I made this story up by my self I got a little help from a TV show but that's it, all the characters are mine!

Summary: Two girls (Emily, and Ella) wish they where somewhere else, so they enter a contest to switch places with some one for 2 weeks. See what happens

Descriptions: Emily Smith-16 years old. Sweet girl, she loves to write, lives in LA, California. Emily is any only child and as always wanted a little sister or brother but her mother cant have any more children son Emily helps out at a local children's hospital Emily, as always dreamed of living in a small town where every one knows everyone. Most say she's weird because most would want it the other way around. Emily has brown straight hair that comes to her shoulders. You could say she pretty but that would be an understatement. Most of the time when Emily is told she's beautiful she thinks nothing of it, she's very modest and she works hard to get what she wants. Most of the girls that go to her school (Blue Valley High School) get by on there looks, and since Emily pays more attention to her school work and not boys, she is top of her class. Now she may be smart and have nice friends, but Emily isn't very happy. Many don't know it but the reason she isn't happy is because she wants true love, but since she's never really paid attention to the boys at school she's not a social as most of the girls at her school. Her best friend Laura tried to fix her up once but it didn't work out. (The story is mainly about Emily).

Ella Brown - 16 years old. Ella is the top reporter at her school. She was named Editor her freshman year. Ella wants to move out of her small hometown to become a big time reporter. Ella has short brown hair that comes just below her ear. She lives in Greenville, Virginia its about 2 hours from Richmond. In her sophomore class there's only 78 kids in her class. She goes to Greenville High School. She also has a little brother that's in 8th grade.

Laura Harding -Emily's Best friend, she's kind of popular at their school and was crowned sophomore homecoming queen.

James Lancing - One of Ella's best friends, he is the captain of the Greenville Ducks Basketball team. He's got short brown hair and is quite tall. (Just think of Dean off of Gilmore Girls)

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I have tried to make guy friends but it just doesn't seem to work. The all try to get into my pants. There was one guy that I liked for a while but when I told him about it he laughed in my face. Its really hard to live in a big city like LA, I love it here but the people aren't very nice. When I watch shows that have little towns I wonder it that's what its really like there. Then I think hey its TV you can't believe everything that's on TV, plus it's all made up. Well I was coming home one day from the children's hospital, when I saw my best friend Laura walking, she was probably on her way to the mall or something, so I offered her a ride, and I thought I would go with her. "Hey want a ride," I said

"Sure"

"Where are you going"?

" I need to go to the mall to get a new bathing suit, I'm going to the beach on Saturday with Chris" Laura said as she got into the car. Chris is Laura's boyfriend.

As I drove to the mall I called my mom to tell her that me and Laura went to the mall to by her a swimsuit. While I was driving Laura brought up that I don't have a boyfriend yet again. " So who do you like, and don't tell me no one because I know you do, I mean your 16 and you don't have a boyfriend, I know a guy that likes you and would like to date you but he's afraid you'll say no".

" Why do you always have to bring that up I am perfectly content with not having a boyfriend, plus most of the just want to get into my pants."? Laura can make me so mad sometimes, I just don't want a boyfriend that only likes my looks; I want one that can like me for me and not my cleavage. But Laura can't understand that.

"Well that's just the way the guys are around here. I guess that's the way they are every where" Laura said as I pulled into the mall parking lot. " I hope there not"

When we walked in I saw some girls from school, and Laura being miss popular had to go and say hi. "Hi girls" Laura said has she kissed each on the cheek.

"Oh hi Emily it's nice to see you, we haven't talked in a long time. What have you been doing?" One of the girls said as Laura was talking to one of the others.

" Its nice to see you too, I've been working at a children's hospital."

"Wow that's great well we have to go we need new shoes," one of them said as they showed me their week old shoes.

As Laura and I were walking I saw a table that was holding a contest, " Hey lets go sign up it will be funny," Laura said as she dragged me to the table.

The contest was if you won of course, is you would switch places with another person for 2 weeks.

"I don't know Laura it's not really a good idea"

"Come on Emily it's not like you will win" " Alright," I said as I signed my name. As I finished I saw that you had to be between the ages of 16 to 21, and you have to stay with their family, and there will be a winner for each age. Maybe I will win and I could get out of this town. But its like 1 in a million that I will win so I wont get my hopes high.

After we signed up we went to find Laura her bathing suit. When we where done with the bathing suits we went to get some ice cream from Jana's Ice Cream Shack. We sat down to eat it because I didn't want to take it back to my car and get ice cream all over the seats.

" You know it would be really funny if you won that contest," Laura said as she sat down.

" Yeah it would be nice to get away from here for awhile"

"I hope you win I know you don't like it here plus you would be able to meet new people, you could even snag a guy" Laura said as she got a brain freeze.

" I don't know about the guy thing but I've never been out of LA, if I did win, I bet they would think I'm weird" I said as I put a spoon full of ice cream in my mouth. Then some guys from school came over, most of them are jerks, about a half of them are on the football team.

" So Beautiful want to go to the movies with me" Sam asked me as he took my ice cream and stuffed some in his mouth and gave it back.

"No thanks, and you can keep the ice cream".

" Why not, I keep asking you out and you always turn me down" he said as he put his hand on my thigh.

" Well I thought you would have got the hint". I said as I pushed his hand away.

" Emily lets go it smells bad in here," Laura said as she got up to leave.

" Wait I'm not done talking to you" Sam said as he grabed my arm, to stop me from leaving.

" Sam she said no get that through your head" Laura said as she pushed him away from me so I could get free.

"Fine but that was your last chance" Sam said as him and his friends walked away.

" Man that guy makes me mad, he's always hitting on me"

" I wouldn't even try to hook you up with him," Laura said as we walked to the parking lot.

After I took Laura home I stopped off at the grocery story to get some food for dinner. Since my mom and dad work late I have to make dinner.

When I got home I started to cook, and soon after I started my mom got home. I decide to tell her about the contest.

" When we where at the mall Laura and I signed up for this contest where we go and switch places with another person for 2 weeks, Laura thought it would be funny if we signed up, its not like I will win" I said as I was putting the food on the plates.

"Well if you do win I think it would be a good experience for you" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

A few days later

After I got home from the children's hospital my mom said I got a phone call from and told me to call them back.

"Who was it?" I asked as I dialed the phone number.

"I don't know they just said to have you call them back," my mom said as she walked out of the room.

" Hello" the person said on the other line

" Hi my name is Emily Smith, you called my house and I wasn't here"

"Oh yes well, you entered your name in the switch places contest and you won" the lady said

" I won?" I said as I sat on the couch

"Yes and we wanted to ask you if you could still do it" she said

"Ummm.. Yeah I can hold on I need to tell my mom" I said as I put the phone down and ran to her.

"Mom I won. I won the contest to switch places! Can I still go?" I said jumping up and down

"Sure you can I was hoping you would win!" So I ran back to the phone to tell the lady it was ok

"Hello are you still there?" I said trying to keep my self together

"Yes I'm still here is it ok if you go" she said

"Yes when do I leave, and where am I going?" I asked a little nervous as to where I would be going

" Well you will be going to Greenville Virginia, the girl that you will trade with lives there and her name is Ella Brown, If you want you can call her and get to know each other" She told me

" I would like that" I said as I got a pencil and paper " What's the number"

" Her number is 552-9343"

" So when do I leave" I asked as I finished writing down the number

" Well we where hoping you could leave as soon as this Friday"

" That's in 2 days, I bet I could do that," I said as I looked through my planner. Since school is on break I wont miss that much school.

" How old is she" I asked a little curious

" She is the same age as you we wouldn't put you with a 21 year old"

" Well that's great, does she know?" I asked.

" Yes she does, we I should let you go we will keep in touch good bye" and she hung up.

I wanted to tell Laura first before I called Ella, so Laura wouldn't be disappointed that I called Ella first and not her.

"Laura I won" I half yelled

"Won what" she said

" That contest. I won!" I said a little disappointed that she didn't remember.

"Oh that's great! When do you leave?"

" I leave in 2 days, I cant wait, well I have to I need to talk to her" I said

"You haven't talked to her yet" she asked me

"No not yet, so I need to go bye talk to you later" so I hung up and started to dial Ella's number.

" Hello this is the Brown residents," some one said on the other line.

" Hi my name is Emily Smith is Ella there?"

" This is her and hi I was about to call you I wanted to get to know you first you first and to know what your friends are like."

" Well I go to Blue Valley High School, but you wont have to go because we are on semester break."

" That sounds cool we aren't so you will have to go and pretend to be me, are you smart because if your not I don't want you to do any of my work but I don't think the teachers will make you?" She said kind of fast

" Well actually I am at the top of my class, and I wouldn't mind, what are your friends like so when I get there I wont know which is which, or act stupid." I said as I went up stairs and lay on my bed.

" Well I'm the schools editor for are paper, and I have some friends that help me with that, my best friend's name is James, he's the sports write because I don't know any thing about spots and he plays on are Basketball team, we are the Greenville Ducks. I also have some other friends that I hang out with but James is the main one." As she said that I was kind of scared because I was going to have to meet him, and he probably really cute, and he wont want to hang out with me.

" He sounds really nice"

So we talked for about 2 hours until I realized that I was going to be in trouble for the big phone bill we were going to have so I said I had to go and that I would talk to her later.

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