"Jeff!" I screamed at my boyfriend who was busy smirking and holding my Science book over my head. He loved to take advantage of the fact that he was over 8 inches taller than me.
"Give. Now." I glared at him.
He rolled his eyes and dropped the book into my hands.
"Thanks." I said as I kissed his cheek before running off. I was already late for class, and him blocking my path had just increased my tardiness. I ran up to my class, only to find that my teacher had already closed the door, which officially stated that I was late. I quietly knocked on the door and watched as Mrs. Cremlock turned her head towards the small glass window to gaze at me. She walked over and opened the door.
"Tardy, Miss Cassidy?"
I looked at the ground and nodded. She sighed and stepped out of the doorway. I walked at a quick pace to my desk and sat down. Mrs. Cremlock closed the door and returned to her postion in front of the board. As she resumed teaching, I opened my Science book. I had started to read the first paragraph of the chapter when I felt something hit the back of my head. I turned to see Maddie, my best friend, discreetly pointing to her phone. I nodded and took mine out. Careful to hide it behind a few books, I checked my text messages.
From: Maddie
Where were u? And come over tonight? Need help 2 pick out outfit 4 shoot.
I cringed at her horrible texting. I suppose I should have been used to it by now, but I wasn't. I had forgotten all about her photo shoot. She had been excited about it for weeks now. I mean, Maddie had it all. The nice body shape, beautiful face, perfect height... I got the occasional second glance from guys, but she got the wolf wistles. And someone had noticed. Namely Jacqueline Meyer, owner and CEO of Meyer's models, an agency that had recently signed with Maddie.
To: Maddie
With Jeff. Sure, I'll be at your dorm at 6:00.
Her first offical photo shoot was in two days, and it was all she could talk about. I was happy for her, but also a little jealous. Not that I would ever tell her that.
I put my phone in my back pocket and turned my focus back on what I was supposed to be reading. Something about radioactivity. I zoned out and before I knew it, everyone was getting out of their seats. I hadn't even heard the bell ring. I shook my head and grabbed my books and walked out of class to my locker. After failing at correctly entering my code, prince charming came to the rescue and did it for me. I smiled up at Jeff and watched him grin back.
We had only been dating for just over a month, and I still couldn't believe a guy like him was with me. With his cute blonde hair and soft brown eyes, I wasn't the only girl who liked him. Far from it. He was muscular and slightly tanned, and most of all was funny. He was a natural class clown, with not a serious bone in his body.
"So, what should we do tonight?" He asked, while leaning down to gently kiss my neck.
"Well I'm going to Maddie's. I don't know what your doing." His mischievous grin turned into a slight frown. I shrugged. "Sorry."
"Whatever, I'll see you tomorrow." He quickly kissed me and walked down the hall. I grabbed my school bag and locked my locker and went to my dorm room. It wasn't that far, a five minute walk from the school. The dorms were in a seperate building, one side for the boys and the other for the girls.
I took out my key and unlocked the door. Throwing my bag onto the ground, I walked in and opened my clothing drawer. I hesitantly put on jean shorts and a somewhat fitted navy blue t-shirt. I turned towards the full body mirror I had bought a while ago. I took a step towards it and observed myself. I saw a short 17 year old girl, standing at 5'2 staring back at me. I looked over at the picture of me from 10th grade on my dresser. I certainly had changed. I looked back at my reflection in the mirror. My blue eyes had remained the same. My blonde hair had gotten a lot lighter and longer since then. I was slightly taller now, and had contacts instead of wearing my glasses. I no longer had my braces. And the most significant change of all, I was 30 pounds lighter. I still had curves, but not as big as before. As I kept looking in the reflective glass, I kept wishing I looked different. But then I shook my head. There was no changing how I look. I'm fine just the way I am now.
