It's a day before school begins. Everybody goes shopping. for the last time.

"I don't understand why we gotta go shopping, AGAIN!" Jared said, exhausted.

"Hey, bro, I like shopping. Chris said, looking at these booty shorts.

"Whatcha gonna do with those? Give it to one of your hoes?" Vanessa replied.

"Yeah. Don't be surprised when their in your room." Chris snapped back.

"Your an ass." Vanessa said, walking to the other side of the store.

Hayden smacks him, "Why would you say that to her?"

"ME!" Chris asks.

"Yes, you. You haven't said not one nice thing to her today." Hayden said, hitting him again.

"Wanna know why?" Chris asked."

"Yes."

"We're not on good terms right now, Hayden. I'm not going to just go around telling her, her hairs nice, she looks nice, and she smells good."

"Apparently she wants you to say something to her, when she cares."

"Hayden, she don't care." Chris said, firmly.

"Oh, she doesn't?"

"No she doesn't. Jared please tell her." Chris said, giving up.

"I'm not getting into this."

By that time, Ashley had already caught up to Vanessa. "He shouldn't say them things to you." Ashley said, comforting.

"No. He can, and he will. I deserve it."

"You don't deserve that, Vanessa."

"Why don't I?" Vanessa said, with a tear rolling down her cheek.

"No women deserves that from a little boy."

"If that's what he's going to be like than forget him. I'm not going to hang out if he's going to be around."

"Forget him."

"I can't! Ashley can't you see? I will never forget him. He tortures me just because I won't be with him."

"Vanessa, he shouldn't treat you like that."

"Then why does he?"

"He's a jerk."

"I love him. Is it really that bad?"

"Yes."

"How? My heart loves him, my brain is telling me to stay away."

"Go with what you feel is right."

"I did. That's how I got into this mess."

With Chris and Chace in the game store.

"Dude, that was shitty what you said to Vanessa." Chace said coming up to Chris.

"So what?" Chris said almost in a hush.

"So what? Chris, you said that's the women you love. You don't treat her like that."

"I don't care. She fucked me over. She and I slept together and she turned me down."

"And that's why your mad?"

"Yeah."

"That's stupid."

"No, it's not. I asked her if she wanted to be with me. She told me no."

"Maybe there's a reason. And with you saying stuff that hurts her feelings it doesn't really help."

"I'm going home. Tell everybody that I'm sorry about not staying."

"Chris.." Chace called out.

"Bye Chace." Chris said, walking out.

Over with Shailene and Darren checking out some things.

"Poor Vanessa." Darren said.

"Yeah. Did you talk to Chris?"

"Yeah, but about him sleeping around."

"Did it help?"

"No. It didn't. If anything made him do it."

"Okay. Well take him out, talk with him."

"Take him out?" Darren asked confused.

"Yeah. What's wrong with that?" Shailene answered.

"Guys don't go out, babe. We go watch sports or go get something to eat."

"Is there a difference?"

"Yeah. Huge."

Chris is walking out and notices a girl he seen before. So he walks over.

"Lindsey?"Chris asked.

She looks up and smiles, "Hey, Chris, right?" she asked assuring herself.

"Yeah. What's wrong? You look like you've been crying?"

"Yeah. It's okay. Just forget about it."

"How ya been?"

"Good."

"Sorry about that one time. I was a jerk."

"It's okay. It's done and over with."

"You waiting on a ride."

"Yeah. My brother."

"Oh, mind if I wait with you?"

"No. It's fine."

With Vanessa and Ashley.

"... I said no and he looked sad."

"Good. You did a wonderful thing saying no to him. Just another reason for him to manipulate you."

"He does that enough."

"Yes, he does. Do you need a ride to school tomorrow?"

"Yeah. You come pick me up?"

"Will do."

The next morning, everybody had an assembly in the morning. They welcomed the sophomores and Juniors back and celebrated the Seniors. Then greeted the freshman. The staff was announced. At the end the students were suppose to go to the base room. The whole group had it together. They got their schedules and everyone has lunch together and another class with at least one. Then school began. At lunch it was wild. There was tons of freshman and sophomores everywhere.

"How is Chemistry, Chris?" Ashley asked.

"Hard. I'm gonna fail it before I even get a chance." Chris said, eating his chicken nuggets.

"Omg! I hate Chemistry too." Darren said, sighing.

"Then why'd you take it?"

"Shailene took it. We got class together." Darren replied, winking at Shailene.

"I took physics."

"So did I. I heard that the Chemistry teacher was a bitch. So I decided to take Physics."

"No. She's hot." Chris replied.

"Ew, she's like 30 years old." Ashley said.

"Yeah. I'd fuck her."

"Of course you would."

"Did anyone take psychology?" Vanessa asked.

"I did." Chris replied.

"When do you have it?"

"Next." Chris said looking up at her.

"Me too."

"I had it last year. It's fun." Jared answered.

"Is it hard?" Chris asked.

"No. Just pay attention."

A girl walks over and whispers in Darren's ear. Shailene looks at Darren and the girl with the "WTF" look." Darren nods, eats and walks out. "Did I miss something?" Shailene asked.

"No. I don't think so." Hayden answered.

"Where's he going Chris?"

"I'll go find out." Chris said, getting up and walking behind them."