Chapter 1

*Beep*
*Beep*
*Beep*

“Ugh…”, I said as I groggily lifted my head to check the time. It’s only 7:28 I thought to myself as I shut my eyes and pulled the blanket up to my chin.

“7:28…” I mumbled.

A few gears started to turn in my head as I finally processed the numbers flashing on the tiny digital screen.

“Shit, shit, shit,” I muttered as I took a quick stretch.



I scurried around the room and finally found a decent outfit to wear- a white sweater with gold studs and beige pants , paired with my favourite navy blue Toms. I studied my reflection in the full-length mirror and nodded approvingly. A sudden knock interrupted my gaze.



“Elle, hunny, would you like some waffles?” drifted my mom’s delicate voice from the other side of my bedroom door.

“Yup, I’ll be right down.” I replied, as I quickly grabbed my white iPhone 5 from underneath my pillow. I took the stairs two at a time and swung around the banister, finding myself in the kitchen. I grabbed a plate of freshly made waffles and took a seat beside my mom.



My dad glanced up from his paperback novel and shook his head slightly as I sat down.

“Matthew…” my mom warned as she shot an annoyed look at my dad.

“I wasn’t going to say anything about her exposed midriff,” my dad replied innocently, averting his gaze back to his book. I breathed a sigh of relief and continued to devour my waffles.

“Elena, you’re giving me a ride to school right?” my brother asked.

“Mmm…yeah,” I replied through a mouthful of waffles, “We’ll leave in 5.”

“Great, thanks!” my brother beamed, taking a seat across from me.

I fiddled with the keys to my car as I made my way down the white porch steps, my brother trailing closely behind. No sooner had I clasped my seat belt when my brother turned to me with a look of nervousness.



“Elena, the other day I was playing this RPG game online right. I accidently clicked this ad and it took me to this page and the page had these girls on it doing stuff with guys,” he blurted, his cheeks turning a hue of red.

“Are you sure it was by accident?” I smirked.

“Of course, you think I watch p-po-“ he stammered.

“I don’t know what you do in your free time,” I laughed as I turned into the school parking lot and found an empty space.

“Well, anyway, mom walked in an-“ he started but the roar of a finely tuned motor interrupted his story.

“What a car,” Zach drooled.

“A Lamborghini,” I corrected dryly.

The sleek black vehicle made its way through the parking lot, searching for an empty space, moving with the essence of a lazy lion stalking its prey.
By the time the vehicle came to a stop, every student was staring in awe. The door opened slowly, and we all caught a glimpse of the driver.



“Oh, my God,” I whispered. From where I was parked, I could see the driver had a lean, flat-muscled body. He wore faded jeans that he probably had to peel off at night, a tight red cardigan, and a navy leather jacket. (Did I mention that my favourite colour is Navy?) The boy had locked his car and was making his way towards the school. I casually stared after him.

Through the chatter, my brother's voice suddenly rang out,“Elena, come on. We’re definitely going to be late now.”

Before I could answer, a pair of hands slapped the hood of my car. There stood Colton, my best friend since middle school, with a huge grin plastered across his face.

“I didn’t think you were coming!” he mouthed through the glass of the freshly cleaned windshield. I got out of the car and ran towards Colton as he gave me a tight squeeze.



As I updated Colton on the last few weeks of my summer, another car pulled into the parking lot. By now, the majority of the student body was migrating towards the school, and the vehicle remained unnoticed.



The car rolled to a stop and out stepped a girl with angelic features, her long blond hair tumbling down her back. “He really knows how to make an entrance,” she scoffed as she slammed the door shut behind her. She wore a light pink shirt that hugged the curve of her breasts and complimented her naturally tanned skin. No one had ever seen this girl before, nor had they ever seen the mysterious boy who had arrived only moments before.