Chapter One
"Alexis Hamilton?! Get down here! You're gonna be late for school!" Brenda Hamilton bellowed from the bottom of the stairwell. "Uh, in a minute, Mom!" Lexi replied as she rumaged through her closet for what seemed like the hundredth time. "I have absolutly nothing to wear!" she fumed. Distressed, she walked back to her un-made bed and collasped upon it. "This sucks. Man, why did we ever have to move? I never had these problems back home." She glanced over at her nightstand, noticing the picture of her best friend Mike. She smiled to herself and reached to pick it up. It was taken last summer during their vacation to New York City. It protrayed his personality perfectly; he was standing in front of the Statue of Liberty, mimicking it. As she began stroking his face with her thumb, she felt a tear slide down her cheek onto the glass. "I miss you, Mikey," she whispered.
"Alexis! What is taking you so long? Child, your first day and--oh, Lexi," her mother softend as she saw her daughter's poor state. "Mom, I don't think I can do this," Lexi confessed as she set the frame back on the nightstand. With a deep sigh, her mother sat down on the bed. "You have to try, honey." Lexi closed her eyes and leaned back against the headboard. "You should know that it's not that easy. Back home, everything was perfect. Here, I haven't even been approached by anyone. I don't understand why we ever moved in the first place. I was so happy, Mom! Now, it's all... gone." She trailed off. "Look baby, I know that back in Austin our house was a teen instiution, but you've just got here. It's only been a couple of weeks... give it a chance, huh?" Lexi ran a hand through her long brown hair and agreed. "Alright, good. Now, get dressed. I'll drive you today," her mom said, getting up and walking out the door. Once she was out of sight, Lexi got up and shut the door. "She doesn't understand. I don't think that anyone understands." Sighing, she walked back into her closet, searching yet again for an outfit. Finally picking out a light pink shirt and a pair of jeans, she headed towards the bathroom to get ready for the day.
"Alexis Hamilton?! Get down here! You're gonna be late for school!" Brenda Hamilton bellowed from the bottom of the stairwell. "Uh, in a minute, Mom!" Lexi replied as she rumaged through her closet for what seemed like the hundredth time. "I have absolutly nothing to wear!" she fumed. Distressed, she walked back to her un-made bed and collasped upon it. "This sucks. Man, why did we ever have to move? I never had these problems back home." She glanced over at her nightstand, noticing the picture of her best friend Mike. She smiled to herself and reached to pick it up. It was taken last summer during their vacation to New York City. It protrayed his personality perfectly; he was standing in front of the Statue of Liberty, mimicking it. As she began stroking his face with her thumb, she felt a tear slide down her cheek onto the glass. "I miss you, Mikey," she whispered.
"Alexis! What is taking you so long? Child, your first day and--oh, Lexi," her mother softend as she saw her daughter's poor state. "Mom, I don't think I can do this," Lexi confessed as she set the frame back on the nightstand. With a deep sigh, her mother sat down on the bed. "You have to try, honey." Lexi closed her eyes and leaned back against the headboard. "You should know that it's not that easy. Back home, everything was perfect. Here, I haven't even been approached by anyone. I don't understand why we ever moved in the first place. I was so happy, Mom! Now, it's all... gone." She trailed off. "Look baby, I know that back in Austin our house was a teen instiution, but you've just got here. It's only been a couple of weeks... give it a chance, huh?" Lexi ran a hand through her long brown hair and agreed. "Alright, good. Now, get dressed. I'll drive you today," her mom said, getting up and walking out the door. Once she was out of sight, Lexi got up and shut the door. "She doesn't understand. I don't think that anyone understands." Sighing, she walked back into her closet, searching yet again for an outfit. Finally picking out a light pink shirt and a pair of jeans, she headed towards the bathroom to get ready for the day.