“Beep! Beep! Beep!” Haley raised her hand and swatted at the alarm clock. “Great! Time to get up for school!”, Haley said sarcastically while getting out of bed. Today was her first day of school. She was going to be attending Tates Creek High School in Lexington, Kentucky. She walked to her bathroom and began to brush her teeth. She noticed butterflies in her stomach. “Who wouldn’t be nervous attending a new school in the middle of their senior year?”

Thirty minutes later Haley was dressed and putting on her makeup. She finished and looked at herself in the mirror. “No too bad.”, Haley said to herself. She was wearing tight blue jeans, a red tank top with a matching sweater over it, and black healed sandals. Her sun streaked brown hair hung loosely over her shoulders. “okay, time to hit the road.” She grabbed her book bag and her car keys and walked down the stairs. Her mother was cleaning the kitchen downstairs. “Why are you cleaning Mom? Don’t you have work today?”, Haley asked standing in the doorway. “Oh yes. I don’t have to be there until 10 though. I should be home around 6 tonight.” Her mother had gotten a job at a lawfirm. She was a lawyer. “Okay Mom. I’m going to school.” She kissed her mom on the cheek. “Okay sweetheart. See you tonight. You look great.” “Thanks Mom.”, she said closing the door.

It was about a 10 minute drive to school. It seemed to go by all too quickly for Haley though. “Okay Haley. You can do this.”, she said to herself stepping out of the car. She had already registered and had her classes, so all she had to do now was find them. Amazingly, she found home room and took a seat in the back. A girl with layered auburn hair sat next to her. “Hi, are you new here?”, the girl asked cheerfully. “Yes, it’s my first day. This school is so big!”, Haley said relieved that she had someone to talk too. “Well, my name is Kameron White.”, she said introducing herself. “I’m Haley Ashcroft.”, she said shaking Kameron’s hand. “Do you know anybody here?”, Kameron asked. “No, you are the first person my age I have talked to since I moved to Lexington.”, Haley explained. “You can eat lunch with me if you like.”, Kameron offered. “Thanks, I would like that.” “In the mean time though. Are you having trouble finding your classes?” “Like I said before, this is a pretty big school. So yeah. I am.”, Haley said embarrassed. “Oh, that’s no problem. Let me see your schedule and I’ll tell you where everything is.”, Kameron said understanding Haley’s situation. “Oh, thank you! You are such a big help!”, Haley said handing her schedule to Kameron. She explained where all of the classes were and Haley breathed a sigh of relief. “Look! We have 8th period together too!”, Kameron said pointing. “Good, atleast I’ll have you to talk to in class.” “Oh don’t worry. The people at this school are pretty friendly. You’ll do great.”, Kameron said smiling reassuringly.

The bell rang for class to begin. A short thin lady walked in. “That’s Mrs. Taylor. She is the coolest teacher in this school.”, Kameron whispered. Haley smiled. She was starting to feel at home. Fourty-five minutes later the bell rang signaling to change classes. “Bye Haley. Meet me at your locker and we’ll walk to lunch together okay?” “Okay, bye!”, Haley said gathering her books. She easily found her next class thanks to the help that Kameron had given her earlier. She found a seat and sat down. This was her favorite subject. Chemistry. She had always been good in her science courses. Haley was looking at her book when she sensed that someone had sat down next to her. It was a very good looking guy. He had a chiseled jaw, high cheek-bones, sandy blond hair, and crystal blue eyes. “Hi.”, he said smiling a million dollar smile. “Hi.”, she said smiling back. “What’s your name?”, he asked curiously. “Haley Ashcroft.”, she said running her hand through her hair. “That’s a pretty name.” “Thanks.”, she said trying not to turn every shade of red imaginable. “Well, I’m Brian Littrell.”, he said holding out his hand. “Nice to meet you.”, Haley said returning the gesture. “Nice to meet you too.” “How are you liking Tates Creek so far?”, he asked, his blue eyes so enchanting. “I like it really good so far. Everyone I have met has been so nice.”, she explained “Including me?”, he asked sarcastically. “Including you.”, she said laughing.

The teacher walked in. He was plum with white hair. His round glasses were at the end of his nose. “What is this teacher’s name?”, Haley leaned and whispered to Brian. “Mr. Bentley.”, he whispered back. She nodded her head. “Okay class. I want you to partner up. This is going to be a major project so get with someone you don’t mind working with outside of class.”, the plump teacher instructed. Haley’s heart began to race. “What if no one wants to be my partner? This is going to be so traumatizing!”, she thought to herself in panic. She felt a tap on her shoulder. It was Brian. “Be my partner?”, he asked with a puppy dog face. “Sure.”, she said smiling at how cute he looked. Mr. Bentley gave the assignment and soon enough class was over. Brian and Haley exchanged addresses and phone numbers so they could work on the project that night. They decided to work at Brian’s house. The rest of her classes before lunch went by rather quickly.

Haley met Kameron at her locker and they walked to a picnic table outside. “So how was your day so far?”, Kameron asked pulling an apple out of her sock. “Well, in chemistry I met a really hot guy. We are partners in the project so I am going to his house tonight.”, Haley said peeling her orange. “Really, what is his name?” “Brian Littrell.” Kameron just about choked on her apple. Haley laughed at her and asked if she was okay. “You are going to THE Brian Littrell’s house?”, Kameron asked excited. “Yeah. Why is that so great?” “Well, he is just about the sweetest and greatest guy in the world! I mean he is popular, kind, charming, smart, friendly, and not mention the greatest looking guy in this school!”, Kameron informed her. “Well, I can tell he is sweet and good looking!”, Haley said before taking a bite out of her orange. “Girl, you better call me tonight and give me details when you get back from his house!” Haley laughed. “I will!! I will!!”