The Reason Why You Shouldn't Fall in Love

Introduction

Summer

My name is Summer Jessica Zaayer. I am thirteen years old and some say I'm the awkward girl at school. I am also known as the loudmouth or the-one-who-talks-too-much-and-always-gets-into-trouble girl. I attend Ravenwood Middle School or RMS for short. I am very adventurous and out there. The type that will try out for the cringiest school drama, even if it's very unlikely I will get in. You could say I'm not afraid to try new things or I'm just crazy. I'm also known for accepting crazy dares, just as long as they aren't too crazy and not dangerous. I've already had plenty of detentions. I've even been to the principal's office once. I'm not bad, I just find it hard to keep my mouth shut. I have this annoying little sister, Amber. She's eight, in third grade. At home, she pranks and bugs me all the time. Other times she's really shy and timid. Cassidy is my bestie. She loves gymnastics, ceramics, and poem writing. A weird combination, but it works.

School is a few months in. It's kind of crazy how life goes so fast. I'm already thirteen, but I feel so young still. I'm supposed to be mature, but I'm the opposite. There is this bully, Derek, total jerkface. He teases people all the time. He's the only person I don't talk to when I sit next to him. Or he'll just start making fun of me. 

Cole

Hey, I'm Cole Xavier Pheonixson. I go to Ravenwood Middle School. Since school has already started for a while, I have already decided to join the school American Football team, cuz ya know, I'm good at it. At school, I'm cool and popular, at home I'm just some random kid who has the energy of a tornado. Even though I have only a few good friends, they are all cool and we like to hang around each other a lot. We all like to do sports and work out together. I have an older brother in college. He's buggy and sometimes I wonder how he got a girlfriend. That makes me think, maybe I can get a gurl. There's this girl whom I've eyed a bit every so often when I don't think she's looking. She's normal, not popular or anything. The bad thing is, she has gotten a handful of detentions before. So I guess being a jock, is pretty nice, I get to hand in things late and doge detentions though I try not to do those bad kid stuff. I don't think she's crazy about me or anything, she always seems like she doesn't care. My goal for this year is to try to get closer to her.

Then there's the bully, he never stops teasing people. Being there and helping people makes me feel important at school, I should really work on not being so bad boy all the time. All the girls try to stick up to me, I'm not really fond of that stuff, so I pretend to ignore it. I think I'll just stick to that Summer girl.

Summer's Feelings Before Church

I could never feel more nervous to go to this new church. For some reason, my sister is the shy one, but she makes friends easier. I guess she's young and doesn't have to deal with teenage drama. I can talk to people easily though. I never stand alone in the crowd. I always talk to people. It's just creating good relationships that I struggle with. So I'm nervous. I have butterflies in my stomach and they are going crazy. I just need to make a good impression and I'll be fine, right? I hope that there is at least someone from my school there. I wish we didn't have to move. We moved house so we can be closer to school. That also meant finding a church that was closer to home. As long as I keep it cool, I'll be fine, I hope.

Cole's Feelings Before Church

I feel normal going to church and have been going to church ever since I was born. I like having new people come to church, then I can have more friends and socialize more since my mom says I can't just stare at my phone all day. Sometimes, I take too long fixing my hair, I'm self-conscious okay! Don't judge people. I'm just scared that my family would be late again just because of me. I really hope it's that girl from school, from all the rumors I hear even though she's not popular. It's about me, that's why. Anyways, she moved houses, somewhere near mine, I think. Why am I so selfish sometimes? Heh.