May 30, 7:00am. The Mason Residence.

Spinner Mason's alarm had been beeping for the past thirty minutes. Slightly rousing from his slumber, he rolled over and turned it off. He went back to sleep.

7:00am. The Nash Residence.

Ellie woke up, feeling worse than the day before. Although she resisted the urge to cut the previous day, she wanted to now more than ever. She quickly snapped her rubber bands and began looking for clothes to wear, trying to take her mind off wanting to cut. Beginning to panic, she quickly grabbed some clothes and took off to school, hoping that her classes would take the burden off her mind.

7:00am. The Del Rossi Residence.

Marco woke up feeling quite refreshed. It was the first time in a good while that he had slept a full eight hours. As he got ready for the day, there was something in the back of his mind that wouldn't go away, a stray thought that started to distract him, and for the first time in a month, it had nothing to do with chemistry. It was Dylan. Ever since Marco had seen him the other day, he could not keep Dylan out of his mind. He regretted that he had never confessed his true feelings to Dylan, and now more than ever he wanted to. He walked out the front door of his house with a smile on his face, hoping that he would see Dylan on the way to school.

7:00am. The Michalchuk Residence.

Paige still had a smile on her face when she woke up, her letter from Toronto University still tightly clutched in her hand. She read it over and over again, just to make sure. Euphoric, she skipped down the stairs and into the kitchen, handing her letter to her mom.
"I got in, Mom!" She blurted out, "And, they're giving me a full ride scholarship!"
"Oh, congratulations!" Her mom replied, enveloping her in a huge hug.
Finally, her future was looking bright, and she never felt better. After the hug ended she hurried off to school. She couldn't wait to tell Spinner.

7:00am. The Nelson Residence.

Emma had barely slept a wink; she was kept up by her rage toward her stepfather. When her alarm clock rang, she quickly got dressed, and walked quickly down the stairs, trying to avoid him, and of course, just as she reached the door, he was standing there. He began to speak, but she just brushed past him, quickly walking off to school. I wish he'd just die, she thought, her face reddening with anger again.