Rachel had this sparkle in her eyes, just like Bryn did. They were full of life, joy and happiness. I could tell we were going to get on.

"Hi, my name's Lake. Before you say anything yes I do know that it is a crap name but I didn't choose so don't laugh at it!" May as well get that one over and done with when I still could.

Rachel smiled at me, "I don't think Lake is a stupid name, I like it. Rachel is such a dull name I would love to have an interesting name like you."

Wow that was a first normally everybody just laughed at my name. "Thank you, nobody's ever said that before. Have you lived here long?"

"Have I," she stated indignantly, "I have lived in this hell hole since I was 2 days old!"

"I take it that you wouldn't know anybody around here who's half decent at pulling a few pranks?"

She stared at me, and then laughed; her whole face light up when she laughed and I saw that she was most defiantly the prettiest I had ever seen. " I may know somebody who fits some of that description, except the part about being half decent at pulling pranks... she is AMAZING instead"

"Oh yeah, and who might that be," I said in a teasing voice

"ME!" she almost shouted. I could help it and burst in to absolute hysterics and before I knew it we were both chatting away like we had been friends for years. Within minutes we were comparing notes on pranks that we had pulled on our teachers over the years.

In the next lapse of conversation I asked Rachel who the boy was.

"Him? Oh he is just some kid who moved here in the summer, he isn't very friendly though, hardly talks to anyone."

"I think we might be able to wind him up big and proper... you know that prank I was telling you about, the one with the alarm clocks...

It was all set, the next day Rachel and I were going to have a great day, that freaky kid wouldn't know what hit him. Another reason for this prank, one that I hadn't told Rachel was so that I could get closer to 'The Boy' and hopefully find out what was...

A/N: Okay, as per normal it is short but not sure what else to put in if anyone has any ideas to help me please review. Thanks to Jadiie123 for keeping me writing. If I do have any readers please review : )

Lucy Reywood