Chapter One

 A teenage girl walks towards the doors of a high school building: Brooklyn high school, feeling despondent. 

 She was doing great in her old school but her father just had to get a transfer. Now she had to make new friends, gain a new identity and strive to be popular again which was almost everything in high school. 

 She opens the doors with a sigh and enters the bubbling hallway. 

 Who was she to ask help from? A boy having a heated make out, a girl ransacking her locker and looking very frustrated, or a girl walking out of a class and typing furiously on phone. She decides to go for the girl ransacking her locker. 

 "Hey", she began and the girl flipped her pretty pair of marble-grey eyes in her direction. "I'm a new student", she adds and the girl frowns. 

 "How can I help you?"

 "I'm trying to find the principal's office, can you show me what direction it is?"

 "Okay", she replies and begins stuffing her belongings back into the locker. "Let me take you there", she sighs when she is through. 

 "You missed this", the new girl points out and bends down to pick a note lying on the floor. Her brows furrow on seeing the note. "That's what you were looking for?" 

 "Yeah, thanks", she replies collecting the note and begins walking off.

 "I am Hannah, Hannah Porter", the new girl introduces as she follows hurriedly.

 "I'm Genevieve"

 "So what class are you in? I'm going to be in grade eleven" 

 "That's my class", Genevieve replies and stops in front of a class where a boy was standing at the door. "Ricky", she calls and he walks towards them to peck her before turning to Hannah quizzically. "She's new here so I'm taking her to the principal's office"

 "Oh, I'm Kendrick", he introduces.

 "Hannah"

 "We'll be going now, submit my assignment for me", Genevieve mutters and presses the note into his hands before walking off.

 "Your boyfriend?", Hannah asks and Genevieve nods.

 "So this is it, Annie", she announces after a while.

 "Annie?", Hannah repeats.

 "Most people I know named Hannah preferred to go by Annie"

 "I've never thought of that, I guess you can call me Annie", Hannah shrugs and Genny nods then begins walking off. "Thank you!"

 'That was not a good start at all', she thinks to herself then exhales heavily and enters the office.

 Hannah walks out minutes later and heads to the class Genevieve had stopped at before.

 "Annie!", she hears on entering the class and turns to see it was Kendrick who called from where he was sitting with Genevieve.

 "You're done?", he asks when Hannah gets to where they are and she nods.

 "Is any of you taking anatomy? I have that course in...", Hannah trails off to look at a sheet of paper in her hand. "A few minutes". 

 "Ah, I was about to leave for that class, let's go together", Kendrick replies, standing up. "See you later, Genny", he says and heads out with Hannah. 

 They settle in when they get to the class where the lecture was to hold and the teacher enters minutes later. The teacher is about to start teaching when someone strolled in wearing a black hoodie and Hannah's eyes widen in amazement. 

 His chocolate brown hair fell across his forehead in baby-like curls and his enthralling blue eyes had a confident gleam. His lips were so fresh and so…. totally kissable.

 'Wait Hannah, why are you thinking of his lips?', she reprimands herself and gathers her composure.

 When she stops staring at him, she realizes she was not the only one. There were several other girls staring at him, some even drooling. He was so worth drooling over. 

 After the teacher chides him severely, he turns to the class and looks around. His eyes meet Hannah's and he heads towards her. Her heart begins beating erratically despite her efforts to control it. A guy hadn't made her feel this jittery in a while. 

 He sits on the chair in front of her and turns to her almost immediately.  

 "You're a newbie?", he asks. 

 "Is it obvious?" 

 "No, but I'm sure I know everyone in this class. Even if I didn't, there's no way I wouldn't know a beauty queen like you if you had been in this class all along", he answers and she smiles.

 "Fuck off Will, you're distracting the new girl", Kendrick grunts and smacks Will's head.

 "I think she likes it", Will replies with a smirk. 

 "Is anything going on there, Mr Sylvester?", the teacher enquires. 

 "Not at all", Will quickly answers. 

 He didn't turn back to chat with her again but he had already distracted her. How was he so handsome? How were the girls in this school surviving with such a hot stuff in their midst? He was like a chocolate cake, it was just so tempting to gobble him up. 

 "And that is the end of our class for today. I shall now proceed to asking questions", the teacher announces just as the bell rings and everyone starts walking out leaving the teacher who was trying to make an announcement. 

 Will stands up and turns to Hannah immediately the teacher leaves. 

 "I'm William" 

 "Yeah, I figured. I'm Hannah, Genevieve and Kendrick somehow prefer to call me Annie though"

 "I like Annie, I'll call you that too if you don't mind. So you are with Rick and Genny…. I'll be seeing you often then". 

 "Maybe", she replies. 

 "Wanna have lunch with me later?" 

 "I don't…." 

 "I'll look for you myself" 

 "Thank you but she is not having lunch with you", Kendrick cuts in. 

 "He's right", Hannah agrees. 

 "Who does this to their best friend?", Will queries.

 "Me", Rick replies. "Annie and I will get going now", he concludes and drags Hannah out. "Will is a player, I don't think you should involve yourself with him" 

 "He gave me the vibes already. But he's got the look for it, I won't blame him". 

 "There's nothing that can explain being a fucker" 

 "I haven't said that it is nice". 

 "Just stay away from him"

 "You guys are best friends?" 

 "Since childhood. I don't like the whole player stuff though", Rick responds and she chuckles. 

 "So what extracurricular do you take?" 

 "Football" 

 "I'm guessing Will is on the team too"

 "Yeah, he's quarterback. The appointment is quite new though"

 "Well he has the body for it, of course he will be good"

 "Looks like you took a rather generous look at him", Rick taunts and she chuckles.

 "I couldn't help it, he's hot", she admits.

 "That's what they always say before he breaks their heart" 

 "Look, I'm just ogling him. I'm not into him" 

 "Yet", Rick suffixes.

 "I know how to handle myself around guys, don't worry"

 "You have a lot of confidence. Ever date before?"

 "Once, stupid thing" 

 "Looks like it didn't end well" 

 "Not at all. What about you and Genevieve? How long have you guys been?" 

 "Since the beginning of sophomore year. I crushed on her the entire freshman year though, she was tough". 

 "She looks like it", she comments and he smiles.

 "Genny", he calls softly as they approach Genevieve and she turns with a smile. "Guess who is already having eyes for Will?" 

 "I'm not having eyes for Will!", Hannah protests.

 "You really shouldn't do that", Genevieve warns.

 "There's nothing like a bad boy to add spice to life", Hannah proclaims and Kendrick groans.

 "You're hopeless", he concludes and she laughs.

 "Nah..... I'm just a girl who wants to flirt a bit", Hannah counters.

 "I give up", Kendrick concedes.