Semidio High

The black-haired boy with the sea-green eyes walked down the hallway, heading toward his math class with Mrs. Dodds . He'd just received a new beating from Gabe and was feeling especially sore and bruised when the blonde-haired girl crashed into him.

"Ow," he complained quietly, and after realizing that the grey-eyed girl had heard him and was probably feeling even worse, he flashed a smile in her direction and helped her up. "You okay?"

The grey-eyed girl was having a bad day, with the usual snide comments and sly grins to accompany it. That is, until the guy she "bumped into" gave her a dazzling grin and helped her up. Unbeknownst to the green-eyed boy, that smile made her day, and she left from that encounter with a slight spring to her step, on her way to Honors Geometry.

Meanwhile, the blonde-haired boy was still trying to find the donor of the money. He had a few suspects in mind, and number one was Piper McLean, the richest girl at Semidio High. Why she would help him he had no idea, but a suspect was better than nothing.

The golden-eyed girl warily walked into the classroom, searching for any signs of Drew or Piper. Her "friend" Marie had just given her a complete makeover, with detailed makeup, consisting of fine lines and sharp angles. She herself thought makeup was a waste of time, and that Marie was only her friend because the girl was always there as a "makeup model."

Just her luck, Drew was in the classroom and taunted her throughout the lesson. She dashed to the restroom, tears pouring down, her mascara running. Marie would freak, but she didn't really care. To the girl's astonishment, the bathroom was occupied, occupied by none other than Piper McLean.

"What's wrong, Hazel?" The girl broke down and tried to explain to Piper, but nothing really came out of her choked throat. Drew? Piper mouthed, and the girl could only nod.