Lost

Chapter 1

My name's Alexa Woods, and I just turned nineteen not too long ago. I just finished high school last year at Northbrook High with straight A's on my report card. And for the past four months I've endured the worst pain and suffering I've ever experienced, all because of a seemingly innocent boy named Liam.

Yes, Liam Payne. 1/5 members of the band One Direction. He's extremely famous all over the place, and the most popular guy in my school obviously. But he has a kind heart, unlike most selfish popular dudes. Or, should I say, he had a kind heart. Over time his kind personality grew more and more distant.. and now, he's a total douchebag.

I met Liam five years ago when I was only fourteen. That's where the story begins. It was the year of 2009, and I was a freshman at Northbrook. I remember it was the first day of school, September 9th.

I rode the bus to school that day for the first time in my life, forced to sit next to Anna Hawkins, the creepiest and nerdiest girl in my grade. I'd known her since pre-K. She had always disturbed me, and as I sat there she was blowing snot into her hands and wiping it on the window. Disgusting.

The bus arrived at school at 8:00 sharp. I followed the crowd of students into the main entrance of the building. I barely knew my way around this place. Unlike the other kids, I didn't have the chance to tour the school over the summer like they did.

I glanced at the map of Northbrook in my hands that I had printed off the school website the night before. My first class was AP English with Mr. Ferdinand in room 118. I didn't have to walk very far. Being the organized person I am, I already had my books for all my classes with me in my baby blue tote bag slung over my shoulder, so I didn't need to go check out my locker right now. And anyways, it's all the way on the other side of the school and if I go now i'll be late.

I walked into the classroom, and there were barely any students in there yet even though the class had 30 students in it and there were only two minutes till the bell. I only knew a small amount of people who go to this school, I then realized. A few kids I've grown up with attend Northbrook, but they are surely the only people I know. I really needed to focus on making some new friends, it'd be good for me.

"Hello, I'm Mr. Ferdinand." a kind looking man who is standing near the whiteboard says and shakes my hand. He seems nice enough, and his smile is welcoming.

"And you are?" he asks, grinning.

"Oh... um." I stammer. I do not have very good communication skills with people unless they are one of my close friends.

Mr. Ferdinand chuckles. "Go on." he says.

"I'm Alexa Woods." I finish.

"Ahh." he said in an understanding tone. "I heard you are a very smart young girl, Alexa. I expect excellence from you in this class."

I smile awkwardly. "Thank you, Mr. Ferdinand." I tell him.

"You're welcome, Ms. Woods." he replied with another kind smile. More students have filed into the classroom now and have taken their seats.

He seemed to notice I was looking at the class. "You may take a seat of your choosing." he added.

I nodded and swiftly made my way over to a desk close to the back of the room. I hated being in the front. I always have.

The desks were just arranged in rows, like a normal high school would. They were spread apart by a decent space. Hopefully you can all visualize that, after all it's a pretty basic setup.

As soon as I sat down and placed my bag on the floor next to my desk, the bell rang. It was quite loud especially since it was located on the wall just outside of the classroom.

I feel someone tap a finger against my shoulder. I spin around to my left, and there sits a very cute boy. He is flashing a smile at me. His teeth are pearly white and literally perfect. Actually, everything about him looks perfect the minute I laid eyes on him. Little did I know this adorable, innocent-looking boy would shatter my heart five long years later.

He had beautiful brown, healthy looking hair that is slightly curly at the tips, and light hazel eyes. His skin was tan and glistening, and he had absolutely no sign of acne. Hallelujah.

His hands were casually folded together on top of the desk. "I'm Liam Payne." he said with a natural British accent, grinning wildly. My heart thumped hard against my chest. What was I supposed to do? Introduce myself back?

"I'm Alexa." I said finally, returning a smile and trying to sound as casual as possible.

"Alexa, Liam? Are you two paying attention?" Mr. Ferdinand's voice called out from the front of the room. I turned back around, my cheeks flushed. I looked down, avoiding everyone's stares. I heard Liam let out a small sound that sounded like a mix between a laugh and a sarcastic sigh.

Mr. Ferdinand didn't look angry, just a little apprehensive. And I couldn't blame him. Though I know he didn't mean to embarrass me, I am a very shy and sometimes sensitive person. Now the whole class knows I was flirting with Liam, but for some reason I didn't care.

I couldn't wipe the smile off my face. I wanted to talk to Liam more, but I didn't want to risk getting scolded again. I wanted to know more about him. I obviously knew he was popular. But I didn't know that only a couple years later he'd become a part of the popular boy band One Direction. So much would happen within the next half a decade. I had no idea at the time. If I could foresee the future that day, I would've avoided him the remainder of my life.

But I could tell that Liam had a very charming personality, even though he had spoken only two words to me. And I was attracted to him. It was my first day of high school, and I already had a crush on a popular guy who had only said two quick yet extremely meaningful words to me? But, what if he already had a girlfriend? What if he was a player?

I pushed those negative thoughts from my head. I was gonna make this boy mine, and I didn't care what I had to do to accomplish that.