek and I hit my knee on the floor and ended up dislocating it." I explain as I lean against my locker.
"Question." Lexi says as she closes her locker and leans against.
"Answer." I say as a little joke.
"Cute. Anyway, is Alek still single?" She asks me with a love struck look on her face as she stares into space.
"Yeah. He's still single." I say smiling. I know about the little crush she has on Alek. Alek Smith is one of my best friends. I've known him for, going on, ten years.
"Any chance you could set us up?" Lexi says. I was about to say no, but she gives me a pleading look and I give in.
"I can absolutely try." I say. She squeals and gives me a hug and I just laugh.
"Well if it isn't the nerd herd." I hear a voice I really didn't want to hear. Kristin Erics.
"Look Kat. It's the slut squad." Lexi says and we both laugh.
"Oh look. An injured link." Kristin says pointing at my knee brace.
"Oh look. An idiotic link." I say pointing at Kristin's face. Lexi and I start laughing again. She stomps her foot and storms away.
"God I can't stand that witch." Lexi says. I nod in agreement. Kristin can't stand me. Ever since we were kids she has hated me. I have no idea why but for whatever reason she hates me.
"Hey look. Newt and all of his friends just walked in." Lexi said looking over my shoulder. I turn around to see a group of guys walk into the hallway.
"Drop it Lex. Newt would never go for someone like me." I say as I walk toward the music room.
"Kat, Newt would totally ask you out. That is if Kristin would just leave the poor guy alone. I mean the girl is a freaking vulture. You like him and he likes you. It's perfect." Lexi says as she catches up to me. Lexi and I stayed in the music room until first period.
"I agree that she is bitchiest vulture alive but Newt would go for someone like her." I say as I walk into the music room.
"Hey girls." The music teacher, Mr. Martin, says.
"Hey Mr. M." Lexi says as we walk into a practice room. I take a seat on the piano bench and Lexi takes a seat by the computer and logs on. I pull out my song book, that doubles as my diary, and turn to the page I left off on. I feel the creativeness flow through me.
"Kat, how's the new song coming along?" Lexi pulls me out of my train of thought.
"Writer's block is kicking my ass right now." I say as I run my fingers through my hair. I look at the clock and notice we have five minutes to get to class. I spaced out longer than I thought.
"Let's go." I say as I put my book into my bag and walk out of the music room. We walk to English class and then I realize I left my book in my locker.
"You go on. I need to get my book from my locker." I say.
"Ok. I'll save you a seat." Lexi says as she walks into the classroom. I smile at her and walk to my locker and grab my book. I walk into the classroom with three minutes to spare.
"Hey Kat!" I see Lexi up toward the front of the classroom. I smile at how loud she can be sometimes. I walk up toward her and I pass Newt as I'm walking up there.
"Hey Newt." I say as I sit next to Lexi.
"Hey Kat." Newt says in that sexy British accent of his. I smile at him then see Kristin standing behind him. I turn around and start talking to Lexi. We were interrupted by the bell ringing signaling that everyone should be in class.
"Good morning, students. I am Mr. Note." The teacher says as he stands up in front of the class. All of a sudden the door opens and slams shut. I turn around to see who was late to their first period on their first day. I'm not surprised at all by who I see at the door. "Thomas Jackson and Minho Clark you're both late. Not a first impression."
"Sorry sir." Thomas says as he and Minho take seats next to Newt. Newt says something but I can't hear.
"Now to start off the year, why don't we start off with a long term project." Mr. Note says. After he says that the entire room, including myself, groan. "Now this is a group project and I will be putting you in groups of six." Mr. Note picks up a piece of paper and starts reading off names. I listen for my name. "And finally the last group. Newt, Thomas, Minho, Lexi, Kathrine, and Kristin." Mr. Note says. My eyes go wide after I hear that I have to work with Kristin. I wonder how this is going to work out…
