The Middle of Nowhere

Introduction

The rumor I heard about Kaylan Richards being back at Jefferson High came from Jessica Gotham.

"Yeah, he dropped out of Backing Academy!" she exclaimed as I passed by her in the hallway. I, being curious, tried to walk past as slowly and surreptitiously as I could so that I could hear as much as possible about the amazing "he".

"Oh my God," said a brunette friend of hers, "have you seen him?"

"You bet," she confirmed, grinning. "He was in the office only a minute ago."

"No..."

"Yes!"

"And?" her beautiful friend prodded. "Is he still as hot as ever?"

"Oh my God! Hotter! And taller! And way more muscular!"

"Superficial," I muttered, clutching my books tightly to my chest. I was now standing around the corner from the two girls, having completely abandoned my genius plan of actually pretending to walk. Now I was just hiding behind the garbage can that was a good two feet shorter then me. Maybe even two and a half.

Jessica peeked around the corner, her hand resting lightly on the wall.

"What was that, Sampson?" she demanded, upon acknowledging the fact that it was me. "And don't think I didn't see you standing there!"

"I was just..." I trailed off softly.

"You were what?" she demanded of me. And when I stared down at my feet she snorted. "What, you can't even respond? Why don't you just go to your special Ed. class, you retard? That's where you belong!" And she flipped her dirty-blonde hair over her shoulder, waiting for my response.

I racked my brain for something, anything. I hesitated. "At least I've admitted that I'm not that smart," I said softly. "You; however, need to face the truth."

She snorted again. "Your disses, if possible, are even worse than your outfit!"

I looked down at my outfit. A pair of baggy jeans, (or at least baggy compared to the jeans that most girls in the school wore...) and a Metallica t-shirt. It wasn't really that bad, was it? I mean, I had woken up late and just had to throw something on.

I just kind of stood there awkwardly and stared at Jessica's shoes. Those UGG boot things. The ones that Nick said only Eskimos should wear.

Jessica was beautiful. She had a huge chest. She had flawless skin. She had no fat on her stomach. Her thighs were non-existent. Her eyebrows were perfectly plucked. Her make-up was amazing. And, of course, her outfits were always stylish. She was everything I wished I could be.

"What, are you like a lesbian or something? Stop staring at me!" she cried, causing people to look our way. I blushed.

"Fuck off, Gotham," a voice hissed.

It was one of the two people that Jessica got flustered around. One of the two people that could actually set her straight.

"N-Nick!" she exclaimed nervously, tugging on the hem of her skin-tight shirt.

My twin brother stood beside me, glaring at her, and his glare was terrifying. She gave a nervous wave and fled.

"I can't believe you take that bitches shit," he muttered, walking off.

I sighed. Why couldn't I have turned out like him? Nick didn't take anyone's "shit", as he so called it. He was fearless. He didn't care what people said about him. And then there was me.

I sighed again and gripped my books tighter to my chest as I walked towards the special Ed. room. But on the way, I passed the office. Curiosity getting the best of me, I peered through the glass, standing on my tip-toes. And there he was, standing in front of the secretary, his back facing me. He was wearing a black short sleeved shirt and dark-wash jeans. His dark brown hair was messy as usual, and as if feeling my stare, he turned around. He pursed his lips as he looked at me, his intense blue eyes staring me down.

I blushed, turned around so quickly that I tripped over my own feet, and hurried towards the special Ed. classroom.

So the rumor was true.

Kaylan Richards was back.

Authors Note: And thus, my new story has begun. :) I'd like to thank everyone who was so supportive of my last story (Giving Up) and I'd especially like to thank Sakura, my amazing beta. And now I'm going to go eat something. Please read and review! (And let me know all of your thoughts) Oh, and I'm trying SUPER hard to post the epilogue of Giving Up but give me a chance. It's really hard. Okay, ciao!