Chapter 1

I heard the song "If I die young" playing in the background. I suddenly realized I was awake but I felt like going to sleep. I slowly opened my eyes and found myself on the floor next to my bed in an awkward position. My legs were on the bed but my head was on the floor and my pink blanket was intertwined with my body. I tried getting up but my head started hurting and I felt nauseous. I quickly got up but this time I closed my eyes and luckily this time I didn't feel dizzy. I looked around for my phone and found it under my bed. It had 4 missed calls and 3 texts all from my best friend, Suzy. I looked at the clock and saw it was 7 am. Ugh, I woke up late again and now I had to miss breakfast in order to get to school on time. I got up and went to the bathroom. I took a quick shower and put on dark blue denim jeans and a black top that had a rose on it. I wore flats since I couldn't find my boots and ran outside my room.
My mom had left a note on the table saying she had to leave early for work and she left a bowl of cereal for me. I quickly ate the bowl of cereal, grabbed my bag and phone and ran out the door. What a nice way to start the day I thought. I go to Madison high school in Missouri. It is a very boring school from the outside but inside it’s a whole different story. I took the elevator to the 4th floor and went straight to my locker. I started to open my locker when Suzy jumped out of nowhere scaring me to death. She did this a lot and her only excuse was that she liked my expression when I was scared. Suzy was as 5 feet 6, the same height as me, though she has dark red hair, grey-black eyes and when she smiled you could see her dimples. She was also very pale and I sometimes worried about that. I have blonde hair with blue eyes. She looked like a sun goddess. She was always very happy and had a positive aspect on life. If only that was me.
”Hi Suzy," I said with a fake smile. Though, it really didn't work when it came to Suzy. It was as if she could read my mind. "What wrong Elina, You look sad and lonely," she said. I knew she was worried about me but I couldn't tell her the reason because even I didn’t know why I was sad.
“It’s nothing Suzy. I'm just a little tired that’s it," and that I feel as if there was a hole in my heart. I almost said the last part out loud. I couldn't ever confess that deep down I was very lonely because that would ruin my reputation. I was the most popular girl in school. Since I was a little girl, everyone liked me and for some reason that made me sad because I knew they liked me for my looks and money.
“Are you sure? Elina you know you can tell me if something is bothering you. I'm here for you so tell me what’s wrong."
"Nothing Suzy. I'm fine. I am just tired and hungry because I only ate a bowl of cereal that too in a hurry." I saw she wasn't buying it so I tried to change the subject.
“Well did your ex try to talk to you again today?" Suzy's past boyfriend thought everything was about him and wanted Suzy to spend every second of her life with him as if she didn't have a life. Suzy finally got tired of it and broke up with him though it didn't stop him from stalking her everywhere and trying to get her to like him again.
“Elina don't even go there. He has been stalking me for the past 2 days and I'm getting tired of it. But guess what?"
"What," I said relieved that she wasn't talking about me anymore.
“We have a new student today in school and he is very hot. Actually hot would be an understatement. From the minute he stepped in school, girls have been swarming him and he is totally oblivious to it." I could see she was very excited just by talking about him. She made me very curious. My mind kept telling me "Curiosity killed the cat" but I was ignoring it.
“Well by that description, you make me want to see---," I was cut off because Suzy wasn't even listening. I turned to look where Suzy was looking and I found myself suddenly frozen.
Suzy's description was a big understatement. He was beyond hot and he reminded me of someone. He had black hair that looked really soft and I had a strong urge to run my hands through them. He also had light brown eyes and a devilish boyish smile. "See, I told you he was hot," she said without once looking at me. Her eyes were glued on him and thankfully her voice snapped me out of my partial paralysis because at that time the guy turned and looked at us.
I thought he was staring at Suzy and I was pretty sure of that. What was there about Suzy that didn't attract guys to her no matter how hot the guy is? But I was very surprised when he walked up to me and said hi.
"Hello, my name is Eric Harrison and you are?" I was shocked beyond comprehension and didn't know what to say. I mean I don't really talk to boys that much and never gave them much attention so I didn't know what to say.
"Her name is Elina Rodriguez and I'm Suzy short for Suzanne." Suzy saved me from farther humiliation because while I was thinking of what to do I hadn't realized I had my mouth open and I was staring at him. Many girls behind me who were jealous of me and Suzy were laughing and saying things I couldn't hear but I knew they weren't good. I gave Suzy a "thanks for saving me" look and she gave me an "its ok' look.
I didn't realize that Eric hadn't said anything yet and was staring at me and smiling. His eyes changed from the light brown they were a few minutes ago to a dark blue similar to Suzy's eyes.
I was very uncomfortable for no apparent reason and I guess he noticed that because he blinked and his eyes went back to normal. "Nice to meet you Suzy," he said though he was still looking at me. “Nice to meet you too Eric. Do you need help finding your class because I think Elina would be glad to help?" I couldn't believe that Suzy said that. I sent her " I will kill you look" and she just shrugged.
"I would appreciate that Elina. I have English in room 304 with Mrs. Angelo. Do you mind showing me where that is?" Before I could say something Suzy started talking.
"She would be glad too and in fact she has the same class right now," she said without making eye contact with me. I was upset that Suzy was trying to get me to be his friend. I got the fact that he was hot but it isn't like I'm dying to get to know him never the less talk to him. I realized that Eric and Suzy were staring at me, waiting for me to say something. I immediately started blushing and for some reason that made Eric smile.
"Umm, sure. The class isn't far from here and I would be happy to show you where it is," I said leaving out the fact that I wasn't actually happy to show him where the class is.
Before Eric or Suzy could say anything, I started walking towards the stair without looking back to see if he was following. I was very tempted to look back but luckily I didn't have to because in a blink of an eye, he was walking right next to me with. I was surprised how he walked so fast but I pushed the thought out of my mind and decided that I would just show him the class and then never talk to him again and ignore him. I didn't want to admit that he made me feel different and later I found out that the hole in my heart and the loneliness I was feeling disappeared while I was walking with him. It was as if he was what I been waiting for. As if he was the prince of my dreams.

Chapter 2

I opened the door hesitantly knowing my teacher will probably yell at me for being late. Well it isn't my fault that mister hot tie here needed someone to guide him to his class and not my fault that my friend forced me to be the one to do it. Madison isn't even that big. It's basically made in an H form with stairs that will always lead to the same place, so it’s impossible to get lost. I wonder why he couldn't find a classroom by himself.
"Ehmm... Elina I'm talking to you. Why are you late and would you please introduce the boy behind you?" Crap... I totally got lost in my thoughts and didn't realize I was standing in front of the class staring into space. I've got to stop doing this.
"Mrs. Angelo, this is Eric Harrison. He is new and needed someone to show him around, so I volunteered to do it." I said really fast and walked over to the seat by the window far from everyone.
"Well, Mr. Harrison please take a seat and do you have an English notebook," she asked.
"Yes, Mrs. Angelo," he said smiling. "Oh okay, please take a seat and make yourself comfortable," she said slightly flirting. Wow even teachers couldn't resist flirting with him. I rolled my eyes and continued staring out the window.
I was so lost in thought I didn't even notice Eric come and sit next to me. "Hey, thanks for helping me and sorry you got in trouble because of me," he said. I stopped staring out window and turned to face him and immediately blushed. I hadn't noticed how close he was to me. He saw me blushing and chuckled.
"Umm... its ok. It wasn't a big deal," I said. He just smiled and started to write in his notebook. Not realizing, I started to stare at him taking his features in more closely. He was 5' 8 and whole four inches taller than me and was well built. He was wearing a black shirt with black jeans with a black leather jacket. Emo much.
He noticed me staring at him and started smiling. I started blushing and turned around to face the windows again. I didn't know what about him made me so attracted to him. I was popular and had been asked out before but I never went out with anyone. I just didn't want to go out with any guy who came up to me and said I want to go out with you. I wanted to know the guy first and be friends with him and then decide whether I wanted to be in a relationship. But most guys in my school are just arrogant bastards who only want to date girls just to make out with them. They prefer one- night stand relationships and only sluts or desperate girls want to date them.
I actually liked the fact that I'm single and I wanted it to be that way but for some reason, I was being pulled towards this guy I barely knew. I made it a personal goal to stay away from him. But how did I know that trying to avoid

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Tag der Veröffentlichung: 28.12.2012
ISBN: 978-3-7309-0450-3

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