*Chris Point of View*

School had started up again. Everyone was sophomores. Gordie was in my English, and so was Kat, but no one had seen her after that night in the tree house.

"Yo Chris," I turned around to see Gordie running towards me. I closed my locker and we both walked to English class. The teacher was an old lady.

"My name is Mrs. Franks, I am going to call roll," she said.

"Chris Chambers,"

"Here,"

"Dave Burns, Kyle Garrison, Katherine Johnson…"

I looked around; Kat was nowhere to be seen.

"I wonder where she is," I whispered to Gordie.

"Gordie…" But before Mrs. Franks could finish Gordie's name the classroom door busted open. Kat entered the room and walked quickly to the back of the class room.

"Nice to join us Katherine Johnson," she said, then she continued to call roll again. I turned around to look at Kat. She sat at her desk with her head down playing with a pen.

"Chris Chambers turn around," Mrs. Franks yelled at me.

* * *

*Kat's Point of View*

The bell finally rang ending English class. I rushed out before Gordie or Chris could stop me.

"Kat," I heard Chris yell from the hallway. I didn't stop I kept walking.

"Kat" Chris yelled again, grabbing my arm.

"What," I yelled, Chris and Gordie looked hurt. "sorry,"

"What is your next class, we need to talk," Gordie asked.

"Lunch," I said.

"Great so do we, and Vern, and Teddy," Chris said.

"Great," I said smiling, but I really didn't want to talk to them, any of them. "I will meet you guys there."

"Ok" Gordie said smiling then walked into the cafeteria. I walked to my locker, and did the combo. I opened it up but it was quickly closed by someone else. I looked at the person it was Eyeball, and his friend Ace, they where seniors this year.

"What do you want," I asked.

"We never got to finish up, from that night outside," Eyeball laughed.

"No that's ok," I said trying to get around them.

"Move out of my way, I am late, Kat move…" I heard Teddy yell. He ran right into me almost making me fall. He then noticed Ace and Eyeball.

"Umm move aside," Teddy said.

"Come on Eyeball, next time we will get her," Ace laughed. The two boys moved aside and Teddy and I walked away to lunch, not saying anything.

ADDED JULY 30TH 2002

The final bell rang, meaning school was out for the day. I stood in the hallway at my locker as kids pushed past me, trying to get out of the door to go home. I waited when the hall was empty and made my way down the hall. I heard someone in a classroom. I looked in and saw Eyeball, Ace and his friends. They saw me but I took off running down the hallway. I ran out the door and down the street to my house. They must have given up, because I couldn't find them anymore. I walked through the door to my house to find my dad sitting in a chair reading a news paper.

"Hey Kat how was school," he asked. I looked at him, he wasn't drunk, and he seemed to be giving up drinking.

"Ok same ol shit like last year," I said.

"O Sky told me about your four new friends," he said.

"He did," I asked.

"Yes, they seemed to change you," my dad said.

"In a good way, or bad way," I asked.

"Good,"

* * *

"Kat…Kat," I heard yelling coming from outside. I got up and opened the window.

"What," I yelled, I saw Chris, Vern, Teddy and Gordie standing outside my window.

"Get your ass down here," Chris yelled.

"No," I didn't really want to talk to them

"Fine then we are coming in."

"What….no," I yelled but it was to late they all climbed into my room through the window. I closed my bedroom door.

"Nice room," Teddy said picking up a bear.

"Put that down," I said.

"Is this your mom," Gordie asked picking up a photo of me and my mom in Texas.

"Yes," I said.

"She is pretty….like you," Chris said. I looked at him, blushing, I was starting to really like him, but I couldn't…

"Kat…" my brother yelled.

"Shit…" I whispered. My brother opened the door and saw the four boys in my room. He looked at my anger in his eyes….