"Dad! Where's my hairbrush?" I yelled in a hurry.

"Wherever you left it!" He yelled back. Wherever I left it? Well gee thanks Dad, I never thought of that.

Now, I'm sure you're wondering why I'm in such a hurry and in such a bad mood. Well, I leave for my class trip tomorrow. To New York City. And I had packed nothing. NOTHING. Plus I had about two hours of sleep last night.

By the time 8 o'clock came around I was close to pulling out my hair from frustration. Where are my boots!? What did I do with that shirt? Why can I only find two pairs of jeans? I had a headache for the books and my eyes were drooping heavily from lack of sleep.

Soon, I found myself drifting off into slumber.

"Al's come on! You'll have fun, I promise" Elliot said sweetly. I shook my head and turned away. "Please" he begged.

Not being able to resist those eyes I got up and followed him to the dance floor. We danced all night to cheesy songs, lost in the music.

My mind jumped to another scene and I cringed.

"Shut up!" He screamed. "I'm done with you, you little whore!" With that he slapped me and slammed the door.

"Elliot! No! I yelled, but he was already gone.

I woke up in a sweat. Tears pricked my eyes at the reoccurring nightmare. I glanced over at my clock. 12:30 a.m.

I cursed under my breath and got up quickly. Not even looking at what I was grabbing, I threw everything into my suitcase. The house was silent and I didnt want to wake my dad so I quietly crept to the bathroom. Sleepily, I gathered all the necessary things.

Once I had everything packed, I slumped down on the couch. There was no use in trying to go to sleep, I already knew that wasnt happening. The thought of going back to New York excited me. It had been 4 years since I moved back to Miami after spending 2 years in New York with my aunt. Warm memories flooded my mind, but so did Elliot. Immediately I ppushedthe thought away. I needed to look forward to this, even if I had no friends in my class.

I had changed so much after my time there. Before I moved there I was quiet and couldn't even think for myself. When I came back I was much more independent. One might even go to the extent to call me a free spirit. I had taken on more of a skater girl look, but I still dressed like I used to at school. My hair was more of an ombre now. Once I had even put purple on the ends. I missed being like that. When I'm here, I slip back into my shell. Something told me it was going to be hard to tear me away from New York again.

My interest in music also started there. My aunt had gotten me into piano and singing lessons from her close friend, and I had fallen completely in love with it. Music had been the way I coped with everything.

My best friends Trish and Kira, of course lived in New York. So basically my thoughts had gone from being so excited to go back, to getting depressed at having to spend 3 weeks with the likes of Cassidy and her horror of a boyfriend, Austin Moon. I never talked to either of them but I had heard enough stories and witnessed it myself.

To distract my thinking I turned on the TV. I flipped through the channels for 10 minutes. I settled for a re-run of The Nanny. I found myself drifting off to sleep once again. I needed it though. Tomorrow was going to be a very long day.

~~~Next Morning~~~

"Ally, sweetie, get up. You're gonna be late." My dad shoved me. My eyes fluttered opened and I smiled. Alot of people had left me in life, but I could always count on my dad. He smiled back and patted my head. "Im going to walk Molly before we go. Meet me in the car in 10 minutes." He said and kissed my forehead.

He walked out the door and I pushed myself off the oh so comfortable couch. With the exception of tripping when going up the stairs, I got ready quickly and smoothly. I grabbed my suitcase and scooted down the stairs, not tripping this time. My dad assisted me in carrying my suitcase.

Realizing I needed something to do on the way up there, I ran back inside and grabbed a few books and then I remembered I had forgotten my song book. I then ran upstairs and searched frantically for it. Finally I found under my bedspread.

Out of breath, I jumped into the car. I really needed to get in better shape. In no time we were at the school and I could see students piling onto the bus. I cringed at the thought of having to ride with them for that long. Hopefully I would get a seat to myself.

Slowly, I climbed into the bus. No one noticed me. Good. Then Cassidy and her friend that was sitting beside her shot me a glare. I looked away and continued to an empty seat. Cassidy hadn't forced Austin to sit with her. That surprised me a little. I looked around and ddidn't see him anywhere. Maybe he wasnt coming. I did a happy dance in my head. One less person to deal with as far as I was concerned.

My inward smile dropped when he stepped in. He was the last one. Late . Shocker. He strutted to Cassidy. They exchanged what I believe were some not so nice words. My guess they were arguing over her seating arrangement. He grunted and stomped away.

I closed my eyes in annoyance when I realized the seat next to me was the only one left. I heard his footsteps approach me and I opened my eyes. He observed me before he sat down. Finally he took his seat.

"Hi, I'm Austin. Ally right?"

Whoo! Well first chapter is done. Tell me what you think! Should I continue or just give it up? Im kinda excited about this story. I think I'll use a lot of OneRepublic in this story. Idk, they just kinda fit the feel. Enough of my babbling

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