"Lilly are you even listening to me?" an annoyed Amber asked.

"Yeah, go on." I said sleepily. I was on the phone with Amber for the last hour. She was going on about how cute Oliver Oaken was. I couldn't stand that boy, all he did was hit on girls.

"So then that bitch Ashley kissed him right in front of me! Can you believe that, like seriously?" Amber said dramatically.

"Amber I doubt she knows you like him, it's not her fault." I said playing with my nails as Amber continued to babble on.

"But it's not my fault, it's not like I like that stuck up bitch anyways. Plus did you ever hear her sing? Amber said laughing a bit.

"And did you ever hear how I sing?" I asked sounding annoyed. I only sang to make people laugh. I found that more fun than trying to impress people.

"I know Lils, but it's different with you. Anyways did you see what Saint Sarah was wearing yesterday? Oh my god, that girl needs help and did you hear what Matt and Emily did..." Amber said. I once again lost focus at what she was saying.

I honestly don't know why I put up with her. All she did was talk about people, and I don't give a shit about anyone else and what they do. It's funny I like Amber's parents more than I like her. I really wanted to tell her to leave me alone, but for some reason I couldn't. I did like her though, in a way. It's funny the way we became friends though. In 6th grade she grabbed me by the arm and forced me to sit with her. I should have known from then on to stay away from her.

"…so you should totally wear that outfit I bought you." Amber said.

"I don't know it's not really me…" I said slowly. I hate when Amber made me wear things I didn't want to wear. I like my sweatshirts and jeans.

"Oh come on Lilly, the guys would love it." Amber teased.

Before I could answer I heard a familiar yelling coming from downstairs. I sighed, it was my parents again. I wish they'd just get along. It hasn't been the same since…

"Lilly, Lilly are you listening I'm trying to tell you that…" Amber began to say.

"Look I really need to go, I'll talk to you later?" I asked.

"Sure whatever bye." Amber said hanging up.

I sighed, Amber always had to get her way. She really does only care about herself, she won't admit it though. At least I had Jake. I heard a huge bang from downstairs. I quickly opened my door, I ran downstairs to find a broken lamp. By the looks of it my dad had thrown it against the wall, nearly missing my mom. I couldn't take it, this was the third time this happened this week.

"I'm going out." I yelled walking towards the door.

"Who the fuck do you think you are?" my dad yelled.

"Lilly." I mumbled.

"Stop talking back before I beat your ass." My dad yelled even louder.

"Get the fuck out of here Lilly, don't you realize you're the reason why we argue?" My mom yelled.

I quickly opened the door and slammed it. I made my way to the beach. I couldn't take it anymore. I hate how they blamed me, it wasn't my fault. Well most of it is actually, but I'd rather not think about why it was. I was finally at the beach, I found myself there a lot. I sat down on the sand watching the waves. Five minutes later I was interrupted by my cell phone ringing.

"Hello." I said.

"Hey it's Jake, can I talk to you about something? He asked sounding serious.

"Of course, I'm at the beach." I said.

"Okay cool I'm at Rico's now anyways, I'll be there in a minute." He said hanging up.

A couple of minutes I turned around to find Jake walking towards me. He looked nervous and scared. I felt worried, I hope nothing bad happened.

"Hey." He said nervously sitting down next to me.

"Hey, are you okay?" I asked.

"Look I need to tell you something important. It's pretty big, but you're my best friend and I can't hide this from you any longer." Jake said. His hands were shaking a bit.

"Tell me, I won't be mad." I said. Oh please don't like me, please don't like me…

"I'm gay." Jake said quietly.

Wooh that was close. Jake Ryan the quarter back gay? No way, well I never saw that coming. He never acted like he was.

"Really?" I asked giving him a small smile.

"Yeah, so do you hate me?" Jake said looking back towards at his hands.

"Jake I don't care what you are, you're still my best friend." I said smiling.

Jake smiled, he look relieved. I thought of telling him, but I already decided I'm marrying a guy whether I like it or not.

"So who's the lucky guy?" I asked playfully hitting him.

"Well I kind of like this guy… Jackson Stewart. That's Ms. Stewart's cousin." He added.

"Oh, well does he know?" I asked trying to stop my cheeks from turning red at the mention of Ms. Stewart.

"What of course not!" Jake said looking bewildered.

"Are you going to tell him?" I asked.

"One day…do me favor though." He asked.

"Sure anything." I said.

"Don't tell Amber." He pleaded. He had a point, she hated that sort of stuff. Another reason why I couldn't stand her.

"Yeah good idea." I agreed.

"Well we better get going, tomorrow is our first day of school." He said dully.

"Yeah let's go." I said.

When I got home I noticed my dad was gone, I opened the door to find my mom lying on the coach crying to herself. I went upstairs quietly, avoiding her taking out her anger on me.

I got ready for bed, Amber tried calling my cell phone but I didn't feel like picking up. She was probably telling me what to wear or something. I turned off my lights, and was prepared for a long night of not being able to fall asleep. I always had trouble falling asleep before the first day of school. Tomorrow would be a long day. Not only because all the teachers would do is lecture us about the rules and requirements we had this year, but also because I didn't have math until 6th period.

First of all I was very happy to see all the reviews, it really means a lot. It really encouraged me to update sooner. So keep reviewing, I love to hear what you think, also I'll update faster. I have the first 14 chapters planned out, basically the main points of each chapter. So this means you can expect something big to happen almost every chapter. Of course there are going to be a lot more than 14. Also, pay attention to Lilly's feelings throughout the story. If I get a lot of reviews again I will update before next weekend. Once again, I'm really looking forward to writing this story. It will probably be bumped up to M later on. Well anyways keep up the reviews. :)

AN: In this story Jackson is the same age as Lilly, Jake, and Amber. Even though I dislike Jake he's not going to be a jerk in this story. Also you will find out about why Lilly's parents argue so much later on. (Chapter 7 possibly)