Chapter 2- First day of school

Manny walked onto the steps of her new school. She opened the double doors and gazed at the school she was stepping in. Manny took a deep breath and walked in. She was surrounded by teenage girls talking on there cell phones, making out with boys, and hanging out with there friends. Manny looked down at her ring.

"I miss you already" she said

She put her backpack down on the ground and took out a piece of paper and looked at it.

"Room 115 is my homeroom" Manny thought

She picked up her backpack and started finding the room. There where people walking down the halls also. A brunette girl glared at her. All these people looked glamor as if they belonged in a magazine or a movie. For the first time in a long time Manny felt like a nerd. Like she didn't belong here. She didn't want to belong here she wanted to go back home with Craig. She was lost looking for her homeroom. She looked down at her watch. It was 8:55and school started at 9:00. Manny was too scared to ask one of those super models for help because she thought she would humiliate herself. So she just kept on looking around. She was walking past a water fountain when a guy stopped her. He was hot. Brown curly hair, tall, and had a AFI shirt on. He didn't look like he belonged in a magazine. Almost reminded her of someone but she didn't know who.

"Whats your name?" he asked

"Manny" she replied

"Are you lost?"

"Yeah, how do you know?" Manny replied

"Because you've passed by me about 5 times looking down at that paper in your hand" he said with a smile.

Manny gave him a smile back. "Do you know where room 115 is?" she asked

"Yeah, it's down the hall want me to walk you there?" he asked

"Sure" Manny replied

They started walking down the hall in silence.

"So are you new in this school?" he asked

"Yeah, I came here from Toronto" Manny replied

"Toronto, Newyork?"

"No. Sorry Toronto Ontario Canada" Manny replied

"So your Canadian eh?" He asked

"Yeah" Manny replied

"Where the Eskimos live?" he jokingly asked

"Now your going to far" Manny said

"I'm sorry" he replied

They walked even farther when the reached a room that said 115

"Well we are here" he said opening the door for her.

"Thank you" Manny said with a smile.

"I'll see you later Sweet Charity" he said waving

"My names Manny?"

"I know but Charity Hope Valentine always got lost in love allot. I saw the play loved it. . And your lost right now probably not lost in love but your lost. So I'm going to call you Sweet Charity. And anyways it sounds cuter. "

"Ok...but hey whats your name?" she asked but he didn't' hear he was already gone.

"You must be Manny" Someone said

Manny turned around to see a lady with blond hair. She was wearing pink tank top with a white skirt that went to her knees.She had an expo marker in her hand.

"I am Mrs. Johnson. Your homeroom teacher. I am also your social teacher."

Manny gave her a smile.

"We are very excited to have you here. Now can you take a seat next to Ginger over there"

She pointed to a brunette girl. Ginger raised her hand in the air. She looked like a supermodel also. Manny didn't think that Ginger would like her.Manny sat down next to her.

"Hi I'm Ginger" she said with a smile

"I'm Manny" Manny replied

"I know"

Manny tried listening to what Mrs. Johnson was saying you know since it was her first day of school and she had no clue what was going on.

"What are you doing?" Ginger asked her

"I'm paying attention to what she's saying. Ain't I supposed to do that?" Manny replied

"Oh, don't pay attention to her. She never makes sense. Anyway anything you don't know I will fill you in on. Lets talk so we can get to know each other."

"OK" Manny replied

"I heard your from Canada" she said

"Yeah. I'm from Toronto" Manny replied

"Wow, it must be really cold" Ginger said

"You get used to it" Manny replies

Ginger just looked at her.

"Your so pretty" she said

"Thanks" Manny replied

"No prob."

She grabbed Manny's purse and opened it.

"What are you doing?" Manny asked

"I'm just looking in your purse. Me and my girlfriends do it all the time" Ginger replied she grabbed her Louis Viton purse and handed it to Manny. "Here"

"Wow, we haven't even known each other for 30 seconds and she considers me one of her girlfriends" Manny thought

"No it's OK" Manny replied

"OK" Ginger said

Ginger pulled out a mini photo album. She looked through it.

"Is this you in Canada?" she asked

"Yeah" Manny replied

"Who's this guy? " she asked showing Manny the picture of Craig. "He looks really hot. You guys look really close too. I mean most of the pictures are either of you and him or just him"

"It's my boyfriend. We've been going out for about 2 years. Well actually more like a couple of months. We keep on breaking up. But it was really hard to leave him." Manny replied "He gave me this promise ring"

Manny showed Ginger her ring.

"Oh, that ring looks really expensive. He's a keeper. And he seems so sweet."

"Yeah he is, he said that he will wait for me, and I should never love another guy and I'm sure that when we get older and I move back to Canada we're going to get married." Manny said

"What a fairy tale. I have a boyfriend too" Ginger said "His picture is in my phone." She started to take out her phone when it started to ring. Mostly every single girl in the class picked up there phone.

"Hello" they said in unison

"It's mine girls" Ginger said

"I miss him so much, but I'm bet he's making out with Ashley right now" Manny whispered.


Meanwhile back with Craig...

"Craig come on lets hang out at the Dot like we used too." Marco said

"I bet Manny wouldn't have wanted you to have fun" Spinner added

"Come on Craig it's not like she's dead. She's just in another Country" Jimmy said

"Craig, she may have been your girlfriend. But she was one of my best cheerleaders and you don't see me moping around"

"I miss Manny, so much. I miss her a lot." Craig said

"Hun, you need to get out of this house." Paige said

"Yeah, you need to get out of the house" Ashley said grabbing onto Craig's arm.

Craig backed his arm away and glared at Ashley.

"I'm going to stay home. I'll meet you guys somewhere I promise." Craig said

"OK" they all said in unison and they walked away.

"I'll be waiting Craig" Ashley said

"Bye Ashley" Craig said


"Hey Manny you seem really cool.Want to hang out after school I can give you a makeover?" Ginger insisted

Manny was now hanging out with Ginger. One of the most popular 10th graders a the school and she had a lot of friends now. Even though it was her first day at school. She promised Craig she would call him but Craig will always be there right?

"Sure" Manny replied

Manny followed Ginger as they went to her home.