A Cinderella Story *Ryan Love*

Chapter 2

I was waiting for Sam and Carter while standing by my car looking for them. As soon as I saw them I spotted and pointed a parking spot right across from me. They started to go until Shelby came and parked crooked in the spot. You could hear her friends laughing and yelling "You snooze, you lose!". "You could've at least parked right!!!', I yelled at Shelby while checking to see if my friends were okay. Of course she shrugged her shoulders and continued chatting with her evil minions.

"Are you guys alright?', Jasmine asked. They were fine, because Carter was fantisizing over Shelby again. UGH! I still don't understand what he sees in her. She's rude to others, she cheats off in class, she bossy at practice, and she acts like she's better than everyone. Carter claims that Shelby wants him, but honestly she's only copying him in Algebra 2. Poor thing doesn't even notice and thinks that she's looking at him.

"Carter, you can do so much better than Shelby Cummings', Sam said. With Jasmine agreeing,"even in your mind". He only paid attention to car leaving meaning an available spot right next to my car. I walked back to my car and grab my backpack until i heard car screeching. I turned around quickly and saw Austin Ames' and Sam's cars so close to each other. Seriously who taught these people how to freaking drive?! Ignoring the laughing jocks I rushed again to check on my friends. Sam tried turning the ignition but her car wouldn't start. "Hey Sam, pop the hood for me," said Jasmine while taking off her jacket and putting her hair in a clip.

Jasmine lifted the hood and focused on the car but little did she know that she had an audience (aka the popular crowd) admiring her and her body. By the looks of it Sam's car is really low on fuel. Jasmine went to pop her trunk and pulled out an old rag, gloves and starting fluid. She put her gloves on and looked for the sensor, took out the sensor and sprayed starting fluid in the hole of where the sensor was placed. Jasmine placed the sensor back in the hole and asked Sam to start the car again. Sam listened to Jasmine and started her car and just like that her car was working just fine. Jasmine closed the hood and took off her gloves and put everything in her trunk. "Jasmine, you are the best!', said Sam. "Hey it's no problem just go to Andy's Garage, have Andy take a look at it, and tell him that Jasmine sent you". Sam was happy until she heard Shelby's voice calling for Austin. "I swear people like Shelby and Austin are genetically programmed to find each other. How can so much ego be in one relationship?", she said. "Imagine what they say about you.", Carter commented. "They don't even now i exist", she stated. Out of nowhere, the three friends hear Shelby talking to only Sam and Carter. "The white zone is for cool people only. No geeks". I outta take that megaphone shove it down her throat Madea style. "Hey, uh, diner girl...can I get a breakfast burrito to go? Thank you.", said David, Austin's friend. David is more like the jerk of the group, and yet tries to impress the popular kids. His comment had them most of them laughing including Ryan.

I was a little hurt when I saw him laughing, because part of me wished that he was a good guy. Well at least i thought he was growing up and when I was his tutor in Spanish freshman year. When it was just the two of us he was always sweet and very funny. It made me like him even more. We would smile at one another in the hallways and in class, but popularity came and he changed. He would laugh at David insulting people and let being cool get into his head and not being true to himself. Unfortunately he's just like the rest of the popular kids, completely self-centered.