text: Brianna M & Brandon M. Waiting For Normal Trying To Fit In 
   
   
     
   My name is Ali Baker and I live in Brooklyn New York. I live in a two story house, with my older brother who name is Tyrone Baker, and my single mom Layla. My dad walked out on her when i was only 4 years old. When ever I talked about him, with my brother he used to get so mad. I guess he doesn't have fond memories of him. Ever since i was a kid i was always the target of being bullied. And in all my life I can say I only had one best friend. And her name is Jasmine. She was light skinned and had long black hair. The kids would always call me a toothpick, and a giant. When it was summer and when we had to go to school I would be a freshman in High school, and my brother was a Junior and on the football team, he was the Quarter-back. So I decided i needed to start fresh, change my look. I worked all that summer working a Cafe, when summer was almost over I had 560 dollars. I got 6 pairs of high heels, 3 pairs of sneakers, and like 70 new outfits. I changed my hair.I got a perm and got highlights. I was a totally new person. When it was the first day at school i wore black skinny jeans with a purple and gold jacket that you could see my flat stomach, and i wore purple heels, that made me like 5'8. After i finished I put on lip gloss got my book bag and phone, and then i heard the door bell, and i knew it was Jasmine. My brother got the door. When i was finally ready i went down stairs, and their mouths drop. "Don't you like it I look hot right?" I said as i turned around so they could get a better view. "Uh... Uh..." They said trying to get their words out. "Well i don't want to be late for my first day of high school." I said walking out to my brother's car and sat in the front seat. They walked behind me and Tyrone got in the car and Jasmine got in the back. It was a 30 minutes drive to school. A 30 minutes drove we took in silence. When we got to school everyone knew Tyrone and his friend Nick Johnson. Nick was a good looker. He was tanned and had black short hair and wore a Black and yellow Polo with Cargo pants with a hat and had on Chuck Taylors. Tyrone was already out of the car talking to Nick. Jasmine and me got out the car and i walked to Tyrone and Nick was looking at me in shock. He always knew me as his best friend little sister and now he knew me as his best friend hot sister. "Pick me up at the end of the day and don't forget okay." I said to Tyrone. "Yeah okay." He said to me now looking at Nick looking at me. He hit him on the arm. "Ow dude." He said. "Hey Ali how about i walk to to your class." Nick asked me, while Tyrone is looking at us now. "Sure why not." I said grabbing Jasmine. The three of us was walking to homeroom, I was so lucky because Jasmine was in my homeroom class. "So  Ali you changed." He said checking me out. "Yeah decided to do something different." I said. "Well you look... nice." He said now we was at my homeroom. "Thanks see you later i guess." I said walking into my homeroom class with Jasmine. When we walked in all the boys who made fun of me was now checking me out wishing they could get with me and the girl wishing they looked like me, and I'm not going to lie i was happy. Jasmine and me sat next together. When it was lunch time i found out that the popular freshman in the school liked me. When me and Jasmine went to the lunchroom i was surprise it was HUGE! So that's why two grades shared the same lunch period. And luckily for me freshman was with Juniors. I sat down with Jasmine the Lunchroom was empty we was the first people to get there. "so you like Tom Simmons?" She asked me. "Nah" I said. Like nine minutes later every freshman and and junior was there. And then i see Nick sitting next to me. "hey i hear you have a few crush." He said. "Yeah I guess." I said. Jasmine and Nick and Me talked for the whole lunch period. When I got home I decided to go on Facebook. I went on my page I saw that Valerie said I was "Easy." Timmy from the 8th grade said I was a "Fast Girl." Then Emmma said that "Did you see Ali Baker she totally look like an Easy girl Lol she needs to grow up and stop trying to get guys i bet she will be pregnant by the end of the school year." It felt every word was taking a hit at me. I cried the whole entire night. The next day I was gone. I didn't talk to anybody and I was like a ghost. When i went to the bathroom and I saw 3 girls smoking weed. "Hey aren't you the easy girl? Um.. Ali right." One girl said and then they all laughed. "I'm not Easy. What are you doing?" I said looking at the weed. "What does it look like?" Another girl said. "Hey you want some? Unless your scared." The third girl said. "I'm not scared." I said moving closing to them, as one girl handed me the weed. I took a long puff. And when i was done i started laughing making them laugh. "Your cool. Hang out with us today after school." A girl said. "Okay." I said. "I'm Britney, she is Amber, and she is Sammy. Britney said pointing to each girl. "Hey." I said. Then I left. By the end of the day i found them. I was suppose to go with Tyrone but i thought he wouldn't miss me. We walked to Britney's House, nobody was home. "hey take one." Britney said handing me weed. I took it and she lighted it up for me. By 7:00 Amber, Sammy, and me left. They walked me to my house. We was laughing so loud. They the door Opened. "WHERE WAS YOU?" Tyrone yelled. We all laughed. "GET IN THE HOUSE AND YOU TWO LEAVE!" He said. "Bye" I said still kinda laughing. "Bye." They said. I got in the house and at this point i was so high. "Are you high?" Tyrone asked. "No." I said laughing and going upstairs. I went to my room and locked the door. I changed into my Pajamas. Then went to sleep. I stayed home from school the next day i wasn't feeling good. When school was over Tyrone came home and Nick was there too. Next thing i know Nick is in my room. "hey... Tyrone told me what happen. Your okay?" He said. "Yeah." I said. "were you really high?" He asked. I laughed and turned around. "How is this funny?" He said. "You haven't seen my Facebook page I'm the easy girl, the fast girl." I said. "that's why you are doing this." He said. "You have no idea how it feels, be attacked, because your perfect. And don't say your not because I knew you my Entire life. Your the guy that girls want to date and every thing comes easy to." I said. He laughed. "If i was so perfect why am i failing almost all my classes. And if i seem Perfect I have to be or at least make it look like that, If i don't get a college scholarship then there goes my changes of going to college. That's why i need Football." As he was talking i felt like i couldn't keep mt eyes open the next thing i hear is he yelling ALI ALI ARE YOU OKAY, then my brother came in, the rest is blank. 
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   Publication Date: August 11th 2011 https://www.bookrix.com/-laylaangelz