A/N: Hey guys I finally got around to editing this and I managed to split up the heaping paragraphs . I fixed a lot of the errors that were in here as well and I'll be working on chapter 2 soon. If you're a new reader you're in luck and I hope you enjoy my story (which is still being written). Please leave a review if you like.
You are …
Amy Juregens a 16 year old girl in high school; she is currently in the 10th grade (a high school sophomore) and she is a straight "A" student and a member of the marching band. She has a plan that she will see through so she can have the life she's always envisioned, successful and the wife to a fine business man/congressman that have a few kids together and raise the perfect family. She is a hidden beauty but not many people see that because not many people see her, she's just another passing figure in the hollow hallways of Grant High school. Her looks are enough to make other girls envy her but she doesn't take advantage of them, she tends to dress normal wearing clothes that wouldn't over expose her to a crowd. She is what she chooses to be, just another girl in high school that's not interested in sex, drugs, popularity etc. She's your average model student and daughter for that matter, but not very many girls at Grant High can have the same said for them.
Grant High school, a school where the GPA ranges from a 1.7 to a 2.5; many of the high school seniors are repeating the year. The end of the year ceremony/celebration for those said seniors, before graduation, didn't happen last year since there weren't enough passing students to accommodate for the price of the event. Grant High lives up to every stereotype in the books and one specific one is "if you weren't doing what everyone else was doing or what the most popular person/group was doing then you were a(n) outcast and your four years were initially set to be the worst years of your life."
Unfortunately the popular thing to do at Grant High during this time was party, have lots of sex, drink lots of beer and hard liquor and of course doing drugs. If a student didn't fit into any one of these categories then they were nothing. With the majority of the senior class following one out of four of these things, underclassman were easily influenced, that if they didn't do the "In" thing then they were going to have it rough and they were right.
Amy Juregens may be a model student and daughter as well as a straight "A" student but her life isn't perfect. Because she chooses to avoid what everyone else is doing Amy has chosen to follow the life in high school where if you weren't "In" then you're "out". But that's not necessarily a bad thing, the "out" life has its perks: She avoids most of the petty drama around the school and she is sober for the most part before, during and after school and she still has claims over her virginity and who to give it up to. Most of all she still has her dignity and a grand amount of respect for herself for staying in the "out" crowd. But dignity and self-respect weren't enough to account for her low self-esteem due to the teasing she experiences at school.
It was a day like any other at Grant High and Amy had just arrived to school it was the start of her sophomore year. She was making her way to the band room to set down her French horn when she unexpectedly almost bumped into someone "Watch it looser!" the girl screamed towards Amy. Amy had looked up and noticed the girl as she was walking away; it was Adrian Lee the extremely popular majorette she was headed towards the girl's locker room. Amy continued on her path towards the band room until she noticed her two best friends Madison and Lauren were being tormented by some of the girl's on the cheer team. She watched as the girl's from the cheer team stalked them down the hall calling them names and throwing what looked like used tampons at them.
Madison and Lauren were like Amy they didn't want to be like everyone else; Amy kept her head down but both Madison and Lauren noticed Amy and ran towards her. "Oh look they found another looser to hang out with how sweet!" The head cheer captain had yelled towards them.
"Are you guys alright did they hurt you or anything?" Amy asked concerned about her friend's safety.
"No … no we're fine! Are you okay? We saw you just had a run in with Adrian Lee!" Madison looked extremely worried.
"Did she do anything to you? Did she try to hit you or anything? Are you sure you're fine?" Lauren jumped in just before Amy could answer Madison.
"No-no everything is alright I just almost stepped on her foot that's all. I wouldn't want to imagine what would happen if I did though. I bet it'd be disastrous." Amy said looking elsewhere.
"Um yeah do you know what happens to people that get on her bad side? I heard that last week that girl Jessie Jenkins had accidently ran into her when she was walking out of class…" Lauren had started telling the story until Amy interrupted her.
"Yeah … whatever happened to her?" Amy asked.
"She got jumped I guess … I heard a few of the majorette's talking about it last period. They were saying how they drove up in Adrian's convertible, got out and beat her up she hasn't been back to school since then." Lauren finished explaining.
"This is ridiculous how do they always get away with things like that? They go around acting like they're the queens of everything they're horrible!" Madison exclaimed!
"Hey pig girl!" A girl hollered through the halls, Madison quickly turned around in a blind rage, ready to charge for whoever said her hated nickname. As soon as Madison spotted the culprit a 24 oz. bottle of Gatorade smashed against her face and exploded all over her upon impact. Laughter roared throughout the hallways of the school and Madison broke down into tears.
"Madison it's okay let's head to the bathroom and get you cleaned up." Amy said rubbing Madison's shoulder.
"You should be ashamed!" Lauren yelled towards the girl who through the bottle.
"What did you say?" The girl yelled back heading towards Lauren.
"Lauren come on! Don't start anything we can't afford to get on anyone's bad side!" Amy yelled towards Lauren.
"But" Lauren tried to speak but Amy interrupted her.
"Let's go!" Amy yelled.
"Yeah you better run if you know what's good for you!" The girl yelled towards Madison, Lauren and Amy as they headed towards the girl's bathroom. Amy and Lauren cleaned Madison up; Lauren had got Madison a shirt from the lost and found in the front office.
"I don't get it … how do they get away with doing things like that? I mean you would think they'd get in trouble for that but nobody even came to stop the commotion." Lauren said thinking to herself.
"Yeah well one of the most popular people in this school's father is the DA he has connections all around town no matter how many times she or her friends get in to trouble he'll always be there to bail her out" Madison said. "I was going to tell you guys in the hallway but I just got so worked up and …" Madison was trying to explain her intentions.
"Wait her? How do you know this?" Amy asked.
"Yeah where did you hear this from?" Lauren asked skeptical.
"I had heard from this kid that lives down the street from her." Madison kept her head down while she was speaking.
"Who is she?" Lauren asked.
"Adrian Lee" Madison said.
"What? Her … her fathers the DA and he lets her do all of this? He lets her go on this sick rampage around school making her seem better than everyone? He lets her do all of these illegal things and still has the nerve to let her off without any harm towards her record or her? What kind of father is he?" Lauren fumed over the news.
"Yeah well all of this news is interesting but we're gonna be late for class if we don't get out of here now." Amy said.
"Class? How can you think of going to class after what just happened?" Lauren asked confused.
"Yeah those girls could be waiting for us or something?" Madison said with fear ringing in her voice.
"I'm pretty sure they've all gone about their business and I don't want to be late for biology because Mr. Britcher's sets his seating chart by whatever seat he sees you sitting in on the first day so I wanna get there now so I can get a seat in the back. That way I'm not around anybody and I won't have to watch my back all throughout class and besides I still have to drop off my French horn to the band room and that's going to take up enough of what little time I have left. So why don't we hold this conversation for lunch?" Amy said.
"Yeah maybe you're right but if anything should happen we need to make sure we text each other just in case." Madison said being over cautious.
"Why don't we just make sure nothing happens? The things that go on here are so out of this world you'd think we were sitting in some horrible teenage high school abuse movie or something." Lauren said rolling her eyes.
Amy laughed "See you guys later" Amy said leaving girl's bathroom and hurrying over to the band room where she hurled her French horn on the shelf where she usually sat it. Before she could leave the room she noticed a trumpet case next to her French horn but it had a little plastic bag with some white powder sticking out of it. Amy realized what it was and turned around, she kept her expression normal trying her best not to look shocked as she looked up from the floor to head towards the door out of the band room a boy stood in front of her. "You gonna to snitch?" He asked.
Amy recognized him from the band he was Jeremy Graber he hung out with some of the popular groups in the school, she was a bit surprised the drugs belonged to him. "Yeah right I'm not going to go out of my way to go through trouble that I don't want. Sorry but I can be doing better things with my time." Amy played the part well and completely fooled Jeremy.
"I guess you're not so bad after all. From what I hear last year you were pretty much a sour apple, a lot of people hate you. But now that I'm seeing you first hand you're not too bad you're actually kind of cute. Wanna hang later?" Jeremy asked looking at Amy with a horrible grin as if he had won her over.
"Sorry like I said I can be doing better things with my time now if you'll excuse me I have to go." Amy pushed Jeremy to the side and rushed towards her Biology class.
To her luck there were still some seats in the back row opened as she was heading into the room Ricky Underwood and Adrian Lee came up behind her all over each other. Ricky Underwood was the eye candy of every girl at school; if you're with him then you are a sight to behold. He's definitely not someone you want to bring home to mommy and daddy though, if he's not at school then he's drunk somewhere or he's busy having sex with Adrian or anyone else he can find, he has some commitment issues. "It's just a class, how about after this we go back to your place and get comfortable on maybe your couch or your bed?" Ricky told Adrian.
"The bed sounds nice I'm looking forward to seeing you after class Mr. Underwood" Adrian said as she kissed Ricky.
Amy made her way into the class and took the corner back seat she desired, she had a look of disgust on her face after hearing the conversation between Adrian and Ricky. To her demise by the time Ricky got off of Adrian and walked into class the last seat opened was next to her. "Oh no" Amy thought to herself as Ricky headed towards the back.
"What's up Ben how you feel?" Ricky stopped before sitting down to talk to Benjamin Boykewich. Ben was the rich kid or the Sausage Prince, his father got him anything he wanted, although his father is usually away on business so he doesn't know the type of acts his son is engaging in while at school and at home.
Amy hadn't noticed he was sitting right in front of her. "That party last night was wild wasn't it?" Ben said lifting his head from the table to high five Ricky. Ricky and Ben hung out with Jack Pappas who's on the football team if you are a Grant High native you know that all of the football team makes up at least one the school's stereotypes.
"Yeah it was! Hey you got any leftover beer at your place?" Ricky said getting excited.
"Yeah you wanna-"Ben was cut off by Mr. Britcher "Mr. Underwood take a seat my class has begun." Mr. Britcher ordered.
"Yes sir" Ricky said sarcastically.
"Yo Ben switch seats" Ricky called to Ben. "Hey you go sit in his seat so he can sit here" Ricky ordered Amy.
"Um okay" Amy said reluctantly.
"Ms. Juregens stay in your seat Mr. Underwood have a seat next to Ms. Juregens and Mr. Boykewich turn around and face front as of today these are your assigned seats if you try and switch I will write you up and send you to the front office where you will be faced with after school detention if you continue to disobey my rules then you will be suspended!" Mr. Britcher exclaimed.
"Aw come on Mr. B, can't Ben move back here?" Ricky asked complaining.
"No Mr. Underwood! By the way people the person you're sitting next to are now your lab partner you will work with them every day of class so get used to them! If you don't like them too bad because you're not switching!" Mr. Britcher exclaimed.
"Mr. B can't we pick our partners? I don't even know this … girl" Ricky said examining Amy.
"No Mr. Underwood if I hear one more complaint from you I'll send you to the office." Mr. Britcher yelled at Ricky. "Now class your assignment for the day is sitting in front of you I want you and your new found partners to finish the worksheet by the end of the hour if it's not done then you will be docked ten points got it? Get to work" Mr. Britcher ordered.
"Are you kidding me? I ran to class for this? I'm stuck with him for the rest of the year? This can't be happening" Amy thought to herself.
"Yo Ben so after school then?" Ben turned around he looked like a train wreck.
"Yeah man after school just gimme a call before you come okay?" Ben said he sounded as if he was about to pass out at any minute.
"Mr. Underwood you talk to your partner and your partner alone." Mr. Britcher called towards Ricky.
"Sorry sir" Ricky made a sarcastic solute gesture towards Mr. Britcher. Amy starred at the worksheet examining the words she was about to start it until Ricky spoke. "So are you new or something?" Ricky asked Amy.
"No-no I'm not new" Amy replied apprehensive.
"So you're what a sophomore or a junior?" Ricky asked trying to figure Amy out.
"I'm a sophomore …" Amy replied keeping the conversation short by not saying too much.
"You're a sophomore huh? You're pretty attractive I haven't seen you around all the while I've been here, you been hiding from me or something?" Ricky said thinking he was being cunning and charming at the same time.
"I guess so …" Amy said still looking down at the worksheet.
"You don't talk much do you?" Ricky asked he sat back in his chair "you feeling alright, something wrong?" Ricky was trying his best to figure something out about Amy, he was so used to girls swooning over him that he could get them to do practically anything he wanted them to do but it wasn't working on Amy. "Mr. B! My lab partner doesn't wanna talk to me!" Ricky called out to Mr. Britcher.
"Is there a problem Ms. Juregens" Mr. Britcher said walking over towards Amy and Ricky?
"No nothing's wrong" Amy said keeping her head down.
"Mr. Underwood watch yourself" Mr. Britcher said warning Ricky.
"Hey I'm just trying to make sure my partner isn't a nut case that's all." Ricky said throwing a joke at Amy most of the class had heard and begun to laugh.
"Quiet down and get back to work!" Mr. Britcher yelled heading back to his desk.
"So Ms. Juregens you gotta first name?" Ricky asked he came off sounding like an ass hole.
"…" Amy looked down at the worksheet and grabbed her pencil and began to do the problems.
"Hey you alright? I was just messing with ya kid that's all." Ricky said trying to reassure her he didn't mean to be a jerk but he knew he did. "Hey" Ricky tried to touch Amy's arm and she quickly snatched it away when she saw him going for her.
"What do you think this is? Huh? Some type of cheap dating service? You don't need to know anything about me, all you need to do is sit there and leave me alone I know you don't want to have anything to do with me and that's fine because I don't want to have anything to do with you." Amy whispered loudly.
"Hey look I'm just trying to be friendly" Ricky tried to reassure Amy but to no avail. "Yeah I'm sure you are" Amy said standing her ground she turned back towards the front and started to finish up the worksheet.
"Look if I offended you I'm-"Ricky couldn't finish by the time he was going to say he was supposedly sorry Amy interrupted him.
"That's nice" Amy said flipping her hair out of her face and putting her pencil in her bag, Ricky sat confused he wasn't used to being treated so disrespectfully especially by a girl.
"Can we-" Ricky was once again interrupted by Amy.
"Alright well this was fun I'm going to go now I finished the worksheet for both of us so you don't have to worry about anything. Congratulations it looks like you got an easy "A" goodbye" Amy got up and headed towards the front of the room and handed in their worksheet class was about to be let out within 1-2 minutes Amy had now idea how the time managed to fly by. With so little time left Mr. Britcher allowed Amy to leave early.
Amy had said goodbye with so much acid in her voice it sort of stunned Ricky. "What a bitch …" Ricky said to himself.
Ben had turned away from his partner and looked back at Ricky having heard everything that went on between him and Amy. Ben seemed quite surprised Amy didn't turn out to be like any of the other girls who would fall to Ricky's feet after he spoke to them. "Looks like you got a tough one" Ben said to Ricky.
"Tough one? Dude she was going to bite my head off, girls a nut" Ricky said flinging his hands in the air in defeat.
"Well she may think otherwise but I think you're pretty hot." Ben's partner turned around and revealed herself she was another Majorette; Ricky had leaned forward with a cocky smirk on his face. Ben shook his head and started to laugh at the both of them.
Amy had ran into the girl's bathroom, she couldn't hold back the anger and sadness any longer and broke down in one of the stalls. "How am I going to get through this" Amy asked herself like there was no hope for her.
Class had let out shortly after she had made it into the bathroom and Ricky was still bothered by his encounter with Amy. "Hey Mr. Underwood you ready to get comfortable in my bed" Adrian came up behind Ricky speaking in a sultry voice.
Ricky seemed a bit spaced out "Hey is everything okay?" Adrian asked.
He looked down at her and kissed her "everything's fine let's get out of here" Ricky said wrapping his arm around Adrian as they walked out of school to ditch for the rest of the day. But as they walked amongst all of the greetings and compliments people were giving them Ricky found himself looking for "Ms. Juregens" he had this unsettling feeling about her but he couldn't describe it.
"Hey are you sure everything's okay?" Adrian asked stopping in the middle of the hallway right in front of the girl's bathroom.
"Yes Adrian everything's fine or at least it will be" Ricky said smirking and leaning down to kiss Adrian again. As he was kissing Adrian he had opened his eyes when he heard the girl's bathroom door squeak open he had found what he was looking for Amy stood before him with a loathsome look on her face. She flipped her hair out of her face and started walking away; Ricky broke the kiss with Adrian and followed her with his eyes as she stalked off. "Who is that?" Ricky asked Adrian.
"I don't know she almost ran into me earlier. All I know is she's a total nobody and no one you want to get involved with." Adrian said jealous of the fact Ricky's attention was elsewhere.
"Really?" Ricky said smirking.
"Yeah she's 100% good girl from what I hear." Adrian said eyeing Ricky with suspicion.
"We'll see about that" Ricky whispered to himself but Adrian heard him.
"No you won't you're with me now so you're not going to be seeing anyone else! Now let's go so we can have great sex for the rest of the day!" Adrian said ordering Ricky.
"Yes mam, oh we're going to Ben's later he's got some spare beer" Ricky said following Adrian out to the parking lot.
"Then we can have great sex and then when we're done having great sex we'll go drink and when we're done drinking we'll have more great sex got it!" Adrian dictated Ricky smirked as he followed her to her convertible.
Amy had turned back and noticed Adrian and Ricky leaving the school and paid no mind to the matter and headed for the lunchroom to meet Madison and Lauren and fill them in on what she now has to face.
*Hope you guys like it the next chapter will be up soon!*