I woke up with the hot sun shining through my window and I'd have to say it was unpleasant. I hate waking up hot because it makes me feel sick. I walked over to my closet door and took the school uniform from the hanger beginning to put it on.

I looked at myself in the mirror when I was finished and decided plaid didn't look half bad on me and smiled. I let my natural dark curls fall to frame my face. I clipped part of my bangs back with a neon blue bobby pin. I loved the colored bobby pins because they seemed to give a little pop to my plain hair styles. I sat down at the desk and applied my make-up slowly making sure everything looked symmetrical. I was quite into make-up and sometimes liked to play around with different, bolder styles. Yet, this was school and I was new so I decided on a smokey eye look with silver and blue colors. It matched well and would most likely be me normal style for school days.

I looked over at the clock and I had 15 minutes to get over to the English building. I couldn't decide on what shoes to wear because I was never really given specific directions for that. I slipped on my grey and white converses and gathered my books in my hand. I lifted and swung my purse over my shoulder to keep it secure before I headed out the door.

I began down the hall and ran into Reid and Tyler.

"Oh hey guys." I said with a smile.

"We came to walk you to class because we can't have anyone messing with you now could we?" Reid explained and Tyler agreed.

"That's nice of you guys but I'm sure I would be okay on my own. Yet, I'd love to walk to class with you guys." I stated beginning down the hall.

"So are you going to sit with us in class?" Tyler asked.

"Yeah she is." Reid answered.

I rolled my eyes looking ahead of me. "I'm glad I make my own decisions."

Reid laughed and playfully shoved me toward the wall. I shoved back but this time someone was in the path and Reid bumped hard into some red head.

"Watch it poser." She said with great bitchiness before turning her eyes to me. "Who's this?" She asked who ever would answer.

"I'm Gabriel." I simply said.

She rolled her eyes "From Maryland?"

"How did you know that?" I questioned.

She let out a huff "I know what goes on in this school so if you do something I don't like, you'll know it."

I laughed for a moment before replying. "I'll be sure to not make Miss. Queen Bee mad then. No, I do what I want."

"We'll see." She stated before turning away.

"You'll know it." I countered before doing the same.

I huffed and puffed a few times just because I didn't take to girls who thought they were better then everybody.

"Don't mind her she is just the school bitch." Reid mentioned.

I shook my head. "Don't worry; I'm not anywhere close to worrying about her."

We reached the class and I followed Reid and Tyler to a row towards the back of the classroom. I sat in between them as other students began to file in. I felt something on my head and immediately thought it was a bug. I began batting at my hair and standing up searching for the bug that was just on my head.

I heard bursts of laughter coming from the row up and I looked to see Pouge and Caleb laughing and holding a pencil up. "You sure are jumpy kid." Pouge acknowledged before heading into the aisle to give me a hug. Caleb followed suit and I couldn't believe how incredibly handsome they both grew to be. It wasn't that Reid and Tyler weren't attractive because they were but these two really grew up into something worth gushing over.

"So what made you come back?" Caleb asked.

"Oh ya know, my parents decided it and I guess I didn't really debate the decision." I explained.

"Well we are glad your back! We will have to celebrate this week or something." Pouge stated and Caleb agreed.

"Hi babe, who is this?" A mocha skinned girl said holding onto Pouge.

"Kate, I want you to meet our old friend from Elementary and Middle school. This is Gabby." Pouge introduced.

Kate and I shook hands and smiled as Pouge and she walked off to go sit down in the row behind us. I noticed a blonde girl standing off to the side slightly behind Caleb.

"Hi I'm Gabriel." I introduced myself.

"Sara, nice to meet you." She said with a genuine smile.

"Sara I didn't even see you there. How are you this morning?" Caleb started a conversation with the blonde and I made my way back to my seat.

"Okay class, take your seats and listen up. I am going to be introducing you to this year's objectives." The teacher walked in and announced.

It was a boring lecture but I would have to say that this school was entirely different than any schools I have ever attended before. I almost felt like I was in a college or something of that nature. Reid kept drawing silly little sketches on my paper and I was giggling madly.

"Okay Miss. Ward would you like to tell the class the answer to the next question." The teacher said in a warning tone.

I hurried and looked at my paper looking for question number seven.

7. What author wrote the novel "A Rose for Emily."?

I thought about it for a second before answering. "William Faulkner."

"Good, now please keep it down." The teacher asked.

Reid chuckled. "Good job."

"It was hard to find the question considering all that distracting scribbling on my paper." I whispered.

He rolled his eyes before giving me a he smile.

We sat in lecture for another half an hour before the teacher let us go. We were all walking through the hallway together before my phone rang loudly.

"Wow, the teacher would have killed you if that thing went off in his class." Tyler announced.

"I must have forgotten to put it on vibrate." I said pulling it out of my purse.

INCOMING CALL:

CHASE

"Oh, I have to take this." I said before answering and walking away from the crowd.

"Hey how is everything going?" Chase asked when I answered.

"Good so far I guess. I'm glad I have some people I know here and am not completely alone." I stated.

"Oh, yea I guess that is a good thing. I was just calling to check up and make sure your okay. You didn't get in contact with me last night." He reminded me.

I sighed. "I'm sorry Chase I was just running around getting things together and all. Your birthday is coming up soon. Any chance you're going to tell me what you want this year?" I asked not hoping for anything different.

"How about I come visit you for my birthday, maybe the day after or something." He requested.

I looked back at my friends waiting for me. "Yeah that would be nice but I am still getting you something."

"Okay whatever you want, and I'll let you get back to class. Just text me later on or something." He said before hanging up.

I looked at the ended call and put it back in my purse and walked back to the others.

"Who was that?" Kate asked.

"My friend from back home he was just checking up." I answered.

"Chase?" Reid guessed.

I nodded.

We all went our separate ways and I saw a few of them throughout the day. Tyler, Sara, Kate, and I had History together. And then I had Algebra II with Caleb and Pouge. Yet, in Biology, and French I was on my own.

I made it through day one with no trouble and I was hoping everything would continue that way as I headed back to my dorm.