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It was around nine o'clock at night. Angela had just picked up her son and Meredith headed inside to talk to her aunt. "So, school tomorrow?"

"Yup," Nicole smiled. "You'll be fine."

"Hopefully," She sat down at the kitchen table and ran a hand through her hair. Nicole sat down across from her. "I'm freaking out a bit."

"I moved the middle of my senior year in high school. I know it seems like it's going to be horrible, but I promise you it wont be."

"Good," Meredith nodded. "So, what are my rules?" She laughed.

"Don't worry, I only have a few." Nicole smiled. "Your curfew is midnight. I know Derek lives an hour away so every once in a while he can spend the night here, but you will be in your room and he can stay in the guest room. Uh, no drinking. And if you do please tell me and do it here and not at some Kegger."

"Oh, god," Meredith laughed.

"Hey, I was in high school not that long ago."

"Ten years, right?" Meredith smiled.

"Hey, I can easily move your curfew to an earlier time," Nicole smiled. "I think that's really it. You're smart and I know you'll make smart decisions."

"Derek can really sleep over?"

"Every so often."

"Thank you," Meredith smiled brightly.

Nicole smiled in response. "So tomorrow night, would you be interested in meeting my boyfriend?"

"You have a boyfriend? Since when?"

"About three months," She laughed. "You know how the family can be. Definitely not putting him through that yet."

"True." Meredith nodded. "I'd love to meet him."

"Good," Nicole looked at the clock. "You should probably be going to bed. You have to get up early."

Meredith groaned before placing her head on the table. "I hate school."

"Again. You'll be fine." She paused. "Oh," Nicole handed her a phone. "You dad said this was the last one you were getting so no breaking it."

"Oh, thank god."

x.x.x

"Coffee. Oh, my god, thank you," Meredith picked up the cup and leaned against the counter. "You rock."

"So I'm told," Nicole shook her head. "Go to school. Get an education."

Meredith grabbed her backpack and keys, said goodbye to her aunt, and headed outside to her car.

Her old school was huge. There were about 3,400 kids that attended it. The property that it was on was called the campus. Now, Meredith's new school? Complete and total opposite.

After getting her schedule, Meredith headed to her first class and took the empty desk that her new teacher told her to sit at.

How's the new school?
-Derek

Horrible. I think there's like maybe
fifty kids in the junior class.
-Meredith

And how much are you exaggerating?
-Derek

Not at all(:
-Meredith

"New kid or switch classes?" Meredith looked up to see someone sit down at the desk next to her.

"New kid." She smiled slightly.

"Damn. Moving in the middle of junior year must blow." She paused. "My name's Cristina."

"Meredith and haven't figured that one out yet."

"Well, you came to this school, so if you were hoping that it wouldn't… no such luck." She shook her head.

Maybe you should stop
texting me and be sociable(:
-Derek

Oh, fine. Too busy to talk to me?
-Meredith

"Damn," Meredith sighed. "Stereotypical high school?"

"Eh, more like it's so small that you know everyone's business. Everyone will know you're here by lunch and probably know your story."

"I don't have a story."

"Everyone has a story," Cristina paused. "and if they can't figure one out, they'll make one up."

"So, essentially people here suck?"

She nodded. "You're not so bad."

Of course not, baby.
-Derek

I have to go learn math or something ):
-Meredith

Have fun! (: Love you.
-Derek

I love you too
-Meredith