(Michelle)

I lifted my head as the end of lunch bell rang. Olive stood up and stowed her phone away giggling.

"What's so funny?" I asked. Olive tilted her head in another direction. I turned to see a short girl walking quickly out of the cafeteria, her long brown hair flying, clutching a book close to her chest.

"It's the little loser, running away." Olive giggled. I turned back and saw a tiny bit of the girl's brown hair disappear into the hallway. "Who's she?" I asked. "Peyton Cart. She's like a female player. There's a rumor that she'll date any guy, make them fall madly for her, then cheat on them and dump them." Olive replied. "She dated Parker, and dumped him."

I rolled my eyes at the mention of Parker. He was the most popular guy in the school, and he kept flirting with me, and I hated it.

"You should totally date Parker! I swear Mich, you two'd be the perfect couple!" Olive squealed. My other friend, Tanya, nodded her head excitedly. "You two would be the top couple in the entire school! You could, like, get in the newspapers! I could bribe my dad, he'd totally mention you and Parker in the next article..." Tanya trailed off.

My friends Olive and Tanya were, to put it in the best way, dramatic.

Olive was the daughter of a millionaire. She lived in a mansion with three brothers, and she could buy anything she wanted. Her mom and dad didn't give a crap about her or her brothers, so she could do whatever she wanted.

Tanya's father was a writer in the local newspaper, and her mother was a school teacher. Her family wasn't rich, but they were really well along. Tanya had an older sister who was married with twin girls, but Tanya didn't give a crap about her sister or nieces. All she cared about was popularity and boyfriends.

I rolled my eyes.

"Oh come on Mich! He loves you!" Tanya babbled. I rolled my eyes again.

My friends constantly blabbed on and on about Parker. Every girl in the entire school did. I was the only one who saw what he really was: a player.

"Tanya, Olive, if Parker truly loved me, he wouldn't kiss almost every other girl in this school. Now, I'm going to fourth period."

I honestly didn't know why I was friends with Olive or Tanya. I didn't really like either of them. I guess I was friends with them just because everyone always expects the popular girl to have two bffs. Except they weren't my bffs, but I didn't tell them that.

I walked into my fifth period and sat in my seat. I looked around and saw only one other person in my class; Peyton.

She sat in the very back of the class, in the farthest seat. She had out her notebook, and was scribbling in it.

"Hello?" I asked. Peyton looked up, scowled at me, and looked back at her notebook.

"What? What did I do?" I asked, stunned that she had scowled at me. She glared at me. "I don't talk to popular snobs, sorry." She spat. "When was I ever a snob to you?" I asked. "Not to me, but I've seen you with your snobby little friends. Probably spreading more rumors about me. Now shut up, you're ruining my concentration." Peyton spat, looking back down at her notebook. I widened my eyes, startled. Spreading more rumors about her? What did that mean?

I shook my head and opened my notebook. I didn't know why, but I was going to prove Peyton wrong. I wasn't a snob, and I was going to prove it to her.

I know it will be hard, but I will become her friend, even if it's the last thing I do.

So here's the first chapter of The Popular Girl's in love with me!

I hope you like it!

~ Liz