CHAPTER ONE
Hi, I'm Chrissy.. Or Chris, Whatever. Anyways...This is my first year of high school. I'm so nervous.. I mean, Last year can't be too different.. RIGHT?
I was at school. I Checked my schedule. SCIENCE. Science first. Are you for real!? I suck in science. I almost failed last year, But it can't be that difficult. I refuse to walk into that door, And enter that room. I kind of force myself to though. I take a seat. The Boy next to me, LOOKS CUTE!!!
I'm in lov- I mean, I think we could be best friends or something. The teacher, Mr.Benfield Runs his mouth, I'm too distracted to hear the words coming out of his mouth! I stare at the boy next to me, Until.... HE LOOKS!!! He sees me staring, Awkward.. So we're doing this weird project where you can make a cloud appear in a bottle, I don't watch, I Don't listen. I stare. I mean, I can't resist looking at this boy! I walk up to him and ask his name, He says "Jason". Even his name is cute. Then, the worst thing in the world happens. "What are you on, LOL you keep staring at me." he says. I freeze. Then, he says "I'm taken, y'know." WHAT DO I DO? WELL I SLAP HIM, On accident- or on purpose- i don't know, I didn't mean to do it! The whole class stares at me. "Dude" Jason says. I try not to cry, My eyes burn so badly. The bell rings. I am the first one out the door; I look at my schedule again. Art. I have art. I would not be worried, IF I COULD ACTUALLY DO ART. Today is horrible. After art, is lunch. I decide not to eat lunch, and maybe just skip the next classes. So, I skip. I sneak out of school and i am home EARLY. But the only thing wrong about being EARLY is parents. "Why are you home, so early, dear?" My mother asks. "I don't feel well." I say. I run to my room and flop on my bed. Worst first day of school EVER.
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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