It all started last year. It was summer holidays and i was sick of sitting around all day. we had just moved houses from New Zealand to to a small town in New South Wales. I had no friends as i hadn't started school yet. So i pulled on my jacket and my boots and yelled out to mum that i would be off exploring. we live on 100 acres so i should find something to do. Ive been walking for about half an hour but still i find nothing that interests me.But wait, whats up ahead of me? it looks like a tree. as i get closer, it is a tree with long, curving roots. I start to climb and i hear something. "hello" says a strange mysterious voice. I look up and see a caramel coloured boy about the same age as me, 13. He has spiralling plaits in his uncombed hair. i just stand there stunned because i thought i was alone.I finaly say hello.I smile at him and tighten my shoelaces unsure of what to do. But when i look up, he is gone, and the skye is starting to set into pastel streaks of colours. I run home so mum won't worry just in time for dinner.when i went to bed that night, my dreams were full of a boy with caramel coloured skin and a tree with twisty roots.Today is monday. my first day of school. I pull on my black jeans and a pink t-shirt with my pink and black converses that dad sent me from europe.I think i look good except that my hair is is not soft thanks to a bottle of shampoo labled conditioner but i pull it back into a pony tail accsessorizing with a silver clip that stands out against my jet black hair.I get in our SUV and mum drives me to school. I drag my bag to my locker and punch in my combination then shove my bag into my locker."Hey". says a soft cool voice. I turn around to face a cute boy with his brown hair covering his eyes. "you must be Tiah." he says "im shae. " "h-hi". I stutter."see you around. " he says and walks away, leaving me staring after him. I feel eyes burning into my back and look around to see three girls staring at me. The leader of the three has long brown curls and a pretty floral dress on. "hi, im-" I start. "save it." says the girl. "Look, i'll let you on a little secret, if you wanna stay on my good side, then stay away from Shae". and with that, she turned around and sashayed down the corridor with her friends. shrugging it off, I walked to my first period.I had just finished history and was on my way to math, my last period, with the infamous Mr Meyer. I slid into an empty seat and started drawring on the margins of my notebook when a note landed on my desk. I opened it and read it. 'Brooke is so sorry that she yelled at you. sometimes she can overreact. Anyways, meet us after school in the main bathroom near admin building. see u there. xoxo'.I turned around to see Jasmine at the desk behind me. I nodded and she pulled out her phone and started texting. Math flew by fast and soon enough it was time to meet the trio, aka jasmine, brooke and violet.I opened the door to the bathroom and went inside. "heelllp!!" said a voice that sounded like jasmine. "jasmine? are you ok?" I walked around and came to a shower door slightly ajar. Before I could stop it, I felt hands pushing me inside the shower. A cold rush of water came and drenched me. I heard laughter, but it faded as the trio left the bathroom. I quickly walked out of the bathrooms and tried not to slip. I reached the bus just in time and got on without a word.on the bus I found a seat. I tried to ignore the laughter from curious students and focoused on the swirly pattened seats. "A little cold for a swim, isnt it?" said violet, and this time every one laughed.
