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chapter one.

   "welcome back students to this very beautiful and sunny august 27th as we prepare for our long journey of a school year ahead of us." the annoucements rang on like a mosquito flying around a frog, asking for death.

  the first day is always the hardest day for me. what to wear...what to say....what the others will say. i could already tell this year was going to be a bummer since the most popular boy hated me and made everyone turn their backs against me. and if the whole school hates you, then your problem is like fixing a tangled slinky: impossible.

   i glanced around the room at the familiar yet matured students. beside me was the only one who understood. sian. she looked out of the corner of her eye to peek at me with her outrageous hazel/green/brown eyes. the beauty of them always made my dull chocolate brown eyes dull. and her hair was gently placed on her shoulders. i glanced down at my unruly hair and thought to myself 'must be nice..'

   the others just sat there, not even bothering to looking at me with curiousity like me to them. austin, the popular boy, must've got to them first, i thought to myself. we all just sat there, even the old teacher--who was eating a banana to my to my torture since i didn't have breakfast. all of a sudden i had the feeling that i was being watched, so i turned in my seat to find a boy, a really hot boy, staring at me with no interest at all. my face must've given away my confusion and his face twisted up into a beautiful, angelic smile. i dont know how long i stayed turned, but then i felt lightheaded--from kind of not breathing--and turned slowly to the front. the class was the simple thing: lecturing about rules, supplies, that stuff; but all i could think of was the unfamiliar boy behind me. i was beginning to think i was in one of those anxiety first day of school dreams that i always had before the actual day. i swiftly pinched myself. nope, still there.

   the minutes felt like years as the minute hand reached its spot and the bell rang. then there was a tower standing above me and i looked up to find the boy looking down at me with sky blue eyes under long, skater boy black hair. he smiled the heartbreaking smile again. "why hello. i'm jenson," he said, expecting me to restart my heart and answer.

  "um....h-hi. i-i'm melissa," i stuttered, and bit my lip. he'd obviously hasn't heard from the nazi austin yet. i smiled a shy smile, picked up my books and stood up. he abruptly but his hands on my shoulders, sat me down, and stole my books. "do you mind?" he asked politely.

   "oh no way. go ahead," i replied. we walked out the door and i could feel everyone staring at me like always. i peeked at him. still there. it looked like he was about to attempt small talk. thats fine, i guessed. as long as it wasnt about austin.

   "so whats this stuff about austin and how you conspired him and you're ugly. personally i dont think you are. what a jerk.." he trailed off. i smiled at the last part, but then panic soon took over after that second.

   "well...um, jenson. you kind of missed out and it's a long story," i confessed, not wanting to talk about it. he looked down with regret as if he knew he said something bad.

   "i'm sorry. i already know what happened. you're going to be late for band. i know how much you love playing oboe. i need to leave," he replied after walking down the stairs in a horrible awkward silence.

   i looked at him with concern, as a mother would do for her child, "what's wrong?" i asked to his pained expression. he gave me a look like, "you will never understand" and left. just like that. "gosh, talk about being over sensitive...but how weird. stalkerr," i joked to myself, ignoring the staring eyes.

  i walked beside sian as we walked to the cafeteria for lunch. i was filled with my own thoughts when she interrupted by saying, "so who was that boy who walked with you to lunch?"

  "his name is jenson," i said daydream way, "and he's a new student." she looked at me with a weird expression.

  "dont you remember a certain dominic who wont leave you alone?" she asked me. i stopped dead in my tracks at the name. my ex boyfriend. my clingy, jerky, will-do-anything-to-kill-my-new-crush, four foot tall, shrimpy ex-boyfriend. the cause of my summer to suck. the cause of austin hating me. grrr.

  "oh right. him," i answered bitterly. what a disturbed soul. we went out for three months and i broke up with him because he was too clingy. the result: four weeks trying to win me back and therepy. oh yes. i said therepy.

  we made it inside the crowded lunchroom and i saw him again. he was sitting alone in a corner table. i motioned sian to follow me to the table, but she decided to sit with the normal crowd. i shook my head and walked over to the chair across from him and met his gaze. "may i sit here?" i asked politely. he smiled and welcomed me to the table. i got out my food from my lunchbag. i was in midchewmode when i saw his empty side.

  "dont you want some food?" i asked through a full mouth. smooth, i thought. he smiled as though he heard my thoughts and shook his head.

  "nah. i can't." thus closing that conversation.

  "so..about earlier today..." i trailed off. he chuckled.

  "that was my fault. i apologize. it was nothing about austin that offended me. i had....other business." he was very good at this closing conversation thing.

   "if you want to hear the story.." i looked up at his curious diamond blue eyes. i took that as a yes. "last year, there's a boy named...dominic,"--i struggled to say his name--"who i went out with. austin apparently didn't like this so all he ever did was spread rumors about me. it was pretty unfair. i did nothing to antagonize him or anything. he just did it. i guess that's junior high for you," i joked, and giggled. i looked up at him at his humor, yet more curiousity, eyes. i smiled at the thought that he was paying attention. then i shook out of it and got back to my story. "so in the summer--he goes to my church also you see--and he made fun of me more, so i preached to him. and i dont know how he did it, but the school hates me now," i looked down, uncomfortable.

   "i dont hate you," he murmured. he smiled and took my hand. he was so strong, and my hand was just an ant compared to his. he abruptly took his hand away and scooted back as far as possible. "i'm sorry," he whispered and then he was gone like the first time. i looked out of the windows of the cafeteria, to find that our "beautiful first day back" was turning into a storm. then i saw him on the roof. he was just sitting there, troubled by something.

   he looked at me suddenly and we locked eyesight for who knows how long and he was gone again. then it started to rain. how peculiar, i thought.

part two will come if you like it.