"Hey dad, I'm off!" Roxanne shouted as she grabbed her backpack and a skateboard. She proceeded to the living room of her house and found a Shar-Pei, sitting on the sofa with a bag of chips and soda in hand.

"No animals on the couch" she said distastefully, staring at gray dog, munching on the chips and dropping crumbs on the blue covering, not to mention the floor she had just mopped last night.

He gulped down some soda before responding. "That's a bit harsh, a dog's got to be comfortable, right?" he said then burped loudly.

Roxanne made a face. "That's disgusting, Fu. Ever heard of the word polite?" she said, walking swiftly pass him. Without waiting for a response, she burst out the door, got on her skateboard and headed towards her school.

She checked her watch. "That's ten minutes to get to school, grab my books and run to the classroom. Easy" she said confidently and went faster.

"Yo Rox! What's the rush?" a voice behind her shouted.

Roxanne placed a foot on the ground, stopped and turned.

"I'm late" she replied as she stared at her best friend, Matt Andrews, who was also riding his skateboard. "About to be anyway if I don't hurry" she added as he stopped beside her and grinned. Matt had brown hair and light brown eyes. He was wearing blue baggy jeans, a white shirt under a jacket and sneakers.

"You see, unlike other people" Roxanne began, quite pointedly while looking at Matt at the corner of an eye. "I don't have first period free"

Matt laughed. "Well, you better hurry then because…oh, is that the bell I hear?" he said, putting a hand above his ear mockingly.

Roxanne hit him on the head and glared at him. "Consider yourself lucky, I would have killed you right now if I didn't have class. Catch you later!" she said before getting on her skateboard once more.

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Jasmine stepped out of her car and looked around. It didn't look so bad, her new school, that is.

"I'm fine here, Raymond" she said as she took out her handbag and a few books.

"Very well, Miss Jasmine. We shall see each other later" Raymond replied.

"No, it's ok, Ray. I'll walk home, it's only a few blocks from here. Really, I can walk" Jasmine added as she saw the devastated look on Raymond's face.

Raymond sighed. "As you wish, Miss Jasmine" he said then smiled. "Good luck on your new school"

Jasmine smiled. Raymond was not only their driver/butler but also a friend to Jasmine. "Thanks. See you at home" she said. Raymond gave a curt nod and left.

Jasmine took a deep breath and was about to take a step when-

"AHHH! LOOK OUT!"

"What the- HEY!" Jasmine exclaimed when someone, a girl it seemed, crashed into her sending both of them on the ground with her on top of Jasmine.

"Hehe… oopsie" the girl said while getting up. "Sorry, I just… aww man" she said when the bell rang.

Jasmine stood up as well and brushed dirt off her skirt. This was not the way she wanted her first day of school to be. She was about to face the girl who crashed into her and give her a lecture about safety first but when she looked up, she could only see the girl's back. Her running figure was heading towards the school.

Jasmine sighed. "Hope I never see her again" she muttered.