The minivan in front of me swerves to the left, almost hitting my car. "Hey!" I honk my horn at the reckless driver. If I got in a wreck...Gosh, my mother would kill me. This car was expensive! Its a Chevy Volt, and my mother let me get a costume purple star pattern design on it. That costed extra.
Taking a deep breath, I make sure my seatbelt is still safe. Yep. I look out my windshield, seeing the sun rise above the trees. I sit back and appreciate the landscape.
Knightbell Cove, California truly is beautiful. That's where I live. Right next the sequoia national forest so we have a bunch of California's giants here and there. Everybody that lives here owns a large piece of the land so there's not really neighborhoods because every house is like a mile apart. It gets pretty lonely.
I turn my attention back to the road, realizing that I'm already driving into my school's parking lot. I chuckle to myself. Looks like I was functioning on auto-pilot. I find a place to park and get out of my car, slinging my bag onto my shoulder. I gaze at the sign on the main building that says 'Lanterson Highchool'. This school has been here for like forty years, and it still looks like a million bucks. The sidewalks don't have cracks in them, the buildings are freshly painted, the flower bushes are newly trimmed. Going to a private school has it's many advantages. At least the food doesn't taste like cardboard.
"Willow! Over here, girl!" Trixy, one of my best friends, says over to me. I look her way and wave at her. She's sitting at a picnic table with everyone else, waiting for the bell to tell us when to go to class. I join them but notice who else is sitting with them: Blake. My ex boyfriend who I recently dumped. He was being a real jerk so I broke up with him.
Pasting on a fake smile, I sit down with them all. "Hey everyone."
"Hi!" they all say as one.
"So your coming to Wayne's party tonight, right? I heard that he got a new hot tub!" Debby says enthusiastically. Oh yeah! A guy on the football team is having a party. Sort of like an after Spring Break party. He had one last year too. And this year is supposed to be even better.
I nod my head. "Of course I'm going! Wouldn't miss it for the world."
"Okay, well I'm-", Trixy is cut off by the bell. We all hop up from the table. "Oh darn. Well I'm bringing a liquor bottle. Its the easiest way to make money", Trixy gloats, walking to her class. I stop dead in my tracks. The last time one of us brought alcohol to a party, we almost got caught. She better not add me in this time. I don't care for the money.
"Yeah, well I've got to get to class. There's a test in Science today, bye", I say to them all, walking to my first class.
Thank God I don't need anything from my locker. I have no more chances to be late again and I'm not in the mood for detention. Its always filled with the bad kids. And let me tell you, I'm not bad. I may talk back and be sarcastic sometimes, but every time I get in trouble, it is because of my friends. Either they blame it on me or they leave me behind.
Maybe because its because of the way I look. Because I'm blonde with wavy hair. And everybody suspects the blonde. But my freckles, blue eyes, and button-like nose should tell everybody that I'm an adorable, innocent angel. Because that's how angels look. But no. For some reason, everyone thinks I'm a bad kid.
I hurry to my class before I'm late, my sandals slapping against the tiled floor. The door to the Science room is still open and I let out a sigh of relief. I go in and sit in my seat at the back of the class. Having a seat in the back is like being royalty. Everyone is always asking to switch. I set my bag on the ground and pull out my Science folder and textbook.
I wont bore you with all of the learning, tests, worksheets and crap, so I'll just skip to the unboreing parts.
The bell rings, echoing through the halls and lifting the souls of every kid in a five mile radius. School is over! For today at least. Everyone in my English class, including me, stands up from their desks and head for the door that leads to our escape. I listen in on their conversations as I always do. Their all talking about Wayne's party tonight.
"What time are you going to Wayne's?"
"This is going to be awesome! I haven't been to a party in like a month."
"I'm bringing my bathing suit for the indoor Jacuzzi."
Were all excited for the party. I toss my bag over my shoulder and make my way towards my locker. I don't have and homework tonight, since its a Friday, so why carry books? After I abandon my school stuff I go to my car, thankful to see my beautiful, white, Volt again. If you haven't noticed, my car is my pride and joy. Especially the purple stars on the outsides of the doors.
I unlock my car and get into the driver's seat, starting the car. I take out my phone from my pocket and text Trixy.'Wen r u going 2 Wayne's?' I set my phone on the dashboard while I wait for her to text back. My phone bleeps and I snatch it up. (Trixy texts fast.)
She wrote 'At 8. I hav 2 do som makeup work 1st. Then I'm going'. I set my phone into my bag and drive home. So I have six hours of nothing to do before I go to the party. Hmm… I suppose I could go shopping at the mall. I did just get my allowance two days ago.