Everything Changes

Chapter 2

After hanging out with Caleb all week the week before, I was a little excited about school starting today. I woke up extra early to take a shower and get ready for the first day of school. I blow dry my hair while standing in the bathroom while I go through all of my clothes in my head to see what I want to wear.
When I get done straightening my waist length blonde hair, I walk to my closet and find a pair of black skinny jeans with a hole in one knee and my grey shirt with the bottom tied and decided to wear my red and blue flannel over with the buttons undone paired with my white converse. I grab all of my school stuff and put it in my new bag and grab my phone and head out to my car. I text my dad and told him that I was headed to school before asking Caleb if he wanted a ride.

McKenzieWade14: Hey, I am about to leave. Want a ride to school?

CalebK19: YEAH, give me a sec and I will be out.

After waiting for a minute, I start to have this weird feeling come over me, almost like somebody was watching me. I look up and look around and notice Jake standing by his newer model Land Rover watching me. I made eye contact with him and decided to wave to be nice but he just glared at me and jumped in his car and sped away. I can tell today is gonna be a good day.. not.  Not long after, I see Caleb's curling hair jumping off his head as he ran down his front steps and over to my car. The whole ride to school we done nothing but sing and get weird looks from other people at the stoplights.

When we finally made it to the school and I found my locker, I pull out my schedule and get all of the things I'll need for the first 4 classes. English Comp 2, College algebra 2, Physical Science, and AP World History. After these four classes I have lunch then Volleyball and since I'm a senior, I get out early. I have already finished other classes that I would need to graduate so this is way easier for me to work and also play ball.

In my hometown, I was well known for playing volleyball. I was the middle blocker/hitter and as people say, the best of the best. I had colleges all over ready to sign me with a full ride scholarship, but it was so hard for me to choose with everything going on. They told me I had until the end of my senior year to figure it all out. I do know volleyball is what I want to do, I just hope I am making the right decision.

School was really good other than the few people glancing my way and whispering. All of the teachers made me stand at the front of the class and tell my name and something about myself, but I just made it short and sweet.  I had a few classes with neighbor boy but he never even looked my way. He always had that same girl hanging on his arm everywhere he went. After all of my normal classes, I made my way down to the gym for volleyball when I accidentally ran into a hard chest.

"Shit, I am so sorry, I wasn't paying attention because I was in a hurry" I said really quickly without looking up

"You know, you didn't have to keep running into me to get me to talk to you" I hear as I look at whoever I ran into.

"I didn't purposely run into you, I don't even know your name? And you act like you hate me or something" I say to the blue eyed beauty standing in front of me looking down on me.

"Jake King And I don't hate you, you just keep catching me at bad times" he says putting his hand out to shake mine. I hesitantly shook his hand. "McKenzie Wade." I say to him as we start walking towards the gym.

"Yeah, I know who you are. Caleb can't stop talking about his new best friend." He says chuckling. "Also, sorry about all of the yelling and shit the first night you moved here, I told them idiots to shut the hell up but they wouldn't." He says to me.

"It's okay, no biggie." I say as I stop walking. "I've got to get to ball but it was nice to meet you" I say looking at him.

"Yeah nice meeting you too." He says with a smirk as I watch him walk to the side of the gym and pull out a pack of cigarettes. Great, I think to myself, the cute guy just HAS to be a smoker.