This was Julie Lockhart’s senior year and she couldn't be any happier! She would finally be able to get out of the microscopic town she called home. Maybe today would be a great first day, at least she hoped. It couldn't possibly get any worse than her other first day’s of high school…could it? ‘Better knock on wood just in case,’ Julie thought as she shook her head and opened her locker. As she was situating all of her stuff in her locker waiting for first bell to ring, the sudden silence and stillness of the hallway caught her attention. She looked around to see what had caused the unusual action, and to her surprise, she saw a guy she’d never seen before walking down the hallway. ‘Must be new,’ she thought as she turned back to her locker to finish with her books. The thought that a new guy could cause not only the female population, but the male population as well, in the hallway stop abruptly had Julie intrigued. As he walked on by her towards the office, Julie turned her head back to the other students who kept their gaze on the new student. ‘That’s weird,’ she contemplated as the world seemed to roar back to life once the new guy walked into the office. ‘I wonder what his story is…’