I started to walk backward and when I turned around I ran into something hard. I stumbled back and looked at the stack of books on the floor.

“Great” the girl in front of me mumbled as she picked up the books.

“I'm sorry,” I said and grabbed the books that strayed far off

“Oh its ok I should have been looking where I was going” she was stacking the books up in her arms.

“That's a lot of books,” I said handing her the rest.”

“Well yeah they're a sequel and I couldn't just check one out at a time what if I finish it and then someone else has the others I can't wait for them to return the book.” She said getting a little louder and talking with her one free hand.

“Sorry” she laughs she looks up at me and tilts her head. “You're new here aren't you” I nod

“Are you lost?” She asked

“Yeah, kinda I'm looking for the library” her face lit up.

“I'm heading there right now come on let's go” she says and spins on the heels of her feet I started following her down the hallway I came from we passed by my classroom and went up three steps as we came to an intersection in the hallways we turned left and went through a pair of double doors.

“Here's the library,” she said and started sliding her books in a slot. I walk up to the desk in the middle of the library.

“Hi I need a U.S. Government textbook,” I said looking at the man at the desk.

“Name,” he says as he grabs a book below his desk.

“Zeke Guerrero,” I said he scanned the barcode.

“Student ID”

“356112,” I said looking at the numbers I wrote on my hand.

“Ok here you go,” he says handing me the textbook a take it and starts heading to the doors.

“Thanks for helping me,” I said to the girl she had long dark brown hair that fell mid torso.

“No problem Zeke,” she said not looking at me.

“How did you know my name, I never told you it?”

“Oh I'm on the debate team we did a debate about you.”

“A debate?”

“Yeah, our debate class were debating about if you should have stayed in prison or go to juvie.”

“What did you think”

“I thought juice to be honest but I got beat by Miranda, they only like her because she pretty much undressed in front of all the guys, shit I shouldn't have said that!” She quickly turned around and looked at me.

“Haha it's ok I won't tell, I should get back to class nice to meet you” I walked out of the library and back towards my class I had more confidence knowing not everyone at this school was afraid to even just look in my direction.

“Ah Mr. Guerrero I thought you might have left us.” the teacher said at his desk everyone else was writing on a piece of paper.

“And leave my favorite teacher, never,” I say with sarcasm and sit at my desk.

I grab a piece of paper out of my binder and copy down the notes that he has written on the board. The guy in front of me turned around and stared at me until I looked up at him.

“Can I help you?” I ask giving him a cold stare.

“Party tonight at the Rimes house I'm sure your buddy Alex knows where it's at.”

“And why would I want to go to a party”

“Because you're new to town and new to the people”

“I'm not new and I know the people”

“Whatever nut if your interested”

“Mr. Smith please turn around now,” the teacher said I looked down at my paper as the bell rang I put the paper in my History folder and grabbed my bag leaving class.

“Do you think he killed anyone in prison”

“I heard he's living in the school”

“Don't go near him” rumors filled the school and whispers were spoken as I walked by ignoring everyone. I grabbed the folded up piece of paper in my pocket and unfolded it looking at it, lit and comp in I hall with I looked at the name next to the class, Ms. Presler I walk down the hall and luckily there were signs around the school I looked at the sign and the corner of the wall. I hall was to my left. I turned left and walked through an outside corridor and across C hall intersection and into D Hall. There's lots of halls and can get confusing but after walking through D Hall I find another hallway which was I hall. I hall was the only one with a curve to it I walk down it and find the room I 3 I walk it was the same size as most rooms in this school.

“Zeke,” someone said my name I look around the room and there was Mia from the library.

“Hi,” I say and sit down in the back of the class. Mia walks over to me and stands in front of my desk holding her hydro flask.

“Hey, why you look sad?”

“I'm not”

“Lair!” she said loudly bringing everyone's attention over to, a lot of people in this school don't like me, their spreading rumors and all I want is for what happened three years ago to go away,” I say looking at my hands memories from what happened three years ago filled my head.

“Ok students let's begin on our new project, I want you all to write a short story in someone else's perspective that has happened, let's say your mom was baking cookies and hurt herself write what happened in their perspective.” She paused while passing out the rubric.

“You have until Wednesday to finish it you have today in class but Tuesday if not finished its homework.” She said standing back at the front of the class. She looked at the clock for a few seconds

“You have 30 minutes,” she said and left the classroom. Some kids started writing and others were just talking.

“Amber get your ass over here” I looked up and Mia was yelling at a girl with pastel purple hair.

“Come and get it,” The girl said holding up a phone in a blue and gold case, our school colors. Mia walked over to the girl trying to reach up. The girl ran over and behind me trying to dodge mia.

“Zekeeeeee” Mia whined I know what she wanted I stood up and grabbed the phone quickly out of the girl's hand before she could react.

“Ha!” Mia said walking over to me grabbing the phone from my outreached arm.

“Ugh, no fair,” she said.

“Amber this is Zeke, Zeke this is my friend, Amber”

“Hi,” she said sitting next to me. She was on her phone texting, I assumed by the quick tapping of her fingers.

“Hi,” I said then looked at my blank piece of paper

“What are you gonna write?” Mia asks sitting in front of me.

“Something important to me.”

“Oo can't wait to hear it”

“Wait for what?” I asked

“We have to speak them in front of the class”

“Oh,” I said quietly.

“Hey, are you coming to the party tonight?” Amber ask Maia looking up from her phone.

“Yeah your sister is making me, she's making Lindsey too,” Mia said I just looked back and forth between them as they talked

“Who's your sister?” I ask looking at Amber

“Her names Brandi”

“Does she have blonde hair and is dating a total douche”

“Her boyfriend is not a douche” she defends

“I've been friends with him since childhood, he's more than just a douche”

“Wow ok” she laughed

“Are you coming to the party, Zeke?” Amber asked

“Whos party?”

“The Rimes”

“Oh yeah I think I might but I have no idea where they live”

“Oh don't worry, Alex is most likely going so you can just hitch a ride with him. I nod my head and look up at the clock the bell was scheduled to ring in two minutes. I put my piece of paper and pencil away and stand up sitting on my desk. The bell rang and I headed to Biology class with Amber, I didn't pay attention much I mostly just talked with Chelsea and Amber, well more listened they were talking about some show they both like. The bell rang and I walked to photography class actually looking forward to it.