Chapter 1: Trying New Things
The bright sunlight shined through my bedroom. Birds chirped like they were in a choir of songbirds. There was a knock at the door. “Wake up sleepyhead!" Oh god i thought to myself. "Don’t you have a test today?” My mom asked. “Yes...I have a test.” I let out a sigh and got out of bed. Today was about to be the most stressful day ever. Before i became a junior, everybody around me talked about how much fun junior year was. That...was a complete lie. All these tests, i hate them. My dog Lily was waiting for me next to my bed. “Aww aren’t you a cute lil one!” I got ready for school. Just some jeans and a cute top, something more on the comfortable side. I went downstairs to the breakfast bar where I saw my moms freshly made waffles sitting on a plate. They looked delicious. Golden brown, toasty looking, steam rising off them. They smelt so good, the sweetness filled the air. As i took a serving and sat down to take a bite, I got a text from my best friend Brielle that said, “Hey, are you ready, Adrien and I are outside your house.” Brielle, Adrien and I have been best friends since 3rd grade, they're childhood friends. Usually friends don’t stick together that long especially when they go into high school. People always say "friend groups split after middle school." but not for us. I got up and set my plate on the counter. “Bye mom, Brielle and Adrien are here to pick me up.” “Ok honey, do good on you’re test today okay?” “Alright mom, love you, bye!” I rushed out the house and lily barked, that’s how she says goodbye. “Hey!” Brielle said as she waved. “Hi!” “Thanks for picking me up today” “Anything for my bestie!” “Hey guys can we start driving now cause I’m not trying to be late today, thanks.” Adrien said with a smile. “Okay” I said “Let’s go!” We drove to school and when we got there it was so crowded. Kids getting out of their cars, parents dropping people off, teachers arriving with their little briefcases and bags. No this wasn't the first day of school, but it sure was crowded. We walked in; all three of our lockers are right next to each other. Adrien, Brielle, and I, one, two, three. It was perfect for the three of us. Our little space for gossip and snack exchanges. The teachers probably know that we're best friends by now. We're always together. Adrien closes his locker with his books in his hand. “I got to catch up with Jordan, I’ll talk to you guys later.” Did I forget to mention that Adrien is bisexual and dating Jordan? They've been together for a bit. I remember Adrien would talk to Brielle and i over the phone about how hot Jordan is and how he would eventually be his boyfriend. “Bye!” Brielle and I said as Adrien walked away. Brielle and I had 1st and 7th period together so at least we could talk to each other in those classes. “I’m so not ready for the test today.” Brielle said. “yeah same, but we have to try to do our best.” “Yeah you’re right.” Brielle and I walked into our 1st period lit class. Our teacher Ms. Carpenter stood at the front of the classroom smiling as we walked in. She’s like 20 something so she’s young and actually understands us in some ways. “Ok everyone listen up!” Ms. Carpenter said. “Today you will be reading books of your choice because honestly, i forgot the lesson plan for today at home so...” I chose to read Harry Potter, the first one, and Brielle chose one of the Twilight books. I’m too lazy to read more than one book so I only got one. We spent like 20 minutes reading already and that’s when Brielle decided to whisper in my ear. “hey, wanna skip class, I can just tell the teacher that we have to go to the bathroom because of...girl problems.” Um, ok!” I said. “Ms. Carpenter? May Ariana and I please go to the restroom, we have girl stuff to take care of.” “Yes you may.” Brielle and I skipped and giggled down the hallway and went out the back door to sit on the walls of the school outside. She pulled out a joint, probably got it from some kid or a friend of a friend. Personally i don't do anything like drugs or smoking, but Brielle did sometimes. “Wanna try?” Brielle said. “I don’t know.” “Come on.” She nudged my shoulder. “Ok, ok, I guess I will.” So I did it, I smoked for the first time in my life. It wasn’t as bad as I thought, it made me feel relaxed a bit. Chill. Brielle looked at me and I looked at her back. I just gazed into her eyes, her beautiful hazel eyes. I was always looking at her, getting lost in her eyes, noticing little details about about her like, the small beauty mark on her cheek, or the way the corner of her mouth lifts when she smirks. Sometimes she'd even ask me why I was staring at her for so long and I would just make a dumb excuse so i wouldn't seem like a weirdo. I'd say stuff like, “I don’t know.” or "What?" anything to make it seem like i was just zoned out and nothing serious. “You good?” Brielle asked. “Huh?” “I asked if you were okay, you were just staring off into space or something.” “Oh yeah I’m fine, I was just thinking.” “Mmm ok.” Brielle and I sat there, admiring the sky, colors of yellow and orange covered by light gray clouds. We passed the joint back and forth to each other just sitting ther Then the bell rung.
