Chapter 1

So, it's the weekend before becoming freshman at Gregor heights. Yes my BFF's dad owns the school but that doesn't give an advantage to Liz, Her, or Me. Also, my all time crush Tom Sawyer yes he's got the same name issue as me, does that mean anything? is scheduled to be in almost all the same classes, except for gym thankfully, throughout the year. Thanks to Sally and the dad owning the whole school help I guess it does give us an advantage. Hmm?. Liz, and I are going to Sal's house to go swimming and of course gossip about Monday!

"Ding-Dong" sounds the doorbell, as Sal opens the door bawling.

"Sal, what happened?" I ask worriedly as I can tell Liz is wonders the same thing.

"It's J..J…J….Jess" In a quivering voice

Oh yah, maybe I should tell you about Jess Titan. He's a football jock that doesn't understand relationships, for Sal and him breakup and then makeup every other week. It gets annoying after awhile but, BFF's are always there for each other. Right?

"Did you guys breakup again?" I ask trying to sound sympathetique.

"A..Ah Hun" She says trying to keep together. Liz and I bring her inside the house and sit on the couch and talk enough confidence she calms down and calls him, after we found out that he didn't exactly dump her, she only got a text from someone saying that he would. But, this time he actually said he was wondering if she wanted to go to the Freshman Welcoming Dance, which of course she said yes to. Finally after going through Kleenex box after Kleenex box did we actually get to go to our usual swim, tan, gossip, swim, tan, gossip routine! Luckily we're sleeping over so even after the minor setback we can still have time to gossip the night away.

"Thanks a billion times Sal for getting Sawyer and I's classes together, I hope he asks me to the Freshman Welcoming Dance it would be sooooo much fun to go with him!"

"Yah well at least you have a potential BF, mines taken" Liz says annoyed since the guy she likes is already in a relationship with her arch-enemy, Joannie Losange. She's the queen bee at our school, which is why she's dating quarterback/Liz's crush Jeff Kingley. I must admit though he's not exactly ugly.

"Cheer up Liz I heard that he and Joannie got in a big fight, and this time I mean BIG! Might be the end of their relationship." I say trying to cheer her up. You know I guess we are a lot alike with the whole gossiping thing but, I mean what can I say, telling the latest dish on people isn't fun, that would be lying. Well, anyway during the middle of our gossiping I got a phone call from Sawyer you can believe how happy I was until I found out it was a pocket call. The call was him and Jess talking about me….. I found out the usual stuff and that he's too shy to ask me out but seriously is crushing on me so I've decided to start playing hard to get.

Here are the 10 Steps to get in a relationship, acting "Hard to Get" and assuming everything goes according to plan.

Step 1: Ignore.

Step 2: Become friends.

Step 3: Ignore again.

Step 4: Somehow go with Sal on date with Jess and get Jess to bring Sawyer. Small talk with Sawyer.

Step 5: Pretend nothing happened on the "Date" and Ignore.

Step 6: Miss 3 of his calls.

Step 7: Answer 4th call, and accept to go on a double date with Sal and Jess.

Step 8: Go on a regular date.

Step 9: Eat lunch together.

Step 10: Your in a relationship!

Somewhere in the middle I hope he ask me to the Welcoming Dance.

Fingers Crossed!