Note: All characters are owned by Meg Cabot.

Another chapter! Thanks for the reviews! I'm glad that you guys like the idea about Jesse and Suze communicating through letters.

First day of school, yep, that's right. It took me at least an hour to put my outfit together and another hour to fix my hair. Yes, I take THAT long to prepare myself for school. I don't even know what's going to happen, for all I know I won't fit in, like make friends I mean. The only friend I ever had was Gina, and she's the best friend anyone could ever have, so why make more friends when you've got one already, right? I headed downstairs to the kitchen for breakfast, guess what I see? Yep, you guessed it. A full breakfast: pancakes, juice, milk, cereal, bagels, eggs, bacon…etc. Jeez, what's wrong with just a bagel with cream cheese or a cereal with milk? Sometimes, I think Andy thinks of us as a perfect Stepford family. To avoid all those food, I had to tell my mom that I was full already and that I'd drink orange juice instead. After breakfast, I headed to the Rambler, also known as the kids' car. And guess who's driving it? Sleepy, yeah, that's right. Sleepy and Dopey are type of guys who Gina would think are hot…not that I think of them that way, seriously, just plain EW. If only Gina knew how they eat, and I tell you, it's not a pretty picture.

So, I got in the front seat before Dopey did because he likes it there.

"Get out." Dopey said.

"Nu-uh, don't think so, I got here first." I replied back.

"I don't give a crap; just get in the damn back."

"No."

"Brad, just freaking," only he didn't say freaking. "-leave her alone. She got here first so she deserves to be sitting here up front. I don't like you being in front anyways." Sleepy said to Dopey. Thank God for older stepbrothers. I think I'm starting to respect him, Sleepy, I mean. "And Suze, if you don't get your big head out of the mirror, I swear, I'd put you in the back also…" and yet I'm not. What? I was just checking my lip gloss! A girl's got to do what she's got to do. "I can't wait till I get that damn Camaro," I heard Sleepy muttered to himself.

Oh, did I tell you that Sleepy was saving up for a Camaro? Yeah, he is. Oh, and that he has a job too? I was so shocked when I heard this during dinner the night I got here.

"Mom, is Sle-, Jake, on drugs?" I asked my mom.

"Honey! How could you even think that? Of course, Jake's not on drugs…." My mom said.

"Well, he's always asleep…"

"Oh, shit, I'm late." Jake said interrupting my mother and me, and ran out of the house.

I turned to my mom and said, "Well…like I said, it looks like he's always sleeping and-"

"Jake works at Peninzula Pizza, always taking the late-night shifts," Doc said, interrupting me from what I was about to say.

"Jake has a job?" I asked, shocked.

"Of course dear, he's saving up for a car since he's going to college soon." My mom answered.

"Oh." And that was all I said, just a simple 'Oh'. I never really thought of Sleepy as the working type of guy. I guess I was wrong.

Anyways, we got to Junipero Serra Academy; yeah that's the name of my school, in 15 minutes. I got out of the car and my stepbrothers left me, just like that. I had to stop Doc to show me where the office was. It's a pretty school, with the statue of the founder, the big red dome…the basilica. It looks more like a church than a school, though. So yeah, I had to go the principal's office before starting school since I had more paperwork to do. Jeez, can't a sixteen year old girl get a break? Grr. I headed to the office and approached the desk.

"Hi, I'm Suze Simon; the principal wanted me to come here to finish some of my paperwork." I said.

The woman looked up from her book and said, "Oh, hello, you must be the new student. He'll be right in with you in a couple of minutes. Go on and take a seat."

After what seemed like 10 minutes, the door to the principal's office opened, and there stood a priest talking to a boy about my age.

"Now, Adam, will you kindly not refer to Sister Ernistine as a broad?" the priest said.

"Look Father Dominic, the sister hates me." Adam answered.

"Good day Adam. Please stay out of trouble; it's the very first day of your 2nd semester. Go on; don't want you to be late for class."

"Bye, Father." Adam said and walked away. I guess he noticed me sitting there since he introduced himself.

"Hi, I'm Adam, are you new?" he said and held out his hand.

"Yeah, I am. Suze Simon." I replied back and shook his hand.

"Adam, go on, I need to speak with Miss Simon here now." Father Dominic said to Adam.

"Yes, Father…bye Father Dominic, bye Suze!"

"Bye…" I said awkwardly. First day of school and I already met a guy. He's not so bad, seems like a goofball but a good one.

"Miss Simon, please follow me." Father Dominic said and led me to his office. "Please take a seat."

And right after he said that, as if on cue, I felt Jesse's presence.

Cliffie? hehe...yes, I'm evil. NOT. If I were, then I wouldn't have updated this right?

Anyways,

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Melissa Trent