Switched

Hey! You stole my face!

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I snap out of a peaceful dream to the irritating screach of my alarm.

"Tegan ( pronounced tee-gen) don't you dare hit that snooze button especially on this important day!" Sylvia called from downstairs.

Sylvia and Mark are my adoptive parents even though I was very fortunate to be adopted by these amazing people, it still gives me a hard time calling them mom and dad. But, they are okay with me calling them by their first names.

I peel the covers off of me, and jump into a cold shower hoping it will wake me up.

I slip on a simple skater dress. I'm not a girly girl, but when traveling between many foster homes, I've never been lucky enough to have such nice clothes.

Mark is a pediatric doctor, and Sylvia is a college professor. So they can afford to not only support me, but also make me quite comfortable.

" Tegan hurry up you're gonna miss the bus" Mark called as I finished up my braid.

Because of budget cuts, Sylvia lost her job, and we moved to North Carolina. Starting a new school never gets easier especially in the middle of October.

I grab a granola bar and kiss my parents goodbye before facing the world. I walk quickly, but not so fast so I can enjoy the natural beauty Greensboro North Carolina has to offer.

It's definitely a change from the Michigan cold, I truly love the change from the biting cold winter to a nice year round summer climate.

After the surprisingly uneventful bus ride, I somehow manage to find the main office to pick up my schedule and a map of Smith high school.

" Erm hi, I'm Tegan, I was hoping to get my schedule? " I shyly ask the secretary.

I really need to work on my people skills...

" Oh yes of course dear, let me just print out some stuff for you."

She handed me several sheets of paper some of which include my schedule, my locker number and combination, a map of the school, and a bunch of other forms and permission slips etc. that my parents need to fill out.

Just as I was about to walk out, the secretary wheeled in a huge cart stacked with giant books. She picked out six of the textbooks and plopped them in my arms.

" Would you like someone to help you around the school your first few days here Tegan?" The secretary questions.

" Umm, no I think I'll be fine" I mumble

"Alright then you better get going because 1st hour starts in three minutes."

I walk out of the office, and study the map. After a minute of wandering through mobs of kids, I still couldn't find my locker. These books were getting heavy!

" Hey, watch where you're going!"
A guy probably 6 foot towered my 5'3 frame. He had the bluest eyes, and David Tennant hair. All I could think of was how hot and muscular he looked.

I bumped into him causing all my books to hit the ground.

" Jess, why are you carrying all of those books, aren't you headed to gym class?"

" Jess? Who's Jess? I'm Tegan I'm new here."

"Uhhh Ok.... Well, Tegan let me help you with those books. Oh and you're holding the map upside down"

" Uh do you mind helping me find my locker?

" Ok fine lets see your locker number is C89, so that means your locker is on the 3rd floor. And your 1st hour is also conveniently on the same floor! "

I barely heard what he had to say, I was admiring the hot guy standing in front of me. I snapped out of my faze when he took my hand and pulled me towards the staircase.

" Oh and by the way my name's Austin"

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My first half of the day went well enough. I made some friends and one of them just happened to be a really cute guy named Austin! I drop off my books at my locker, and head to the cafeteria.

" Hey Jess! You look nice today!" The girl in front of me in the lunch line acknowledges.

Why do people keep calling me Jess? Who is this Jess person anyways? I was getting sick of it. My name is Tegan and like being called that.

Before I could say anything, she payed for her food and walked away. I did the same. I was so busy looking for a place to sit I didn't notice as I ran into somebody. Again. My lunch went everywhere...

" Oh I'm so sorr--"

Then she turned around. Her strawberry blonde hair in a braid identical to mine. She had the same freckles dusting her pale nose just like me.

Coincidence or fate I don't know, but we both happen to be wearing similar dresses. I now know why people kept calling me Jess.

We were literally identical.

"Hey! You stole my face!"

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First chapter, hope you enjoy! Kind of a boring chapter but I wanted to create suspence, so it will get better I promise.

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