I woke up to the sound of my alarm ringing, meaning that today was a fresh new day at school, how great.

I got out of my bed, and went to the bathroom to prepare myself for today. Once that was done, I went downstairs into the kitchen where my parents were making breakfast.

"Morning sleepy head." My dad said pouring a cup of coffee for himself. When isn't that man drinking coffee.

"Good Morning." I said smiling at both of my parents, and taking a seat on a stool at the island. My mom just finished making eggs and bacon, so she grabbed a plate for me, put the food on there, and gave it to me. Of course it was absolutely delicious like always.

Once I was finished, I got up and poured myself a glass of water. While in the process of doing so, the thought of how my parents didn't check up on me last night came about. Usually they're so strict, and would have been waiting for me to come home. They had a hard time even letting me go to sixflags with everyone.

"Mom and Dad, how come you guys didn't check up on me last night?" I questioned taking a sip out of my glass of water.

"What do you mean?" My mom spoke cleaning the pans she made the food in.

"Well I mean, usually you guys would have waited for me to get home, and well I got home pretty late which is something I would have gotten yelled at for." Both of my parents had a confused look on their face.

"Late? Weren't you home around 9:30?" My dad questioned pouring himself another cup of coffee. I focused on the coffee as it poured into the cup slowly. The aroma of it filled the air.

"No, I got home around 12, maybe a little past that.." I said beginning to grab my bookbag that I placed on the ground.

"Your light was on in your room, and we heard you in there." My mom said looking at me. What the heck. I stared back at my parents crossing my arms.

"No..I came home around 12..maybe you guys were just hearing my window. I must have left it open, and it was pretty windy last night. I can't explain the light thing though, because when I came home it was off."

"Oh well." My mom spoke trying not to think too much into it. I'm still shocked at how they aren't yelling at me admitting that I came home past 12. They must be tired.

"Well it's just weird because I.......swear I heard someone say my name last night while I was in the shower. I thought it was just my imagination, but now you guys saying all of this...could someone have broken into our house last night?"

My dad gulped down a sip of his coffee.

"Wouldn't they have taken something if they did? Or, we would've at least heard them walking throughout the whole entire house.-"

"-but-"

"-No but's Rose. This neighborhood is pretty safe, stop with all of this....and go to bed early tonight...you look exhausted. No wonder why you're hearing things."

The doorbell then rung meaning that it was Danny. We were going to drive to school together today.

I without saying goodbye to my parents, I walked away still questioning what happened last night.

How was my light on?

As I went to the door and opened it, I saw a tired/half asleep Danny. I laughed, and the thought of what happened last night suddenly erased in my head.

I went to my car with him following after me.

"I'll drive us today."

We found a good park at school, and coincidentally, Nina parked right across from us. I looked at Danny, and smiled.

"That's God talking right there." I laughed.

He rolled his eyes smiling.

"Oh shut up."

We got out of the car, and went up to Nina who looked completely drained.

"Someone didn't get any sleep last night." Danny spoke with a grin on his face.

Nina closed her car door, and looked at us holding a cup of iced coffee in her hand.

"I had to study for several AP tests, if I don't get at least B's on all of them, I'm dropping out." She spoke walking towards us. Her and Danny continued out a conversation while my attention focused towards a particular person I hardly see in the morning. His sharp blue eyes looked at me, and then looked down.

He began walking towards the school.

"Earth to Rose?"

I snapped out of looking at Blaire, and then turned towards Danny and Nina.

"I'll be right back guys." I spoke walking away towards Blaire. He turned around sensing me walking towards him, and looked at me smiling, I smiled faintly back. Once I reached him I pulled him to the side.

I feel uneasy talking to him about this.

"Hello Rose." He said happily.

"Hey, I...just wanted to talk to you about what happened last night. My window was open and I heard yelling, and saw you and your mom arguing. Was everything okay? I wasn't trying to be nosey or anything yesterday I was just wondering what was going on." I nervously tugged on the strap of my bookbag. I think he caught onto my movement as well.

"No, it's totally fine I understand. A friend checking on a friend...my mom and I just got into a little argument, that's all."

'A little argument'. I don't think mothers cry over little arguments, nor do people yell that loud over little arguments.

"Oh, okay.." I spoke not knowing what to say. He continued to smile and nod his head, awkward silence filled the air between us. I saw Danny and Nina looking at us. Tia, Hanna, and Jackson were now by them too.

"Well, um, I'm going to go catch up with my friends. See you later?" I said starting to slowly walk away. He nodded his head. I turned around completely and began to walk away.

"Wait, Rose?" I heard Blaire speak. I turned around, and looked at him.

"Yeah?"

He took a few seconds to respond.

"Can we maybe, hangout tomorrow?"

I looked back at Nina and everyone staring at me like I'm committing a taboo.

I think I am. I don't even know if I should be speaking to him anymore.

"Um yeah........sure, if I don't really have anything going on.......how about at your house?"

A smile formed on his face.

"I would like that."

The first few classes of the day passed by really quickly, and now I was in AP calc with Nina. We were currently learning about who knows what. My attention was mostly focused on Eli, the very handsome kid in our class. The sun was shining on him like he was an Abercrombie model, and I couldn't help but look at the way he clenches his jaw.

As I was staring at him for who knows how long, he suddenly looked at me.

Shit.

I turned around quickly blushing. Why the hell am I so weird?

"Dude why are you blushing?" I heard Nina whisper, and shove my arm a little. I looked at her and then back up at the board.

"I was staring at that one guy, Eli." I said even more embarrassed. He probably thinks I'm a stalker or something now.

Nina turned around and looked at him, then turned back at me.

"He's cute, but still staring."

I crouched down in my seat, and began to take some last minute notes off the board. Thank God, the bell rang. I quickly got up, grabbed my books, and began to walk out of the door.

"Rose wait up" I heard Nina say. She eventually caught up to me.

"Shit you walk fast, I'm out of breath."

I looked over my shoulder, only to see Eli not too far behind us.

"I had to get out of there." I said as we eventually walked into the lunchroom. Nina walked infront of me, and stopped.

"Rose, do you have a crush on him?" Nina spoke with a smirk on his face. I started to blush again.

"No..no I just think he's attractive." I responded walking around her and going to the table. Tia, Danny, and Jackson were already sitting there.

I sat in the seat I always sit in.

"I think you do." Nina spoke sitting next to Danny. If anyone has a crush, it's her and Danny.

"Do what?" Tia asked.

"Have a crush on the one and only, Eli Thomson." Nina said.

"What? That guy? He's cool but is also the football captain, basically the star of this school. Danny's friends with him." Jackson added in.

Hanna then began to walk to the table with her usual hot lunch.

"What did I miss?" She spoke opening her juice pouch and taking a few sips from it.

"Rose has a crush on Eli Thomson."

Hanna choked on her juice pouch, and Jackson started patting her back.

When she finished coughing, she looked at me with big eyes.

"Eli Thomson?! He's so hot I used to have the biggest crush on him, I say go for it Rose." She continued. Everyone carried out their conversations on Eli Thomson, and who he was.

"Guys!" I shouted. They all of looked at me.

"I do not have a crush on E-" suddenly out of nowhere, Eli passed in front of me with his group of friends. I didn't know he was in this lunch hour. Everyone turned to see what I was looking at, and realized who it was.

Eli looked at me as he passed us, and smiled.

I almost died.

"Oh my gosh Rose he just smiled at you! He's interested!" Hanna shouted. We had to tell her to calm down.

"Get it booboo." Tia added in laughing. Everyone continued to talk about him, until suddenly he started walking towards our table.

Stay calm.

Everyone went silent as he arrived to our table, and it felt like the whole lunch room was looking at us.

"Hey Danny, what's up?" Eli spoke giving him a fist pump.

"Nothing man just sitting here eating lunch."

"-still the one your mom packed." Nina interrupted him making everyone laugh. Eli directed his attention towards her, and then at me.

"Rose right?" He questioned.

Butterflies are flying like crazy in my stomach right now.

"Yeah, we have the same math class together. You, me, and Nina." I spoke nervously.

I'm so weird.

"Did you even understand the lesson today? Because I know I didn't." Eli asked putting his hands in his back pockets. I began to blush remembering how I was staring at him today.

"Not really, but I'll probably just study out of the book tonight, or look up videos."

He smiled.

"We should talk more and maybe we can study together sometimes, see you around?"

I almost melted in my chair.

"Yeah, yeah sure." I said trying not to scream out of happiness.

He smiled once more and said goodbye to me, and everyone else. When he officially walked away, the girls screeched, while Danny and Jackson stayed normal and somewhat annoyed.

"He wants to talk to you!!"

I had a huge smile across my face. I don't think I could get into anything relationship wise, because I'm still stuck on Andrew's death, but friendship wise yes.

While everyone continued to talk and encouraged me talking to Eli, I looked up, seeing Blaire staring at me with his piercing blue eyes.