"I can't believe it's going to be our senior year!" Seventeen year old Julie Holland exclaimed. Alyssa Morgan, one of Julie's best friends, nodded her head mutely. They had exactly one month until their senior year, and it wasn't that Alyssa wasn't looking forward to it. Other things were troubling her mind. Like the fact that she wasn't happy with her boyfriend of six months. Ryan Brennon was a great guy but Alyssa just couldn't get over Brian Klein.
"Earth to Lyss! Anybody home?" Julie waved a manicured hand in front of Alyssa's face.
"Sorry Jules. I have other things on my mind." Julie rolled her eyes.
"Obviously. Care to elaborate?" Alyssa shook her head.
"Nothing. I'm just worrying about whether or not I'll have enough credits to graduate early."
"It's something more serious than that Lyss and when you're ready to tell me, I'm here."
Thanks Jules."
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Seventeen year old Trista Morgan sighed as she finished her breakfast in the upstairs kitchen. She was spending the remaining part of the summer in the Florida Keys before going home to Tampa. She couldn't wait to see her parent's reactions when she brought home Michael Slater, her nineteen year old boyfriend. He's not your typical guy,Trista thought. He was more of a skater/bad boy type. He had spikey blond hair with dyed blue tips and a nose, chin, eyebrow, and tongue piercing. Her parents were going to freak. Especially since Micheal had convinced her to get her bellybutton and tongue pierced.
"Trista?" A voice called out.
"Coming Michael." Trista yelled back. Trista came downstairs in her blue string bikini and coverup. Michael whistled.
"Looking good Trista." Trista smiled. The remaining summer, and senior year, were looking good.
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Seventeen year old Lynn Michaels ran a hand through her dark brown hair and sighed.
"I don't care what you want Lynn. We're moving and that's final." Patricia Michaels said.
"It's going to be my senior year! Why do we have to move right before my senior year?"
"I'm sorry Lynn, but your father can'r turn down this job. We're leaving in two weeks." Two weeks,Lynn thought. My friends will be buying clothes and school supplies without me. Lynn trudged up to her rooom. She was going to leave her friends, her home, and her entire life behind.
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"I called Lynn and told her to meet us here." Julie told Alyssa. "Along with Ryan and Josh." Alyssa's head snapped up at the mention of her boyfriend.
"Ryan's coming?" Alyssa asked. Julie looked at her, confused.
"Of course Ryan's coming. Why wouldn't he?" Alyssa sighed.
"I'm thinking about breaking up with him." Julie's jaw practically dropped to the gound.
"Why?"
"Because I have feeling for Brian Kelin who, might I add, doesn't have feelings for me and I think we rushed things."
You've been going out for six months and you're just now realizing that you rushed it?"
"It started in June. I just don't know what to do." Julie nodded.
"I-" Julie was interrupted by the doorbell ringing. Lynn Michaels, Ryan Brennon, and Josh Ridgely stood on the front proch,carrying towels and wearing bathing suits. They rushed past Julie into her backyard and Ryan ran over to Alyssa, picked her up, and ran toward the pool.
"Ryan! Put me down! Don't even-" Alyssa's protests were cut short when Ryan dumped her into the pool. Alyssa came up sputtering.
"I can't believe you did that!" Alyssa said,laughing as she pulled herself out of the pool. She saw Ryan's laughing blue eyes and was flooded by memories and guilt. If Ryan had sensed any change in her mood, he didn't say. But instead of gazing adoringly at each other, Alyssa avoided any contact with his crystal blue eyes.
"I have some news." Lynn said softly. All eyes were on her as she took a deep breath and said, "I'm moving."
"What?!" Josh exclaimed. Lynn's boyfriend, Sam Wilson, looked at her in shock.
"When?" Lynn looked down at the sparkling surface of the pool.
"Two weeks. My dad's taking a job in Oregon."
"Right before senior year too." Ryan said, looking down at the ground.
"It's so unfair." Julie complained. Everything's unfair, Alyssa thought bitterly. What's going to happen to our group?
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Ryan Brennon
Something's wrong with Alyssa. But I'm not going to say anything. If she has a problem, she needs to come to me with it.
Alyssa Morgan
I wonder if Ryan noticed any change in my mood. It's getting harder and harder to keep up this act. And I don't know how long I can keep my feelings a secret from Ryan. I feel like the worst girlfriend.
Sam Wilson
How can she be moving?
Julie Holland
I wonder what Alyssa's going to do. I wonder what's going to happen when Lynn moves. And I wonder what's going to happen to our group.
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