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My alarm clock woke me up and my clocked flashed 5:45 am.
"Way to early," I complained. I looked at the other bed next to me and saw Gina still asleep. "Get up," I said throwing a pillow at her.
"No let me sleep," she wined.
"No we have school," I said as I opened the blinds and let the sunlight pour in.
"I can't believe I start ninth grade at a new school. I know no one," Gina yelled.
"Hey your lucky, I start tenth grade, and everyone already has their friends." I explained throwing on a pair of bell bottoms, a black blouse with my tan jacket.
"Well at least you have the boys, and Mel." She said. I looked at her, and then fixed my red curly hair.
"Yea what fun," I laughed.
"Are you two ready," Tyler asked as he stepped into our room. "Vern is down stares waiting."
"Hey Tyler are you excited for your senior year," Gina said coming up to him and hitting his shoulder. Tyler looked at her like she was nuts then looked at me.
"Umm yeah….so excited that I will be with Ace, Eyeball and his gang," he said as he started to walk downstairs and I followed, ready for what the new school held for me.
"Great I am lost…again," I said to myself as I wondered around the busy halls. I hadn't seen any of the boys except Vern but I didn't really mind. I looked at the room numbers and realized I was going in circles.
"Hey…do you need help," a female voice said. I turned around and saw a girl with long brown hair with blonde streaks, blue eyes, and very tall.
"Yes…I am lost," I said.
"I am Emma….Emma Cohen she said shaking my hand.
"Ali Kramer,"
"Ok well what class are you looking for," she asked.
"Math DD102," I said staring at the paper.
"Wow, that's my class, weird," she said grabbing my arm and dragging me into a class room. All eyes looked at me; I noticed Gordie and Chris where in the back of the class.
"Great," I said sitting down next to Emma.
"You know them," she asked.
"Yes, my cousin is Vern…he hangs out with them," I explained.
"O then you know Teddy," she said, her eyes sparkled when she mentioned his name.
"Yes,"
"He is so hot, does he have a girlfriend," she asked.
"Not that I know of," I laughed. "I will talk to him for you,"
"O would you…when do you have lunch," she asked.
"Next,"
"Me two you can sit with me and my best friend Sarah," she offered. Then the teacher walked in. He was a short, fat man, with a bald head, glasses and beady little eyes. I sat back in my chair tapping my pencil on the desk, waiting for the bell to ring.
"Damn it," I yelled to no one, and I tried to open my locker.
"Hey," Mel said as she came up to me. "How is your first day?"
"You don't want to know," I said finally getting my locker open. "Hey I did it."
"Well I got to go I will be late for History," she said walking off. I managed to find my way tot the cafeteria and sat down across form Emma.
"Hey Ali this is Sarah," she said. The girl was short, with brown
hair, brown eyes, and glasses.
"Hi…" I said then took a drink of my soda.
"She is in love with Vern," Emma laughed. I almost chocked on the soda.
"Are you ok," Sarah asked.
"Yea fine.." I couldn't believe someone actually liked Vern…I looked at the clock. I was late and the lunch period was almost over.
" I can't wait for this day to end…" I mumbled.
I walked into the gym with my required gym clothes. Some girls stared at me as I walked by.
"That's the girl I was talking about. She was raped…and she hangs out with Chris Chambers and pussy Gordie…" one girl said. I turned around to look at her.
"What did you say about my friend," I asked stepping closer.
"You know what I said, Gordie is a pussy ever since his brother died…" she laughed and her friends did to.
"Take it back," I said.
"No make me…"
Then I hit her…the last thing I heard was everyone yelling…
"Fight…Fight,"