AN: I apologize to my readers. I was gone longer than I expected. Making a music video is hard work. If you would like to see what I was doing while I was gone check out /NWKM and click on when did summer begin. I will make it up to you guys for not posting sooner. -Miss Moofy-

I've been getting laughed at a lot lately, haven't I?

Nicole had to stay in the hospital for 2 days until she was released and the first thing she did was accept Emily's invitation and moved into the guest room with me.

It was only temporary though.

She found a lawyer really expensive lawyer and sued Michael, Heather's father.

They won their child support case and the judge also made him pay for her lawyer.

She gets a nice fat check every month and decided to move out.

She moved into a really small 2 bedroom house not far from here, hired a sitter and took on a full time job as waitress at a grill and bar in forks.

You wouldn't believe the amount of money she makes in tips in one night.

During everything that was happening, school snuck up on me

I wasn't ready to go back but it started anyways.

Wendy and I went to the mall in Port Angeles a few weeks before it started to improve our wardrobe.

We were going for a very simple look this year.

All the preps were trying to go scene and weren't pulling it off at all.

Wearing loud clothes just so people would notice them, pretty pathetic if you ask me.

We were going for just plain single colored shirts, skinny jeans, and white converse; very simple.

While every one else was wearing wild prints and a lot of black we would be different.

I got my hair died; since it was already black I got my tips bleached white.

Wendy thought it was pretty cool but her parents won't allow her to do anything like that to her hair.

It's really such a bummer.

Wendy and I were taking all the same classed so our schedules were exactly the same, which was good.

I could help her in Algebra II and she could cheat off me in World history; while she helped me in French and let me copy the homework I didn't do.

It worked out perfectly.

It was the morning of the first day and I was running around like a chicken with its head cut off.

Getting ready, throwing things in my bag, getting ready, making my lunch, and did I say getting ready.

This was my junior year and I was nervous.

(When she was 16 she was a sophomore and it's been a while since her mom dies and Nicole had a baby so summer is over, hope no one is confused)

After running around for over an hour, Quil came to pick me up.

I gladly jumped into his truck as he headed for the school.

"Are you ready for school C?"

"Haha not even a little,"

He took my hand in his and said, "You'll be fine. Think of it this way, next year you'll be top dog."

He smiled and I laughed; he always made me feel better.

It didn't take long to get to the school and when we got there Quil parked so we could say goodbye.

He leaned over in his seat to kiss me when a there was a sharp knock on the Quil's window.

An old lady, with a very vulture like face, gray hair and a very skinny hunched body was standing there.

She looked at Quil then shook her head before walking away.

That happened to be my Literature teacher this year.

Great, I was already off to a bad start.

Quil just chuckled before doing what he was intending to do before we were interrupted.

The kiss was very chaste but very sweet.

I was going to miss being able to kiss him whenever I wanted to.

Being stranded in school for 60 hours a week, was 60 hours I couldn't kiss Quil.

High school sucked.

Only one more year after this, I told myself.

Then I could be with Quil forever.

I had decided a long time ago that collage wasn't for me and when I told Quil he looked disappointed.

He told me, "I want you to take every opportunity you have. I don't want you to have any regrets Claire."

"I will never regret choosing you!"

"Claire, collage was always your dream when you were little."

"I'm not so little anymore Quil."

He smiled sadly, "I know, I know."

Remembering the conversation made me think; I knew Quil wanted what's best for me but would he be disappointed if I didn't go.

I knew that I certainly couldn't disappoint Quil.

By that time I had made it to first period, Literature consequently.

The teacher walked in as the bell was ringing and began explaining the rules.

I zoned out having heard all this before but was taken away from my daydream abruptly when I heard my name being mentioned.

"I don't want anymore examples like Miss Young this morning. PDA is simply not accepted."

Wow, I thought to myself, she NEEDS to get laid.

The rest of the day went on without to much excitement; like the first day of school usually is.

When the bell finally rang me and Wendy went to sit under the tree we decided to meet at.

I knew Quil was going to be late because there was a meeting so I told him I would wait and Wendy just didn't want to go home yet.

My car was sitting in Jake's shop.

In all actuallity it didn't matter if i had a car or not; I prefered riding with Quil.

We sat under the tree and talked for about a half an hour before Quil pulled up.

We hugged and said our goodbyes; I told her I would get on myspace later and message her.

I hoped in the truck with Quil and the first thing I did was kiss him.

He laughed and said, "Slow down kiddo, you just got in!"

I knew he wasn't complaining, "I know but I need to make up for the almost 9 hours I didn't see you."

He smiled and kissed me again.

We drove to Emily's in comfortable silence, with our hands laced in the seat beside us.

When we pulled into the driveway my heart almost stopped, my dad was standing with the sheriff in the front yard.

AN: I'm so sorry for the delay. I was gone longer than I planned on being. I will update again soon. Please forgive me and keep reading because drama is coming up!