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Chapter 1

Seth

I’ve never been a fan of school, yet here I a early toIt was either begin su underin the public eye, made the choice really easy My mother believes the opinions of the residents of Mapleville actually matter, and I’ve never completely understood why Mapleville is a tiny town in the middle of nowhere with a population of maybe a thousand tops It’s a blip on a map that et, ot the cast on my ar, and why she was relieved I chose to start college at the beginning of summer

But the cast wasn’t the only reason I chose to bail out of a boring sued in a place where dressing in clothes stylish enough to be in high fashionabout in your underwear

Despite beingin front of the historicalin and out as if they know exactly where they’re going… I’ myself that this ismy backpack over lass doors The sun shining in the clear blue sky and the te one hundred alner jeans, boots, and a button-down shirt with the sleeves rolled up, but I look so fantastic I can’t co the room numbers until I find the door toto be the sparkling person I was before the incident, hoping ht away, I can tell the summer classes have a lower attendance because I’ late and there are a total of ten people seated Skigirl with short brown hair and the saddest eyes I’ve ever seen

After what I went through back at my old school, I’m careful about the people I surround myself with If I’m not, I could end up in the same situation that put this daood arm left and don’t think I can take anyinto the classroo out the textbook I relax back in the seat and stare out theas the professor begins rah the introduction, then passes out the syllabus

Eventually, I notice the girl glance in my direction, and I offer her a smile Her eyes widen and her attention whips back to the paper she’s doodling on I can’t quite put e to befriend her There’s so to hide herself behind baggy clothes and a God-awful haircut Granted, I would never, ever wear anything that hideous, but I get the whole trying-to-hide-who-you-really-are part I did it for years before saying to hell with it A few ea lie wasn’t any easier

I lean to the side and whisper to the girl, "It’s okay I’ to bite" I extend my hand to her "My na to take my hand

But she tenses at the very last second and quickly withdraws, putting her hands on her lap

"It’s nice to ure out if it’s just eneral When I walked into the classroom, she was seated as far away from everyone as possible and I wonder if maybe that , she digs one out of her bag and kind of tosses it ather attention on taking notes

I learn a total of nada for the day, and when I read through the syllabus, I question whether I’ll survive torturous Pre-Cal The nu andto what outfit I’ll wear to up andmy way out of the classrooet the hell out of Dodge At the doorway, she nearly crashes into so with fear, she stutters an apology and hurries down the hallway, surprisingly fast for being so tiny

Interesting I definitely want to find out what her deal is

I have one e workload, but I’m exhausted by the time I return toshocker I think I made him uncomfortable the day we met when I complimented him on his hair He’s pretty nments then fall asleep around nine o’clock For the next seven days, I’ hohteen years old, and I feel as ancient as oes down Seriously, with the way they act, you’d think they believed in vaoing to have any fun while at college--and Ito have to ood time with Ones ill accept me for who I am Ones I can trust Ones who maybe need me just as much as I need them so I don’t come off all needy