CLASS OF 2000
Chapter One
Rose hit her alarm.
Was this really the first day of her senior year?
"Rose, get up.
You're going to miss the bus," her dad, Perry Bukater, told her.
"I wouldn't
have to miss the bus if my car were fixed," Rose told him.
"Well, I guess
it's time to tell you," her dad told her.
"What?"
Rose asked worriedly.
"Your late
birthday present is outside," he told her.
Rose jumped out of
bed and ran downstairs. When she got out there, she found a white Mustang
convertible waiting for her.
"Dad! Oh, I
love it!" she exclaimed, and hugged her father.
"I saw you
looking at it when we went to get my car, and I thought you might like
it," he told her.
"I'm going to
go get dressed," Rose said, and ran inside and got dressed.
When she got
upstairs, she got her overalls and pink tank top to put on. She raced out of
the house to her friend Emily's house.
"Hey,
Rose!" Emily exclaimed.
"Hey,
Emily!" Rose said.
"Nice
ride," Emily told her.
"Thanks. It's
a late birthday present," Rose told her.
"Hey, let's go
pick up Shanleigh," Emily said, and Rose took off to their friend Shanleigh's
house.
"Hey, Rose! Hey,
Emily!" Shanleigh said as she came out of the house.
"Hey,
Shanleigh!" Rose and Emily said.
"Cool
car!" Shanleigh exclaimed.
"Birthday
present," Rose said.
When they finally
got to school, Rose, Shanleigh, and Emily walked up the bleachers to wait with
their other friends, Cole and Ryan.
"Hey,
Rose," Cole said.
"Hey. What's
up, Ryan?" Rose asked.
"Not much. How
about you two?" Ryan asked.
"Nothing at
all," Shanleigh said.
"Rose got a
new car," Emily said.
"What
kind?" Cole asked.
"A white Mustang
convertible," Rose said.
"Hey, let's go
get our schedules," Ryan said, and the five friends got their schedules.
"There's only
two classes we have together," Shanleigh said.
"It's okay. We'll
rough it somehow," Rose said. She had the rest of the day to find out who
was in her other classes.