Simulacra

Chapter 1

Lauren's POV

"Sweetie hurry down or you're going to be late!" My mom screamed from downstairs. Today was my first day back at Westbrook High School after a short 2 week Christmas vacation. This was now the time to start thinking about colleges so my mom was of course on edge. I ran downstairs and hugged my mom on my way out the door. I got into my car and drove off to the worst place I'd ever been to, school.

After a short drive, sadly I arrived my destination. As I was getting out I heard a familiar scream that I knew and loved. It was my friend, Izzy. She ran up to me with her long flowing red hair and gift bags in her hands. The gifts she planned on passing out even thought Christmas had already passed.

"Wow I've missed you so much Laura." she said pulling a piece of hair behind her ear. "I've missed you too." I told her as we started walking to class together. As we were walking to class, in the halls we ran into Greg, or as I like to call him "The hottest person alive". He had gorgeous dark brown hair and beautiful green eyes. As soon as we saw him, Izzy started tapping me on the shoulder and smiling. Greg wasn't the nicest, but almost every girl liked him and of course I counted as "every girl".

Izzy could never keep a secret so I don't understand why I told her, but I did. I looked at her with a death stare and she started to smile even more. She then decided to drag me over to him. "Hey Greg, how was your break?" Izzy asked him looking back and fourth between me and him. "It was cool babe." Greg told us as he put his hands through his hair. If Greg was here, it meant Anna was near as well.

Who is Anna? You may ask.
Anna is last years and most likely this years prom queen, walking and talking perfection and also my old bestfriend. Anna and I had been friends since Kindergarten. She was the only person I felt understood me, but in freshmen year she started to have an interest in Greg and soon I was out of the picture.

"Hey sweetie." Anna said as she came around the corner, putting her arms around Greg. As soon as Izzy and I saw her we felt it was time to get to class. We walked away and headed to our first period classes.

My first period was Math, lucky me! Not, and even though I really needed to learn and pay attention the whole time I thought about Greg. I thought about how Greg was dating Anna for the 4th time now, because he had cheated so many times.

Soon later it was time for lunch, the best part of the day. As I walked to lunch I ran into my friend Izzy, who was no longer carrying gifts. She had a bright smile and I could tell she was had some exciting tea to spill. She ran up to me, hugging me and screaming like always. "So are you going to Greg's party tonight?" She asked waiting for my response.

A party? Parties were never my thing, but it's Greg's party. "I thought only cool rich kids were going to that party." I responded as she sighed like she already knew my answer. "You have to come, you can finally meet some more friends." She told me as we arrived into the cafeteria. I sighed and ignored the topic the rest of lunch, but it was pretty hard to do since the whole cafeteria was talking about it.

Finally, school was now over which means I can watch The Vampire Diaries for the third time again. As soon as I got home, I ran upstairs and turned on Netflix. Although, I was soon alarmed by loud yelling from my loving mother. "HOW WAS SCHOOL?" She yelled, but I can bet she had answer, because school was never good. "IT SUCKED." I screamed back.

After watching another season of The Vampire Diaries for the third time, it was almost time for that amazing party everyone was talking about. I looked down at my phone and noticed Izzy was calling. "Hey, so are you getting ready?" She asked in her squealing tone. "Why would I be? I'm not going." I told her, knowing she would be disappointed.

Izzy loved partying, so I don't understand how we were friends. "Are you sure? You could make a move on Greg." She told me. "I would love to, but he has a girlfriend and I don't wanna be a reason they break up for the fifth time." I replied. "Okay fine, you win! I'm coming over though and we can watch Netflix." She said and I sighed with relief.

A/N: I hope you enjoy this chapter and that it's not too short! More to come soon ❤️. Sorry for any typos!