Ms. Americana and the Heartbreak Princess

Cruel Summer

It had been a whole summer since I've seen Gracie. I've been in Hawaii all summer and she's been dancing. Yes, we called twice a week but it wasn't enough. You could say it really has been a "Cruel Summer".

It was the very first day of sixth grade. We were middle schoolers now! I look at my schedule and I have Mrs. Kelly for my homeroom teacher but that wasn't my main priority. I look around unsure what to do until I see a familiar face.

"GRACIE!" I scream at the top of my lungs as I race toward her.

"BROOKE!" She screams and runs towards me, until we meet with a hug.

"I've missed you so much" I told her.

"I've missed you too! Who is your homeroom teacher?" She asks curiously.

"Mrs. Kelly," I say out of breath.

"Me too!" She screams very excited.

My face pales as I see who she was walking with. An all to familiar face who found my YouTube channel in the middle of the summer.

"Cash, didn't know you were coming here," I say dismissively.

Cash was on my basketball team and was the cousin of Gracie. Oh I also had the biggest crush on him. He didn't find out. Until Gracie accidentally told him. I never found out how he felt about it. It wasn't the Love Story I wanted.

"All three of us have the same homeroom teacher." Gracie says, trying to lighten the mood.

"That's great." I say.

We go to a very small school so in reality we only have two teachers and a PE coach. The good thing about it is me and Gracie are together all day. The thing is Cash and I... have some tension so say the least.