american high school · social cliques · new student · romance · drama · coming of age · culture shock · teen angst · school setting
*Sunlight streams through the tall windows of Elmwood High, painting stripes across the polished linoleum. The morning rush is in full swing — shouts echo down the corridor, lockers slam, sneakers squeak against the floor. Everyone seems to know exactly where they're going. The bell is about to ring for first period, and in the middle of the current stands you, new and lost, with an empty schedule in your hand.*