"J? JR? Hey, JR!"

JR snapped out of trance as she began to notice a hand waving in front of her.

"Huh? Andy?"

"Are you ok, J? You seem distracted. Something wrong?" Andy asked. It was already Monday and the two were inside their classroom, waiting for class to begin.

"What do you mean? Nothing's wrong" JR answered casually as she took out a book.

"Are you sure about that?"

"Of course I am. Why wouldn't I be?" she said as she opened the book.

"Uh… Because you're reading the book upside down" Andy said.

"What? Oh, right" she said. No wonder she didn't understand what ygolohtym was. "I knew that" she added as she put it on the right position.

"J, you're starting to worry me. You really should-"

"Alright. Enough chitty chattering. Everyone back to their seats. Now!" Mr. Rotwood said as he entered the classroom and cutting JR's and Andy's conversation.

"Let us begin" Mr. Rotwood said. He was about to say something else when the door to their classroom opened and a boy entered. He had messy blond hair and green eyes. He was wearing baggy blue jeans and a loose jean jacket over a plain white shirt.

"Um, hey, this Mr. Rotwood's class?" he asked.

"That's professor Rotwood!" Mr. Rotwood corrected angrily. "And yes, this is my class. You are?"

The boy grinned. "Name's Chris. I'm new. The principal told me to come here" he said as he handed Mr. Rotwood a piece of paper.

"I see, new student, of course. Very well, sit behind Miss Long. Miss Long, stand up" Mr. Rotwood said.

JR, who was sitting with her face on her elbow, stood up. Her mind was still preoccupied as Chris walked to his seat, staring at her all the way.

"Hey" he whispered as he passed.

JR gave no response.

"Hey, JR, what do you think about the new kid?" Andy asked as the two left the school later that afternoon.

"Huh? What new kid?" JR replied absentmindedly as she put on her new blades she got on her birthday.

Andy stared at her weirdly. "The new kid that has been staring at you the whole day" he said with a bit annoyance in his voice.

"Really?" she responded as if it was nothing. "Something's wrong with this thing, it won't fit"

"Maybe coz' that's your helmet you're placing on your foot" Andy said.

"Huh? Oh, right" JR said, and as if nothing happened, she placed the helmet on her head and put on her blades.

"J, I know something is wrong" Andy said seriously as he stared at her.

JR sighed. "Yea, I guess there is" she said softly.

"What is it?" Andy asked.

JR stared at her long childhood friend whom she had trust every secret with. She longed to tell him everything. But she couldn't.

"Sorry Andy but… I've got to go" she said and before he could say another word, she had left.

JR headed for her dad's (or great granddad's) shop without paying much attention to where she was going.

"I really hope he isn't mad at m- AH!" she exclaimed as she realized that she was about to hit someone and had no way to stop.