CHAPTER 1! he would've been embarrassed if he had enough time to react

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CHERRY MOVED THROUGH THE CROWD IN THE HALLWAY!

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CHERRY MOVED THROUGH THE CROWD IN THE HALLWAY!

Her best friend, Aria Da Silva, walked beside her. Both girls peered down at their schedules, noses crinkled with dissatisfaction.

"I'm not ready to be a junior. I'm gonna go home." Aria decided, which earned a deadpan look from the other girl.

"Class hasn't even started yet." Cherry scolded until she caught a glimpse of Hartley coming down the hallway with a bright yellow hat in hand.

She immediately turned on her heel to disappear in the other direction. If Hartley caught her, she'd be forced into yet another Sunshine Club activity.

Aria grabbed her by her backpacks handle loop, yanking her back.

"Good morning!" Hartley greeted, dragging two fellow juniors behind her. "Just wanted to introduce you guys to some friends."

Cherry let out a dramatic groan but then straightened up and offered her hand out to the girl standing behind her friend.

That left Aria to shake the boy's hand, who smelled vaguely of some sort of nostalgic scent. She tilted her head as her brain scrambled together to figure out just who she was looking at.

"Do I know you?" Aria questioned.

He almost yelped at her curiosity. "No. I'd remember someone with a face like that." He told her and then realized how terrible that sounded. "You're beautiful is what I meant to say."

"I'm Amy Madden. The dude talking to himself is my brother, Jake." Amy introduced, gesturing to herself.

"She's got another brother around here." Hartley informed, glancing around the hallway to try to point him out.

"Colby." Amy confirmed. "I tell everyone he's adopted."

"He's a sophomore too. Maybe you could show him around?" Hartley suggested, practically bouncing off the walls.

"I totally would!" Cherry replied, copying her friend's enthusiastic tone. "But I don't want to."

The bell rang as her denial echoed in Hartley's ears.

All of them said their goodbyes, some more willing than others. Aria only gave a half-wave as she walked away. Her priority was trying to recognize that strange, lanky guy.

Cherry settled into her seat at the back of the classroom in the middle of the second to last row. The perfect placement to not be called on so often, if ever.

Before she knew it, her head was hitting her arms, her eyes shutting.

The night before, she and Aria were defeating villains until the early dawn. She yawned into her elbow.

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