Chapter 3
Angela Scott walked through the busy halls of Tree Hill High like any other year. But this year felt different. It was her junior year in high school. She was almost done with school all together and then she would have to choose which college she wanted to go too. Basketball was her life. She was good, really good and she had the drive to go all the way. But did she want to do that?
Angela stopped at her locker and put her books into the locker. Suddenly her world went dark and she could no longer see in front of her.
"Guess who," she heard a male voice behind her.
Angela turned around to face Nickalace Smith, her boyfriend of a year now.
"Hey," Angela wrapped her arms around her boyfriends neck and gently kissed him on the lips.
"I'm so glad to be home," Nick told her as he leaned in for another kiss. "I missed you so much."
"I did too, how was your grandma's?"
"It was nice, but again I missed you which made it not so nice," Nick smiled.
Nickalace was a good looking kid. Not extremely popular like Angela but he was a nice kid. He's had a rough life. His mother died when he was 7 of Leukemia. Angela and he had been friends since kindergarten, and last year they realized how much they really cared for each other.
"So, I got you something while I was away," Nick said.
"Really?"
"Yupp," Nick reached into his pocket and pulled out a necklace. It was a silver necklace, nothing fancy. It had a little heart charm that read:
My little Angel
"Oh Nick, it's beautiful," Angela told him.
"My Grandma helped me make it," Nick said.
"You made this?"
"I had a lot of help."
Angela couldn't help but throw herself at her boyfriend, hugging him as tight as she could.
"I love you," she said.
"I love you too."
Nick helped her put the Necklace on.
"Fit's nicely," he said.
"Thank you again."
Nick smiled.
"Dinner at the café tonight?" Angela asked him.
"Of course," Nick said. "As long as I get my work done for my dad."
"Alright," she said as they entered class.
Angela knew she was lucky to have Nick.
James walked into his English class and saw Angela sitting next to her boyfriend Nick. He decided to take a seat on the other side of Angela.
"Hey Jamie," Angela said.
"Angela, no one but my mother calls me Jamie anymore," He told her.
"Well you'll always be Jamie to me," Angela smiled.
James sighed. "Ready for the season to start?"
"Of course, are you"
"Yeah I supposed."
"Riley trying out for the team?"
"Yeah, he can't wait," James told her.
"Think he'll make varsity?"
"It's possible, he's a much better player then I am," James said.
"I don't know about that but I know he's good."
Lucas walked into his classroom as the bell rang.
"Hello class," he said.
"Hello Mr. Scott," the class said together.
"Welcome back everyone, and I hope you are excited for this year," Mr. Scott. "I know I am. I have some really good novels for all of us to be taking a look at as well as a few really good writing assignments."
Some of the class groaned.
"Alright, alright," Lucas said. "Now for your first assignment I would like you to write me a two page, double spaced paper on your goals for the year. I want it to be as detailed as possible. That is due on Friday and for tomorrow Wednesday I would like you all to read a chapter in Shakespeare's Macbeth."
Again groans erupted from everyone.
"Hey, if your going to complain what are you doing in AP English?" Lucas smiled.
The remainder of the class was spent with Lucas going over the curriculum for the year. When the bell rang James walked out of class and into the busy hallways.
"Hey James," Felicia Andrews smiled at him.
"Hey," he said but kept walking.
Girls like Felicia were constantly trying to get James attention. James wouldn't accept it. He wanted more. He stopped off at his locker to drop him English books off. He saw a girl had the locker next to his. Her name is Olivia. James did not know her very well. He knew she was a cheerleader but that was about it.
"Hey," he turned towards Olivia.
"Hi," she smiled at him.
Olivia was pretty. She had dark hair almost black that went down to her shoulders. She had great curvy figure.
"I'm James," He said.
"I know who you are," she said.
"Well I thought I would be polite and introduce myself," James said.
"I'm Olivia," she outstretched her hand.
"I know who you are."
She smiled.
"What class do you have next?" he asked her.
"Geometry," she said.
"I'm heading that way, can I walk you"
"You want to walk me to class?" she looked surprised.
"Yeah I do," he smiled.
"Ok," Olivia didn't protest.
James walked her all the way to Geometry class where his mother was sitting right inside the classroom.
"Thanks for walking me to class," Olivia said.
"No problem," James said.
Olivia smiled at him before she turned to walk into class.
"See ya," she said,
"See ya," James said as he turned around and started heading back towards the way he came.
"Hey!" she called after him. "I thought you said it was on your way?"
James smiled, "I lied."
James walked away smiling even bigger at himself. This year he would get to know Olivia Brown.