d to show me around the sch

hrough the hallways, pointing o

elt like someone could

how things worked and told

de our way back to class, chatt

ached into my backpack, and pulled out my

irst day was going. That man is just too sweet. Smiling

tiful," Dad

ever," I repl

e you in class? I thought it

unch but left my phone

ou. You're in high school now-you can't tr

re are thieves in m

" he chuckled. "Anyway

when a female teacher

Class is starting," I said

d of the day. Students began packing up their book

tuffed my things

Are you taking a cab home?" Abigail ask

icking me up," I

care!" she said, waving a

abbed my backpack and wal

t my phone and started watching TikTok videos to pass the time. Suddenly, som

And not just any guy. He was handsome. Like, movie-star handsom

! my inner voice shouted. I gave my head a t

led, then turned and

my phone, and groaned.

ed out, hurry

nd turned ar

ou think just saying 'sor

d it at me. Then he turned and walked away, heading straight for a sleek ca

s people around me laugh

the money. I just walked away

shed over to it, relieved. I seriously couldn't

I said as I got in an

ay?" he asked, glancin

ad-he always knows w

when we get home," he said

nd I went stra

dy room," Dad said

Then I lay on my bed and picked up my phone, staring at the cracked screen. The memory o

aptop, and put on a movie to distra

ed. I went to the bathroom and splashed some cold wat

was standing there. "D

llowed him to t

" he asked, dishing so

g. "Maybe it's just because it was my fir

make any friends?" he asked,

. Her name's Abigail. She's

ly nice," he

noticed your phone screen

surprised he had seen

dad-he'd march straight to the school and try to ta

time," he said. "I'll get i

s Dad"

the dishes and we

-

er putting on his wristwatch, he checked the time-it was 11 PM. He planned to return

out of his room. As he walked into the living room,

ed casually, head

?" Mr. Walter asked, closing his lap

face him. "I'm going to th

d over to James, and slapp

uted, holding hi

e of me you've never seen before," Mr. W

e. You have no right to hi

re grown enough to leave my

lter asked, hurrying down the s

it me," James sa

wrong with you?" she scold

t, then let out a loud hiss

y, you better talk some sense into your son-because one d

quickly texted Demien: "I'm not coming to the party anymore." Right after that, he switched his phone to