CLAUDIA Monica FRESHMAN GIRLS We’ve been friends forever And now we’re in high school Two best friends getting ready to face the world of boys homework tests romance and growing up Thank goodness we have each other
CHAPTER 1 CLAUDIA It’s just another ordinary day in my sometimes-way-too-complicated life I oversleep but I don’t rush getting dressed or combing out my hair or putting on just enough make-up to show off my eyes and cover a tiny zit on my chin Then like every day Mom wants me to eat breakfast I don’t have time so she argues I promise not to wilt during fourth period English and I grab a banana to eat on the bus
I’d have more time to spend at home if Jimmy would give me a ride but he won’t He never does Or hardly ever anyway At first it was kind of frustrating but I’m over it The bus ride gives me a few extra minutes to spend with my friends on the way to school and it’s a chance to get a bit of homework done on the way home Monica doesn’t ride the bus anymore Now that she and Rory are officially together he’s been picking her up every morning She waltzes into homeroom every day just before the bell rings smiling and with stars in her eyes I can’t wait till Brad gets his license His birthday is before mine so he’ll get to take his drivers test first He’s even taking private driving lessons already It will be really great when my boyfriend can drive
me to school Rory offered to pick me up every day but I know he and Monica love having their private time in the morning I mean I wouldn’t want to share my time with Brad either Thinking about him still gives me shivers My heart races when Brad walks into a room and I get breathless when our eyes meet His smile lights up my world And I don’t even care that he can’t drive It’s not like that’s what I’m dating him for But I have to admit that the perks of having Brad Turino as my boyfriend well they’re pretty good I’m the girlfriend of the Pine Creek Panthers new star quarterback so I’m automatically a popular cool kid That’s like winning the grand prize after years of being an unimportant nobody in the middle school masses
