Caragh

Start-New year new me.

I'm Caragh Paterson. I'm 16 years old and perhaps what you could call a typical teenage girl, I'm into the latest bands, fashion trends and who the hottest boys are. With a slim build and long,lanky legs I stand at an average 5"5. My straight hair comes down to my belly button and is a coppery brown. I have my dads eyes, hazel with more green in one that the other. My pale face is dotted with freckles which is strange considering neither my mum or dad have freckles now that I think of it. Now let me get into the story.

It's a new year new me. 20th of January and today is my first day at my new high-school in California, very different from London where I come from. My dads a lawyer and got offered an amazing job over here so me my mum ,dad and younger sister moved all the way out here to start fresh.

7am. I clamber out of bed, and manoeuvre myself around the piles of boxes filled with ornaments and furniture yet to be unpacked, until I find my way to the kitchen. "Morning sweetie" my dad looks up over a newspaper, as he sits at the table- coffee in hand. "Morning, any more of that coffee you've got?" I ask, "already made" dad smiles, "over on the counter". I pick up my coffee, kiss dad on the cheek and go upstairs to get ready.

I hear my phone vibrating, and after what seems like minutes trying to find it through the clutter, I pick up. "Hello?" I say, "hey! I hope your not like at school or anything yet, I'm still getting used to this whole time difference thing" my best friend Jess explains, "oh no I just got up" I laugh, "good! sooooo, are you nervous?" Jess questions, I sigh, "of course I am, I know nobody, I can already tell it's going to be disastrous" "you'll be fine Caragh, just yknow, be yourself and all that cliche advice you get when start a new school" Jess giggles, "I can only hope! Jess this would be so much easier if you were here to keep me calm" I say, "keep me sane as you always do...I miss you so much already!" "Don't get all soppy on me... although I do miss you too, you'll make new friends in no time! Plus American boys are really cute. Maybe you'll get yourself a boyfriend" she laughs over the phone. "I can only wish" "well I'll let you get ready Caragh, call you later yeah?" Jess asks. "Okay bye!" And with that I hang up, I realise it's already 7.30 and there's no way I'm being late on my first day! So I hop in the shower quickly, dry myself off and stand in front of my wardrobe.

What to wear? The sky outside was dull, it wasn't too cold probably about 15 degrees, in London right now it'd probably be about 5 degrees. One bonus to moving here, is that the weather will be ten times better! I decide to pop on a pair of black skinny jeans, an Adidas jumper on and some trainers- simple but stylish. I blow dry my hair and brush it through before putting on a light layer of makeup and downing the last of my coffee. Done. I hear my mum shouting me and my sister (Penny, she's 14) downstairs, it was time to go. So I grab my phone and bag and jog downstairs.

"Penny could you not find your own clothes to wear?" I say as I'm greeted to penny wearing my shoes and my jumper. She flutters her long lashes at me, "it's just you have such good taste and I love..." I laugh, "okay whatever, enough of the sweet talk" my mum smiles and we head out the door.

"Got everything girls?" My mum asks as we pull up at the huge school. It looks exactly like they do in the movies. Even the people look American. "Yup" me and penny reply in unison. "Okay...well good luck , you guys will do just fine, I know it" she gives us a smile from the front seat. I take a deep breath, "thanks mum" I open the car door, "bye."

Me and penny walk close together, she was just as nervous as me, this school was so much different from London. The atmosphere seemed happier, more relaxed but the school was so much bigger and there were loads more people! We make our way to the office to get our timetables and things. Penny knocks up the courage to speak to the rather grumpy looking woman behind the desk. "Um excuse me" she asks, the woman looks up, "today's our first day, we were told to come to the office". The woman smiles weakly, "you must be Penny and Caragh Paterson then?". "Yes" I reply, twiddling my thumbs, and glancing around. "Okay Penny if you'd like to come with me and Caragh , __________ will show you around".

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Okay guys! First option! Each option will change the outcome of the story and maybe even which characters are in the story. So choose wisely.

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Do you want Blaire a polite, nice looking girl, with glasses and a friendly smile to show you around?
OR
Do you want Dylan an African American boy, with gorgeous eyes and great muscles to show you around?

If you chose Blaire then go to----Nerdy stoner prep
If you chose Dylan then go to----Don't be creepy