Rowen Lorenzo

I didn't want to move to the big USA. I was quite happy at home in this village sat right on the border between Wales and England called Richedsted. I don't expect you to of heard of it. I mean I probably wouldn't of either unless I lived there but, anyway, that's not the point.

The point is I was now staring out the window at miles and miles of barran land as my mum's boyfriend, Nicky, drove us to his home town of Ballanore. I bet you haven't a clue where that is either well neither do I but I do know its in the middle of no where.

I groan letting my forehead rest against the glass of the car window. "Oh, cheer up, Ro" my mother said peepily from the front passager seat. "You'll love it here. I just know it"

If she meant love as in 'I am deffinetly going to suck at history here since I know nothing about American History' then yeah! It was going to be absolutely awesome. I mean I'd never been good at History and I bet you're wondering now why I take it. Well, I actually don't want to but I chose it because honestly I suck at everything else. 

Well, I like Drama and back in my old school I was part of the Drama club and running team. Yes, I run and its probably why my body isn't podgy by now cause I do like my food as well.

"Cheer up, muffin" Nicky grins to me. Oh god, why he gave me the nickname of an edible food I do not know. Especially muffin. I mean who the hell calls the daughter of their girlfriend that?!?

Okay so Nicky does but I don't count his existence sometimes which may be a bit harsh but I'm a teenager. We all want to ignore someone.

"I'm not a muffin" I grumble and my mother shoots me this glare that clearly says 'play nice'.

Play nice? Play nice?!? He's brought us miles away from our home, my friends and out family. No way am I playing nice.

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"Home sweet home" my mum sings as we enter our two bedroom home. 

"If we're moving here for Nicky the teacher then why aren't we living with him?" I question raising an eyebrow. I mean you'd think that moving across a huge expanse of water to another country would mean they'd be living in the same apartment.

My mum flushed. "You know why and I want you to respect Nicky at school you here?" she said to me strictly.

"Whatever" I muttered and head upstairs. I walked into what I had been told was my room and look around. It was a pale blue for which I was glad. At least Nicky hadn't gone decorated pink. Although I had expressed loudly how I hated pink one christmas when he's got me pink sneakers. Neither mum or him knew that they'd gone in the big a looong time ago now.

Also the fact Nicky was now my teacher... ugh! And not only my teacher but my class tutor. I don't know if I was gonna be able to survive this year.

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When new girl, Rowen, attends Ballanore High School she feels like she's stepped into a book.
Everything is so cliche and she can't keep up from the moment the status quo is set. From the football Jock, Kyle, and Barbie girl, Rebecca, to the outcast , Morgan, and nerd, Bartholumue, everyone seems to have a place in this school

Characters

Name: Rowen Lorenzo
Age: 16
Cliche: The New Girl
Appearance: Chestnut hair falling half way down her back and always braided. Part of her hair flops over her eyes which are a stormy grey. She has pale skin and is petite standing at 5"5. She always wears all star sneakers and is a little bit of a tomboy her jeans aways having scrapes and tears.
Personality: Is kind of quite but has a stubborn streak. She gets by with her grades but is no einstien. She was on the running team and drama club at her old school but here feels more closer to the outcasts. She likes listening to music when she walks so will always have her headphones on her.

Name: Rebecca Honey
Age: 17
Cliche: The Barbie Girl / Queen Bee
Appearance: Size 2 (US size), long naturally blonde hair complementing her perfect flawless face and straight, white teeth. Her figure is what every girl dreams of and most guys love, she's fairly tall at 5ft8 in heels reaching 6ft just like a model. Her rose-red lips and deep blue eyes make Rebecca the centre of attention - especially amongst boys.
Personality: Becky's not the brightest spark in the class, but she gets by with her flirtatious ways and charm winning extra grade particularly from the male teachers. She's beautiful and knows it, doesn't like to associate herself with 'dweebs' or 'losers', she surrounds herself with friends who are similarly shallow and also airheads. She's head cheerleader for the school cheerleading squad (The Panthers) and has an on and off relationship with the football captain. Rebecca's family are exceedingly rich, allowing her to keep up with the trends of Gucci, Versace and the likes.

Name: Kyle Christenson
Age: 17
Cliche: The Football Jock
Appearance: At 6"2, he is one of the tallest guys in the school. His green eyes are playful and mischevious. His curly brown hair is usually tussled, like he just got out of the wind. His teeth are slightly crooked from being knocked to the ground a few times in football, but they are always polished clean, giving him a blinding smile.
Personality: Kyle is the typical jock. Great at sports, ok at school. He gets the grades he has to to stay on the team. He likes to have fun and enjoys hanging out with the ladies. As the quarterback and team captain, he has dated every member of the cheer squad at least once.

Name: Bartholumue Somerville
Age: 16
Cliche: The Nerd
Appearance: He stands quite short at 5ft 4 and a 1/2 inches and never seems to be able to see above most people in crowds. His black hair is ruffled and unkempt, usually looking as though he has just woken up. The contrast between his black hair and His glasses are huge and, as a result of the amount of times people elbow him in the face, shove him into walls and steal his glasses from his so he can barely see anything, a piece of tape wraps around the middle of the frame, between the two lenses in order to hold them together. He has a slight natural slouch when he stands and usually wears shirts and suit type pants.
Personality: Has next to no friends and spends most of his time working on computers, hacking into websites to test their security, programming games for himself and playing on MMORPGS. He usually spends most of his time alone. The only social activities he is a part of are the technical side of the school productions, newspaper and radio and he also runs a club for War hammer.

Name: Mycayla Leonard
Age: 17
Cliche: outcast
Appearance: Thin, slightly pale. brown hair usually kept up in a ponytail. Wears large sweaters and thick rimmed glasses.
Personality: Doesn't like people much, especially socialites. Prefers to read. Her grades aren't top notch, but they aren't slackerish either. small circle of friends that she does everything with

Name: Jack Simmons
Age: 17
Cliche: too cool for school
Appearance: average (6')
Personality: Laid back and confident, he doesnt care what anyone thinks. He really doesnt care about the cliches and crosses the lines easily. He's good with people and enjoys talking to anyone and everyone. Student body vice president.

updated Jan 13 by CrystalRose