I pulled on my brothers hand me down boots and stared at myself in the mirror. I had a red tank top, jean booty shorts, my hair in two pig tails that ran down to the small of my back and my orange beanie placed on my head. Something was missing though, my leather jacket. I found it, shoved in the corner, under broken glass. I shook it and then slipped it on, I ran downstairs and grabbed my bag. I went to the frigde seeing the now signed note and a note about coming straight home after detention. I grabbed an apple and the note before heading to school.

When I got there, I tossed the apple core away and went to look for everyone. "Spinelli, baby, funny running into you here!" A voice said from behind me making me clentch my fist and glare straight ahead.

"This is school, why else wouldn't I be here?!" I turned around seeing him smirking at me, "What do you want now, Butch?!"

"Now, now Spinelli be nice your little friends are watching."

"Huh?" I looked around, "I don't see them..."

"By the bike rack, no matter what you deny, I still think the rumor is true considering Detwelier is giving me the stink eye."

I just rolled my eyes, "Just tell me what you want before I make you."

"Just came to tell you, we have lunch duty for the next month together, babe." He smirked as I went stiff, he walked off, leaving me to look like a brain dead moron.

The only thing going through my mind was, 'I'm going to be stuck with this idiot for a whole month?!' It was hard to process but when I finally snapped out of whatever weird trance I was in I checked the bike racks and their were my friends, starting to make their way over to me. I started to walk towards them but somebody caught me by the shoulder, "Hey, what's the big idea?!" I snapped turning around, taking in a gulp as Miss. Hallow held onto me.

"The principle wants a word with you." She smiled evily and I swear it got darker and some crows squawked.

I rolled my eyes as she dragged me inside, I looked back at my friends, mouthing a, 'Sorry.'

She knocked on his door before walking in after he muttered a, 'come in.' He was facing the window, away from us. "Ms. Spinelli, your father called, I'm guessing you're aware of what we discussed."

"Yeah, yeah, meeting Friday, that all you want?" I snapped, crossing my arms across my chest.

"Did you bring your paper signed?"

"Yeah," I reached inside my bag pulling the paper out, "Here." I placed it on his desk as he made no move to turn around.

"That's all, leave my office."

Miss. Hallow dragged me out, "What a waste of time..." I muttered under my breath.

She took me to my first period, "I'll be right here when class is over." She sneered and the color drained from my face.

I walked in and sat down in the back of the empty classroom. I looked outside, Lawson trying to get some senior girl to go out with him, Skeens doing graffiti, Butch leaning against a wall smoking, and lastly my friends sitting under a tree and talking about something. I looked away from the stupid window and pulled out my notebook and a pencil. I spent the remainder of the morning drawing, trying to take my mind off of things.

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The soapy water splashed onto the ground as I dipped my mop into the bucket. I sighed as I heard footsteps from behind me. "Miss me already?"

"Get away from me, Butch."

"Uh, uh, uh I have cleaning duty too." He smirked when I turned around.

"I don't remember you being this annoying."

"Funny cause I don't remember you having an attitude problem."

"Why does everybody keep saying that?! If anything they have the problem!"

"Who else has said it?"

"Everybody, my parents, teachers, Tj, you." I growled, angrily mopping.

"If Tj was your friend then why would he tell you that?"

"I don't know, he's pissed at me or something." I replied before glaring at him, "Stop trying to make me talk to you!"

"Baby, from what we know, no one can make you do anything."