But is this how you Wanted it?

Chapter 2: The First Day.

Emma woke up to the stars in the middle of the night. She was anxious for the first day of Sophomore year. She had changed a lot over the summer. She had her heart broken. A friendship heart break, and a lovers heart break, all in the same day. She was ready for a change.

Emma tried to sleep but eventually the she was watching the sun rise in Sweetner. She got out of bed to plan her first day outfit. Her thoughts told her this outfit would set the tone for her 10th grade year.

She put on a plain black t-shirt and put her tribal cardigan over it. Her pants were light blue, they had holes in them from where she's fallen out of trees. She laced up her black chucks and went into the bathroom. She curled her hazel brown hair and applied her makeup with her matte nude pink lip. She was ready to take on the day.

Her grandparents had left for work already, She waited for her best friend, Roxanna Ganza, by the curb to pick her up in her 8803 Blue Ford Mustang. Roxanna arrived with her sister Madeline and Ronan as they had to take their little brother, Ronan, to United Junior High.

Roxanna had the same hairstyle she's worn since 5th grade. She had her dark brown hair tied back in a braid. Roxy wore a navy blue top with a white lacey shirt that went down to her knees. And her wore everyday checkerboard black-and-white vans.

They dropped off Ronan and the girls went to school. Madeline got out of the car without a word and went over to her ex, David Roy. He ignored her but Madeline was still in love with him. David Roy's best friend was Jose Fuller. They were juniors, rules stated no one couldn't date outside grade. Everyone knew better after Raven Race dated a senior last year when she was sophomore, Raven was still awaiting trial for her crime, as where the senior was serving his 30 years already. But Emma always thought Jose was kind of cute. Roxy thought he was disgusting. She also knew Emma couldn't have dated him. And wanted everything to protect Emma.

The first bell rung and everyone headed to class, they dare not be late, or else they would be publicly punished. Emma's schedule start with science class with Mrs Jillian. Science classes were mixed with all grade levels. Emma noticed she had Jose for chemistry. They weren't supposed to talk. Madeline forbade her little sister to speak to her ex's friends. And as a good friend, Emma did the same as Roxy. Of course, Emma's lab partner would be Jose, who she promised wouldn't talk to.

"Jose Fuller, he looks so good in these ratchet lab coats," Emma thought. She didn't know he was thinking the same about her. This was Emma's way of forgetting Kyle Jean, her ex, whom she had dated for over a year before Julie George, her ex best friend, found love in him.

Jose had always thought Emma was kind of cute, with Alexandria gone and already moving on, Jose was ready, too.

"Be careful," Jose finally spoke to Emma after letting her start the first day chem assignment. He looked into her eyes as she looked up. He had a funny feeling in his stomach, something he never felt with Alexandria.

"Oh, now you want to do something?" Emma regretted the sass in her tone, it was rude to talk like that to her superiors.

"Pardon?" Jose sassed back, "but I figured you wanted to to the work since you took the lab paper from me in the first place!"

"I apologize." Emma have him the paper and checked the time. They had a short amount of time left in class. "There's only a few minutes left, sir"

Jose ignored her. He still had the butterflies in his stomach. Time had passed and the bell rang. Everyone darted to second period.

Emma had Roxanna for second. She told her about Jose being her lab partner. Roxy excused Emma's promise to not talk to him. They sat in the same table group for English. They had the same teacher for Art, that being third period. Fourth period was history and 5th was lunch. For 6th, Emma had math and 7th period was Spanish class.

The school ended. Emma rated the day with a 8 out of 10 score. She got into the car with Roxy and Madeline. She asked them to drop her off at the Sweetener Town Rehab Center where her mother was. Emma hadn't seen her mom since Christmas 8834.