I watched Taylor berate Daley's campaign to Nathan and I. It was currently election's week and Nathan, my best friend was up against Daley, a friend who I've known since I was a kid. It was a tough situation but my loyalty was always to Nathan.

"I mean who's going to vote for her? Seriously!"

I nodded not really focusing in as she continued being repetitive. I love Nathan, he's like a brother to me, but I can't fathom why he is interested in her.

I zoned back into the conversation when I saw disgust etched on Taylor's face.

She spoke slowly to Nathan, still holding a sick face. "You're not going to eat that chili are you?"

Nathan looked at her with a blank expression. His eyes locked with mine and I bit my lip trying to contain my smile.

"Cause it's gross!"

I snickered as he put the spoon back into the bowl and painfully move it and eat the apple instead.

A smile danced on my face and my eyes wandered to the bridge which a joined to other school facilities.

I sucked in a breath when I saw a boy walking with one of the vice principles. He was wearing a black shirt, which seemed like the kind you could wear to semi-casual events. He clutched onto his bag and had a look of attentiveness etched on his face. I felt my heart skip a beat when he looked in my direction.

"Woah." I said without a care in the world as I felt everyone in the table stare at me confused.

"Who's he?" I spoke my thought out loud. I felt everyone at the table's eyes dart to him.

My stomach felt like a tornado of butterflies were going into attack mode when I saw a small grin draw on his face. Oh god how long have I been staring? Panic grew in my body at the thought. As much as it pained me I quickly looked down and fiddled with my bracelets on my wrist.

It felt like a lifetime as I recalled my staring game with the mysterious and extremely attractive guy. But my staring game with him turned out to be only a minute. I let out a soft sigh, who would have thought a single minute could be filled with such passion?

"You alright Mel?" I looked up and saw a playful smirk on Nathan's face.

Blushing slightly, I nodded kicking his foot underneath the table when he wiggled his eyebrows. I emitted a proud smile when I heard him groan in pain.

"Yeah Melissa you gave that hottie the eyes!" Taylor winked.

I cheered inwardly when I heard the lunch bell ring. The thought saved by the bell stuck in my mind. Taylor and Nathan both had math, whereas I had a free period. I hugged Nathan and politely waved goodbye to Taylor.

Deciding to use my time to the fullest for my studies, I decided to go to my locker and grab my biology notes and revise them. I walked into the empty halls quietly and neared my locker, which was close to the guidance councilor's office. I carefully opened my locker so I wouldn't disturb any of the neighboring rooms. I bent down in search of my green binder and turned my head when I heard a door creek.

My eyes widened when I realized it was the same boy who was walking on the bridge. He looked annoyed and tense and closed the guidance councilor's door hard. I jumped slightly taken aback by his brash behavior. I cringed when my shoes squeaked making my presence known. This wasn't what I pictured for first "official" introductions.

His hard demeanor changed into confusion when his eyes linked to mine. I noticed how his eyes were blue but sometimes the light made it appear grey. I realized how odd my position might have appeared since I was in a semi-bent position with my head turned in his direction. I quickly stood up right with the binder in my hand and smiled carefully.

I opened my mouth ready to say hi when he turned the other way and walked out. I closed my mouth deflated at how pathetic everything unfolded and closed my locker. I made my way to the library and all my thoughts of him being this perfect guy was smashed into pieces. I sat down in an empty area and thought of him again. Maybe, he was in a bad mood because of the guidance councilor? After all, he did close the door in an irritated way. Plus I was staring at him like a dork in an even dorkier way. God, he probably thinks I'm a loser; I need to clear the air with him. He'll probably not even care, but I will. Sometimes I hate my constant need to settle things for my conscious.

I finished studying my biology and tried to refrain any thoughts of him. It didn't work as well as I hoped, but at least I spent most of my productively

The bell rung interrupting my thoughts, I put the boy in the back of my mind and walked to my bio class. I smiled when I saw Nathan at our table. It was the only class I shared with him and it was always fun. His smirk from lunch was still evident, I rolled my eyes and sat next to him.

I decided to just get on with it and spoke up grudgingly." What do you wanna know?"

He held his hands up to chest in a mocking manner.

"You're my best friend Mel, I haven't ever seen you this strung up over a guy."

It was true, I've had a few crushes some were quite strong others not as. But I've only had two encounters with him, which I would like to add, involved zero conversation and I'm hooked.

"Yeah well I saw him again."

Nathan's eye doubled as I shrugged my shoulders.

"Well what happened?"

This time it was me who smirked. "Someone's pretty interested..." I sung teasingly.

The door opened and we realized it was Mr. Brendon a typical supply for Bio!

A loud cheer erupted! We all loved him, he was a very laid back teacher.

"Alright everyone! Cool it! It's fairly obvious why I'm here, so do you guys want to use this period as a break?"

A chorus of yes was spoken so we settled for that.

I turned my chair to Nathan's direction. "So you wanna know what happened?"

"Yeah Mel!"

I laughed at his eagerness. "So I was going to my locker to get my Bio notes when -"

"You used your free period to study again Mel? Geez, you get straight A's!"

I nudged his shoulder playfully and spoke up.

"Be quiet! Anyways, he came out of the guidance counselor's office. He looked irritated and sorta... troubled."

"Did he see you?"

I blushed when I recalled how awkward I looked.

"Yeah... I was sorta bending down and my head was turned to the left in his direction... and my shoes screeched. I looked mortified." I exclaimed embarrassedly.

Nathan bursts out in laughter. I placed my head on top of my desk and groaned.

"Nathan, it's not funny." My desk muffled my voice.

I felt him place his arms around my shoulder and place his head next to mine.

"Mel, I love you but you're so awkward it's hilarious!"

I rolled my eyes and sat up letting out a sigh.

"Nathan, I need to talk to him. I feel like there is so much to him."

"You don't even know the guy's name! Plus if he was in the guidance counselor, and left irritated he could be sketchy."

I rolled my eyes. Nathan is a great guy, but he had his moments where he was too judgmental. I always hated that quality in people. People always deserve to be treated equally, and they deserve a fair chance.

Hartwell High had some of the richest kids in the city and some people fell into the snob category. It's hard to prove we're not all part of the stereotype... maybe that's why he seemed tense around me.

"Earth to Mel!" Nathan waved his hands around my face.

"Sorry Nathan!" I muttered sheepishly. I decided to change the topic and moved onto Taylor.

"So how was math with Taylor?" I said with a smirk.

Nathan tensed up and let out a long sigh.

"Just embarrassing!"

A grin etched on my face. "What did she do?"

Nathan rolled his eyes. "Mel, she thought the variable X was another multiplication sign and told the teacher to erase it!"

My eyes widened and I let out a laugh and shook slightly trying to contain my giggles.

"Oh Nathan! No offense, but why are you with her again?"

He groaned at my question and I patted his back gently feeling an odd sense of déja vu at the role reversal in position. The bell rung causing us to get up and go to our respective classes.

I walked past my locker and thought of him again. I snuck a glance at the Ms. Smith's door and lost all hope that he was there when I saw it was empty.

"Ms. Wu do you need something?"

I jumped slightly and saw Ms. Smith standing beside me with him!

I gulped lightly and shook my head.

"Um, no Ms. Smith, I was just passing by on my way to English."

A look of recollection passed her face. "Ah, I see well if you could excuse us…"

I nodded and moved in a rush, nearly tripping on my own two feet. Too embarrassed at the situation, I bid a quick and quiet goodbye and left the scene.

I made a right and entered my English class relieved it was the class of the day. I sat down and hit my hand against my forehead when I realized I still didn't know his name.

This hasn't been as smooth as I thought it was.

Hey guys! This is the first chapter, of Life in Hartwell High. Please bear with me as this story is a work in progress and school is in a few days. I won't be updating this story quickly and I am taking my time to really build a storyline. I hope you like it and thanks to the two people who reviewed expressing interest! (reader (Guest) and watched 2 much tv) I will be updating this when I can! Thanks for reading and I hope to update soon!

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