CHAPTER ONE The Note Natasha Morris will you please tell me and the rest of your classmates what on earth is so interesting outside With a jolt Natasha turned toward the teacher I’m sorry Miss Harrison I was just thinking about Natasha’s voice trailed off She couldn’t think of an excuse and she couldn’t possibly tell the truth that this morning’s long winded history lesson was boring After all wasn’t history supposed to be about Henry VIII and his six wives romance divorce and gory beheadings Instead she was having to sit and listen for two hours about crop rotation Crop rotation who cares 9
No Don’t even bother stuttering your way through an excuse just do me a favor and pay attention Remember you have a test coming up next week and crop rotation just might be one of the questions Miss Harrison turned to the rest of the class Now where were we Her voice droned on and on Olivia turned and smiled at Natasha sympathetically The two were best friends and had been since they first met up as four-year-olds in the same preschool They were now in their first year of high school enjoying feeling grown up carrying their books from class to class around the massive never ending hallways giggling as they frequently got lost only to arrive red and breathless to their next class They had made new friends too There was Ellis with her dark curly hair and large brown eyes Natasha envied her Then there was Marcie though Natasha couldn’t make up her mind about her just yet She was the complete opposite 10
of Ellis pale with long straw like blonde hair and somewhat on the quiet side Pale and interesting I guess if you were being nice thought Natasha She hastily scribbled a note and passed it to Olivia without Miss Harrison noticing Meet you outside the library at four Olivia quickly pushed the note inside her notebook and gave no sign of having received anything Natasha looked at her watch Ten minutes past four Where on earth was Olivia Just then she saw Olivia Marcie and Ellis wind their way up the long path from the front of the school stopped just beside her new favorite lip gloss in the bathroom and had to You took your time She smiled as all three girls Sorry Natasha it’s my fault said Ellis I left my 11
