Chapter 1

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Beep! A received a text from my phone.

New text message
From: Mom
Bye honey! Be careful! I love you!

I smiled as I locked my phone to put my bag on the plane. I took my seat next to an older lady, she seemed really nice. She looked at me and we smiled at each other.

I pulled out my headphones and began to play music so I can think about this whole trip I am going on currently. The first song that came on was by Panic! At The Disco - Nine in the Afternoon. So I'm an 17 year old girl who's off to Sydney, Australia by herself to go to a new high school. I know nobody there. The reason I'm going is because my parents absolutely hate me, well my dad does. My mom loves me to death exept, I don't live with my mom I live with my dad. I began to drift off to when my dad would abuse me when I was 6 or 7.

"Would you like anything ladies?" the plane assistant offers us. I quickly snap out of my terrible thoughts. "No thank you," The elderly lady and I say in sync.

I slightly but quickly buzz off to sleep with my ear buds still in.

"Brooke?" I hear a mysterious yet gentle voice call.
I look up to see my beautiful mother who I haven't seen for over a year or so. She brings me into the biggest hug you could imagine.

"Your flight to Sydney will end in 30 minutes"
I wake up to the blaring announcement in the background of my music still going straight into my ears. I look at the older lady still sitting next to me, knitting something. "Hey, that's cool! I've never been taught how to knit, it seems cool," she just smiles in return.

Before I knew it I was in Sydney, the place I've always wanted to be in. I'm here, without parents and underage. I have no idea where I was staying because my dad and I had a serious fight last week so I bought plane tickets and left. I got my luggage and went to a local hotel checking in. I got inside my hotel for the night and plopped down on the bed thinking of what I just did.

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I decided to unpack everything and head to the new school to get a tour since its only noon. I grab my keys, phone, and I brushed my hair quickly so I look somewhat decent.

I got to the school it seemed very "popular" of a high school. I pass a sign saying "Hamilton High School" the sign was pretty big. I come to what I think is the main entrance. I come to the office explaining that I need a tour and the principal came out introducing himself.

"Hi, my name is Mr. Poage," he said with a deep, and manly voice. "Hi, my name is Brooke!" I told him. "Well here, let me show you around," he faintly smiled. I nodded.

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After the tour of the actually decent school, he said I could go around looking around on my own. He just told me not to go in any of the classrooms, which, I respect. I had no reason to go in one anyways. I decided to go outside since he didn't really include outside in the tour. I went outside around the while school to the back. When I got there, I just pushed myself against the wall. I just sat there.

"Woah dude why did you do that?!" an unknown voice called. I tensed up not knowing where they were, I stayed quiet. I followed the voices as they kept speaking. I turn a wall and see four really tall framed boys.

"Uh.. What are you doing here?" I question. "Because we can do what we want," the tallest boy scrolling his phone not even looking up. "Damn..." a boy with bright red hair said looking up at me. "Get the hell away from us!" a boy with dark brown hair stares at me. I glumly stare at him back.

//That Boy Luke Hemmings\\Where stories live. Discover now