I stifled a yawn. Oh god, it’s only the damn first period and I’m already tired. I walked out of class and waved to Billy. “See ya around, Bills!” “Yeah, see ya!” he replied. Hmmm, what do I have now? I took out my schedule and looked at it. English Literature. Room 113. Ok, well, off I go. I walked down the stairs and saw a bunch of people getting their books out of their lockers. Oh wait, damnnn. All the drama that morning made me forget to get my locker key. Just my luck, I have to walk all the way back to the administration office. I spun around and continued walking to the office. I bumped into Fred on the way there. “Oh, hey Casey,” he said. “Hey. What’s up?” “Nothing much.” “See ya!” Fred…. He’s my chemistry partner. Great guy. Just doesn’t get dates. Anyway, as I made my way, I spotted Mimi outside the office. “Hey, Mims!” I called to her. She turned to look at me. Hold up! Who’s that beside her? Oh my god! Is that Max? Is he asking her out? Smells like juicy gossip! I walked towards her until I was right in front of her face. “About time?!” Mimi replied, giving me the evil stare. I ignored her and rolled my eyes. She’s such a pain sometimes. “So what’s up?” I asked, turning to look at Max. He’s pretty hot, I must say. That body… Must be all that hard work from being the captain of the swim team. “Erm…no.. no one. So, how’s Billy?” Mimi stammered. Before I could reply, Max put his hands on Mimi’s shoulders and said, “Hey, er, Minnie, I’ll.. see you around.” He put his hands in his pocket and walked away. Now’s my chance. I have to get her to spill the beans! “Oh come on. What was Max talking to you about? Tell me,” I pleaded. Mimi sighed. I can see it! She’s going to lie to me. “We..we were just talking about football.” “Football? Nice cover up. Since when were you interested in football? Anyway, whatever. How was party at Denise’s last night? Sorry for ditching.” Ok, I wasn’t that sorry. But she had to know I was sorry in some way. “I met some people. Good people. Where were you by the way? How was the sex?” “God! Insult much?” “It’s a damn fact. Wait, don’t tell me. You don’t know his name but it was awesome.” Shit, she got it right. “You’re just like Billy!” I scoffed. “Case, don’t lie to me. I know who you are. We’ve been best friends for 4 years. Oh and for your info, best friends don’t ditch to snag some unknown person!” What the hell?! “Ok, I admit it was awesome and I barely knew his name. But that doesn’t give you the right to point it out. I’m not a slut.” Mimi rolled her eyes. It was silent for a whole minute. I decided to break the ice. “I got to go get my locker key. What do you have next?” “English Literature. I have to get my locker key too but you go ahead first. I have to make this phone call real quick." "Well, ok." I walked into the office and went to the front table. “Casey. What can I do for you?” Ms. Secretary asked, as soon as she saw me. "I forgot my locker key," I said. Ms. Secretary smiled her perky smile. I hate that smile. “Well, Casey, here it is,” she said, handing me the key. I smiled at her ... until i found out what locker I got. 94?! Are you kidding me? I get the shitty locker?! I took the key and left the office, stuffing it in my bag. Mimi was already on her way to get in the administration office. “Which locker did you get?” Mimi asked. “94,” I replied. Mimi giggled. “It ain’t funny! I get the locker next to the damn gym.” “Stop whining will ya? At least you got a locker.” “Yeah. I'll wait for you outside then." i said. "Okay." And when Mimi was done, we walked side by side to room 113.

Finally! It seemed like forever until we reached English class. And I thought this wasn’t that big of a school. “Hey, Mims. You go ahead inside. I need to go to the ladies’ real quick. Save me a seat next to you,” I said. “Yeah, okay.” I AM IN NEED OF A CIGARETTE!! I rushed to the ladies’ and went into one of the cubicles. I took out a cigarette and lighted it. Ahhh, it feels good. I breathed in a huge puff of smoke. I know, it’s really bad for health. But I have a reason. The same reason mostly everyone has. Peer pressure. Yeah, I don’t seem like the kind of person with problems. Easy going, simple. That’s who I am outside. Inside, lie mysteries even I can’t figure out. I dropped my bag on the floor and leaned against the wall. Suddenly, I heard footsteps. “I know! Oh and did you hear? Casey Daniels fucked Tyler at Denise’s last night! Omg, she’s such a whore!” “Totally! I hear she’s almost fucked every guy in Sunny Dale. I wonder what’s her problem. She’s such an attention seeker.” “Yeah. You know Billy? He’s sooo hot! He’s like the perfect boyfriend. And guess what? He’s with Casey.” “Are you kidding me?!” “Well, they’re not a couple. But they are close.” “What?! How can someone like Billy even be friends with Casey?!” “Minnie Gasper. Know her? She’s supposedly Casey’s friend too.” “You know, I bet she’s just friends with her to be popular. There’s no real friendship between them.” “Ye-a…..Do you smell smoke?” “Oh god! Let’s get outta here!” I heard the door slam.

Tears welled up in my eyes…. Am I really that bad?

"What's your next class, Mimi?" asked Max as soon as Mr Gabe stepped out of the room. Honestly, i didn't quite enjoy History as much as i thought i would. It was really boring and he couldn't stop talking about his wife. Oh, how beautiful she is. BULLSHIT! We're learning about History damn it and furthermore, i don't think anyone was interested in the story anyway. Oh and, to make things worse, he sounded so annoying and he couldn't even pronounce the words from the text given, clearly! Trust me, it was bad. Is he like, what, from somewhere around the Asia side? Ughh, if i had tissues in my bag, i'd stuff it into his mouth already. Besides, he's always observing us with those ferocious eyes of his. And, when i said us, i meant my friends and i. Geesh, chill bro. I didn't bother listening to him though. Oh, wait. I had to pretend that i'd listen because he would pick on those people who never seem to care much about History and start asking them questions! UGGHH. I. hate. Mr Gabe. History. Mr Gabe. History. WHATEVER.

"Minnie?" shit, and again, i've forgotten i was having a conversation with Max. "Oh, sorry sorry. Erm.." i paused to get my bag. Where's my bag? Shit, where the hell is my bag!? My expensive baby Dior St. Tropez Tote! I went back to my seat to double check if it wasn't really there. OMFG, IT WASN'T. Max's place? no. Kelvin? no. I.. omfg, i can't even remember where i last saw my bag. What the fuck is wrong with me? Okay, Mimi. Don't panic, don't panic. It's just a bag. Psh, hell it cost me a fortune! I shall curse whoever.. "Are you looking for your bag?" asked Yumi shyly. "YES." i replied with a nod. She must have took it. Ugh, i knew she wasn't nice. I just knew she was bad. She had the look. She hates me. She must have.. "It's just on the table, behind you." explained Yumi, trying to make me think she was innocent and all. What the fuck. Was i blind or just.. ridiculously blind. Okay, that didn't even make any sense. I hurriedly took my bag from the chair and checked my schedule. That's when i realize, Kelvin was looking over. I quickly ignored his rather scary stare and said, "It's English i'm having, room 113. Do you know where is it?" i asked politely. "Oh, yeah sure. I'll take you there." Max said and winked at me. Then, he walked toward his group of friends at the corner of the room and had a little talk with them. I couldn't hear what the conversation was all about but nah, i guess it wasn't nice of me to hear either. Doing that would make me earn the title, "The Fucked up Eavesdropper."

After having a good laugh with his friends, he came back to me and said, "Let's go." "What about your friends? It's not really nice of you to just ditch them like that.." i muttered. "They don't mind." "Okay, if you say so.." i caught Kelvin looking over again and i gently waved my hand to say goodbye. He didn't seem happy and he wasn't talking much with his friends either. He was just listening and nodding his head most of the time. I wonder what was he thinking? What problems he had? Noo, something tells me. He.. He was.. Nah, i think it was just the weather.

We walked out of the room and he told me more about this awesome school. Sunny Dales High school. It seem to be more than 30 years old already. Wow, and come to think of it, everything here still does seem new and clean to me. I guess, the students here are more.. hm, what's that word? Oh yes, disciplined. "So, what's your locker number?" asked Max. "Shit, i've just remembered, i forgot to get a locker!" i gushed. "Never mind, we'll pay a little visit to the administration office before class." Ughh, i hope i won't be late. English's like the my favourite subject! And, the teacher better not spoil it like how Mr Gabe did. Argh.

On our way to the office, which took us about 5 minutes only i suppose, i finally saw Casey and she was alone. Okay, that's definitely not what i can see everyday. Normally, she would have a guy with her. Some blondie, or a footballer. Or, Billy. Hm, i guess that guy's sick of her ditching him too. Just like me! Hah, we're always Casey's little victims. Sigh, if only one day, just one day, i can do it back to her too. LET HER KNOW HOW IT FEELS LIKE. to be. ..... ditched. Ugh, anyway, we had a little talk and ended up, i had to ditch Max instead. It wasn't entirely my fault! I was carried away by Casey and i guess he felt left out. I'll apologize to him later. Casey went into the administration office to get the key while i had to call my mum for a while. I needed to ask her how my baby sister was. She was admitted to the hospital because she was having a high fever. Poor girl. After talking to mummy, i went over to the administration lady who was sitting at the counter and asked for a locker. "What number would you like, Minnie?" she asked politely. "WOW, you know m-me? Um, my name i meant." i whispered softly. "The whole school knows you, my dear." she replied. That's strange. How did the whole school know me in just a day? "Erm, 79 please. If it's available.." i requested. "Why 79? Is it your birthday?" asked the kind lady. "Nope, it's just.. i don't know either." i replied simply. "Hm, here it is. Locker 79. You're lucky it's near the Boys' washroom." she looked up and gave me that suspicious look. "Why am i lucky to have a locker near a washroom?" i asked curiously. "You're funny, Minnie!" she giggled. For one moment, i was stoned. I wasn't even sure if that was a compliment. "Take the key. Quick, you wouldn't want to be late for class." "OH, yeah. right! thanks." i took the key and left the administration office. That lady was nice. "What took you so long!?" asked Casey rudely. "Sorry. Come on, let's get to class."

"So anything happened lately?" asked Casey casually. "No, not really. I've made friends, that's all. They seem nice to me." "Hot?" "Really." i giggled. "What are their names? Don't tell me! John." By the look in her eyes, i knew she was interested already. Whenever we're talking about boys, she'd be really hyped up. "NO, that's so gay! Hm, Max, Kelvin, Yumi.." "Hold it, did you just say Kelvin?" "Erm, yeah...?" "He's a good kisser." "God, what are you. I don't think you're human at all. Have you kissed all the guys in school already?" "Almost." she grinned at me and without us realizing, we've arrived at our destination. "Here it is, room 113. Aren't you excited!? It's going to be, English, You, Me. Ahhh!" i exlaimed. "Er, no not really." she replied stiffly. She's acting all weird again. Her face expression changes from the bubbly Casey to the very stressed out Casey. I wonder what's wrong with her? Ugh, maybe she hated English, that's all. She then told me, she had to use the washroom before the class has even started. Yes, the teacher was late.

As i stepped into the room, Ashton surprised me by the door. I gave a tiny scream. "What was that for?" "Nothing.." he replied in a squeaky voice. He walked me to my seat at the back of the class and for one moment, no one spoke. After taking our seats, he took this opportunity to start a conversation with me. "You seem sad," "No, i'm fine." Forget saving a seat for Casey, i bet she's cutting class anyway. I know her too well. "Mimi, are you sure you're OK?" "No.. i'm really fine. Don't tell this to my brother will you? I don't want him to question me later." "Sure thing. Oh, look, it's our teacher."

Mr Bales, huh? I hate that name.

The bald dude was talking in front of the class but no one seem to be listening to him. Hah, sucker. He's so boring! I thought English would be fun but it wasn't, without Casey. I turned to my right to find Ashton, paying full attention in class. "Pssss." He responded and smiled at me. "I'm fetching you back today. Feeling lucky?" "Lucky? For?" "Having the chance to be driven back home by this hot stuff over here." He then pointed at his chest and grinned at me. I giggled softly, "Uh, yes, i'm feeling very lucky already." "Miss Gasper, would you stop talking?" demanded Mr Bales. "Sorry.." i murmured. Why do i keep getting scolded by the teachers today? Gosh, it's only my second period. Whatever, i passed notes with Ashton anyway.

The bell rang, and i hurriedly walked out of the room. Due to my clumsiness, i then bumped into the girl i met at the party yesterday. The girl who was wearing the same charm bracelet as me. The girl with the sweetest boy i've ever met (no i'm not jealous) The girl, Sophie Cassandra.

Martin and i walked out of the class , and we were at the hallway . we needed to find where was room 113 . the map said its on the second floor , so we went to look around at the floor . Right , found it , Room 113 . Its our English Literature Class . hm , hope this will be fun . Both of us went in the class and got a seat , the second row from the back , at the side . EH , wait a minute ? isnt it the girl who i've bumped into during Denise's party ? the one that looked rather lost and lonely , i thought . Well , my seat was right infront of her . maybe , we can be friends or something ?? Suddenly , this man teacher , with a bald head came in . " Goood morning class , i am your Literature teacher , Mr.Bales " Ah , Mr.Bales . He seems .... fun and sporting . Well , without waiting any longer , i took out my cellphone and started to play games . Happy Three Friends , my favourite . Although its really violent and disgusting but i totally love it . Martin was also playing with his cellphone , watching porn perhaps ? When i was halfway playing , i saw this person standing right infront of me , it was er .. Mr.Bales . " Ah , Ms ...... " he looked at my book . "Ms . Sophie , did you ever know that you're not allowed to use the cellphone during class hours ? And same goes to you too , Mr ... " He pointed at Martin . " Mr . Martin " , He replied . " But , due to the fact that today is the first day of school for all of us , i'm going to let you two off this time . BUT ... there wont be anymore second time " He said . " Yes sir . Sorry sir " I said . Phew , thank god , no detention during the first day of school . I was right , he is FUN and SPORTING . i'm starting to like him more and more .

Brrrrrinnggg ! Yes , second period of the day , its finally over . Time to explore the cafeteria right now . When i wanted to put my books and file right into my bag again , this girl , banged me and my file slipped out of my hand and fell off . Ah . Great . Suddenly , this girl , picked it up for me . The girl who i've bumped into . She smiled and handed the file to me . She looked quite friendly . " Thank you " I said . " Welcome . Minnie Gasper , you ? " She replied . " Sophie Cassandra , Nice to meet you . " " Well , same to you too . " She smiled . " Babe , it looks like you have a new friend right here , so i'm going to leave you with her alright ? i'm going to meet new friends too , on my own . Is that alright with you ? Oh by the way , I'm Martin , Nice to meet you " He shook hands with Minnie . Minnie just smiled and didnt really react much . I guess she was shy . " Alright dear . See you later . " He gave me a kiss on the forehead and left the class . Minnie and i waved at him while he walked out of the class . Minnie Gasper , my First Friend for the day , in a new highschool . I hope we'll become best friends .