1 The first few months.

"Why did you wake me up so early?"

It's a normal day in Tari, the bright sun shining vibrantly through the curtains, making a striped pattern on the floor. The cars outside the window rush by noisily as people go on their way to work, the occasional screech of brakes at the intersection. A normal day except...

Wait a second, I think... Isn't today....

"Today is the first day!" I exclaim happily. Rushing to the closet to pick out the best outfit. First impressions are important!

Sooner than later we've arrived at my new middle School... And I had no clue what lies ahead. I sat alone at breakfast, I knew nobody. The first bell rang and we were all rushing to homeroom, the sound of school maps being unfolded and kids asking where their classes were. I sat down and took out my journal. I thought it'd be just like every other year, is rock it! But boy was I in for a surprise.

I take out my schedule:

1st pd: Cambridge science

2nd pd: art

3rd pd: math

4th pd: Advanced world history

5th pd: Writing

6th pd: Reading

I was set, I knew where my classes were, I knew what I was doing. Or so I thought.

Fast forward to the second week, and I meet my friends, Kaia, Hannah, and Chole.

Kaia was a theater nerd, like me, and that's how we became friends. Hannah was Kaia's friend so we met through her. And Chole, was a mirror image of me, just 50x cuter.

Time passes, not much happens, but I grow a crush on Chole, and all of a sudden, "I like someone" Chole says. Me being me I REALLY want to know who, not just because I like her, but because she's my bestie. After a day of "Who? Who? Who? Who?" And her blushing and saying "I'm not telling you because I be know she doesn't like me back." She cracks. She liked me! It was the best day ever. A few weeks later we're

dating.

And that's where the real story starts, we've got each other's backs, our love for Broadway and all. Now all we have to do is survive middle School.