Understanding You

Chapter 1

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   School starts in an hour and a half and I'm getting up just now. I have to walk our dog, Hazel before I go to school. I'll have an hour to get ready, so I throw on a hoodie over my tank top and slipped on my Vans. I moved about a month ago and met my neighbor, Jake and we walked our dogs together every morning.

"Hey what's up Katie? Excited for the first day of school?" Jake said sarcastically as I walked up next to him. He's a funny guy.

"Oh yea twelfth grade will be fun," I also said sarcastically. "What about you?"

"No. I wanted to drop out but my mom said-"

"Hell naw!" I interrupted, sounding like his mom.

"Yea." He laughed.

We walked in silence for a while until he broke it by asking,"What happened to your dad?" I never even mentioned my dad and he asks what happened to him. That's the last thing I want to talk about.

"He's on a business trip." I lied.

"Why haven't seen any pictures of him in your house?" Well. He had me there.

"Ok. He abused my mom and wanted me to move to Paris with him. So my mom and I moved." I didn't want to tell anyone, but he's probably the closest thing I have to a "best friend".

"Hey, it's seven-thirty I gotta get dressed in normal clothes. See you in school!" He said.

"Yea." I replied. He also wore a hoodie with basketball shorts. I gotta admit, he looked kinda cute. Omg Katie, what are you thinking?!? He's your friend not your boyfriend! I thought.

   As I walked into my room I thought about what I told Jake. I never told anyone but Jaelin, and she asked like 10 times. He only asked once. I sat on my bed and thought.