Chapter 1

I was sinking in the sweetness of his kiss: it was furious, almost hungry, but it was full of love. It was that kind of kiss that every teenage girl dreams about. Exept... Whoa, what am I doing here? Yeah, I am dreaming again. Oh, crap. I have to get out of here. .. And then I woke up in my bedroom and I realized I have been dreaming again about my first time with that guy, Nathan. He was my boyfriend, well, kind of. I really loved him. We had a kind of bond, and everytime I was with him I was feeling high.
 But that was the past. It was all over. Now, sitting still in my bed, I realized I’ve been so stupid. I needed a change, and that’s what was going to happen today. It was the first day of school in the tenth grade and I was really exited after this long holiday.
 My mom’s voice reminded me that I had to get up now.
 “Rebecca, come on! You’ll be late again!”
 “Yes, Mom.”
 It wasn’t fair. I’ve always thought the classes should start in the afternoon, or maybe at night. I hated getting up early. Anyway, my mom was right.
 “I’m coming!” I brushed my red hair a little and I put on my dog shaped slippers. Yes, the truth is I am really lazy.
 “So, are you meeting Addison this morning?”
 “Yeah, sure. I almost forgot.”
 Addison was my best friend since second grade. I loved her. She was beautiful and every guy wanted to be with her. No, I’m not jealous. I don’t want to be like her. The only guy I can think about is.. “Oh, no. No, Bex, you have to forget him. He’s a jerk.”, I consoled myself. “You don’t need a relationship.”
 “Need a what? What did you say, sweetheart?”
 “Nothing, Mum. Nothing.”
 I ate my breakfast in silence. After that I started to pack my things for school. While I was getting dressed, my phone rang. It was Addison.
 “ ‘Morning, Bex!”
 “Oh, Hi, Addison! Are you ready?” “Yeah, actually, I am standing in front of your house. Are you coming?” “Sure. I’ll be there in two minutes.” I put on my shoes and when I started to leave, I saw my mother was already near me.
 “Good luck, honey. Have a nice day!”
 “Thanks, see you later.” I gave her a quick kiss on the cheek and then met Addison outside.
 “Sorry for keeping you waiting”, I said.
 “Doesn’t matter. So, I heard there’s a new guyin our class. I hope he’s good. The last one was an ass.”
 “Yes, you’re right. We’d better move faster or we’ll be late.”
 “I didn’t know you have been waiting so much to see Mrs. Ralph.”
 Mrs. Ralph was our math teacher. She wasn’t really old, but.. let’s just say she wasn’t a friend of mine. Anyway, maybe a cause is that i didn't like math very much.
 “No, I surely don’t.” She laughed.
 “Well, I’m sure you are dying to meet the new guy.”
 “Don’t be so sure.”
 So, after all this morning routine, we were finally here: The Highschool. The place where everybody has a specialization. First, there are the cheerleaders. I really don't like them. Maybe this is why they don't like me. They are all blondes and they all have boyfriends who are playing in the football team of the school. I am red haired and I don't have a boyfriend, but I am funny and easy-going, right? And I have good friends. Next is the football team. It is full of guys that are going to the gym everyday and they smell too much like parfume. Anyway, their ego is too big to talk about it. After that there is the theater crew. They are boring and nero minded. Belive me, you really don't want to meet them. And then there are the musicians, and that's where I am from. I’ve been playing playing the guitar since I was ten, but we're not a band or something like that. We're just hanging out sometimes. Addison is playing the piano since she was seven. She's really good.
 Anyway, every highschool is like that. But believe me, I like it. I have really good friends here and I can't imagine life without them.
 “Hey, girls!” it was Daniel. He was my best guy-friend. I really loved him. He was smart, he was black-haired and he was always listenning to me. He was more like a brother.
 With him and Addison, I could face every danger in this prison named “highschool”.
 “Hi, Daniel! How’s it going?”
 “Fine. We’d better hurry up or we’ll be late.”
 He was right, so we started heading to the main entrance. When we entered the classroom, it was almost full. “Oh, look! That’s the new guy and he’s pretty cute”, said Addison. And then, I saw him. Nathan. Then my mind started running away.

Ma scufundam in dulceata sarutului sau: era furios, aproape infometat, dar era incarcat de iubire. Era acel tip de sarut la care orice adolescenta viseaza. Doar ca..  Stai, ce fac aici? Da, visez iar. Oh, fir-ar. Trebuie sa ies de aici.. Si atunci m-am trezit in dormitorul meu si am realizat ca am visat din nou la prima data cand m-am culcat cu tipul acela, Nathan. El era prietenul meu, ei bine, intr-un fel. Chiar il iubeam, aveam un fel de legatura si de fiecare data cand eram cu el simteam ca plutesc.

Dar acela este trecutul, s-a terminat. Stand in patul meu, am realizat cat de proasta am fost.  Imi trebuia o schimbare, si asta se va intampla astazi. Este prima zi de liceu in clasa a 10a si eram foarte entuziasmata dupa o lunga vacanta.

Vocea mamei mele mi-a amintit ca trebuia sa ma trezesc acum.

 - Rebecca, haide! Vei intarzia din nou!

- Da, mama.

Nu era cinstit. Intotdeauna am crezut ca orele trebuie sa inceapa dupa-amiaza, sau chiar noaptea. Urasc sa ma trezesc devreme. Oricum, mama avea dreptate.

- Vin acum! MI-am pieptanat putin  parul roscat si mi-am luat paucii in forma de caine. Da, adevarul este ca sunt lenesa.

- Deci, te intalnesti cu Addison?

- Da, sigur. Aproape uitasem.

Addison este prietena mea inca din clasa a doua. O iubesc. Este frumoasa si fiecare tip vrea sa fie cu ea. Nu, nu sunt geloasa. Nu vreau sa fiu ca ea. Singurul tip la care ma gandesc este.. „Oh, nu! Nu iar! Trebuie sa il uiti. Este un idiot,” m-am consolat. „Nu ai nevoie de o relatie.”

- Sa ai nevoie de ce? Ce ai spus, draga?
- Nimic, mama, nimic.

Am mancat micul dejun in liniste.Apoi am inceput sa ma pregatesc pentru scoala. In timp ce ma imbracam, mi-a sunat telefonul. Era Addison.

- `Neata, Bex!

- Buna, Addison! Esti gata?

- Da, defapt sunt chiar in fata casei tale. Vii?

- Imediat. Voi fi acolo in doua minute.

Mi-am luat pantofii si cand am dat sa plec, am vazut ca mama era deja langa mine.

-Succes, draga. Sa ai o zi buna!

- Multumesc, ne vedem mai tarziu.

Am sarutat-o pe obraz si apoi m-am intalnit cu Addison afara.

-Scuze ca te-am facut sa astepti, i-am spus.

-Nu conteaza. Deci, am auzit ca este un tip nou la noi in clasa. Sper ca e bun. Ultimul a fost un idiot.

  

-Da, ai dreptate. Mai bine ne miscam sau vom intarzia.

- Nu stiam ca esti atat de nerabdatoare sa o vezi pe Doamna Ralph.

Doamna Ralph este profesoara noastra de mate. Nu e foarte batrana, dar.. sa spunem ca nu ma inteleg prea bine cu ea. Oricum, poate e pentru ca nu imi place matematica.

-Nu, cu siguranta nu. Ea rase.

- Oricum, stiu ca abia astepti sa il intalnesti pe noul tip.

-Nu fi atat de sigura.

. Dupa toata rutina asta de dimineata, am ajuns: Liceul. Locul unde toata lumea este specializata in ceva. In primul rand, sunt majoretele. Chiar nu le suport. Poate de aceea nici ele nu ma plac. Ele sunt blonde si au prieteni care joaca in echipa de fotbal a scolii. Eu sunt roscata si nu am prieten, dar sunt amuzanta si de treaba, nu? Si am prieteni buni. Apoi urmeaza echipa de fotbal. Este plina de tipi care se duc la sala in fiecare zi si miros prea tare a parfum. Oricum, ego-ul lor este prea mare pentru a vorbi despre el. Apoi este echipa de teatru. Sunt plictisitori, retardati. Credeti-ma, nu vreti sa ii intalniti. In cele din urma sunt muzicienii, din care fac si eu parte. Cant la chitara de cand aveam zece ani. Dar nu suntem o trupa sau ceva de genul asta. Doar iesim uneori. Addison canta la pian de cand avea sapte ani. Este chiar buna.

Oricum, fiecare liceu are asa ceva. Dar credeti-ma, imi place. Am prieteni buni aici si nu imi pot imagina viata fara ei.

-Hei, fetelor! Era Daniel. Era cep mai bun prieten al meu. Chiar imi place de el. Este inteligent, are parul negru si ma asculta intotdeauna. Este ca un frate pentru mine.

Cu el si Addison, pot infrunta orice pericol in aceasta inchisoare numita „Liceu”.

-Buna, Daniel! Cum merge?

-Bine. Ar trebui sa ne grabim sau vom intarzia.

Avea dreptate, asa ca ne-am indreptat spre intrarea principala. Cand am intrat in clasa, era aproape plina.

-Oh, uite! Este tipul cel nou si e chiar dragut, a spus Addison.

Si atunci l-am vazut: Nathan. Atunci mintea mi-a luat-o razna.