Well this one is longer. A lot longer. Hope you like it!. Just to let you know: some chapters may be a little (or a lot) unrealistic. Sorry about that.

Day Two

On the bus to school, Emily recognized someone from class-it was Dara. "Hey," Emily said.

Dara smiled. "Sit with me?" she offered, and Emily accepted. "So," Dara said with a tiny giggle. "Any guys you think hot?"

"Maybe."

"Well who?"

Emily figured she needed a friend. "There's one. His name is Marco."

Dara giggled. "Marco Lanser? He's a know-it-all geek!"

"But-"

"And Marco Harkens is my boyfriend!"

"Does Lanser have brown hair?"

"Yeah, kind of. He also has ugly glasses and looks like a nerd. I can't believe you like him!"

Then Emily realized. She liked Dara's boyfriend? "I-uh..."

"So you like my boyfriend then," Dara said. She looked sad for a moment then angry. When they got to school, Emily ran into the bathroom. There she saw girls smoking. "Hey, a newbie," said one. "Want a smoke?"

"No thanks," she said and left the bathroom. Then she walked into someone. It was a girl.

"Sorry," Emily said.

"It's all right," the girl answered. "You're the new kid, right?"

"Yeah."

"I'm Ashley Wells."

"Emily Lockheart."

They started walking together, when they saw Leon. "Hi," he said.

"Hi," Emily responded. "Turns out I like Dara's boyfriend. Emily trusted Leon and knew he wouldn't tell anyone her secret.

"Oh," said Leon, not really interested. "Well, don't go telling everyone this, but I heard he wants to break up with her."

"Really?"

"Yeah," Leon nodded. Then the smoking girls came out and he went to hang out with them.

"So," Emily started. "Are you going to tell?"

"Well, maybe my best friends, but Leon already knows."

"Do you like him?"

"Leon? No! He's just a good friend."

"So what other couples are there?"

"Only Eric and Clarissa, who's my neighbor and Dara's best friend. I hate her. Unless you like her, in which case I never said that."

"I don't like her either."

They both laughed and Emily looked at her schedule. It was second period, which meant English with Miss Gray. Emily trudged toward class and took her seat in the second row. She started writing in her journal when she felt a tap on her shoulder. She turned around to see a girl with wavy black hair and glasses. She didn't look like a nerd and seemed friendly enough. "I'm Clare," the girl said. "You're new, aren't ya?"

"Yeah. Why?"

"No reason. Hey, you like my new juicy bracelet?"

"Not really."

The girl looked angry. "Why am I asking you anyway?" she scoffed. "You must have horrible fashion sense."

"Me? Your sweatshirt is so last season, your boots have dirt on them, your hair is frizzy as hell, and you're a jerk."

"Why you miserable bitch!"

Emily smiled like Clare had just said a joke. "Who said I was miserable?" she asked and left the room.

"Where are you going?" Miss Gray blocked her path.

"Oh, sorry. Uh..to the bathroom."

"Fine, but next time asked." Gray moved out of the doorway. Emily was walking, uninterested in going back to class with jerks, when she saw a girl with brown hair that went to her shoulders. "As far as you know, I am not skipping class," the girl said. "Got it?"

"Sure."

"By the way, I'm Jen."

"Emily. You're Ashley's friend, right?"

"Right."

Emily noticed Jen's socks. "So you like turtles?"

"And chickens."

"Farm lady?"

Jen smiled. "Kinda."

Emily felt it had been long enough and went back to class. She had just sat down when she heard whimpering, and turned around. There was Marco, with his eyes red. "What's up?" Emily asked.

"It's nothing. I'm fine."

"Those don't look like tears of joy."

"Yeah, well, Dara broke up with me."

"Didn't you-" Then she remembered. Leon hadn't wanted her to tell anyone. She started to rub his back like some other annoying kids at her school would do, but she tried not to make it a bother, and he didn't pull away. "You need to find someone new," Emily said.

"Well, there's one other girl I like, but I doubt she likes me."

"Well, maybe she does."

Marco looked up at her. "Thanks," he said. "You really helped." Then he hugged her.

Emily walked home grinning.

Okay. Yes, the end of this chapter was pretty unrealistic. Well, maybe not. I don't really know or care. I just hope you enjoyed it and aren't telling everyone how horrible it is. Oh, and yes, I know this chapter isn't very descriptive in some parts.