Katrina's POV

Ugh. Migraine. Why the hell did Payton wake me up so early? Awww damn it's 8:15! I only have 15 minutes to get to first period. I rushed out of bed, took a quick 10 minute shower, used some mouthwash, put on my uniform, got my stuff and headed out the door. I'd just buy a lot of lunch to make up for breakfast. I rushed into AP physics and sat in a desk in the back. The bell rang. Phew, just made it.

They were doing a lab in physics today. My teacher, Mr. Frazer was really short with huge calves, and told a lot of jokes and would never stop repeating the word 'slab.' Whatever, not like I cared. From across the room, I could see Nick looking in my direction constantly and giving me the 'nod'. I smiled back and then put my head on the table. "We're going to do a lab today class. I'm going to assign you guys partners," said Mr. Frazer.

As he assigned lab partners, I closed my eyes and began to massage my temple. God it hurt. And who was that yelling my name repeatedly? Like, just shut the hell up already! I felt a hand gripping my shoulder and I looked up and saw Mr. Frazer standing there with a red face.

"Ms. Santiago! As I said 3 times before, your partner is Leslie Ray Matthews. Now get up and go sit next to her!" Why does that name sound familiar? Oh, snap. He was not going to do this to me. I began to hyperventilate.

"Oh no. You are not making me work with Destiny Hope's best friend. Do you have any idea how that would turn out? I'm not working with her. There is no way I'm working with the plastic's minion. Sorry, I'm going to need a new partner."

"Well that plastic's minion your partner so you better start getting used to it. Now, move," said the girl sitting next to me. I'd love to punch her in the face right now. Better yet, I'll get Payton on her. Please, I wasn't afraid of Leslie Ray. I got my own bodyguard sitting in AP English just down the hall. They better not mess with me! I got up and sat next to her not paying her any attention. Then she felt her cell phone vibrating.

Her phone read "NEW TEXT MESSAGE" It was from Nick. I clicked read. It said: "hey. U wanna meet me at the prk l8r? Tlk abt things? Evrythn jus happnd so fst. I thnk thrs a lot we need to discss." I smiled and then frowned. Everything happened too fast? There's some things we need to discuss? What does that mean? I got all freaked out.

When the school day finally ended, I went to park just down the block from school. I saw Nick on one of the swings near the pond. He looked so cute. I sat down on an empty swing next to him and said, "so… you wanted to talk?"

"Yea umm…. Do you think we rushed into things?" he asked me.

"Umm… well if you think so then I guess we did. But if you're willing to take things so slow, I guess I am too." I said. Gosh, what the hell was I saying?

"But do you think we're moving too fast?" he asked me after an awkward silence.

I thought about for a while and then said, "No. Do you?" He stood up so I stood up too.

Then he put his hand on my cheek, smiled and said, "Not at all." Then we began to kiss and kiss and kiss. It was as though we were in our own world and nothing else mattered. My phone started to play "Starlight Addiction" by Push Play. Nick sighed. I looked at the phone. It was Payton. What the hell did she want? Why is she interrupting the most perfect intimate moment.

I answered. "Hello?"

"Yeah hey Katrina. It's Payton."

"Yup. So what's going on?"

"We have to talk alone. Meet me in our secret getaway place and we'll talk."

"Ughh fine." Payton, Tessa, and I had hiding places every time one of them were cut off from them for some reason. Our first hiding place was the creek near our house, but then it got too flooded to go in. The next one was the attic at Tessa's house, but there were too many spiders to even open the door. Then it was Payton's old shed, but they started putting stuff in there leaving no room for them. Then it was my dad's old office building he didn't use, but then we moved to this boarding school.

So now our new getaway place was at the park behind the tennis court. No one knew it was there. They happened to stumble across it when trying to keep up with everyone when they were running around the park for gym. I kissed Nick goodbye and began to walk to the park. On my way there, this really hot guy who looked just like Steve from Push Play bumped into me and said, "Wow I'm sorry. Pretty girl like you shouldn't walking to get where she needs to go. No flirting intended. Do you maybe need a ride? I'm one of the nice guys." He smiled and I smiled back.

We got in his car and he looked at me and said, "So where are you headed?"

"The park. Thanks for this."

"No problem." I put my head between my legs. Gosh, life was so stressful these days.

"Whats wrong?" he asked me.

"Oh nothing. Life just sucks you know?"

"Yeah I know, but hey, don't sweat it. You've got me now. Things have to go bad before they can get good. It can only get better from here. Here's my number. Call me if you need anything. Ok?" They arrived at the park.

"Ok. Thanks for this." Then as I was about to leave he touched my arm and I sat back down for some reason.

Then he said, "If you ever need to talk about things just call. I'm serious. It's no problem at all. Just call anytime."

"Ok," I said. Gosh, I heard you the first freakin' 3 times. But something about his generosity made him super hot. Before I knew it, I kissed him. Right on the lips and the strange thing is, he kissed me back. Then we sat there kissing for at least 5 minutes. Then I realized shoot! I have to go.

I pulled away and said, "I'm sorry I have to go. Someone is waiting for me."

"Oh ok. Sorry for kissing you. I just couldn't help myself."

I smiled at him and said, "You shouldn't be. I wasn't."

Then I walked away first slowly then fast until I got to the tennis court. Then I began to jog until I my phone played "starlight addiction" again. My phone read "NEW TEXT MESSAGE" I opened it. It said: "so u found a guy 2 cheat on wit 2? It's goin 2 b hard 2 keep trak of u guys, but anyway. Wats gonna hppn wen Nick finds out? Or mayb he'll b happr 2 kno u were in the bathrm stall when the hole Ian thin happnd? U bettr do wat I say frm now on or els u'll get hell frm me. Well u'll b hearin frm me soon. Luv, me (love the name huh?)

I dropped my cell phone and looked around. No one was there. But someone knew and they were blackmailing me. Someone knew. That's when I knew, my whole life was going to change. Payton waved me over. She had no idea her friend was so vile and I wasn't planning on telling her. She doesn't know what it's like. She's a goody-two-shoes.

(Could you be anymore wrong, little Katrina?)