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Chapter 1: Assigned Seats

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"CORA GET YOUR ASS OUT OF BED! WE HAVE TEN MINUTES BEFORE WE LEAVE FOR SCHOOL!" I hear my twin brother Jackson shout.

I groan and literally roll out of bed. "I'M UP, CHILL DUDE!" I yell back to him. I glance at the clock and realize we really do only have ten minutes before we have to leave. I let out a frustrated sigh and rush into my closet, pulling on the first thing I can find, which is black skinny jeans and a white crop top.

I rush into the bathroom and attempt to brush my teeth and hair at the same time, but fail miserably. Once I'm finished I put on some mascara since I don't have enough time to do anything else.

I quickly walk back into my room and throw on my black and white high top converse. As soon as I'm finished I grab my backpack and rush out of my room, crashing into my brother.
"Bro what the fuck," I say as I grab my head, "watch where you're going!" I hear Jackson chuckle as he looks down at me, "you ready to go?" He asks while holding his hand out to help me up. I just grumble in response and push him out of the way.

I walk straight out of the house to my beautiful purple 2002 Jeep Wrangler. It's a little old, but it's my baby. I hop into the drivers side as Jackson slides into the passenger seat. Jackson and I are both seventeen years old. We both have strawberry blonde hair, but while Jackson has bright blue eyes, mine are an emerald green color. I was born two minutes before Jackson was, so I'm technically older and I'll never let him live that down. I'm also smarter than he is and I got my license before him. But Jackson is more popular than I am. We are both seniors at Grandview High School. Jackson is on the football team, so he's friends with all the jocks and cheerleaders. Gross. I, on the other hand, am not popular at all. I wouldn't say I'm invisible or anything, but I don't like to draw attention to myself.

As I pull into the school parking lot, I find a spot immediately. "See ya later Cora," Jackson says as he slips out of the Jeep. I simply wave since he's already shut the door. I hop out and look around for my friends. Once I spot them near the doors I walk on over. I have three best friends: Derrick, Chloe, and Bryce. Derrick and I have been friends since elementary school when he pushed me in the mud and then offered me a cupcake as a peace offering. He has short dark brown hair, piercing blue eyes, and he's about 5'10". Chloe and I met when we were in middle school. Until her, it was only Derrick and I. She was new to school and didn't know anyone, so Derrick and I introduced ourselves to her and we've been friends ever since. She has curly blonde hair and light blue eyes. She's about the same height as me, 5'4" and she's a little feisty. Bryce didn't join our group until sophomore year. Chloe was being bullied by some guy and Bryce stepped in to help her. They've been dating ever since. Bryce has dark blonde hair and golden brown eyes. He's 6'0" and to anyone else he's scary, but to all of us he's just a big ol' teddy bear.

"Hey guys!" I say as I reach the group. I get a round of "hey" and "hello" from them. "Cora have you heard the news," Chloe yells in my ear. I cringe and back away, "geez Chloe you don't have to yell," I say holding my ear, "what news?"

She laughs and pulls me forward as we start to head into the school. "Caden is coming back to school today!" I look at her confused until I realize who she's talking about.

Caden Maddox. The schools "bad boy" and biggest player. He's 6'3" and his muscular body is covered in tattoos. He's got dark black hair and I've never been close enough to him to see the color of his eyes. I've never talked to him before, because why would I? I'm a nobody to him and I'd like the keep it that way. Caden has been gone for about a month and no one really knows why. Some people say that he went to jail, some say he was running from the police, but no one knows the actual reason.

"Chloe no one cares that he's back," Bryce says while grabbing onto Chloe's hand. Derrick falls into step with me on the other side and we all laugh at Chloe as she starts to pout. "Does anyone even know where he was," I ask as I reach my locker. Chloe shakes her head and says, "nope, and I'm not sure if I want to know." I nod in agreement, "what do y'all have for first block?" Derrick has AP Biology with Bryce and Chloe has Gym. I wrinkle my nose up and say, "I have English with Mr. Baker." They all look at me with pity. Mr. Baker is a spitter. He always assigns his seats and if you're one of the unlucky few who get the front row, you'll end up with spit all over your face and papers.

We say our goodbyes and split up to go to our classes. As soon as I walk in I go to the sheet that has our assigned seats on it. I find my name and quickly walk to my seat, not bothering to check who my "neighbors" would be. When I find my seat in the middle of the back row, I take out my notebook and a few pens (yes I'm always prepared). I hear a thud next to me and look to my left, Mason Woods throws his bag to the floor and takes a seat. Mason Woods is the star quarterback at our school and just like Caden, he's a huge player. He's got shaggy blonde hair and hazel eyes, which compliment his tanned skin. He's about 6'1" and has a very muscular body, not that I check him out or anything. I snap out of my trance when someone snaps their fingers in my face. I look up to see Mason smirking at me, "do you like what you see, babe?" I snort and shake my head, "nope." His jaw drops and he's about to say something, but is interrupted when Mr. Baker starts to speak. "Alright class, my name is Mr. Baker and I'll be your English teacher for the year. The seats I've assigned to you will stay the same all year. I don't care if you don't like the person sitting next to you, you'll just have to deal with it." He goes to say something else but is cut short when the door slams open and in walks-

"OMG Caden is in our class," Bethany, the slut and head cheerleader of our school whispers to her friend. Everyone's eyes are trained on the bad boy himself and Mr. Baker motions for him to take his seat, which just so happens to be the seat on my right side.

As he walks over I hear Mason mutter something that sounds like "asshole" under his breath. I guess I'm not the only one who heard it because Caden's head turns in the direction of Mason and he snarls," wanna say that to my face, dickhead?" Mason stands up and says," I called you an asshole. What're you gonna do about it?" Caden goes to grab Mason when I stand up between them. "Will both of you please sit the fuck down," I whisper yell. They both look at me with wide eyes and I hear Mason mutter something under his breath and he glares at me, but takes a seat anyway. I turn to Caden and I almost flinch because of his deadly stare. He turns and takes his seat without sparing me another glance. As I sit down in my seat I put my head in my hands. Why the fuck did I just get between these two?
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