either Wren or Robin. She was glad they picked Wren. “At least it’s unique,” she’d say. I agreed with her. There weren’t very many Wren’s that I knew. Actually, she was the only Wren I knew.
Wren and I were a surprise pairing as far as friends went. She was the suck-up, I was the slacker. As in she got straight A’s and I got straight C’s. She also always looked too perfect, too put together. She brushed a strand of her golden, blonde, hair off of her shoulder. Today it was poker straight and she donned a little black headband that added to her Barbie doll image.
Perfection, when it came to the way I looked, was something I could never master. Wren reached up, smoothing down a piece of my unruly, naturally curly, hair. “Your hair was sticking up.” I shrugged. My hair had a mind of its own.
I hadn’t even realized I zoned off again until Wren tapped me on the head with her pen. “Well.”
I met her gaze. “Well, what?”
“What’s wrong with you today?” she asked, probing my eyes for answers.
“I just don’t want to be here.”
“Do you ever?”
“No.”
“Well then, suck it up. We don’t have much longer until graduation.”
Graduation, the word was music to my ears. I couldn’t wait to get out of this hell hole.
About the Author
Lauren Hammond knew from a young age that she was born to be a writer. After publishing her first novel in 2007, she then went on to write several screenplays and a few award winning poems. She aspires to be a positive role model for young people who have a pencil, a piece of paper, and a dream. Never give up on your dreams, you might wake up one day and regret not pursuing them. She currently serves as the Executive Literary Manager for ADA Management Group, has twelve novels slated for release between 2011 & 2012, and resides in Ohio.
Copyright
Copyright 2011 by Lauren Hammond. All rights reserved. Printed in the USA. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except for quotations written in articles or reviews.
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This book is a work of fiction. Any references to real people, events, organizations, etc; are only used for authenticity purposes and are used ficticiously. All dialogue, incidents, and characters are drawn from the authors imagination and are not to be construed as real.
